The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-29
FUTURE KING Of AUSTRIA
SHOT down BY ASSASSIN

were sbsorbed by Austria. which
sought further and further to extend
It's boundary southwark and to acquire
moro extensive Slav territory. Back.
ed always by Russia, Servia has re-
sented this onward march Of the dual
monarchy and always has blamed
Arch-Duke Francis Ferdinand, the
strong, the ambitious. for Austria's
aggressive policy, rather than the
aged emperor Franz Joseph.
Dominant Austria Hungary has long
been hated by Servia. Montenegro
and other small princiDalities who felt
slowly but surely Francis Ferdinand
was absorbing their territory.
Dispatches from Sara Jevo today
said that scores OF arrests had been
made OF those suspected OF compli-
city in the assassination plot.
Care worn and feeble, the aged
Emperor Franz Joseph, arrived here
at eleven o'clock this morning, The
populace, massed at the station. gave
him respectful greeting In tremen-
dous demonstration. Ministers Berch-
told and Tisxa met the monarch. and
on his arrival at the palace. he imme-
diately called ministerial confer
ence.
Black flags float from all public
buildings today and from nearly all
the houses. Tho greatest apprehen-
sion Is felt that the emperor weaken
ed by his recent prolonged illness
may not survive this latest tragedy In
his life.
The heat here Is terrific and de-
bilitating In the extreme to the aged
ruler.
While no arrangements have yet
been made here for the royal funeral,
1t was stated unohhcially that the cere-
mony would probably be held July To-.
As ye. the emperor and all Of his
people are strained by the shock of the
tragedy.
The Inorganic Wife.
VIENNA. June 29.-Arch-Duke
Francis Ferdinand died o. he probab-
" would have preferred to die. II the
arms Of hts beloved wife the wife
whom he married In the face OF
strongest opposition and who herself
renounced all claims to royalty.
The duchess pleaded with her hus-
band after the bomb throwing not to
expose himself again. He would not
hear her warnings, and insisted on
making his visit to the hospital to IN
quire concerning those whom the as
sassin's bomb had injured. His wife.
not the less courageous, insisted that
she go with him.
The assassin had evidently been
carefully coached in his part. He
lay In wait at spot where he knew
the carriage would have to slow UP
because of curve in the road. The
presence of the duchess in the car
riage made him hesitate momentari-
ly. Then he fred. His bullet struck
the duchess. Immediately his second
shot lodged in the arch-duke's throat,
severing the juglar vein. Herself al
most unconscious, the duchess by
endeavor, raised the
bleeding body of her r.yal husband
in her arms. Her blood ran with his
as she wept and pleaded Tor his life
not to pass out with the bloody
stream. He died as she held him. As
his body stiffened, the mortally
wounded wife fell on her knees, pray
ing and herself died in this position.
The automobile, meanwhile, had been
speeding to physicians. The roy
al couple were dead few moments
after the shots.
The duchess devotion to her hus-
band has always been marked in vi
emma Born Sophia, countess OF Chol-
elk, of an ancient family, the arch
duke married her despite the fact
that he had to swear that he would
never attempt to place her on the
throne with him and that his child
rem by her would forfeit their right
to the throne. Emperor Franz JOS
eph agreed to this morganatic mar
rage The hide-bound conventions
of Vienna court were never better IL
Iustrated today in publication of off,
cial organs of details Of the assassi-