Show ALLEGED ABDICATION OF AUSTRIAN HEIR t NEW YORK No Nov 1 13 The Tue The cOl coi- e- e of the Associated Press at Dresden Saxony Saxon under date of or November Novem ber l' 1st writes A letter received here from Vienna gives Ives some Interesting gossip about the Austrian succession lon In spite of or denials it is not Impossible impossible im Im- lm- lm possible that there is some truth In Inthe Inthe inthe the story recently published by the Neue Buda nuda Pester A of or tho alleged intended n of or the i heir ih h to the Austrian throne the Archduke e Francis Ferdinand in favor of his nephew the year old Archduke Charlet Challe Francis Th There re Is no o question that the young Prince has for u ii couple of ot years ears past attracted a greatly enhanced interest I in iii Hungary Austria and that unusual care Is now being b bestowed upon his hiM education In view of or his his' proximity to th the throne A few years ago ago when Francis Ferdinand's Ferdinands Fer Per dinand's health was very tery In indifferent his younger bi brother bloth other r. r Otto the tho f father ther of or Charles Francis Francl was for n a time In Informally Informally informally In- In formally put forward as the immediate successor sor of EmperOr Francis Joseph Subsequently it was rumored d that Otto had expressed his readiness to surrender surrender der his rights in favor ra of or his son an exceptionally handsome boy w bright Intelligent looks looka and self dence thence humored good-humored expression have already done much to end endear al' al him to tn the Viennese At present the th succession sion to the throne Is provided pro Co for l' l with perfect clearness learness Archduke Francis Ferdinand Ferdi Ferdl- nand mind a n nephew of the thc Emperor stands VIENNA Nov No 13 In 13 In com cease cease- e- e quence of ot a slight attack of or off f lumbago Emperor l Francis JoT Josephs Joseph's Josephs Joseph's Jo- Jo T seph's usual Thursday reception f at the palace was countermanded countermand- countermand f ed cd toda today This action caused the f spread of oC alarming rumors ref regarding re- re f garding the Emperors Emperor's Illness f until the facts were ma made e f ff f known f 4 I next in the tho order but as he formally renounced nIl all claim to the succession on Oil behalf of or the issue of oC his morganatic marriage Je with the Countess Sophia now Princess ss he would be succeeded b by his brother brothel Otto unless the latter should abdicate In favor favor fa- fa fa favor vor of his hiM son lIon The strong attitude taken b by Francis Ferdinand on certain political and national national national na na- na- na questions has It Is feared reared placed him hint In conflict with Important elements clements of or the population of or the monarchy monarch His clerical and German anti tendencies do donot donot donot not please the bulk of or the Germans In Austria and anI his clerical views aro equally equall distasteful to the liberal Magyars Magyars Mag Mag- In Hungary Hung In their circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances and remembering that the Emperor Em Em- still sUIi enjoys robust health and anti may be expected to live several se years ears It Is conceivable that an effort may bem be bo m made to Induce the lie heir presumptive to surrender his hiM rl rights to his nephew The lh present Emperor ascended the they or 0 y b I throne at the age ase of 18 in virtue of or the abdication of his uncle Emperor Ferdinand Fordinand Fer For I dinand and similar renunciation on the part of or his own father Archduke FranciS Francis Francis Fran Fran- cis Charles The Tue Imperial family was convinced at that time of or revolution and of or trial and peril for the d dynasty nast that an ener energetic cUc ruler luler was essential that the Inexperience of oC the tile youth of 18 was tas a u smaller disadvantage than the less vigorous initiative of a man advanced in years cars While Francis Ferdinand Is still lUll In Inthe Inthe Inthe the prime of or life there Is some apprehension apprehension apprehension hension that the po position he has adopted adopt adopt- ed may seriously increase the difficulties ties of pC a sufficiently embarrassing arr sit sit- Furthermore the want of or confidence con con- fl ence felt relt in his clerical advisers is calculated calculate to excite suspicion as to the flO possibility of his being induced b by powerful ecclesiastical factors to embark embark embark em em- bark on courses which might Imperil the stability of the monarchy monarch While hll these considerations might lead the members member's of ot the Imperial family fam fain II ily to wish for another successor to the throne le less s compromised by his hla public expression of views and more popular with all his future subjects ts It docs does not at all follow that their counsels would prevail with the Archduke e He Is a aman aman aman man of or quite exceptional independence of or character whose those Iron determination hits has before beCore now broken down very ery po n I opposition to his own views The ambition attributed to his very tery clever wife rife who is enthusiastically devoted devoted de tic- voted to the clerical cause would seem to confirm rather than tItan weaken his Itis resistance re- re to any such proposition n |