New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01
4 RULING Prince WHO VAS 4 COWHERD
THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF sERvIA DIS
COVERS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE
FOUNDER OF THE OBRENOvITCH
DYNASTY-LIGUT on DARK
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POINTS IN HISTORY.

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POINTS IN HISTORY
One OF the officials of the Servlan Academy OF
Sciences recently discovered interesting histori-
cal document In the archives Of the society. 1t IL
an autobiography of Prince Milosch Obrenovitch,
founder Of the present Servian dynasty. The docu-
ment is not in the Princes handwriting, for the
excellent that the former ruler of the coun-
try was unable TO write; but II was dictated to
clerk who better educated than his master.
The manuscript which throws light on a number
of dark points in Servan history, begins as follows:
81 Milosch Theodore Obrenovitch. regning Prince
of Servia born in the village Dobrinje in the dis
trict OF Usclutzae, about the year l1S Ny father
named Theodor and my mother Vischna, and
both were married twice AS his second wife. my
father took this Vschnia. widow OF the village
Brusnca. in Rudnker district, who had three chill
dren there by her first husband-Milan, Jacob and
Stano. with my father she had three more chill
dren-myself Milosch Jovan and Jefrem. When
the children of my mother by her first marriage
grew up. they returned TO their birthplace In Brus-
MICA After a time my father died, and my mother
apprenticed me to cow herders, with whom re-
manned three years During this time / travelled
in the course of business to cara. and even to
Venice After the three years quilted the service
and returned to my mother year later our
brother Jacob came from Brusnica and took the
mother and three children with him. The
brother Milan had already begun TO deal in cattle
and swine. and took with him in the business.
As | saw that he liked me- I, in order to honor
him. took the name Obrenovitch which he had
from his father and called myself henceforth Theo-
dore Obrenovtch.
About this time there ruled in Servia the Dahs.
who revoted against the Sultan and killed his
Eizer They soon began make war on the Ser
Wan Knezen (or district leaders,, and captured and
killed one after the other Thus they killed two kne-
zen in Valjero one in ShabatZ, one in Belgrade, and
the leaders in Bogovatz. When the Servians learned
this. they took up arms against the Dahis They
chose as leaders Karageorg Petrovic. whom they
aIso named Gospador, and in every district they
stationed q leader who was called commandant.
Our brother Milan was made commsndant in the
Rudnker district :"
In this way Milosch relates the rise OF his family
and the history of Servia up to the year 1850 when
he was living on his estates in Wallachia, having
his Senators As to the manner OF Karageorg S
death. about which there has been much doubt,
Milosch Is navey explicit. He declares that as
soon he learned of the return Of karageorg to
Servia. he sent order to Vuca, the knezen Of
Palanka. to send him without delay the leader
head Nuica executed the command almost mme-
dately.
Ailosch is bitter in his denunciation OF the great
Croatian Louis Cal, who he declares, stole eco
ducats from him in Agram In 1Sis later 1900 more,
and still later another 1900 ducats He has also t
tie praise for Banus and the Patriarch Rajacic
Is written in the old style of Seryan photography,
which In at the beginning of the present
century. The Academy of Sciences has appropri-
ated money for the publication of the manuscript