The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-11-22
Death Makes Deep Impression;
Members Of Cabinet Hurriedly
Called.
HEIR TO THRONE Is
ARCHDUKE CHARLES
New Ruler at Present Commander of
Army; Nephew of Murdered
Prince.
Washington, Nov. 22.-The
Austrian embassy this afternoon
officially announced that En-
peror Francis Joseph was dead.

London, Nov. 22.-Emperor Fran
els Joseph died last night at 8 O'Clock
at Schoenbrunn Castle, according to
Reuter- dispatch from Vienna by
way of Amsterdam.
Archduke Charles Francis, grand
nephew Of Emperor Francis Joseph,
who will succeed him, became heir
to the throne Of Austria Hungary by
the assassination Of Archduke Fran
cis Ferdinand, prior to the outbreak
of the war. He has been in COM
mand Of the Austrian armies on Va
rious fronts during the past two
years.
Archduke Charles was born Au-
gust II. 1887. His mother WAS
Princess Zita of the Bourbon house
of Parma. His father was the Arch
duke Otto, who was the younger
brother of Francis Ferdinand
The first intimation received here
that Emperor Francis Joseph's health
was again the subject of solicitation,
was contained in a dispatch dated
Nov. IL, emanating from a Vienna
news agency which reported that the
emperor had been suffering for some
days from slight catarrhal affection.
Subsequently reports from various
sources, more or less conflicting, re-
ported that his condition was becom-
ing worse, but none Of them indicated
that his illness threatened to reach a
critical state, and from Vienna came
assurances that he was still able to
give audiences to one or more minis
ters daily
What gave credence to the suspi-
cion that his condition was much
graver than the official bulletins, in
dicated was the report, which still
lacks official confirmation, that it had
been decided to associate the heir to
the throne, Archduke Charles Fran
els, in the government Of the country,
and that he was to assume the posi-
tion December on the 6Sth annl-
versary of the emperor's ascension to
the throne
Francis Joseph l., Emperor of
Austria. King of Hungary and Bo-
hemia, etc, was born August IS. 1880
and ascen0ed to the throne of Aus
tria, Dec. ?, 1S49, on the addiction
Of his uncle. Ferdinand l. He was
the eldest son Of the late Archduke
Francis Charles (who stood next to
Ferdinand l in the legal order of sue
cession, and who died March s, 1879
and of the Princess Sophia.
On ascending the throne Francis
Joseph found the empire shaken by
internal dissensions, and his first step
was to promise free and constitu-
tional government to the people. The
course of events compelled him to
close the national assembly, and to
assume absolute power. At the same
time he abrogated the constitution
Of Hungary, the people being in re-
bellion against him and were only
brought to subsection by the armed
intervention Of Russia, while he owed
his hold on Italy to the skill Of his
veteran, General Radetzky. Having
at lasL obtained internal peace and
freedom for governmental and legis-.
lative action, he promulgated the
edict Of Schoenbrunn, Sept. 26, 1851,
in which he declared the government
Irresponsible to no political authority
other than the throne"
1ue slAOEICOluluSS VI EEAuCkS JO-
seph were those for which tempera-
ment, education and environment
were chiefly responsible. He was q
man of simple tastes. His chief rec
reation was hunting, He cared moth
ing for either cards or novels, but
looked carefully each day at q sum-
mary prepared for him OF all press
excerpts which might be supposed to
interest him. He found deep place
in the affections Of the people, won
through acts Of kindness to them, as
at Szogedin during the great floods.
when he carried them relief with his
own hands and personally rescued
many Of them with DANCED to his own
life,
The reign of Francis Joseph Of IS
years Is unparalleled In modern Eur
ope and almost In history.
London, Nov. 22.---No official
Vienna announcement has been re-
ceived that Francis Joseph is dead,
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