Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-30

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queen is Natalie, daughter of Col
krschkO. of the Russian Imperial
guard. SO that Servia too is closely
in sympathy with Russia. At once
the news of the Roumelian revolution
reached Servia the army of that little
kingdom moved toward the southern
frontier. 1t is $4,000 strong. The
pretense was that the boundary OF
Servia must be protected in case the
adjoining Turkish provinces of Mac.
edonia and Albania rose in revolt,
King Milan said in such case he
would be forced to act with the in.
surgents or be deposed. Certain it i,
that all Servia is wild for war in some
shape.
Being himself of peasant blood, moi
many removes, King Milan is yer,
popular among his subjects. The
kings and princes of these half bar.
barous little states are well made and
handsome fellows, looking TO be men
Of power and presence. They are
young, too, in the flower of their age
and cultivated and ambitious to Q
man. Nobody knows what yet ma,
happen. King Milan is strongl,
built and swarthy. He is a fine lin.
guist, of a free-handed, frank nature
In some respects he resembles the late
Victor Emanuel of Italy, being pas.
sionately fond of hunting and averst
to appearing in public. lie likes Ia
play cards and his fayorite reading is
military works and novels. Beauti.
full Queen Natalie is now only 2f
years old, though she has been ten
years married, Her proclivities are
English. She speaks that language
well, and prefers its literature. She
is tall brunette with faultless feat.
ures and winning ways. She, too,
knows many tongues, speaking
almost equally well French, English,
Russian, Roumania and Scrvian.
But educated Russians always are
great iinguists.
KING AND QUEEN OF RoUMANIA
The estimated population of Rou-
mania is somewhat less than 100000,
though the total number of Rouman-
ians is about 100000. They arc
scattered through the neighboring
states i'll large numbers. Bucharest
is the capital, a shabbily built town
OF 100000. In time of war, Rouman-
la can muster an army of 100000.
In 1861 the two provinces of Wall
achid and Moldavia were united. The
new state was given the name OF
ltonmania. The present ruler, is
King Karl or Carol l. He was boz n
i'll 1889, elected prince in 1865, ana
crowned king in 1881. lie is of Ger
man descent. His wife, the queen,
was Princess Elizabeth Won Nemvied.
Roumania owes its present indepen-
dent position to its friendship with
Russia. When the war broke out
between that country and Turkey in
1877, Roumania signed an agreement
with the ears government, granting
free passage to Russian troops through
ltoumanian territory. Then while
Turkey had her hands full, the gov
ernmentproclaimed the independence
of Roumania at Bucharest. The
ltoulnanian army went into the war
on the side of Russia, and fell upon
the Turk tooth and nail. They dis
tinguished themselves before Plcvna.
When in 1873 the Berlin congress met
to straighten things out, it agreed To
recognize the independence of Rou-
mania. So that the kingdom of Rou-
mania too is creation of the treaty
of Berlin.
The Roumanians speak a language
which is a direct defendant from the
ancient Latin, mingled with many
Slayonic words. In blood the inhab-
itants are as mixed as mince pie.
There are 100000 gypsies among
them, and 100000 Jews. By the
treaty of Berlin it was settled that Ito
mans religious belief should abridge
his civil rights.
KING AND QUEEN OF GREECE
Greece, too, is preparing to reach
her paw into the beehive and draw
out such chunks of honey as she may.
Greece did not get what she consider
ed her just dues at the treaty of Ber-
lin but she did not make much fuss
about it at the time, chiefly, because
she could not help herself. She ac-
quiesced outwardly, and bided her
time. 1t looks now as though DOS
sibly she might get her innings. She
can muster an army of 10000 men.
Like the other states mentioned, the
moment the Roumelian rebellion took
place Greece began 10 prepare for
war. If Macedonia rises in an effort
to throw off the Turkish yoke, what
more natural than that Greece should
join in and help her ancient province,
IN the hope and expectation of get
ting it back?
George | is the present King of
Greece. lie is a son Of the King of
Denmark, consequently brother of
the Empress of Russia and the pretty
Princess of Wales. Here again Rus
sian and English connections are
doubled and twisted. Georges wife,
moreover Queen Olga, is cousin of
Gar Alexander III. king George is
do years old his wife is 81, and they
have large and interesting family.
The one dream of Greece is Hell
ienic extension. We may be sure she
will lose no shadow of chance to
impress her idea Oh the powers.
Finally, the one other party chiefly
interested in the Roumelian question
is the ruler of the sublime porte.
SULTAN ABDuL-HAMID IL.
II is not healthy to be sultan of
Turkey. Consequently they never
live 10 be very old. An accident is
apt to shorten their lives. Abdul
Hamid IL was born in 1912. Ills
brother Murad V was sultan before
him, but in 1876 the Council of minis
ters declared Murad to be suffering
from idiocy, so they deposed him and
put Abdul namid in his place.
The porte appeals to the powers 70
see that the provisions of the Berlin
treaty, giving II the sovereignty over
Eastern Roumelia,are carried out.
But the porte has lived long enough.
Better lei 1t go. It's a blot on Chris
tian Europe, anyhow.
JOHN STETsoN.
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