Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-02


death to-day while driving through the |
streets of Sarayevo, the Bosnian capital
A youthful Servian student fired the shots
that ended their lives, and added an
other to the long list of terrible tragedies
that have darkened the reign of Emperor
Francis-Joseph.
First bomb was thrown at the auto
mobile in which they were riding to the
town hall. but being forewarned Of a pos
sible attempt against his life, the Arch
duke was watchful and hurled the mis-
sle aside. 1t fell under an automobile,
which carried some of the members of
the suite, woundng Count Won Boos
Waldeck and Colonel Merzzo.
SERVIAN DARTS AT CAR.
on their return from the town hall.
the Archduke and the Duchess We're rid
ing to the hospital when the Scrvian,
Gavrio Prinzip, darted at the car and
poured a volley at the occupants. His
aim was true for the Archduke and his
wife fell over mortaly wounded. With
them at the time was the governor of
the city. who escaped uninjured. The
bodies Of the murdered couple collapsed
across him and protected him from stray
bullets.
The governor shouted to the chauffeur
to rush to the palace at top speed Ply
sicians We're in prompt attendance, but
their services We're useless, as both were
dead before the palace was reached.
Until the Emperors wishes are known
the bodies will lie in state at the palace
here. They will doubtless be inferred in
the Hapsburg vaults in the Capuchin
Church at Vienna.
sARAYEVO IN CONSIDERATION.
The town cf Sarayovo is in state of
CONSERVATION. There is mourning every
where with black drapcd flags and
streamers on all public buildings. The
| President has sent a message to the En-
peror. expressing the grief and horror
Of the whole population at the ruthless
crime and assuring His Majesty of the
peoples uualtera bic devotion to the rul-
ing house.
Throughout the day weeping women
were to be seen in groups and great
crowds surrounded the spots where the
bomb exploded and the fatal shots were
fired. The bomb was filled with nails
and lead filings and the explosion was
shops We're pierced by flying fragments
and iron ratings We're shattered In all
about a score of persons We're injured,
several of them being women and chill
dren.
SORROW FOR EMPEROR.
This final tragedy which has come to
the house of Hapsburg Is the elimination
of the personal sorrows that have over
Swallowed the life of the Emperor His
reign began with sinister omens for he
faced internal dssensions ana external
aggressions from the moment he came
to the throne. In le52 the list of tragic
| incidents began with an attempt upon his
own life, when Hungarian named Lee
benye wounded him with knife.
Fourteen years later, his brother,
Archduke Maximiian, Emperor of Mex
leo was captured by those who rose
against him, condemned to death by court
martial and executed. Then followed the
burning to death of niece in Vienna,
a sister in Paris and the death by suicide
in Strahrenberg lake of a cousin.
In 1895 the Emporors wife. who was
the daughter of Macmillan Joseph. Duke
of Bavaria, was stabbed to death at Gen
eva by mad Italian anarchist. They
had been estranGed for many years. but
the Emperor had never ceased to show a
deep affection for her.
THE NEW HEIR.
Less than ten wears before. the En-
peror's only son. the Crown Prince Ru
doph, a man Of ability and promise upor
whom the Austrians had pinned theii
hopes met death in mystery which t
this day has not been cleared. On January
go 1883 his dead body was found in .
hunting lodge at Meycrling, not far from
Vienna. Beside his body lay that of tn
Baroness Marie Netsera.
Archduke Charles Francis, known pop
ularly as Karl, who becomes heir to tn
Austrian throne, owing to the Morganat
birth of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
, children deharrlnT their succession, ha
been carefully educated with view t
fitting him for the position OF emperor
He differs from all other members o
the imperial family, inasmuch as he i
the first member Of the imperial house I
have been educated in the public school
e OF Vienna, where he mixed with scholar
Of every class of society, He associate
! with workingmen and tradespeope an
joined tne'l III lnelr games, lnus get
ting into closer touch with the aspira
tons and ideals of the people than an
Of the other Hapshurgs, He is frs
b, lieutenant in the Austrian army.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand. who wa
heir presumptive to the throne Of Aus
> tria, was born December 49, 1863 His ia
ther, the Archduke Carl Ludwig, was
brother Of Emperor Francis Joseph, an
his mother was Marie Annunziats
daughter of Ferdinand II of Maple!
u Francis Ferdinand was still boy whe
5 his mother died.
=, In 1898 his father, then over 80, marie
u Princess Maria Theresa Won Braganz'
the 1s-year-old daughter of King Migu'
of Portugal The new stepmother estat
g lished an exemplary home, Ferdinand a
ways held her in high esteem. She an
her daughter, the Archduchess Mari
Annuniziata, were the only ladies preser
as witnesses of Francis Ferdinand's MOI
ganatic marriage to the Bohemian Cour
tess Sophie Chotek. who later was eli
/ waited to the rank of Duchess of Hoher
1t berg by the Emperor
I Francis Ferdinand became the heir pre-
a sumptve when the Crown Prince RI
: doph, the only son OF Emperor Franc
q Joseph, met a tragic death in what
known as the Meyering tragedy. the r.
suit of an uncountenanced love for
young baroness.
With the Crown Prince thus r.
" moved, the first choice as an heir
Francis Joseph fell to his brother, II
" Archduke Carl Ludwig, but he alreac