The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
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LEFT MOTHERS BIER
STEPHANIES QUARREL WITH
KING LEOPOLD CONTINUES.
subjects Are Indignant Over the
Hardness of Heart Displayed
by the Soverign-Funeral
of Dead Queen.

Brussels. Sept. 22.-The scandal arising from
the revival of the family quarrel between
King Leopold and his daughter, the Princess
Stephanie Countess of Lonyay). beside the
bier Of the late Queen Marie Henrietta at
Spa yesterday. is agitsting all classes Popu-
lar sympathy on all sides is expressed for the
princess. who. although deeply affected by
the incident. makes complaint. The prin-
! cess herself has given out simple statement
Of the facts as follows:
THE precise facts are these was praying
at the bier of the queen when some one came
about 4 o'clock to tell me the king would
not receive me. Z Immediately left the dealt
chamber. / had no interview with his ma
jesty
Il was at Cromer. England, when learned
of the death of the queen. Like loving
daughter and patriot. l hurried to Spa, to
render the last honor sto my mother.
''As the king has caused an intimation to be
conveyed TO me that he does not desire my
presence. am going to Calais. where my hus-
band will meet me. Thence l shall probably
return to England. There was no scene be-
tween the king and myself at Spa
ut was hoped by the public. who applauded
Princess Stephanie with the Count Lonyay.
that the death of the queen would lead to
healing the rupture. but the incident at Spa
is taken to demonstrate that the king IL ire
conciliable to what has been openly designated
as msalliance. even after the approval of
the Austrian emperor. Francis Joseph. The
pIiHCeSS Will nOt DC present at neT mOtheT B
funeral.
During the whole railroad journey from Spa
TO this city the princess was shaken with
sobs and arrived here greatly Frustrated. This
morning she attended a special requiem mass,
ordered by herself
On leaving the chu. CHI she was sympathet-
ically greeted by the assembled crowd.
Princess Stephanie started for Calais this
afternoon. She was accorded r most enthu-
siastic greeting by large crowd of people
la Comtesse!" were raised, to which she re-
piled: ~ thank you with all my heart"
Then apparently quite overcome by the pop
ular demonstration the princess burst into
tears.
The funeral services preparatory to the re-
movai of the remains of Queen Marie Henriette
to Brussels were held this morning in church
at Spa. The coffin later was placed in a car
and was completely hidden by flowers,
King Leopold leaning the arm of Prince
Albert of Flanders, the heir presumptive to
the throne. followed on foot, the ministers
generals and other distinguished persons bring
ing up the rear The route of the funeral pro-
cession lined with troops and crowded
with people.
After the requiem mass the procession pro-
ceeded to the railroad station. The king
Prince Albert, the Princess Clementine and
the ministers, accompanied the body to the
train.
The funeral train arrived at Laeken at
$40 p m. The locomotive was draped with
a crape-covered nag. The king and the other
members of the royal family. the men In full
uniform, with Grape scarfs and sword hits
covered by Grape. descended and gathered in
the waiting room to which the coffin was re-
moved.
The procession afterwards started for a neigh
boring church. the Grenadiers' band playing
a uneral march, The coffin was borne into
the church where the archbishop pronounced
the asolution after which the coffin. followed
by the king and other notabilities. was taken
TO the crypt. The remains later will be placed
in the mausoleum.
Very large crowds of people lined the route
from the railroad station to the church and
all the streets in the vicinity were draped