Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

and cease his disturbing cutlery, but
Matheas held his ground stubbornly.
For Gods sake, helpr' he sobbed. They
are killing our princel Prince Michael is
being cruelty murdered They are slashing
him with knives"
There was much more OF incoherence and
hysteria. Matheas was manifestly mad.
and the policemen, finding that sternness
availed nothing. undertook gentler methods
to soothe him.
They were partially successful, but when
he was calmer Matheas insisted gloomily
that he saw the murder OF Prince Micheal
in a vision. The bystanders we're much
impressed, and as Servia was then in an
acute stage of her chronic unrest. the police
took advantage Of a law forbdding the
disseminating of alarming news and locked
up the peasant.
few hours later an Official telegram
reached Ujitza from Belgrade announcing
the assassination OF Prince Michael while
he was walking In the deer park near the
palace with two women relatives.
Whether the assassination was coincident
with the peasants outcry in distant Ujitza
or whether It followed after a short interval
is uncertain, but 1t did not precede the
prophecy. so far as investigation hitherto
has shown. Suspicion naturally fell on
Matheas and. he was subjected 10 rigid
examination which resulted IN his release.
II was found beyond question that he could
not possibly have shared in the conspiracy
or have had any knowledge OF II.
But the report OF Matheas' vision went
broadcast over servia and the mans local
repute as a seer went with IL, It Is quite
possible that the official action which fol-
lowed might have taken place in any other
country under similar circumstances-if II
can be imagined that any other civilized
country could be so circumstanced-but AT
all events the peasants visions became the
subject Of governmental investigation, and
his prophecies Transcribed from short
hand notes by official stenographers, are
preserved among the state documents OF
Servia.
Matheas was Intercepted first at UjitZq
and was then taken to Belgrade, where
his prophecies were reduced 10 writing
1t would require intimate knowledge ~
servian history for nearly a century ia
understand them all, and such knowledge
Of complex dynastic relationships and con-
stantly shrifting supremacy Of rival claim
ants TO the throne can be gained only by
prolonged study
sufficiently clear comprehension OF the
more important prophecies can be hae 10y
recalling that two families, the Obreno
1 witch and Kara georgevitch, have eontendet
for the dangerous privilege Of ruling servia
A summary OF the oficial records Of thu
PEASANTS prophecies Is given in an account
Of the assassination of King Alexandei
and Queen Draga. written by Chedo Mijato
witch, who was once Servian minister I,
Great Britain and for thirty years I'm tn,
Servian cabinet or other high governmental
once. The following extracts are takei
from Mr. Mijatovitchs summary:
''seTvia will have boy for It's prince
but practically the country will be gov
! erned by a commission OF three persons
| Eventually the boy viii be ruler in reality
He viii marry unhappily, will have onl!
one son. will have much trouble with hi
wife. and at last win divorce her. II
will lead several wars, enlarge the country
advance his own station. win become
king. but after several years of trouhl
he viii abdicate. go abroad and die Their
comparatively young.
His son viii succeed him. have a stI