The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-21
With King Leopold Dead, the
Belgians Refused to Allow
the Baroness Vaughan to Re
main in the Little Kingdom.
NOT CHARMED BY THE
W0MAN'S BLACK EYES
Hint From the Government
That If She Did Not Depart
Voluntarily She Would Be
Expelled Was Sufficient,
LATE M0NARCH'S FORTUNE.

Brussels, Dec. 90. - Baroness
Vaughan, whom Leopold made his
queen in fact, if not in name, quietly
left Belgium today, her reign ended,
her power collapsed, accepting the
hint Of the government that if she did
not depart voluntarily she would be
expelled from the country.
The baroness packed up those magnifi-
cent furnishings of her chateau which
were the personal gifts of King Leopold
and forwarded them across the frontier.
She herself took a train for France,
To the Belgians this good-Iooking young
woman with brown hair and cleaning
black eyes was always a great mystery,
but they accepted her as they have the
other whi!us Of the determined and self
willed king. They have thought for
years Of her residence beside the kings,
of the famous floral bridge linking the
two domains. They have discussed with
uncOucern her absolute dominion over
the kings private life.
Church Marriage Doubted.
Now. with the king dead they have
been driven TO deep resentment that as
the kings body was borne through the
streets and was lying in state at the
palace, her photograph was exhibited
and sold in Brussels thOrOughfares and
her name shouted out by haWkers as
Caroline, the queen
In spite Of dispatches from Italy and
other countries asserting that King Leo
pOld and the Baroness Vaughan had been
married according TO the rite of the
church, the kings personal friends per-
sist in their disbelief of this, While they
characterize the stories of a civil union
as pure nonsense. They say that Leopold.
whatever his faults in private life would
never destroy the official dignity of the
kingdom.
The Belgian Code.
The semi-officiaI Twentieth Century
points out that the Belgian code stipu-
lates that the rights OF succession to
the throne pass to direct descendants Of
legitimate birth If there was a civil
marriage in Italy it might create pOten-
IiaI rights, but, it is argued, the alb
sence of all records, all publication of
such a ceremony and especially the fact
that Leopold never proclaimed Baroness
Vaughan his legitimate wife, effeCtually
oisposes of the question.
Prince Albert has a plan to reuuite
the eNiled and separated family which
was fulfilled today. As Baroness Vaughan
passed out forever from Belgian life,
Princess Louise triumphantly entered the
city and was officially greeted 1T the sta
ton and acclaimed by the people. She
chateau Belvedere. which henceforJh
viii be her official home.
Body Lying in State.
Again today a vast crowd viewed the
body of the late king. Many people who
came i'm from the provinces were in
Censed that the gates were closed al g
clock, and they tried to force am en-
trance In the panic people were trodden
ON, garments were torn and women
tainted. Quite number were injured
Finally the palace was reopened and the
visitors were allowed 10 file past the
catHalque.
Arrangements for the funeral and the
swearing En- of the new sovereign are pro-
ceeding rapidly. An army of WOrkmeu
has taken possession of the cathedral
which is being draped and the chamber
of deputies is being redrranged for the
ceremonies on Thursday, when Albert
viii triunphanuy enter Brussels on
horseback Delegations are arriving
from the European courts. The United
States VIII be represented by Henry Lane
Wilson. minister to Belgium, and L.
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