Evening star., 1907-10-20
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
LOSING STRENGTH
Condition Not at All Salts
factory to Physicians.
FEVER AND COUGH PERSIST
Precautions That Are Taken in the
Royal Apartments.
HE WILL KEEP ON AT WORK
FEVER AND COUGH PERSIST
HE WILL KEEP ON AT WORK
Refuses to Believe He Is Seriously
Sick, Though Every One Else
Knows Otherwise.

Even official news from the
Emperor of Austria is not reasSur-
ing. 1t is stated that he has been
better in the past twenty-four
hours, but it is admitted at the
same time that the catarrh and
fever from which he suffers is
stubborn and is sapping his
strength through cutting off his
normal supply of sleep and nour-
ishment. The emperor, on the
other hand, declines to allow that
he is a sick man, and against the
entreaties OF his physician, insists
on keeping up with his daily
work. There are fears that the
exertion may bring about a sud
den collapse.
VIENNA. October 19.-Reports tonight
concerning the emporer's condition were
unfavorable. There are symptoms of
angina pectoris. and his majesty shows
The emperor received his old spiritual
director, Bishop Laurence. Mayer, three
times during the course of the day and
made confession. He expressed a desire
to have mass said in his chamber to-
morrow, and therefore an improvised al
tar will be set up in one of the adjoining
rooms. Bishop Mayer acting as the cele-
brant, after which the emperor will re-
ceive communion.
Emperor Francis Joseph has now
been Ill nearly three weeks, and.
ment. his condition is not vet salts
factory There is still a certain amount
of disquietude regarding the ultimate out
come. The catarrh is not diminishing,
and the strength of the patient has been
reduced because of lack of nourishment
and sleep. The disease itself, however.
is not causing any actual uneasiness, the
main reason for solicitude being found
in the general condition of the aged mon
clans are being directed toward avert
ing in every way possible anything that
would tend further to reduce the patients
strength. Everything possible is being
done to supply the emperor with fresh
air. and miniature garden. composed of
small pine trees, has been improvised in
the imperial bedroom The pines are
said to have a beneficial effect. An
evaporator has been set up in room ad-
joining that occupied by the emperor and
vapors are waited into the sickroom.
Up TO the present time the emperor has
worn military uniform, but on the ad
vice of his physicians he is now clad in
a blouse which covers his chest com
pletely On his head he wears an old
fatigue cap, such as was the fashion in
the Austrian army several decades ago.
Cough Is Bad.
The spirits of the emperor We're some
what brighter today than yesterday, but
he was compelled to rest more frequent
ly in his armchair. Every time he got
up he would move over to his desk and
go diligently to work on state papers.
His majesty is keeping up the delusion
tldt he Is not d SICK man. ana III the mat
ter of working he persists in disobeying
the advice of his doctors, who realize
that even this small amount of labor is
not a good thing for his general condi-
ton. The fever has not returned, nor
was the coughing frequent this after
noon. but it was comparatively violent at
times
After the regular examination this
evening the doctors declared the con-
dition of the patient to be relatively
satisfactory. They are not yet inclned d,
however. to make a decisive prognosis
but content themselves with pointing out
that SO long as the catarrh and weak
ness remain there must still be reason
for soliCitude.
Daughter Is With Him.
Owing to the cloudiness of the weather
the parade arranged to take place in the
galleries of Schoe nbrunn castle has been
postponed.
Archduchess Marie Valerie, the en-
peror's daughter is to visit Schoenbrunn
tomorrow and will remain over night.
This announcement today created some
une asineSs. but matter of fact
the visit of the archduchess Is due to
the necessity of her presence in Vienna
Monday for an ecclesiastical ceremony
after which she will avail herself of the
opportunity to visit her father.
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