Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-20

husband NAn gwen 10 lNtA NFHftf ifi
~favorito string OF pcals, she tried to
commit suicide by choking herself
with o string not much larger than
that on which the pearls were strung.
Cleo de A.ufOde anne to New York 10
n ballet specially. ~ q dancer b
was poor. but because Of her beauty
her vogue was great, though brief
one Of Lcopoids amous esoapadcs
was when he went yachting in tho
Mediterranean with three Partisan
ballet girls. They passed aa his
daughters but The three real daugh-
tiers kept themselves secluded I'm the
castle AZ Iaeken. on the gates 81
which . smallpox sign kept all visitors
from intrudlng
Disappeared Mssfcrionsiy in 1897
In March, 1894, the king disappear
cd. A cabinet crisis arose In Brussels
leopold was sought an over Europe
and a part Of Africa Several DAYS
later ne was discovered IN a remote
corner of Switzerland engaged in q
driving and walking tour with two
women whose status was quite the re-
verse OF royal.
Tho most u%nsavory episode 81 this
character. however, took place IN
London, where a Mrs. Jcffrcys. Keeper
OF a notorious disorderly house. on be-
ing arrested by IN overzeai0us police
inspector. actually gave, when placed
in the dock of the Marlborough street
police court, the name Of kinF Leo
poId nv one Of her best friends and
one ready to vouch for her respect't-
biiity. The hearing WIS brought 10 q
hurried close, though not before It had
gotten into the newspapers. the WON
nm being lei off with "A nominal tine,
while the police Inspector wis dis
charged ana the magistrate bnightcd
w. r. Steed likewise. IN his articles
entitled '"rhe Maiden Tribute, about
twenty years ago, boldly named the
belgian king rs onc Of the worst "f
Tho ''mlnotamrs" OF the british me-
tropolis.
In his declining years there came
into Ieopold's life Caroline blcroiX
who had been n harmaid IN the rail
road Restaurant az Diiou Her parents
were caretnkcra, her sister a humble
fruit vender ana her uncle n socialist
member Of the Belgian chamber OF
deputies. Leopold made her the Bar
oness Vaughn and then made her his
m%arennntic wife, The ceremony was
performed. II WAS stid, IN the latter
part az 1904 in the Chateau Of Iaieken.
near brussels. in tn, presence Of two
afies-da-cnmp. by the court chaplain
acting under tho authority of the car
dlnal archbishop of Mcchin, The king
Installed her In a small palace, super
blys furnished. standing in g large gar
den and connected Win the park ni
the royal palace Of i.arken by a COW
cred bridge. which crossed the high
road. At N~illefranuhc, IN the south ~
France. lac provided for her another
beautiful chateau aud property worth
several millions The baroness also
spent much time IN the chateau OF
larmoy, near paris. She bore the
king two SONS. and so completely was
The nged monarch ia this ambitious
young woman's throil thut he gavc ald
to her schomes for the onnohlcmcnt
of her children and made lavish pro-
vision FOR their future.
Congo Provided Great Fortune.
II WAS his Inflammation for this WOMB
an that completely cstranEcd him
from the Princess Clemcntinc aud
others of his family.
Leopold was a shrswd husihr-s man
aha pun up |" Nts'
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Tho Berlin congress ot 1889 handed
over D. Congo tu leopold 10 admin
jstor. The world %applaud'd hifa mag
aud Forgot me D. hr thc
twenty years
Accomplished Coup la Congo.
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