Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-11
EMPEROR MAY GIVE UP CROWN
Aged Man Presents q Lonely and Pa
thetie Figure.
NO LONGER GIVES AUDIENCES
Former American Girl Makes Trip
Clad in Garments Made by Hun
Earfans 10 satisfy Her
Frugal Husband.
BY EMIL ANDRAssY.

VIENNA. June 1O.-iSpecial TO The Bee
Il is being talked about in minor circles
that the emperor Is even now quietly
making arrangements 10 give up the crown
and turn over the burden Of government
to Grand Duke Franz Ferdinand II was
to discuss this IN fact 50 the story goes,
that the heiT apparent was recently called
in hurried consultation with the emperor.
II is not stated whether the emperor in
tends 10 sbdicaIe u merely 10 have the
grand Duke act as regent The general
IMPRESSION Is that be viii sbdicste, retire
10 one Of his castles and live out The
balance Of his life quietly.
At the moment the aged emperor makes
a lonely and pathetic figure. And the
loneHer when IL IL remembered with how
many turmoils his life has been filled
he has lost Kingdoms has memories Of
domestic tragedies. which in number and
pitiiessness scarce have q parallel. But
he has made a brave fight, and herein
lies his compensS1ions-he has won the
love Of his subjects and the honor Of the
civilized world When illfortune was dog
Eing his footsteps. ne wAE ever ready TO
make the best Of what remained In the
darkest hours Of Austian history he
showed q resouroetulness, which made the
monarchy, freed his people, and modern
lied their politics
Old Practice Abandoned.
Il is only recently that advancing age
has forced him 10 abandon the tine NE
dievAl practice OF giving daily private
audiences 10 his subjects Nothing could
be more characteristic than the scene in
his AntechEnber Of the Hofburg, when
be was In residence AT Vienna The great
room WAS filled with cardinals and prel-
Rtes, general Statesmen. great mobiles
and magnEtes. and mingling with these
high and mighty ones were Bohemian
bT5eklAyers, Syrian farmers, peasants from
upper Austria humble shOpkeePsrs frSm
the poorer classes Of Vienna, and village
priests, all waiting TO pour their several
troubles into the ears Of their emperor
ODD episodes have occurred at these
audiences. once the walls Of the imperial
palace 1esounded with the sounds Of q
squeEling Jig. II Was 8 small thing gsily
decorated with colored ribbons and il
reposed in the arms Of a peasant woman,
who had travelled fal 10 implore the en-
peror's pardon for her son, who had com
ulitted some military offense on her way
10 the chamber some officer had endesv-
5Ted 10 relieve her Of her burden, but
she chung 10 il Ienseioasly. and had the
.sgnur not only Of presenting il 10 his
4aJssty, but also Of going away with
free pardon for her boz.
SEechenyi il strict.
The Countess Laoislaus SEechenyi. who
was Miss Gladys Vanderbilt had recently
10 take ulp 10 Italy clad in Hungarian
uscs clothes der frugal husband de-
ulEnded recognition Of home Industries BY
his imported wife, and 10 shop in Vienna
Is the greatest departure from this rule
thai he permits for purchasing finery
As there we're lAOB tElluTE and garment
maker on strike II Vienna. practically
al the shops were closed. and VIennese
society passed its time IN the same SAD
stale as the famous Flora McFlImssy, with
nothing 70 wear. Inc countess, rather than
accept THIS alternative. had her clothes
made in Budapest, greatly 20 her dis
comfiture- In normal times, many Of the
shops IL Vienna advertise the American
countess as 3 customer. thereby greatly
increasing their trade, as she is q reu0E-
ni1ed leader IA smsrt fashions. one
laundry IN The suburbs announces that Il
Goes TIE countess washing. and has had
70 take on Twelve extra hands 10 handle
The increased business.
CrOPs Seriously Injured.
Niney ards, farm crops, and market gar
oens in Austria have suffered immense
damage from thuuderstorIus. which we're
accompanied % terrific rains The peas
ants were witnesses Of he almost cun-
pete destruction Of The years vintage
and fruit crop Al old man named NGag-
ner vas SO distressed 81 me Joss q his
source Of income that he hanged himself
Lightning struck several udl RESERVOIRS
near GEllcla and caused great damage b.
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