Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-16

n IIENNA, Aprlt 1b.-Col hoOseVell
" was received at the Austrian cap
ital today in manner almost like
that accorded a reigning sovereign.
AS a special mark of his personal es-
TEEN, the aged emperor king, Francis
Joseph, received Col. Roosevelt in his
private apartments at the imposing
Hofburg palace, instead of in the reg
uar audience chamber They talked
for thirty-five minutes.
Emperor Francis Joseph intended
personally to return Col. Roosevelts s
call on his way to the Schoenbrunn
castle, where the monarch usually
passes the night and was only de-
TERED from so doing by a sudden
storm that broke late in the afternoon.
Such an honor as return visit from
The emperor is extended only to reign
ing sovereigns.
For Col. Roosevelt busy day began
Immediately after he reached his ho-
tel this morning, with a breakfast
with Henry White, former ambassa-
dor to France.
The day included an official visit,
lasting an hour. to Count Won Aehren-
thai, the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister; a call of courtesy on Archduke
Francis Ferdinand heir apparent to
the throne, at Belvidere palace; a visit
to the tombs of the Hapsburgs, where.
under the guidance of a Capucine
monk, with y lighted taper in his hand,
he laid wreaths on the tombs of EN-
press Elizabeth and Crown Prince Ru-
dolph a tour Of inspection of the Span
ish riding school, founded by Charles
VII and of the Imperial Hussar bar
racks a reception by the American
journalists and a dinner given in his
honor at the foreign Office tonight by
Count Won Aehrenthal.
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Hussars, which constitute the emper-
or's bodyguard. across the parade
ground of the barracks stirred the for
mer president to real enthusiasm, and
after the evolutions he made detailed
inspection of the stables, horse hospi-
tails, etc.
CAPTURES THE HUsSARs
Such intimate knowledge OF the cav
airy and its operations did he display
that the enthusiastic officers refused to
regard him as a former president, but
as a colonel of rough riders, and as a
companion at arms, and they concluded
the inspection by escorting Col. Roose-
Welt to their mess room, where his
health was drunk and three cheers for
him were given.
Col Roosevelt at the dinner tonight
escorted to the table the Countess Fes-
teties, formerly Lady Mary Douglas
Monaco. Count Kinsky, who won the
grand national steeplechase, sat on his
left Opposite Col. Roosevelt sat Count
Won Aehrenthal, who had at his left
Z Prince Montenuove, second grand mas
J ter of the court, and Mrs. Kerens, wife
of the American ambassador, at his
right
Among others of the forty guests
were Kermit Roosevelt, Count Auer-
spag, commander of the emperor s
bodyguard; Count Hoyos, a famous
hunter, who has killed bears in Alaska
and lions in Africa; Baron Richard
Won Bienorth, the Austrian premier;
century castle Colonel Roosevelt will
visit tomorrow, while Prince Trautts-
mandorff, Marquis Pallavicini, Aus
trian ambassador to Turkey; Baron
Burian, minister of finance; Captain
Hobnel, sportsman, writer and per-
sonal friend of Colonel Roosevelt; /;
Baron Hengelmuller Won Hengervar,
Austrian ambassador to the United
States, and the members of the en-
bassy here.
Colonel Roosevelt was indignant to-
day when he learned that report had
been printed in Paris and cabled to
America that one of the results of the
recent conference with Clifford Pinchot
was an agreement on the part of the
former president to the use of his name
as a candidate for the presidency. Mr..
Roosevelt again reiterated that he had
not, and would not, "make any declara-
tfon in regard to American politics
while in Europe"