Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
ANXIETY FOR AGED EMPEROR
Condition So Grave other Rulers Are
Watching Closely.
HEIR APPARENT CAUSES WORRY
AntREOnIsm Aroused In Hungary by
His Recent Utterances Give Rise
TO Fears OF Grave Trouble
Ahead.
RY EMIL ANnRAssY

VIENNA, Jan. 29.-Despite the efforts to
make II appear that the Emperor Francis
Joseph is suffering only from a severe
cold. II Is no secret that his majestys
condition is considered really grave. as I
have already pointed out in these letters.
It is known that both the German en-
peror and the Russian car have given
very explicit orders to their representatives
here that they are to be kept constantly
Informed as to the condition OF the aged
emperor
IL is regarded as unfortunate that the
heir apparent should have stirred up Hun
gary at this time, as there is reason to
fear that when the emperor is taken there
will be trouble enough to keep the empire
from flying apart.
In official quarters II is declared that
the emperors health has so far improved
that the catarrh from which he has suf-
fered is abating. The doctors state with
satisfaction that his majesty is free from
fever and that he even works as usual.
A parsonage in the encourage Of the en-
peror says that the chill was contracted
through driving in an open carriage. This
official expressed regret that the emperor
refuses to take that personal care OF his
health which is 20 essential TO man of
his advanced age For example. he was
present recently at the conservation of a
new church at Leubau. and heard mass
with his head uncovered. This church. a
week before opening, had no windows and
the building was not yet dry. 1t seems
possible that his majesty caught chill
on that occasion.
WlasatIach Sentenced.
The Belgrade Court OF Justice has SEN
! fenced Wlasstisch to five years imprison-
ment for forging the document produced
in the course OF the well known case OF
the Serbo-Croatian coalition against DIR.
| Fredjung This sentence was pronounced
on the ground that the accused's state
I ments as to his relations with the Austrian
! ambassador had been substantiated
Wlasstsch made a detailed deposition on
his relations with the ambassador, Count
Forgach, and the embassy official, NJ
SwientochOwski. on the other hand, an
official at the Vienna telegraph office pub
fishes statement to the effect that the
dispositions made by wlasstisch are fan.
tastic and absurd.
| Superstition stiII Rife.
In many country districts in Hungary
superstition Ia still rife. Evidence of thir
comes from Grosswardein. In the com
munities of Vaskoh and Baresd sever,
earthquake shocks were experienced, and
IN the Former place the church bells swer,
started ringing, A witch living in thu
neighborhood persuaded the peasants tina
i the devil was angry and was shaking tn,
earth in, his anger. Thereupon they col
lected a number of calves and goats anC
drove them into a cave, where the devi
was supposed to be dwelling After thi
they set fire to the forest In two places
to drive out the devil living there.
Murders AHystery UnsOIved.
The police are stlli at work seeking I,
unravel the mystery OF the death o
Louise Weisse, the unfortunate sewinl
woman whose dismembered body was foun,
in basket. They are confident that tn,
man and woman they have under arres
know more about the crime than they hav,
told, but they have not been induced I,
talk as yet.