The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-12
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SERvIA'S KING
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culpable weakness destroyed him.
Moreover, whose draws the sword
shall perish by the sword My family
has been tried to the utmost. Ny
grandfather was assassinated and sew
enteen of my relatives have been exc
cuted without trial. while others were
tortured. Such crimes must be ex-
plated sooner or later"
Former Queen Natalie, mother Of the
late King Alexander. is living at the
Hotel Reservoir, Versailles, with her
sister, Princess Ghika, wife of the
Roumanian minister. Queen Natalie
on receiving the news retired to her
private departments, declining to see
anyone except members of the family
or intimate friends.
Prince Kara Georgevitch. who has
been living in Geneva, Switzerland. for
some time, appeared to be greatly as
tonished at the news from Belgrade.
which. he said. he had only learned
through a private telegram from vi
emma. He lives in modest apartment
on the Rue de la Bellote. Recently
he has been in constant communica-
ton with Servian politicians, has been
several times to Vienna, and he also
visiter st. Petersburg, where his son Is
at school.
1t is believed in Berlin that Prince
Peter Kara Georgevitch enjoys much
greater sympathy with high Russian
government officials than did the late
King Alexander. The Tageblatt says
the Servian representative at Berlin
does not believe Prince Kara Georges
Witch Will ascend the throne.
In Geneva tonight Prince Kara
Georgevitch said that he had not yet
received official notice regarding the
events In Belgrade. He did not even
know whether 1t was true that the had
been. proclaimed king, and he said he
did not know when, if at all, he would
start for Belgrade. The new ministry,
he added, included several Of his ad-
herents.
Through the Russian consul, an in
innate friend of Prince Kara George
witch, the following statement was OBJ
tanned:
Prince Kara Georgevitch declares
himself innocent of any knowledge Of
the tragedy at Belgrade. He said that
through his grandfather he undoubt-
edly had the best right to the Servian
throne, and intended taking it if pos
sible. for the sake of his son, but he
expected to meet with great difficulties
and hoped for assistance from Aus
tria.'
From other sources 1t is learned that
the prince will leave secretly on Fri
day morning for Vienna, whence he
will proceed to Belgrade. Rumors
have been current in Geneva for three
days Of expected trouble in Servia, and
Prince Kara Georgevitch has been re-
ce1Ning an enormous number of tele-
Crane for a week past, many Of them
from the frontier Of Servia.
During his residence in Geneva,
Prince Kara Georgevitch went freely
into society. He has looked extremely
careworn for some months. The
prince Is a widower, fifty-thr years
old, and appears older. He is Of me-
dunn height and build. and his face,
distinguished by long military mus
tache, is rather fierce. He has three
his heir, sixteen
years old; Alexander, fourteen years
old, and Helene. nineteen years old.
He lives in an extremely simple man
ner and occupies a whole house, an
unusual thing in Geneva The house
prince is not rich, and keeps only a
woman servant and valet. He has
sevral times proclaimed himself heir
to the Servian throne, but has no en-
tourage, as his poverty was known,
and the presence Of court would have
excited suspicion.
russian money was undoubtedly used
in the revolution, which, according to
general belief, was planned in Geneva.
1t is recalled that when the Austrian
empress was murdered by an an
archist, Lucheni. at Geneva, in 1898,
Prince Kara Georgevitch openly ap-
plauded the deed. He is extremely
popular with all classes in Geneva, and
is described as unassuming. sensible
and strictly honest In all private and
public transactions.
The prince recently has been sew
eral times to Vienna and has also vis-
tied st. Petersburg. where his son is
at school. He is still received as a
member of the Montenegro royal fam
lily, into which he married.