The Washington herald., 1913-03-19
Continued from Page One.

| Constantine Kills a sister of
| the Emperor of Germany.
after his majesty aud his companion
had passed and crept up stealthily be-
hind the King. When but a few inches
away one of these men drew a pistol
and fired point blank at the King.
shot q. He Turned.
The Kings attention having been at
tracted by the close proximity of the two
| men, His Majesty had half turned
around. the movement being made Just
in time To- receive the discharge full in
the breast.
'Exclaiming. I am shot His Majesty
sunk to the ground without further
word.
The noise of the shot attracted immc-
diate attertion. Almost instantly peopl;
cane runnin,; rom every direction. little
dreaming the identity of the victim
The King, who soon became uncon-
scious, was quickly lifted by willing
hands. and taken TO a near by hospital,
where he died in a lew minutes.
Other messages received privately con-
| firm in the main these details. one mes
sage adds that the people Cf Saloniki
are wrought up to an intense pitcn by
the murder. and there is some prooahii-
| itv OF them taking the law into Their
own hands.
NJ. Gennadius. Greek minister in Lon
don who did not receive official con-
| hrma ton of the news until midnight.
broke down as he said: 1t is only too
true
british Ruler Gricvcd.
King George and Queen Mary received
he OF NEipiSnr "a SfIG- where they
are now in residence. Both were deeply
grieved.
Although it is too early to announce
what alterations will be made in the
court programme. it is announced that
the King has already Cancelled many en-
Sagements and IL is expected that court
mourning will be ordered, as in the case
of the King of Denmark last year.
The relationship of that monarch to
King George is the same as that Of the
King OF Greece. In the event of court
mourning being ordered, full mourning
will be worn for three weeks and half
mourning for one week
The dead King was Queen AleNand x
favorite brother and was well-known
figure to London crowds. During his
visits here he often walked through the
crowede streets unattended. and during
the days Immediately following King Ed
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King of Denmark. frequently mingled
with the crowd in fl ont of buckingham
Palace and listened to the sympathetic
references about the late monarch.
Refuses to Believe Report.
When Queen Alexandra first learned OF
the unofficial report of her brother s
murder. she refused to believe it, cherish
ing the hope that it was incorrect Short
, " before 10 O'Clock. however. the official
message came through. 1t was first
broken TO Princess Victoria upon whom
devolved the painful DUTY of breaking it
10 her royal mother.
His majesty had been living in Saloniki
since that town was captured by his army
last November. He received there the
news of the surrender of the town Of
Janina to the Crown Princes army on
March G. He Immediately sent a tele-
gram of congratulations to the Crown
Prince and his troops upon their snccess
The Lord Mayor of London tonight sent
kilograms of sympathy to King GeorSe
and Queen Alexandra on behalf of the
citizens of London. 4 similar telegram
was also forwarded to the Greek Min
lister here.
Proclaimed King in 1863.
George was proclaimed King of Greece
in October. 1865. Parts of his reign were
filed with vicissitudes. and the report
became current at least one" that he was
on the point of abdicatinS. Crown Prince
Constantine was born August ., 1865, and
was ma rried in 1850 to Princess Sophia
of Prussia IL sister of Emperor William
ii.
The King became heartily sick Of
Greece in consequence Of the many in
triSues directed against him. He de-
clared many times that he had been un-
able 10 lind loyal friend among the
nobility Of the country. The break in
the Balkans however, put n different
complexion Oh Greek affairs. feeling
Of PATRIOTISM and national pride was in
Spired, and after Foreign Minister Coro-
milas, Of the Greek Cabinet, formed the
Balkan league with the able assistance
Of Car ferdinand of Bulgaria.. the ca
lalS died out.
When the Balkan war broke out. King
George WAS acclaimed by all his people
without division When Crown Prince
Constantine went tC the trent and vic
tory after victory was won by the Greek
soldiers. tine royal family took p heroic
place in the affections of the Hellenes.
The last serious plot against the King.
which was exposed by the followers Of
King George, was in the fall of 1909. it
was then discovered that plotters had
attempted TO wean away tire loyalty OF
the army. depose the King, and kill
Crown Prince Constantine.
Keen Business Man.
Discovery of this plot was Immediately
followed by promises of national re-
forms i'm Greece. but the grumblings of
political nalcontents did not cease. King
George granted a revision of the consti-
tuition. and this rlacated the civil enc
mics of the throne, but the military par
ty continued active almost up to the eve
OF the outbreak of the Balkan war.
King George always showed a keen
business insight. and at the outbreak of
the Russo-Japanese war added to his
great fortune by investment in grains
These investments were made upon the
advice of the United States Minister at
Athens.
Queen Olga, of Greece. was more sue
cessful than her husband in winning the
affection of ner adopted people. She has
always. been held in high esteem by the
Greeks. She is an admiral in the Rus
sian Navy. being the only woman in the
world to enjoy this distinction.
The Balkan war brought a heavy bur-
den to the Greek Queen and the four
beautiful princesses of the Greek royal
house. Ali volunteered their services as
nurses. and Queen Olga declared her in
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