Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-17
Toda VS. Telegraphic News
The Dead King.

tor announces today that pendlug funce
AIberps assumption Of the throne 10
saccsed King Leopold, who died at 2:So
this morning, the sffairs Of Belgium will
be Administered By regency consisting
OF the council OF ministers.
DR.. Thiriar, chief pbysicisn to Leo
pold, issued the following statement to-
day:
liking Leopold's death wss due TO
embolIsm Of tbs besrt. We were most
spprehensige when we operated upon
him because we were aware OF bis heart
disease, but the operation was absolutely
necessary to prevent terrible sufieripg'
Thanks to the operation, the kings
death VAS painless"
Leopold's death occurred on the forty
fourth anniversary Of his formal Access
sion 10 The ihrone, though bis kipgsbip
dated from December 10, 1865.
While Belgium is officially In mourn
ing for her dead king aud ell Belgian
papers appeared today with black oor'
ders, there Is only the slightest evidence
Of personal grief. Whatever affection
the people may have had for Leopold
was almosl wholly lost by the incidents
that surrounded bis last days. Chief OF
these was bis refusal to be reconciled to
his daughters, Stephauie aud Louise,
and the admission to the death chamber
at the last momen. of the notorious
Baroness Vaughan.
The Phncsts 6tephauie arrived 10 the
death room twenty minutes after the
kiug died. She kissed his lIfeless lips
and wept bitterly over The body.
Job, why could't have had just a
few moments with him whilo he wss
yet alive" she sobbed. The princess
remained on her knees at the bedside
for nearly half an hour, when the ply
siciaos led her away.
Prince Albert, who will shortly take
up the fallen scepter, aod the countess
OF Flanders also arrived after the king
had died.
The confirmation Of the report that
Leopold secretly welded the Baroness
Vaughan, who was the dsughtsr of q
charwouan, greatly com plIcates Leo
pold's domestic sfiairs, as his two chill
dren by the baroness will have an equal
claim against the vast estate left by Leo.
pod with the other children.
There is little likelihood, however, of
any of these children setting up claim
to the throne.
London, Dec. 1.-THE Central News
Rome correspondent says tia. the pope
has notified the pspal representative ct
Brussels that King Leopold and the
Baroness Vaughan we're regularly mar.
ried at San Reno, Italy, in 1908. The
pspil representative is requested to act
10 accordance With this Information II
the baroness needs any projection 10 her
martial rights.
The marriage, It Is believed, was en-
Tered into 10 the hope that the kings
SOD, born carly in 1908, might be found
eligible to the successorship.
The funeral Of King leopold will take
place next Wednesday. Prince Albert
will take the oath OF 6ffice ss king CD
the following day.
The public feeling against Leopold,
intensified by the disclosure OF his mar
risge In 1908 to Bironess Vaughan,
found vent today 10 a demonstration
against the baronoss by a mob outside
The Lscken palace. The mob eered and
booted the baroness and displayed such
an ugly temper that police fastened 10
the palace 10 protect her against violence.
There was a report that the baroness,
fearing violence from the enrsged public,
fed at an carly hour this morning to
France. The latest report, however, Is
that she Is still within the palaces und
will remain there until The feeling sub.
sides, or proper escort Is furnished her
60 that sbc may leave 10 safety.
The 6ght Of the kings children against
the baroness was begun today, when 8
lawyer, representing Princess Louise,
who was not permitted TO come to Brus.
sells to see her father, sought 10 attach
the baroness villa at Lacked. The at
tachment was resisied and the whole
matter has been thrown into the courts.
Late this afternoon 1t was reported,
but uucon6rmed, that the court bad
decided in favor Of the princess and had
granted az attachment OF the villa,
81 ask pardon for The faults that |
have committed" declared King Leo
pold 10 his will, which was this after.
noon taken into custody by the royal
notary. The will continues:
~ die In the Catholic religion.
| leave the &S, 900, 900 which / received
from my father to my children. My re.
quest Is that my funeral be simple aud
that 1t take place at 7 o'clock 10 the
morning."
No other details Of the will we're given
out. II Is presumed that the bulk OF
| Lsopold's vast estate hiss been left t.
Baroness Vaughan, who Is still secluded
10 the death chamber, declaring that she
is unable to tear herself away.
A strong military guard arrived tbi'
evening to convey the kings body to
Brussels tonight. The baroness will
probably avail herseli Of the protection
Of the soldiers, and will leave With the
body.
LIE S1Ir says that the berouess assisted
10 laying ont the body of the king and
refuses absolutely to as separated from
the body until the fqnefal
Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. II. Princes
Yeisa Marie Won DJrnbsrg, said to bt
the daughter Of King Leopold, lived 10
Wilwsukee for mOre than year leaving
this city 10 1905. Her husband was 9
titled Venetian sud . doctor By profes
sion,