Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-22
SEaYIA'S BOY KING.

There is something about the bold
ness OF the boys act, spice OF danger
and sense of,power in 1t, kind OF
kingly arrogance and hint OF broad,
royal benefcence that appeals TO even
the republican Imagination, and makes
one think IL would be entertaining now
and then to be the ruler Of great peo-
pie and enjoy the large responsibility OF
protecting them and thinking for them.
To know the citation OF hearing multi
tude OF armed men shouting their ALE
glance is something that even the most
illustrious citizen of republic may not
hear. To have the right to say my
people" is something Americans Will
never have, in tbs sense that the young
king of Servla has that right.
World Herald.
The Servians, as a rule, are strong
and active people. They have great
love OF freedom, and although maintain
ing the form Of monarcy have no nooll-
ity and are really a democracy. The
basal organization in the community Is
the family, the oldest male member OF
any family being regarded as the chief.
Each family owns its lands in common
and cannot sell them.-Sedttle Iete-
graph.
The coup d'etat In Servia is we'll CAL
culated to carry q shiver TO oil the capt.
tails and bourses of Europe. Servia is
a part of the eastern question, and
when that question is opened anything
may happen. 1t is supposed that Rus
sla has had a hand in this otherwise In
applicable movement.-NelOY York Euen-
ing Post.
The revolution in Servia seems to
have been q much better matured
scheme than was at first supposed.
The ebulitions OF boy Of seventeen are
not apt 10 be formidable, but it looks as
If the young king were as precocious In
revolution as in beard. -Nel0 YORK
Times.
Whatever Austria thinks OF the revo-
luton in Servia, the Russian papers,
with one exception, show that the gov
ernment's press censor OF that country
has no objection to their expressing
their strong approval of the hazardous
step taken by the youthful king.-Ne'0
York EUening sun.
Servia's l6-year-old king has assumed
the throne, believing that he can rule
his kingdom better than his regents. 1t
is possible that he can. II comic operas
can be considered as any authority on
the subject, tho rule Of regent is not
often a distinguished success. -Butdto
Enquirer.
Servia will attract attention for few
DAYS after the sudden change OF govern
ment in Belgrade; but the readiness OF
Austria TO accept the situation shows
that the change does not seriously in
crease the weight OF Russia in SerYla.-
Philadelphia Press.
Whoever gave the boy King Alexan-
der Of Servia his training in the art OF
playing at monarch in the old fashioned
way, he has certainly bettered the in
struction. He is not yet II years OF
age.-NelU York Sun.
II is unnecessary to say that the
change is closely watched by the powers
of eastern Europe, and the next move
on the political chessbOard OF the old
world will be looked for with much In
terest.-Toledo Bee.
The fact that the occurrence is calcu-
lated to keep things well stirred up on
the straight road to Constantiuople, the
subtitle hand of Russia is evident.-NelU
HGUen Register.
The baby King of Spain has not as
yet dismissed his nurses and fired his
esteemed mother beyond the Pyrenees.
Brooklyn Standard Union.
The hand of his mother is discerni-
BILE behind this freak, and perhaps
that of Russia is back Of her scheming.
Portland OregOnidn.