Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-17
LIBERAL IN HIS auLg.
Subjects Of Victor Emanuel Benefit
by His Accession to ttaiy's Throne.

ROME, Feb. l5.--William L. Curtis
in Chicago Every.
body says that the new King OF Italy
is very good fellow. He is demo
cratic in his manners. amiable In dis
position. generous with HIS money
tolerant of opposition and liberal In
politics. He allows his ministers ia
run the government. and even invited
a radical to organize the cabinet,
which astonished all Europe. but his
Judgment proved 10 be accurate and
there has never been more salts
factory administration since Italy be
came united nation thirty years ago
The king does not pretend TO he a
politician. he does not Interfere with
the squabbles OF the different fac
tons, he let's the membors of parlia
mcnt fight It out among themselves
roseryipg for himself the liberty oi
supervising the army, the navy and
the building OF public works. While
he Ia not brilliant intellectually. he
il an all-around good man, with only
one Hmali fad, and that, the collection
of antique coins, he began when quite
youngster. He has succeeded In
getting together one OF the best nu.
mismatic cabinets In Europe. He is
neither penurious nor cxtravAsant; he
apends money freely for purposes that
are necessary and useful. and gives
literally to charity and TO such OBJ
iccts as q king In expected to contrib
ute to. He is not wasteful. like his
grandfather. and thus far has shown
no disposition toward os;entstion or
display. His health has never been
strong. and during his childhood he
was quite delicate. but he Ia picking
up nesh and developing physically.
The people who know him best say
that he iB modest, simple. sincere and
honest. and that while ho will never
be brilliant soldier like his grand.
father or n great diplomat like his
father. he Is just the kind OF = man
the excitable Italian people need for
a king at this juDcture.
Victor Emanuel Ill. was 80 years OF
agc on the 1Ith OF November last. In
1886 he mraried Helena, daughter OF
Nicholas, prince OF Montenegro, the
little principality down the Balkan
mountains, which ! wrote abou, some
weeks ago. Tho queen. who is now
~ years old, is well suited to her hus.
band, having similar tastes and dis.
piositon. She wns educated In Rus
sla under the care OF the dowager
oxarina. who has always taken \ great
lngA Ia. .-tt,. -.
aud has also had two of the queen
brothers In the schools OF st. Peters
burg. told you about one OF them,
Prince Mirko. In a letter from Servia.
He is the probable nominee a. heir
apparent for the 5eryiAn throne, pro.
yided the schemes OF the Russian gov.
ernment are carried out. and then Rus.
ala will control Servia as well ~ Bull
garia and strengthen itself around
Turkey.
Prince Mirko is well known In Rome
where he frequently visits his sister,
md ia expected here next week to
remain the rest OF tho winter. He Ii
a musical genius and composer OF
much merit. His works for the plano
are for sale In all the music stores and
his relationship 10 the queen In q good
Advertisement. Mirko In giving the
family some concern because OF his
partiaiity for the Princess Maria Le-
titia, tho nun, of the king. who has
lived thirty yoarn to his twenty
deo OF Savoy. TO whom she WAS mar
lied when Mirko was almost q child
In arms While people In authority
declare that there Is nothing but
friendly affection between the two,
the gossips will have II that Mirko
Ia in love with her and that she On.
couraSes his attentions. II he 10 30.
iected as heir apparent for Bervis his
matrimonial plans will be made for
him. but II he IL allowed to remain In
his present station. the youngest son
OF the ruler OF nation OF 2b0. 900 peo-
pie. he can marry whomsoever 30
likes.
Queen Helena IL quite ~ popular ~
her husband. and verybody has q
Kind word for her. She puts on no
airs. but IL modest. unaasuming and
kindly disposed 70 everybody. She
receives visitors with . quiet, dixni.
ned manner and always makes = fa,
vorable impression. although she 10
neither beautiful nor intellectual. and
is only q sensiblc. ordinary kind Of Q
woman. She will never be as popular
as her mother-in.law. the beautiful
Queen Marguerite. who has both men
tai and physical attractions and 10 ad
admired quite NJ much as she Is be
loved. She is the most popular won
an In Europe and one OF the most
beautiful. Since the assassination OF
her husband. the late King Humbert,
she has remained In retirement, hav
ing recently purchased the place
which wss occupied by Mr.. Draper
when he was ambassador for the Unit
ed States to Italy.
On Christmas eve the dowagci
queen gave . sort OF housewarmins
and entertained the member of the
royal family. her ladies In waiting
and several other OF her intimate
friends at her new residence. which