New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09

ever they felt so inclined. 1t was in fact. the
pretenson of the Pence Of MONTENEGRO TO me
throne of Servia than led to his quarrel with his
third son-in-law, Prince Peter karageorse
witch, who is likewise claimant to the SerNiah
crown, basng his pretensions on the fact that
his grandfather and his ancestors ruled the
country until driven from il by the sWlnehcrd
who founded the altogether new-hedged dynasty
of Obrenovltch. Prince Peter lost his wife a
few years ago. and since then has parted com
pany with his father-in-law. Young King
Alexander, therefore. will not be exposed 10
meet at the court Of his father-in-law the
son of thai old Prince Karageorgevitch WHO
was declared by the tribunals of Hungary 10
have been the chief instigatOr OF the assasslna-
ton of young "Sashas" granduncle, Prince
Milosh, who's reign over Serva was brought
to such tragic close In the latter part Of the
sixties. At the sam, time ii is a strange fate.
and certainly the last thing that one could have
expected. to find King Alexander becoming the
brother-in-law of a Prince Karageorgevitch
IN THE INTERESTS OF PEACE.
The consolidation of the throne Of Servia by
the marriage Ok the young King with princess
who may almost be considered as constituting
part and parcel of the Russian Imperial family.
and who has been brought up to regard herself
as an adopted daughter Of the widowed Czarna,
is calculated 10 give satisfaction every where in
Europe, save possibly at Vienna. For, as the
matter now stands, the King alone. among all
the crowned heads of Europe, Is without a
recognized successor TO his throne. There are
no other members living in the house Of Obreno-
witch, except the dsreputabe King Milan,
whose restoration is out Of the question, and
were young Sasha" to die at the present mo-
ment either by natural means or through as
sassination, anarchy and revolution would ensue
in the land which would be rent assunder by
the rival factions of the various pretenders
there being no less than three Princes Of Kara
georgevitch. each a pretender and each ready
to cut the others threats. The result would
be that either Russia or Austria would be COM
PEELED 10 march troops into the small kingdom
for the purpose of restoring order, an act which
would be regarded a casus bell by which
ever Government allowed the other TO be the
first to cross the border. Servia has until now
always been regarded one of the craters Of
that volcano known as the Eastern question
which for more than half a century has been a
cause Of constant menace to the peace Of Eu-
rope, and anything that can help to strengthen
the cause Of law and Of order in that turbulent
country can but tend TO remove one of the many
sources Of anxiety that trouble the slumbers
Of those TO whom Is ntrusted the direction Of
the affairs Of Europe.
That Queen Natalie has been preparing for
this match for some time is apparent from the
sales which she has recently effected Of the
large estates which she possesses in Bessarabia
and In the Crimea. her object being to give
her son some ready cash King Milan has
managed to extort from mis- son all the accumu-
lations Of the latters minority and when the
final quarrel took place between the two, few
months ago. the father actually had the au-
dacity 20 demand the major portion Of the
furniture of the palace at Belgrade as being
his personal property. The 'kO0ak. the
royal abode IL called. at Belgrade. has there
fore. been almost entirely denuded of It's furni-
ture, while, what with the difficulty Of col
Letting taxes in Serva. and the impossblity OF
contracting new loans. King "Sasha's" finances
at SO low an ehb that when he was last
In Paris he dependent upon his mother for
his pocket money. Queen Natalie has now. by
means Of the sales above described placed
large sum at the disposal Of hey son. with the
express understanding that II is 60 BE- used
for rcfurnigh!nS the palace and for the *
penses in connection with tn" royal marriage.
and has announced her intention Of remaining
q Belgrade until the wedding takes place. for
the purpose Of seeing that her wishes are car
riod out. This. at any rate. VIII have the ef-
feet Of keeping King Milan away. and of pre-
venting any attempts at reconciliation with his
for the purpose Of extracting more mon ~.
since Belgrade IS too small a place 20 hold
both Natalie and her husband.
The only person to be pitied In connection
with the whole affair is the lovely dark eyed
King "Sarha" is one Of the most offensive and
dispeasing youths that could be found any
where from the Bosphorus TO the banks of the
Tagus. His manners are coarse and brutal
in the extreme. fully In keeping with his beet
ling brows, low forehead and almost hcstial
nose and jaw, while the opinions which he
| vouchsafes with regard 10 women In general
are characterized by an affectation OF cynicism
| and disuslon that IS revolving. indeed. II VIII
| REQUIRE a remarkably clever woman to make
| anything Of him: but If the gossip current AZ
! the Court Of St Petersburg is to be credited,
> there is no one better qualified for the task
than Princess Anna Of Montenegro, the future
Queen Of Servia. EN-AITACHE.