The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-13
YANKEE WIVES
MAY Be QUEENS!
Interesting Possibility Facing
ReIpmeets Of Two PretendeTS.
California Girl Became Wife Of Prince
Of the Old Servian Dynasty Who
Promoted the Balkan Aliiance-Prince
de B~raganza of Portugal Welded
Miss Stewart of New York.

Promoted the Balkan Aliiance-Prince
de Braganza of Portugal Welded
Miss Stewart of New York.
Two American women may, If the
fates are propitious, occupy thrones in
Europe. They are only the wives OF
pretenders or claimants at present, but
that is a highly romantic and interest
ing position. One of these women il
the wife of Prince Eugene Lazarovich.
Hrebtianovich of Servia, who claims
descent from the old Servian dynasty
which %antedated the Karageorgeviches
the present reigning family, and the
Obrenoviches, their predecessors. He
has said that he has no ambition to the
throne, and in proof of it he has drop
| ped the noble family name of De Ger.
nuschy. However, as for name he still
has enough left, and as for ambitions
many have put aside the crown twice.
| thrice and even more often only to take
1t in the end.
The prince, who has been practically
an exile since the present king came
to the throne, has spent his time, mon.
ely and energy in seeking to promote an
alliance between the Balkan states and
to create a greater Servia. IL he is not
| personally responsible for the present
war 1t is at least in line with what he
has worked for, and If 1t succeeds who
shall say what his reward may be, es-
pecially as dissensions in Servia are al
ready reported?
Great Help to Husband.
The Princess Lazarovich. to give her
part of the name, has been the stanch
ally and coworker with the prince in
all his efforts. She was Miss Eleanor
Calhoun of California, daughter of a
granddaughter Of John @. Calhoun, the
statesman. As q young girl she went
10 Paris, studied under Sardou and
won success abroad as an actress. She
married the prince In London and since
has given herself to the furthering of
his political fortunes.
She elaborated with her husband
In the book 1.-The People Of Servia,"
published a few years ago, which Is
n of the most authoritative works
on that subject She understands all
about the political and social condi-
tons of the Servians.
A few years ago the Princess Laza-
rovich petitioned the state department
In this country to assist her I'm getting
back lands which had been confiscat-
ed by the government on the ground
that her husband was q claimant to
the throne. She contended that since
she had never made a claim to the
throne there was no xcus for the
seizure of her property.
One of the princes projects for the
Improvement of his country has been
the building of a great canal, and his
wife came to America at the time he
had 1t in hand to help raise the money.
1t was then that the prince said that
he blessed the day that he took an
American for a wife. She was SO help
full, he asserted, so much of a CON-
rade, while European women were
likely to be either mere dolls or cooks.
Ambitions Of the B~rasanzas.
II the prince should become a king
and the glory that belonged to Servia
when his family ruled In the land
should be restored to him and to the
ancient ruling house the American
born princess has proved that she
would make no unworthy queen.
Ever since the youthful King Man.
uel of Portugal lost his throne there
have been persistent rumors that
when the monarchy should be restored.
as many persons in Portugal still hope
that 1t will be, the king would be, not
Manuel, but his cousin of the house of
Braganza. The deposed king seems to
manifest little ambition for the task
Of regaining his crown. The Bragan-
zas are believed to cherish secret am
billions to become the rulers of the
land.
If their dreams should ever be re-
allied an American girl is In line for
the position of queen. To be sure,
when the Prince Miguel de Braganza
married Miss Anita Stewart of New
York he renounced his claims to the
throne, but such remuneration is never
considered very binding by royal
NiuAAtuhec. 1ht huahiluSC VI lutS pair L
which took place In the little Roman
Catholic church In Dingwall, Scotland. |
with a reception at Tulloch castle, was
attended by a great number Of the |
princes royal relatives. Miss Stewart |
had previously been made a princess
In her own right by the Emperor |
Francis Joseph of Austria.
One Of the difficulties In the way Of |
this American girls husband obtaining |
the throne Is his lack of funds to car |
ry on a campaign. Although she in |
herited a half million dollars from her |
mothers second husband, James Hen
ry Smith, that Is a bagatelle for royal |
activities, especially when the claim |
ant has an accumulation of debts to
be paid out of the marriage dover. |
Mrs. Smith, 1t has been said, has re-
fused to finance any attempt to win
the throne of Portugal, ever with the
possibility entailed of seeing her
daughter a reigning queen.
Since the remuneration of his claims
to the throne the Prince de Braganza
q generally been known by one of !