New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-21
MILAN AND NATALIE RECONC1LED.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATIoN or THE STORY ABOUT
THE FORMER RULERS OF SERVIA

p.,rraae Ian 2o-Ofical confirmation is given
70 tho ropor current Yesterday that a reconciliation
had hcon effected between King Milan and his d'
vorccd wife Natalie. What the political result. u
any NJ this reconciliation will be cannot be proplc-
sled but the Official st%temen That 1he lc GiGmggs rc
between the cX-king ana queen -,dJiHe "iNc D'o"
settled has caused great popular rcJoiclheS'
rho ocec,o, e,otement In regard 10 the rcconca-
ton between King Milan and his divorced wife
v,tore cannot have been furnished by any one cX-
cent tho Regents Of Serva, and II should s'll he ac
ceptcd only with reservation. The Bclgr'd"
Cabinet represents the Liberal faction when Is !"
4 minority in servia against the Radicals cNpc-
ciaIy when the latter coaesccd as they are nov"
with thc Progress sts led by cXpremier GaraScar
Tho skouptcbina or National ASS mbly. was dissolved
I'm December and elections are 10 be hcld IN
rcbruary Meanwhile. troubles have occurred at
Belgrade about the affairs OF the rnIn'Cpal couhc
n NAV happen therefore that In the hope OF con
cillane the Scrvian electors who are Radicals ana
ft,nc ,,rtisans of Queen Natalie the belgrade GOV
ornmcnt has arranged the prclimnaries Of recon
iuoon bctvocn the divorced sOvcIcigns, ana that II
has nroclImcd that reconciliation as being already
an accOmpi- led lact
At any rate II may be 50 really. Love IS a great
nov..r and It Is known that IT Is love and no political
or OF her considerations which brought about thc mar
rioce Of Milan and Natalie. The wife may lave dis
covered In her heart her old affection for an un-
worthy husband and havc cons nt'd to return to HIM.
The uoltca consequences Of hi, r,conii"tion wonid
not be Of an international character; they wonlh ah'c'
nly the internal policy Of S"rvia Ia cndg 10 Shoo'h
t rel1i, Of the different parties, which accuse one
ouoth.r OF partsanship In favor Of either the rA-
King Or the ex Queen Both Of the former soVerlShS
Noud be- allowed to return to their conn'ry ana Nc
there quietly under the government oi 'h'lr ~"
AIoNandcr who would continue to H. King OF -"rNI"'
Milan and Natalie were married In 1872 DOM
Louc hardly twenty years old. Natalie WIS 'he
daughter of a Russian colonel favoritc at the court
81 Petersburg, and she brought IN her wcddhe '"'''
the friendship OF Russia for scrvia. Soon a'er h'r
wedding the two countries were engaged Ill VIII
og,inst Turkey Later during the unfortunate ""i
he;weon Servia and Bugaria. While Milan hhruiy
,er opn,arcd among his dcmorilzcd s0diers' VINO
vcrc vanouIshcd Queen Natalie performed win hcro'
courl.e the duties OF Sister OF 'MiltY i'll u'c
military hospitals OF Belgrade. The King was 'e'u
,rr fast lIfe compromising himself especially Win
the wife Of one Of his representatives, al ioreis'
.,ourt lie managed however, to get divorce as''s'
Natalie merely under the pretencc that she mteer'o
an the conduct OF the Governments policy one
oor lo,or in 1900 lie compelled to athicate
and his son Prince Alexander then only fourteen
vc,,s OF aCc was proclaimed King OF serNa. ana
wos recognized by all the Powers. The GoNcrih''h'
.os administered by n Regency OF three members
,ih .nnoinfed the severa Ministers Of the Cabinet
vuou received a grant Of a biz sum OF money "-
,des n royal income; but he Kept sgIinnderng ,i' ~
49,, ON tI,e race courses and gamillns places W
Tnrone so that he WAS always asking ior more l.ua
md threatening the Belgrade OoVerhmen' " 'e'A