Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-06

stabbed by an Italian anarchist, VINO
used sharpened shoe aWl as
weapon-driving it into the heart OF
his victim. BY strange coincidence
Il was very like the knife used years
before when Franz Joseph's life was
attempted. The dress worn by the
Empress at the time OF her death IS
one of the relics preserved at the
Elizabeth Museum in Budapest. only
i tiny blood stain appears upon the
gown, the Empress having died OF
Internal hemorrhage.
This seemed to be the GROWING soT-
row of the many which had fallen
upon the Emperor, and those who
know him best declare that he has
never been the same since the Geneva
| tragedy" on the day of the funeral
the Emperor instituted in memory OF
the Empress 1.-THE Order OF Elizabeth
| for women Of all ranks who have de-
voted themselves to religious, human
tartan or charitable works or objects.
The first Grand Cross was bestowed
unon the Countess SZtaray, who was
with the Empress at the time OF her
death.
Other Sorrows.
But the trials of the Emperor were
not over. for q few years later his
favorite sister-in-law, the Duchess
ld'Alencon, lost her life in the great
fire which swept over @ charity bazaar
IN Paris and only short time after
ward one of his nieces was burned tc
death at the Palace Of Schoenbrun-
Then his granddaughter, the
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the
dead Crown Prince fell in love with Z
young army officer of the House OF
Windeschgratz, who was serving with
a regiment Quartered at Vienna, Aft
err a stormy scene with her grandfather
she obtained his consent to marry tn
young man. The young man then be
came Prince Otto of Wlndeschsratz
and on the Gay Of the marriage thu
entire Junior branch OF the house Il
which the bridegroom belonged wa
given the rank of Serene Highness.
But even this marriage was destined
to bring disgrace, for only a shor
time after the wedding the Arch
duchess fred a shot at an actress o
whom she was Jealous. Her mother
the Princess Stephanle, in the mean
time had created scandal at Cour
!, by marrying Count Louyay and haf
> caused tho Emperor no little humili
alton by her extraordinary behavior
J., at Court.
a The Emperor's grandchild, Princes
4 Louise, of Tuscany, astounded potl
8 Vienna and Paris by the lie Wh4ci
, she led and when reprimanded for /
| Haunted her escapades in the face o
? the royal family by publishing sen
sational account Of her mad career
! Still another granddaughter was des
tined to bring sorrow to the Nenerabl
a Head of the Hapsburgs when sh
q eloped with an army officer ana live
n with him for some time before ne
family forced her TO marry him. Tn
/, Archduchess Louise was the next I
. create a scandal, for she deserted he
O husband for music teacher.
Q Archdukes Cause Scandals.
=: The male members of the family
= too. added grief to the declining year
3 Of the Emperor The Archduk
Ieopold after a career OF debaucher
married a second rate actress aud wa
% deprived of his titles and eXiled. Arch
5 duke Louis Victor, another brotho
n who was known as the greatest rou
h In Europe, had to be confined in a
J. insane asylum. Archduke Otto wa
n dismissed from the army owing to
a. scandal which he had caused and IN
l. Archduke Ladelas was killed while
Is n hunting expedition by a peasant