The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

JUN MAH AAN
apostrophe addressed BY the late Lord
Tennyson TO the Black Mountain King
dom Of Montenegro. ruled over by
Prince Nicolas. The recent betrothal
OF his third daughter. Helena. TO the
Crown Prince Of Italy. the talk Of
courts and a problem for statesmen.
recalls the picturesque personality Of
Prince Nicolas and the unique pollt-
Teal importance OF his little prlncipali,y
the size OF Rhode lsland-wiih 2OO.-
900 inhabitants.
Princess Helena. one Of seven dangh-
tiers, was born In the royal palace In
Ceitinje In 1878. With her sisters she
Inherited the superb dark beauty Of
their mother, the daughter OF a Mon
tenegrln nobleman. She has been most
carefully reared BY tutors and govern
ossea, and Il not only admirable In all
the arts and gracea Of European courts
but is well versed In the play OF poll
ties and 10 every way qualified to sue
coed even SO lovely a queen as Mar
gheriia Of Italy
For several years past the name OF
the Prince OF Naples has been matrl-
monially mentioned In connection with
nearly every eligible princess On Eu.
rope, and the affair has operated 20 az
vide Roman society into aevcral par
ties. One section. the first to appear.
Wishes FOR a marriage with Princess
Cicmenuneof Belgium youngest daugh
ter Of King Leopold II. Another large
I party hopes for an alliance with an
English princess. because Of the friend
naip existing between the two nations
and the good feeling OF the two reign
ing houees one Tor the other. 4 third
agiiates for Princess Fedora OF schles.
wig-Holstein. sister Of the Empress Of
/ Germany. In order 10 consolidate the
alliance with that country A fourth
wants a marriage with the Archduchess
Maria Annunzlata OF Austria TO pop.
ularize the Austrian alliance. which
siill has In Italy many opponents. Ac.
cording 10 others. the Prince will look
20 the east and marry Princess Maria
haddalena. fourth daughter OF Kinp
George OF Greece. born In Athens In
1876.
Last month Il was rumored In Lon.
don that the beautiful and unsuspeciet
little Princess Helena had won IN,
great prize. and this rumor has nos
turned out TO be correct.
The groom TO be and future King o
Italy Is the only son Of the presen
king. and Is named Vittorlo Emman
uelo Fee nandlno Maria Geunaro. III
was born in 1868. and has the repuie o
being a liberal. scholarly and soldierl.
man. being a general In the Italian
army and a patron Of ART and liter
allure.
While this young couple await thet
supreme happiness-no date "a yet fxe,
Tor the wedding q will be enlertainlnl
TO turn FOR a moment 10 the remarkable
personality OF the father OF the bride
Prince Nicolas OF Montenegro
For ages the history OF Monlencsr,
was bound mp with that OF the Serviai
kingdom. and wac finally merged af,e
a series OF bloody wars under the DO
mlnlon OF the Ottoman Empire. ye
while all southern slaydom was unde
Turkish dominion the Montenegrini
perehed on their black rocks. were stll
able to keep up a show Of lndepend
ence
Like all mountalneers. they love
liberty, and were willing TO hshi an
die for Il. The sklrmlshes with IN
Turks continued for more than a cen
fury, the deadly hatred OF Montens
gro's arch enemy being handed dow
from father TO son.
In the sixteenth century the Turk
under Sultan Solyman. Wearied Of thl
desultory lighting. appeared in sue
overwhelming force that the blac
mountalneers were forced to sullenl