Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-25

une reporter in speaking of the ruler
of that country:
Probably no ruler in the world
chcrishes higher dreams OF ambition
than does Prince Nicholas, of Monte
negro. Beyond the dark mountains of
his small and impoverished principali-
ty his thoughts are forever reaching to
kingdoms and principalities by the
Danube, and in dreams of the restora-
ton of the ancient Scrvian empire,
with himself on the throne. In the
changes going on and constantly
threatening in Servia, Bulgaria and
Rumania he believes in the possible
uniting of these countries with Mon
teneSro into one nation over which he
may be called upon to reign. He
thinks the powers of western Europe
would look with favor upon the forma-
ton of such 4 nation. as it would be
barrier to the southwark march of
Russia towad the Bosphorus. He has
sedulously cultivated the friendship OF
Russia. and his ambition is not I'M
known to the car. But Russia, he
thinks, would rather sec strong and
independent nation between it and the
Golden horn. than several kingdoms
and principalitics dominated by tic
influence, of Russia's hereditary foes,
or ruled by princes sent from western
Europe. There is little doubt but that
he has been encouraged to believe this
from st. Petersburg. or such q nation
as that of which Prince Nicholas
dreams Bosnia and Dalmatia would
naturally form ultimately part, for
in these provinces The Austrian ruler
IS detcsted, and Prince Nicholas is
most popular. In Dalmatia Prince
Nicholas is especially popular, and
that province would to-day, were it
not held in check by the Austrian
soldiery, join itself to Montenegro.
The people are of the same race as
the people of Montenegro, the Scrps
or Servian3, and they look upon Mich
olaS as their natural ruler. All this is
and has been for years n dream of
Prince Nicholas, but suns have risen
and set over the Black mountains,
bringing the prince nearer TO the
grave. but apparently no nearer to the
fruition OF his hopes. The s;erps still
remain disunitcd people, and pow
erty has made the ambitious prince
pcnSioncr of Russia. Prince Nicholas
is man of force, learning and prog
reSs, and is well calculated to carry
out such a scheme as that of which he
dreams, were such thing possible.
When the congress Of Berlin rave him
little strip of seacoaSt and the CITY of
CattarO on the Adriatic, the prince
was delighted, and dreams of com
| merce and of navy at once filed his
mind. The emperor of Russia gave
prince takes the keeneSt delight in
cruising in it up and down his sea-
coast. The prince keeps we'll informed
| OF all that is going on outside his do
| mains, and subscribc3 to the newspa-
| pcrs of every nation, among them TO
| two American dailies. The great
western commonwealth and its mate
| rial progress, is n constant source of
interest and wonderment to him. /
| had an audience with the prince and
| was catechised by him for an hour
and half, the prince pouring in a
| steady fire of questions, and display
| ing knowledge of American politics
that was rather embarrassing 20 me,
as do not keep as. we'll posted in pol
| itics as l should. The prince had es-
| tablished q long-distance telephone
! line between Oetigne, the capitol, nnd
Cattaro, and was as pleased with it as
y boy with his first pair of boots. IN
the fascinating occupation of sayinf;:
| Hello! Cattaro" he had forgotten for
awhile the pleasure of his yacht. He
displayed the greatest interest in Mr..
Edison, and asked me twenty questions
about hirn>
Prince Nicholas is poet of some
ability, and has published two vol
"mc3 of his works. Many of his
songs are about the ancient glory of
the Serps, and call upon them to grasp
n glorious future. The prince has
tried to Gil his son and heir, Alexsn-
der, with his own ambitions and himh
ideas Of the future, but Alexander l.,
n fin de sicclo young man, and would
be happier in Iaris than among the
| hardy mOIintnineers of hia fo fbar,,,