The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
KING PETER WAS
BADLY RECEIVED
Servian Ruler Sighted By En-
peror of Russia
FRANCIS JosEPH'S PLANS
VIII Spend Most of the Summer Away
From Home-Interestings story of
Queen Sophia Is Recalled
BY Illness
FRANCIS JosEPH'S PLANS

Vienna, April zA-(Special.) -Despite
the denial from St. Petersburg that hing
Peter of Servta was received in Russia
with decided coldness. 1t Is persistently
reported here that such was the fact and
tina. the Servian monarch feels the Sights
sale to have been put upon him keenly.
One Belgrade paper, in fact, says that
the King intends to abdicate In favor of
tho crown prince. 1t is felt here that
King Peters position has been rendered
impossible by the Gar. The crown
prince of servia is shortly to go to st.
Petersburg at the invitation of the Gar,
and 1t is said that the Gar suggested
to King Peter that he should resign.
Just how much truth there is In all
these stories it Is impossible to say. 1t
Ia not impossible that they have been
spread by Austrian diplomacy, which is
greatly worried by the progress made by
Russia In solidifying the Balkan Slavs
under Russian leadership.
The Emperor Francis Joseph, who has
been residing during the last six months
at the castle of Schonbrunn, is expected
to spend part of May at Budapest, and
about the middle of June he is boing o
Ischl for a stay OF three months. 1t is
expected at Vienna that King Edward
of England will pay private visit to
the Emperor Francis Joseph at Ischl
Tho rather feeble health of the ex-
Queen of Naples, the Emperor Francis
| Joseph's sister-in-law, recalls the fact
| that she is the only woman who has re-
ceivcd the Russian Cross OF st. George,
which is only conferred for acts of con-
| spicuous bravery under fire. The ex-
queen received It in recognition OF the
courage she displayed In connection with
| tho magnificent defense of Gaetc against
the armies of Garabaldi and King Vic
| tor Emmanuel.
| One day during the siege a bomb fell
| into the room where King Francis and
| Queen Sophia were dining. Queen So
| phia arose from the table and walked to
a looking glass that hung on the wall
| and noticing that her hair was whitened
by the plaster dust raised by the bursting
boom, said, quite calmly:
| .sWhat a pity 1t Is that powder Ia nc
longer fashionable. Don't look quite an
eighteenth century queen with my whit
enec hair7 I must keep it SO while the
garrison is being reviewed"
Queen Sophia conducted the entire de'
Tense of Gaeta, which was SO magnih
cent that the garrison was permitted tt
march out with all the honors of war
Every day she visited the ramparts ant
encouraged officers and men. She sight
ed the guns, and her example shamet
those who were disposed to surrender
into an appearance of courage.
United States Ambassador Kerens l.
rapidlv making his position secure II
Vienna. The Missouri statesman is lack
ing In some of the fine points Of develop
nent upon which European diplomats
place so much stress. but his hearty goot
humor and good common sense by RAJ
overbaiance these omissions and lis pop
W., fonf hat ho Ia Z
devout Catholic is a great help to him.
|
and Gulf line state that all the necessary
financing has been done and the road
which is in operation from Ashdown te
lMurphreesboro, Ark, will be completed
all the way from Memphis. Tenn. to Dali
Has, Tex, about $50 miles. 1t Will pene-
trate some of the richest territory OF the
south. and put Dallas in touch with the
Mississippi gateway by what the pro-
tectors declare will be the shortest pos
sible route. The line has been surveyed
from Memphis to- Terrell, Tex. Trackagt
and terminal relations with the Texas
Midland are understood to be under con
sideration.
J. H. Mccormack who lives in Albany
. and is vice president of big paper com
pany which has three big mills In Troy
when visiting here the other day sale
that his company pays more d ton fol
raw material than the price of finished
steel rails. This raw material is nothing
more nor less than old manila rope
This old rope comes to us from al
parts of the world" said Mr.. Mccormack
but the greatest quantity is obtainet
, through Liverpool and LONDON. wnen IN
, rome is at for nothing else, 1t Is mad
, into paper for -four and cement sacks ant
|, sand paper, and into insulating paper
which last has to be chemically pure
, The process. as compared with making
/ paper out Of wood, Is less mechanical
| II has to be ground up and cooked, bu
: the process of manufacture has takel
a long time to perfect. Between 1000 an
n. 40 tons Of old rope were manufacture
) into paper in this country last year."