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while they pitied her for the sorrows she
was compelled to endure.
When young Alexander became of that
age when it was necessary to determine
on the method of his education the
breach between Milan and his wife became
wider and deeper. Natalie desired that he
should be educated by Russian teachers.
The king decided that Austrian tutors
should have the care of the young prince
In the bitter quarrel that. followed she
reproached her husband with the scandal
Gus life he was leading. This led him to
set trap for his wife, the result of
which should leave her reputation little
better than his own. One day, the story
goes, she received a visit from the metro
pOlitan bishop Michael who said he came
ia answer to a note she had sent him.
She was indignant and declared that a
conspiracy was on foot to destroy her
The kings nlinions were close at hand
and the bishop was arrested for alleged
intimacy with. the queen. At the same
time the king applied to the synod. Ma
talie, while protesting against the in
suit, decided for the sake of her child to
prove her innocence but after this she
never lived with him.
In 1888 Milan divorced Natalie and kid
mapped her son, Alexander, who was at
this time twelve years of age. But the
scandals of Milan's reign had already ex-
hausted the patience of the Servian peo-
pie. Milan faced the alternative of abdica-
ton or certain assassination. He chose
the former and made a bargain with his
people. They. paid him $4,000 900 and he
gave up his throne.
Alexander L mounted the throne on
March 6, 1889, at the age., of thirteen
the idol of the Servian people, and there
fore the Servians loved him. Three regents
were selected to rule in his name until
he should become of age
They were Gen. BelimarkoVic, M. RishcS
and M. Provitch. They began their re-
gency under the most favorable eircum-
stances. The country was at peace and
hn In 41,0fO AT7n toJ ia y-c
brought back to Belgrade and given a
palace. The reign of the boy king had
opened auspiciously.
The exiled Milan, however, persistent
ly interfered in the politics of Servia and
the country was soon in a turmoil. Queen
Natalie's hand was felt in the political af-
fairs of the kingdom and between the in
trigues OF Milan and the interference of
Natalie the Servian population We're
brought to the verge of civil war.
The regents dealt first with Milan. They
knew he could be bought with money, for
once before he had been induced to sell
his throne. A bargain was finally made.
The regents restored to Milan the prop
erty which had been confiSca ted when
Milan went into voluntary exile Milan
promptly mortgaged it or sold it. The re-
gents further paid Milan $1,00o, GOO in cash
from the SerYian treasury. In return for
all this Milan agreed never to cross the
Servian frontier and abandoned his citi-
zenship: This was on April IA, 1891.
The regents having rid themselves of
Milan, next eXiled the queen mother. On
May 10, 1891, they formally requested
Queen Natalie to leave the kingdom. She
refused. Eight days later an effort was
made to eXpel her. She was seized at her
palace in Belgrade, but while she was
being conveyed to the quay where yes
sci was waiting to carry her out OF Servla
she was rescued by a band of students,
who took her back to her residence and
afterward defended it. Soldiers were, how
ever, brought upon the scene, and after
several conflicts, in which many persons
were killed and wounded. Natalie was in
the early morning of the following day
seized and taken to the railway station,
whence she was sent by train into Aus
King Aiexander's reign was less diff
cult after the removal Of his father and
mother from the kingdom. In 1891 he
the emperor of Austria. He was well re-
ceived in both capitals.
On the night of April Id, 1893 when
Alexander was seventeen years Old he
summarily abolished the regency, appar-
entity being forced to do so by political
circumstances.
1t is at this point in the reign of King
Alexander that the woman Draga MaSchin
entered the history of Servia and began
the career of petty intrigue that ended
with her assassination.
Draga Maschin years before had made
Alexander her slave. She was a volup-
tuary and he a degenerate. She ruled
his life absolutely, and he was only too
willing to make her queen of Servia.
Alexander assembled his ministers and
announced that he proposed to marry
Draga Maschin. He printed the an
nouncement in the official gazette. 1t
raised storm In the country. The cabi-
net ministers protested violently. They
told the king the consequences of his act
might ruin the dynasty.
Il am the king" said Alexander proud