The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-25
PITIFUL ROYALTY.
The Story of Two Kings and Two
Queens of Servia.

Queens of Servia.
one spring night eleven years ago,
stout gentleman with red face, nut
cracker features and prominent eye,
came tumbling into Vienna out of the
| mysterious east.
/ His great-uncle began life by herding
swine. then founded dynasty he
himself had just renowned throne.
For the rest he owed a Budapest no.
sier seventy eight forms, with tribe
to his tailor On reaching the hotel ne
popped into bed, like philosophic mon
arch He slept as he had never done in
Servia, where under the style of Milan
w, he had been pattern to his people
over In Belgrade his son Alexander
aged twelve, reigned in his stead
Queen Natalie his divorced wife, pre-
felred any other part OF Europe She
was the daughter of Russian colonel
named Keohko a large land owner in
| Bessarabia.
II had a dowry of seven millions.
she exclaimed sadly to her lady-in-Wait-
Ing while the two were one day smok-
ing cigarettes; land my mother came
of royal blood, l should have married
better"
Her husband concurred. He spoke of
her as his worst enemy.
Their uuarrels eliminated In q fracas
at the cathedral on Easter Sunday.
The service had Just ended, and the
court was filing out before the royal
pair. According to the national custom
the king kissed each man upon the lips,
the queen each woman. A woman pre-
sented herself whom Natalie chose not
to notice. The woman stood there eX-
pectant, stopping the procession, wait
ing to be kissed. The queen, with face
averted, stared coldly at the high altar.
She was paler than usual-that was all.
kiss MADAME!"
The significance of the episode pene-
trated from end to end of the cathedral
Milan turned.
He had come straight from dinner to
attend the service, and showed temper.
Kiss Madame -" he whispered
husklly, clutching at his wife's arm.
mo"
Kiss Madame" he repeated this
time in tones which could be heard
throughout the building. Natalie still
refusing, the king then and there pro-
ceeded to personal violence. Many as
sert he tried to strange her 1t is GER
tain that some of the courtiers and for
eign ministers found it necessary to in
terpose. They hurried the poor queen
away.
She went abroad, taking the Crown
Prince with her July, 1888, found them
at Wiesbaden.
The woods behind the Platte, the
Kursaal Gardens, where one Of the
most superb of string orchestras walls
out Wagner twice a day, constitute an
environment BETTING afflicted royalty.
But the rain fell that summere as 1t has
never fallen any summer since. Ma
TALES villa at the edge of the town,
was desolation. On the most desolate
day of all, and at that most desolate
hour. when luncheon Is just ended the
son stood at the dining room window
thirsting after a break In the clouds.
The bell at the front door rang. 1t |
proved the knell of a mothers happi-
ness
1t proved likewise an emissary from |
King Milan, who found that he could |
exist no longer without his child. The |
events which thereupon ensued In the I
Squalid tragedy of these anOinted SOW
ereigns scandalized Europe
Those who participated make q pic
turesque assembly. First comes the
mother, persistently dressed in
deep mourning, appealing to every Eu-
ropean potentate in turn, and getting
back S'ermonettes on postcards. Then
there was the fire eating general from
Servia, who shall go nameless; and the
Servian archbishop the memory of
whose unbrushed beaver is Wistfuly
recalled in Wiesbaden to-day In the
centre of the combatants stands the lit
tie prince himself, the son Of marri-
ise managed SO badly, the descendant
If peasants, the granddaughter of
, man who herded swine.
Alexander, having been snatched off
~ the Prussan police, was returned to
King Milan. That devoted parent had
another little surprise in store. He
hose the birthday of the kingdom in
he following March. The event had
oeen duly celebrated at the cathedral
found the Ministers and repre-
entatives from foreign courts gathered
ogether in the palace to congratulate
he sovereign.
Milan had not attended the service,
lie electrified the assemblage by the
urt announcement that he proposed to
esign. lie was excited; his voice was