New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-27

who had share In that conspfracy In difference
10 the peremp'ory demands OF the foreign gov
erilrnents But the latter are not likely salts
ned with the changes made or to permit them
serves TO be moved thereby to diminish the severe
boycott which they have instituted against the
court and government OF Servia For Colonel
Popovitch who organized the conspiracy against
hlns Alexander and was its moving spirit,
mains first and principal aide-de-camp OF the
King who apparently has not dared to remove
MN from his post, and Colonel Machin, the
0rother-in-law of Queen Draga. and one OF her
actual murderers. well General Athanasko-
Vltcn, another principal actor In the outrage con-
tnue to be aides-de-camp OF the King. In fact
the only men VINO have been superseded have been
the minor actors in the outrage and under the
circumstances the demands made by the powers
King Peter cannot be regarded as satisfied
Queen wflhelnina's Prime Minister, Dr. Abraham
Kuyper, who before becoming Premier Cal
Whist pastor, well as doctor OF divinity. and
who spent several months IN this country IN Presi-
dent McKinley's administration is at Brussels
in constant and daily communication with King
Leopold. and speculation is rife the subject Of
their conferences. At the Belgian court and IN
ordinarily well informed political circles Brussels
1t Is asserted that the idea is to establish customs
union between the two countries. TO form often
slVe and defensive alliance, and to consolidate the
political and economic interests Of the two king
doms Seventy-four years have elapsed since they
parted company, not without certain amount Of
bloodshed The Belgians declined to submit any
longer to the rule Of Holland. and they formed
into kingdom under the sceptre Of Leopold OF
SaXeCoburs. the integrity of their territory their
independence, well their neutrality, being
guaranteed by Great Britain, France and Austria
1t is curious that they should now be once more
Joining forces with Holland. and it may be asked
whether any such alliance is projected
would not be opposed by the guaranteeing powers
on the ground that 1t is contrary to the principles
of neutrality, which the basis and foundation
Of the kingdom OF Belgium. 1t is freely asserted in
Belgium that this alliance Is aimed against Eng
land and that it is rendered necessary by the pro-
tective policy on which Great Britain. under the
tegis OF Mr.. Chamberlain. is about to embark Per-
haps, too. the King Of the Begians thinks that the
new alliance with the large colonial possessions OF
Holland. in conjunction with the Congo Free State,
will have the effect OF rendering the two kingdoms
jointly. by reason Of their vast transpOntns de-
tendencies influential IL they were one OF the
great powers
From Vienna and from Rome comes the news
that Prince Philip Hohenlohe. Bened!ctins
monk and formerly q cavalry officer and a chamber
lain Of Emperor Francis Joseph is about 10 be APP
pointed Prince Archbishop Of Olmttz in the place
Of Archbishop Kohn, whose position at Olmutz has
become so impossible that he has been summoned
by the Pope to Rome. where no will probably
main in future. Archbishop Kohn is Of Jewish
peasant parentage, has broken off all relations
with his chapter, with the Department Of Public
Worship at Vienna, with the Papal Nuncio at
Vienna, with his fellow archbishops In Austria and
has. declined to take the seat in the Aus
oflcio. Prince Hohenlohe will probably be created
cardinal soon after his appointment to the see
OF Olmttz He is a OF that Prince Constantine
Hohenlohe who was Grand Master OF the Court OF
Austria and is nephew OF the late Cardinal Prince
Hohenlohe. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.