The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-22
Misfortunes and Unhappi-
ness Assail Emperor From
Day He Assembled Throne
of the Hapsburgs.
PARIS NEWSPAPERS
ASSAIL CHARACTER
Matin Sorry That Monarch
Did Not See Approaching
Hour of Expiation of His
Crimes.
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
A Havas dispatch from Madrid says
the Austrian embassy has announced
officially the death Of Emperor Fran
cis Joseph. This 10 the first official
announcement Of the Emperor's death
to be received.
PARIS. Nov. 22-The death Of En-.
peror Francis Joseph Of Austria was
caused by cold which the aged mon-
arch caught while walking in Schoen-
brunn Park. ten days ago with the
King Of Bavaria, according to Zurich
dispatch to the Parisen. The cold Se-
veloped into pneumonia Of the right
lung. When It was realized yesterday
that the emperor's condition was SER
ious his daughter arch-Duchess Marie
Valerie and his nephws, the Arch
Dukes Charles Francis. Heir appar-
ent, and Joseph Frederick, were sum-
moned to the bedside.
The emperor practically died In
harness, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Central News. The
Dispatch says that the emperor rose
at his usual hour on Tuesday and en-.
K8KeO III SONcTHIlcll6l UuSiuCoos
Pari3 Newspapers Rabid.
Although no official confirmation OF
the death OF Emperor Francis Joseph
had been received in Paris early this
morning. the press generally accepted
the news as authentic. In their com.
ment the newspapers are merciless.
The Matin says:
"The sinister old man who for SIX
ty-eight years wore the double crown
disappears too soon, Notwithstanding
his eighty-six years, for he has not
seen the approaching hour OF expia-
ton of the crimes for which he will
bear eternally in history a crushing
responsibility and stigma. But the
spectre OF punishment must have
hunted his latter days II this man. 80
monstrously indifferent, was accessi-
BILE to any feeling whatever-this man
who witnessed unmoved the worst
catastrophes heaped up by fate on his
family and his country. The irony OF
fate"
Vienna Excited.
The death OF the emperor has
caused notable emotion In Vienna,
says the Exchange Telegram COM
pany's Amsterdam correspondent. Tho
general public was not aware Of the
serious nature OF his illness, and ac-
cording to these advices because OF
non.alarming character OF the bullet
ins issued.
MAY you live long and happily"
This is the usual good wish shouted
to a monarch by his people. But in
the case Of Francis Joseph, emperor or
Austria and king OF Hungary, it is a
most bitter piece of irony. His reign
WAS one of the longest recorded In his
tory and probably the most unhappy.
The unparalleled misfortunes which
beset him In the nearly seven de-
cades OF his reign may be divide into
family tragedies and political disas-
ters. His must have been q strong
character 20 withstand these terrific
buffets of fate, which would have un-
seated the reason Of weakling.
To the superstitutious peasant,
Francis Joseph's misfortunes were due
to the famous curse OF the Haps-
burgs."
In 1857, the year that he became the
crowned king Of Hungary after an
area OF bloody repression had put
down n patriotic revolt, Francis JOS
eph attended great ball in connec-
tion with the connation festivities.
Into the ball room crowded with the
highest dignitaries Of his court there
rushed broken hearted woman;
mother of the young Count karolyi.
who had fallen among the victims.
Straight up to the emperor she
strobe and while the panic stricken
courtiers stood spellbound. she flung
him this mothers curse:
May Heaven and He'll blast your
happiness. May your family be ex-
terminated. May you be smitten In
the persons of those you best love!
May your children be brought to ruin
and may your life be wrecked. and
yet may you live on in lonely. un-
broken and horrible grief to tremble
when you recall the name Of karoly!'
Falling unconscious at the feet OF
the emperor. the grief-stricken wom-
an was carried out to die.
The future emperor was born Au.
gust IS, 1880, at Vienna, the eldest
son Of Arch-duks Francis and nephew
OF Ferdinand l.. emperor from 1895 to
IS4S. His father. a weakling. resigned
his claims to the throne when Ferdin-
and abdicated, and at eighteen, In the
year, 1858, three years before the be-
ginning OF the American Civil war,
the young Francis took up the sceptre.