The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26

Yield. and to withdraw from servia,
and only too late did they discover
that Count Khevenhuller had acted
IN the matter on his own response
ibility and without instructions from
Vienna. where the Bulgarian military
successes we're viewed with satisfac.
ton. Indeed. some weeks later the
count was recalled and placed on the
retired list for number OF years.
But Just before the count was re-
called a most peculiar fire took place
at the Austrian legation at Belgrade.
The fianies--rio one knew how they
confined to one room
and the damage was restricted to some
curtains. which were destroyed: to 4
carpet. which was sdamaged.> and to a
small buhl cabinet standing between
the windows. which was smashed by
the hremen and the Servian police aii-
thorities. In their anxiety TO extinguish
the flames. without beating about the
bush, may say that the buhl cabinet
in question contained a couple of
dozen letters addressed by Queen Nat
alie,t to the count. and that on the fol-
lowing day they were In the hands of
King Milan. The count was not at
Belgrade at the time. and when he
returned he was unable to take any
steps toward the recovery OF the COR
irespondence. since. while he may have
had his suspicious. he had no proof
just then that the letters had passed
into the possession OF the King. The
latter continued as amIable as ever
some time afterwards that King Milan
when assailed by Queen Natalie. with
a torrent OF reproach for his inststcnce
upon the presence of his fayorite. Nine.
ArtemesIa Cristies, at court, suddenly
announced to her that he had In his
possession the letters which she had
written to Count Khevenhuller. With
in twelve hours after making this
ID al "a lef pa1 ol< N
her son with her. declaring that she
would not consent to remain beneath
a roof that harbored her husbands
favorite. the beautiful Artemesia. while
yorce, on grounds not publicly stated.
but in which the letters OF Count Khe-
yenhuller are said to have figured
Count Khevenhuller emerged from
take up the extremely difficult and
delicate position OF Austrian minister.
lplenipotentiary at Brussels: for much
trouble prevailes at the. time between
connection with the matrimonial diff
iferences OF Grown Prince Rudolf and
Crown Princess Stephanie:: the differ
.ences between King Leopold and Queen
duchess, and the persistent refusal of
King Leopold to make any accounting
OF the great fortune of his demented
sister, who had become by her mar
sEtdS TO emperor AdSltHll ian Ols4 IueA-
leo an Austrian archduchess.
From Brussels he wa 8 seven years
ago promoted to- the post OF sambas-
sador at Paris. where. however, he
cannot be said to have proved q sue
cess. for he. showed too plainly his
.disdain for the repub lican leade and
identified himself too openly wi tn the
old aristocracy. esp ecial lily wi tn those
Of the Royalist persuasi ion. He even
went so far on q number OF occasions
as to absent himself from state ban-
Duets given by the President OF the
republic. and by the Minister Of For
seign irs, on the score OF Ill health
yet moving himself on the very same
Eve ntngs OF the theatre. This, of
course, embittered the republican an n
Sthortties against him: and for this
reason one must not take too seriously
the stories riding to- which he Is.
asserted to have been.arrestsd several
ed and (. OF course, II berated& at once
on his Id entity being established:
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