The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-22
AT AUSTRlA'S COURT.
un. TALMAGE's IMPRESSIONS or
ROYALTY IN VIENNA.

Herald.
Vienna on FIRE with patriotic rlumina-
..n The figures "iSa0 and 1900 blazing
.. Parliament buildings and palaces. and
.pended across streets. and decorating
overs and arches. Emperor Francis Jo-
pa b. 20 years old. and tor that reason
.s, and 1900 are put side by side. The
.sht Is in regalia Of fre. II is amazing
low the most destructive element In ma
,.rs can be commanded inso service, and
VIII take the shape OF a crown or
.rone or a scepter or a shield or a sword
.- an equipage. or human face; and
LOW that element which unrestrained IS
he terror Of the world can be compelled
o.. express admiration and kindness and
1--we. how Il can be made 10 wrse on the
lack pages OF the night coronation and
trothal For three nights IRE has
f.fnsd ia Vienna and all Austrian cities
end it has been peaceful reign. II means
..lgratulation and victory over the wear
.i sear Of seventy years.
Tho Emperor IL unique personality.
and hut for the peoples love for him.
t.. empire would long ago have been
divided. Hungary Is as anxious now 70
ta independent as In the days when Louis
kossuth struck for freedom. and his son
Va stands in the Hungarian Parliament
with an influence that halts legislation
,aucerning the empire whenever he will.
Ius Emperor Francis Joseph IL so kind.
charitable. so sympathetic. 80 helpful
tat while he lives Austria will remain
.r.act Every one knows some story Of
BIS compassion and generosity. Hearing
that one OF his officers who had become
tind had said that hts only comfort now
ras music. the Emperor gives the poor
nan seat for lie In the opera house.
rg such deeds he has won all hearts His
al1uizing bereavements have intensified
tae affection OF the people for their ruler.
Tr. suicide or murder OF his only son
a.l II still remains a mystery how he
wss done 20 death). and the assassination
0f Inc Empress two yeans ago, have call
,i forth a loyal love seldom seen in other
nations. Having no son 10 succeed him
te Is educating his nephew for the throne
"a splendid lad OF thirteeN or fourteen
years otto. the father OF the lad, would
have been the next Emperor. but he does
r0, want the throne. and no one In the
empire wants him TO take a. lie Il one
it bad ana one-half imhecile. He goes
into a restaurant. orders all other persons
,a depart. and hoving taken fun posses
sion Of the place. he and the group OF
wild Eel ows with him drink themselves
drunk and then smash the crockery, and
fr. decanters. and the tables. and the
u.rsowglass and no one dare protest
f1f he belongs TO the imperial family. But
'1e next day the bill for this royster-
ing destructiveness Is sent 90 the Emper-
or and he pags IL.
ono is the terror OF the nelghborhoods
~ A. Frn -
ng on horseback through re eoun
districts, he met a funeral procession OF
PEASANTS. As Is the custom. they were
cltrytng the coffin on their shoulders.
OUo made them stop. ana put the coffin
o. ,he ground and then he with his horse
saprd over the CONN this way aud that
until the drunken delirum was satisfied.
Hearing Of this or some equal offensive
I rsss the Emperor called this erratic
specimen OF royalty into his presence and
seterely reprimanded him. Otto was soon
after seated al his own table with some
Clicking companions. and. when the
Fmperor's name was mentioned, otto,
said. ~ will show YOU my opinion OF the
Emperor" Then the Outrageous eccen-
tr.- lifted from the table a howl OF greens
and took u 20 statue or bust OF the En-
peror standing IN the room. and poured
ne greens over Il. thus celebrating all
ITO AfIFAfAANFHfNr Ni tftt MNth VI Httt
Tho Emperor heard OF this. and command
60 me recreant man into hts presence and
to.d him that he knew OF The insult offer
el him on chat occasion, and la the pres
,u.e Of the imperial family and their
guests. he boxed Otto's ears.
This royal nuisance Is peculiar eques-
trltu. and has one Of his horses 80 trained
fhat he can without disnbunting ride NJ
t.e front steps Of restaurants and hotels,
and into the doorway. and through The
hall and into the barroom. and the horse
PUTS his forefeet on the counter and waits
Or a drink. and the cup Is put to the
flr-e's mouth. either by OTTO or the land
.ard ard the animal Is compelled 60 drink.
without having any choice as 70 the style
af liquor ne may prefer The old Emperor
B.. tired Of paying the bills for these reck-
less adventures. but he finds that the
sooner such bills are paid the less dis
rsreeahle publicity. The royal outlaw Is
.acorrigible and will never be allowed 90
mount the throne OF Austria. His son does
aot take after him. bu, after his mother,
Nho is a most excellent woman.
he three most interesting churches. 20
ono. lei Vienna. are the Notive Church
The Capuchin Church" and THE Au-
eustino Church" The Votive Church was
built by Macmillan OF unhappy MeSi-
90 experiences. He ana MS hfoihtf AuF
present Emperor. while young men, we're
.aNnR a walk IN what were then the fields
nd an assassin sprang az tho young En-
rsror ana cut and stabbed him until
through loss Of blood. he seemed dying.
Then Macmillan standing there made q
t1w that N God would spare his brothers
lie he would. build On that spot magnih-
.e1t tempe 20 the praise Of God. Francis
J"-eph recovered. and through the efforts
~ Maximilan the promised church was
tlit in commemoration. The seventy
sht stained-giass windows glorify the
.-h' as Il pours into the most brilliant
Irch In Austria. Everything beneath
'0s two great towers. three hundred and
tRenty feet high. Is a. wonderful as the
.Hree great arts Of painting and sculpture
ana architecture can make ". Alas thar
He builder OF 20 great cathedral IN
mmemoration cf life spared, should
ltee been shot az usurper, Tar away
rom home, and In strange land the
disaster throwing his poor wife into
Iementis which for more than thirty
ears has possessed her. 80 that she hard
knows her own brother. IN whose nome
is mercifuiiy Isolated.
tut the hodN OF the unfortunate MAXI
an rests ~ illustrious company. "
ans m the Cspuchin church. another
ling OF absorbing Interest IN Nienht
near three hundred years u has stood
raH soleum OF the Imperial family. Maria
Inefesa u there Marie Louise. Empress
me French IL there. Charles VI. y