The Herald of Wales. — 1889-02-09 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

ATTENDANT.  THE IMPERIAL SUCCESSION SECURED. It io now officially 'Wei, beyond all that the Crown Prince Rudolph 0011 ..ed suicide while in an uniound state of rabid.  A telegram from Vienna, on Batuiday, aays: —lf what is reported here to-day turns out to , be true, hia Majesty the Emperor of Austria has given a remarkable proof of Kurd judgment, I and eolichtude for the welfare of his subjects. It Is stated that on Thursday he gave a long , mullet on to Archduke Franz Ferdinand D'Este, eldeet son of his Majesty's brother, Archduke ICarl Ludwig, and that it is his intentiou to adopt the young prince who would thus become heir to the throne. The Archduke Freak UPerdhiand is 23 years of age. It in added that the Archduke Carl Ludwig is disposed to abdisate hi* rights in favour of his son. A Timm teleram from Vienna, on Saturday, says :—The public voioe is not dealing very tenderly with Count Royce. This gentleman doe. not appear to hays had wits enough about him to perceive that on Tueaday the thrown Priam: was in such a condition that he required the closest watching. The more foot that the prince talked incessantly about his approashing end, and exhibited a revolver, ought to have warned a man of sense that there was something wrong. A travelled writer, who knew the We Crown Prince says :—lt is sheer exaggeration to say that the Crown Prince always " trembled at the sound of Biamack's name.' 1 had 0001144011 to speak with His Imperial Highness upon subject in which the Iron Chancellor wan frequently referred to, and not once did he tremble at the sound of his name. I don't for one moment suppose that the Crown Prince had any great love for Biemarck, but his antipathy to the Chancellor was feeble as compared with his positive dislike to the young Emperor Wilhelm, who, curiously enough„waa 01108 of his grestest friends. Au the talk about what the Crown Prince woula have done, and what he wlstid not have dorte, had he come to the throne, is mere eenjeoture. The truth is, His Imperial Righnere interested himself but little in politics ; and I question very mneh whether he ever -Expressed a wish that Austria should vial:draw from its alliance with G.:maw-in favour of a fresh &Winos with Itussis. Heinle far too shrewd a man to say anything that might irritate the "loyal Hungarians,' who, however much they may dislike the Germans, heartily de'eit the Russians, and would rather dia.; fighting against them than live fighting by their side.  The Crown Prince was eery loyal to his friende--both male and female. In his bachelor days he went the pace in a most remarkable manner, moat of the indiaoretions of his youth are laid at the door of his Court klarahel, Graf Bombelles, who was hie boon companion ia the various mad freaks which ecandalised Vienna. Count Bombelles hae anything but a ifeiliertoplielean look, and it same incredible that the bland, staid•looking old courtier could have been the instigator of so many queer esuop4-1. But it is generally said in VI: one that the Crown Prince would have been a mach better men (in a moral eenise) if he had had a more eciruprileus mentor. Graf Itombelles wad never apse:ono grata with the Crown Princees, and she and the Crown Prince frequently quarrelled about him. But, eel have atid, His Imperial Highness was true to his friends, and the Count remained at his post. The Archduke Frew Ferdinand, the Archduke Karl Ludwig% eldest eon, who will now be called to rule over the Dual-Kingdom, is an intelligent young man. His features are those of a liepabtirg. but he does not poseess hie father's fine phyeique. He I, quiet in manner, and has a thoughtful and intellectual face. His hands end feet aro small and Kenewhat womanish. He is a soldier, and is major of the Infantry Regiment, No 102 ("Baron de Catty "), and takes a deep interest in military mattere. It appears that the Crown Prince had entertaiued thoughts of committing entelde for many years, at least since June, 1886. At that time, when returning from the funeral of King Ludwig 11. of Bavarimhe said Monne intimate frieeds " I fear that my end will be as him." The Pall ifall Gazette publishes the fa towing private information, received from Vienna : "The real mean why the Crown Prince shot himself was beeline° he had no option but to take hi, own life or to fight a duel with the brother of a Prineese he had @educed. The Prinoess, who belonga to one of the highest families in Austria, fell • victim to the Crown Prince's lawless love. When her c-,ndllion rendered further concealment imposeible ehe confessed the eeoret of her shame. Her brother thereupon went to the Crown Prizes, old gave him the alternative of killing himself or of accepting a challenge to a dnel with the broths: of his victim. The Crown Prince accepted the former alternative, and shot hiragelf through the he d.