Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

more turbulent reign, will marry a woman
from the people and in his twenty-seventh
or twenty-eighth year will cease to be king
his dynasty perishipg with him.
He will be replaced on the throne by
Peter Karageorgevitch, who will reign
about three years and then also disappear
A foreign army will enter the country and
the people will suffer very much At last
a man will arise from the midst of the peo-
pie, drive away the foreigners, unite all the
Servlan people under his reign and inaugu-
rate happy era of national history"
Incidentally 10 his political prophecies
Matheas foretold an achievement OF science.
The king. sitting in Belgrade" said the
peasant, will converse with the projects
of Utilize, Negotin, Losnitza, Nish, Prot
and Vranya."
The official who was taking down the
statement interrupted, But Nlsh, Prot
and vranya are in Turkey. not In servia. -
They are now I'm Turkey, but they will
then be in Servia." Matheas responded.
We'll" said the official, conceding that
point. do you mean that the king will
communicate with his projects by tele-
graph3
mo, not by telegraph" replied the
prophet. Although at a great distance
from each other they will talk in their
natural voices, just as we two talk now,
and hear each other"
impossible" cried the of1cial.
1T is impossible now" said the peasant,
TRANQUILITY but then II will be quite posi-
BILE and people will be able to talk to each
other at great distances"
This. forecast Of the telephone would not
be remarkable in itself II II were net cou-
pied with prophecies OF other events beyond
the domain OF ordinary imagination. They
were uttered in 1868 when he who became
King Milan was boy.
IL required no great foresight TO predict
turbulence during the reign OF any Serviar
ruler, but Matheas was quite specific In
dates and the nature OF events and as the
first years of Milan's regency passed and
one thing after another occurred with ex
actness as the peasant had fOretold, thost
who were high in affairs OF state and who
were cognizant Of the prophecies preserved
in the archives began to look at one another
askance. Dissolutions Of the Skupshtins
Irrational legislature) had been predicted
and they came to pass.
II was after one OF these peaceful over
lures OF the government, in 1874 that
statesman mentioned II as a fullflment o
one OF the prophecies In the presence o
Milan. then prince, Milan, who had neve
heard OF Matheas. directed that the pro
phecies be laid before him.
This was done. and no well Informed
person In Servia doubts that his career
especially that part with which his abdlea
tion was concerned. was vitality influence,
by the peasants visions. Milan did hav
an unhappy marriage, he did have ono sol
and no other child. he did divorce his wife
Queen Natalie, he did lead wars, enlarR
the boundaries OF Servia and add 10 hi
country just those Turkish districts men
toned in the forecast OF the telephone.
II is dirncult not 20 believe that he NOR
than once deliberately shaped his polio
with view OF bringing about a fulhllmen
OF Matheas' prophecies, As one even
after another in his career fell In line wit
the PEASANTS forecast II appears that h
looked upon himself as under eompulsio
10 carry out foreordained DEGREES OF fat,
There seems little doubt that his abdicatio
was due to. not to say compelled b,
MatheaA
The condition OF the country in 1850 Wa