Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-11
All England Stirred by the Murder
Of Italy's King.
ANARCHISTS HAVE LITTLE TO SAY
Precautions Lately Relaxed, With
the Usual Result.
LOCAL TOPICS DISCUSSED


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ably no monarch was so well regarded here
as Humbert The feeling is stronger than
would be the case If the murdered SOW
ereign were merely an official name. Lon
don has always had keen sympathy with
Italy; and 1t has been strengthened by the
| friendliness which Italy has shown during
the Boer war.
| His terrible death is a great shock to the
| Prince Of Wales. with whom he has always
| been on the most friendly terms and who
| has himself narrowly escaped a similar
| fate.
| The London Italian colony in Soho is
| strikingly moved because of King Hum
berts murder. I have known It for many
years, but never in the same mood as to-
day. While a week ago one could meet
men on every hand who avowed themselves
anarchists, today not one could be en-
countered There was a general reproba-
ton of the crime-so general indeed that
for period 1t might have been thought
the whole colony was In mourning. The
old Anarchist Club has been closed for
some time but even the little restaurants
to which anarchists resorted by way of
substitute were deserted in favor of the
gossipy street corner.
rms feeling. of course, may be partially
due to comprehension that the murder
may lend new force to the agitation against
allowing England to be the safe refuge of
Europea anarchists
In this connection, Ii will be remembered
that after the murder of the Empress of
Austria an anti-anarchist conference was
held at Rome In that conference King
Humbert, who had viewed the murder with
profound grief took an active interest and
he saw great deal of the delegates The
decisions OF the conference, and In partic-
u!ar the measures taken by committee
OF sixteen chiefs of police of sixteen differ
ent countries. kept the anarchists o1,iet for
eighteen months. There has lately been a
relaxation OF precautions, and the conse-
quehce Is the outbreak whose murderous
results We now have to lament
1t is regretted that England has not i'm
proved its legislation, and is even now har-
boring thousands of anarchists of all ma
land Yard and they will tell YOU that they
nave every political suspect in London nm
DER close observation In New York, in
onlcago In Paris. IN Berlin. in every con-
tinental capital the police say the same
thing. Yet In recent years a czar king
an empress. French president and an
American president have been done to
ueath IN manner which implied the ut
most contempt of police organiza ton by
the culprits.
had just been In Berlin. where saw the
KAISER every day drive through the Inter
zen Linden. The kaiser's coming was an
nounced some minutes in advance bv the
ponce clearing the streets of all vehicles
ana by the grouping of people on the side
walks. Presently the kaiser would dash
toria with coachman and footman in COR
geous livery. The emperor himself a,wavs
wore generals uniform, and was sup
ported by brilliantly appareled abide
camp. NO SUCH preparation was made for
Humbert's passage, vehicles made way for
the kings carriage he drove quietly by
In Victoria His coachman and footman
in sober livery, himself In a frock coat and
high hat and the gentleman by his side
dressed in the same way. Where tie
kaiser continually gave the military salute,
Humbert raised his hat and bowed. My
CAP was going In the same direction, and /
was appraised of the kings presence by my
driver raising his hat, an example followed
by all the men In the street.
One who had the privilege of a personal
acquaintance with the late king describes
him as most conscientious, painstaking
monarch. never neglecting anything that
would advance the interests of his people.
The kings life was insured for very large
sum, which has been named at from a
hundred thousand pounds to half million.
The insurance as is usual in such cases, is
divided among number of offices, and
consequently no office will suffer heav-
lily. Little is publicly known of Humbert's
successor.
The New King and Queen.
He is the only child Of King Humbert
and Queen Margherita. He was married
In 1896 to Princess Helen of Montenegro, a
beautiful princess amidst a family of Eu-
ropean reputation for good looks. The
princess is daring horsewoman. and in
many ways a striking contrast to her deli
cate, studious husband, who is devoted to
her. Her feats-in riding and her unconven-
uonal ways caused much stir among sober
Romans at first, but the charm of her man
ner won most hearts finally.
Unfortunately they have no family,
that the direct line to the hardly acquired
throne of united Italy is not strong. The
kings brother. the Duke of Aosta, is dead,
but his son, the present duke, and cousin
nft ha Lot L. ncr tC he hrrS1 ,l, of q
bon, Princess Helene of Orleans. 1t would
be strange irony of fate if one Of Louis
Philippe's descendants were to sit on the
throne of Italy.
While the English court has been put in
mourning for the late King of Italy much
nearer death. that Of the Duke of Sake
Coburg. will keep society in mourning for
months and will doubtless end the London
season suddenly and prematurely.
The Sailor Prince.
The death Of her second son is a great
shock to the queen, and many fear that at
her great age the news may serve to lessen
her hold on life. The Duke of Edinburgh
was popular in England and was known
as the sailor prince" He served for over
thirty years in the navy, only resignng in
order to assume the throne of his petty
duchy in Germany.
The ur.ted population of the two duchies
is only SO and the capital is a town
of only 80 oDG Inhabitants. The dukes Off
cial salary was f15,OOO. and he had little
to do witt. the actual governing Of the
duchies, his position being chiefly orna-
mental
The duke did much to improve and angn-
cize his duchy of Saxe-Coburg. He used
his influence to get electric lighting and
cars established all over the country and
he had race course constructed at Books
berg, where the sport is carried out on
quite English lines, with English horses
and jockeys. BY this means many visitors
were attracted to the duchies, and in con-
sequence there was great development
of trade.
Like most royal princes the duke had
been about the world a great deal. visiting
nearly every part and being received by
the ruling powers.
The Shah's Bothers.
The shah seems to be a potentate of
somewhat capricious temper. to judge from
the trouble which he is giving court func-
tionaries in the arrangement of the pro-
gram for his visit. Absolutely the most
troublesome monarch they ever had to deal
with was the German emperor. who was
the most accommodating until the time
came to carry out the arrangement to
which he had assented, and then he always
wanted to do something else.
The shah is SO eXacting beforehand that