Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-21
BARONESS VAUGHAN
HAS LEFT BELGIUM
Accepted Hint That if She Didn't
Depart Voluntarily She
Would be Expelled.
SHE TOOK TRAIN FOR FRANCE
To ncIrians She Was Mystery but
They Accepted Her as One OF
Lcopoid's Whi.,s-

pusscIs. Dec. 20.-Baroness Vaughan
,,bom I.eopald made his queen IN iact'
!, not IN name, quietly left Belgium To-
aoy her reign ended; her power col
iapsed. accepting the hint oi inc soN
crnment that If she did not depart
voluntarily she would be expelled from
the country.
rrbe baroness packed up those mag
ri0cent furnishings OF her cnateAu
which were personal gifts OF KING Leo
mold and forwarded them hcross .ns M
frontier She herself took u tram lpr
France. 49, ,.o,,,no
,,oune woman with brown hair ana
cleaning black eyes. was always
great mystery, but they aecepted ncr
ns they have the other whims oil tne
determined and self-willed lSlns- ines
hova thoucnt for years of her residence
beside the kings of the famous ilorai
bridge linking the two domains, IheF
boyc discussed with uDconcern her ap-
solute dominion over the kings prl-
vate life.
Now. with the king dead. they havo
been driven to deep resentment tnat MS
The kings body wns borne through the
streets and was lying in state at the
palace. her photograph was exniolteo
and sold in Brussels thorou ghfnres ana
her name shouted out by hawkeiS as
Caroline, the Queen
In spite OF dispatches from italy ana
other countries asserting that Nlhs
JeopoId and the Baroness Vaughan
had been married according to rite OF
the church, the kings personal friends
persist in their disbelief of this, while
they characterize the stories oil q CIVIL
union as pure nonsense.
They say that Leopold, whatever his
flults in private life. would never de-
stroy the official dignity OF the king
dom.
Tho semi -official Twentieth Century
points out that the Belgian code stipu-
Iates that the rights of succession TO
the throne pass to direct descendants
of legitimate birth. II there was a civil
marriage in Italy. II might create po-
tential rights, but, 1t is argued. the alb
sence OF all records, all publications or
such n ceremony and especially the fact
that Leopold never proclaimed Baroness
Vaughan his legitimate wife, efIectually
disposes of the question.
Prince Albert's plan to reunite the
exiled and separated family was full
filled today, as Baroness Vaughan
passed out forever from Belgian life.
Princess Louise triumphantly entered
tho city and was officially greeted at
the station and acclaimed by the peo-
pie. She was conducted with royal
honors to the Chateau Belvedere
which henceforth will be her official
home. Again today a vast crowd
viewed the body of the late king, Many
people who came In from the prov
inces were incensed that the gates
were closed at 8 o'clock and they
tried to force an entrance. In the
panic. people were trodden on. gar
ments were torn and women tainted.
Quite a number were injured. Finally
the palace was reopened and the visi-
tors were allowed to file past the cat
afalque.
Arrangements for the funeral and
the swearing in of the new sovereign
are proceeding rapidly. An army OF
workmen has taken possession of the
cathedral, which is being draped and
the chamber OF deputies is being re-
arranged for the ceremonies on Thurs
day when Albert will triumphantly
enter Brussels On horseback. Delega-
tions are arriving from the European
courts The United States will be
represented by Henry Lane Wilson
minister to Belgium. and U. Grant
Smith. the new secretary. who will ar
rive here tomorrow.