The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-09
Rulers Will Be Surrounded by
Suite of Cosmopolitan
Character.
ny Ia MARQtiIsE DE rONTENOY.

II ING WILLIAM OF Albania and hi 81
N Queen. who take up their DIFF
Ncult task OF admin .c,ing the
government OF Albania this week. are
| attended by suite OF tho most cos
mopolitan character. To begin with.
the King has an English secretary, In
the person OF Captain Heaton Arm
strong. formerly Of the Grenadief
Guards. Then there Is Miss Wharton
the English governess, In charge OF
little Princess Marie and Prince Charles
Victor. the children of tho King and
Queen. The steward OF the royal
household Is also English. rejoicing
In the name OF Clark.
German Lutheran chaplain. n
couple OF Austrian. chamberIa.ns an
English master OF the horse, several
Frussian officers AZ aides dc camp, and
an Italian master OF tho household
hgure among the members OF tho
party who have arrived with the KIM
and Queen Mt Durazzo For IL is a,
Durazzo rather than at Valona. that
The King has determined to establish
his residence. taking up his abode in
the OLD palace Of the Turkish gov
ernors: building which Is surround ed
y gn.G"ns extending down to the sea
shore. Nicnncsc contractors and archi-
tects have been engaged for weeks
past In rendering the palace fl for
hahitation. equipping IL with electric.
light. modern plumbing. and the ncces
sary convenenccs and comforts 1t Is
not very imposing: looking building
1t Is but three stories high. its facade
| commanding n view OF the sea.
Rents have risen enormously nj
Durazzo in consequence OF Its being
selected as the residence OF tho SOW
ereign, and Austria has been oblis ed
a M mol
the diminutivc villa which liz to serve
for use rs her legation. while Italy
ana the other great powers arc expert
encing the utmost difficulty In Gnding
suitable premises. OF even tho mos,
modest description.
While this foreign encourage OF tho
King and Queen will conduce to their
comfort. and probably To theli sens E
OF security, besides relieving them oil
the feeling OF isolation which they
would otherwise experience. Its pres
ence cannot fail TO serve AZ continual
reminder TO the Albanians tina, their
new rulers are alien to the land-a
land where until now every foreigner
has been looked upon rs foe.
The chief support OF the King Is
Essad Pasha the former Turkish Coy
ernor OF Scutari, and who. ncion of one
OF the historic families OF Albania.
bonsts of descent from n natural son
of the Crusader Duke Anjou. and stiii
bears tho arms OF France. brisei ny
bend sinister. Essad. however. ~
not wholly to be trusted lie betrave
Sultan Abdul Hamid. to whom he owed
his education and his rapid promotion
In the army as young officer. lie
also broke faith with the regime that
succeeded Abdul Hamid. after taking
a prominent part in tho latters over
throw
AZ
OF Scutari, Essad Is credited not onl!
with having played false TO his gu
pertor there. but even TO have insti-
gated his assassination, so "a to be
free to negotiate with tho Montenegrin
! besiegers OF the stronghold: sur
render that enabled him to withdraw
with the garrison, It's arms and guns.
for use In furthering his own aspira
tons 10 the rulership Of Albania.
Then he joined forces with the pro-
vistonal government Of Albania, AT
valona, which had for Its President
scion of another distinguished Al
bantam family. Renal Pasha. Hn fell
out with him. and forced him 10 retire.
thus virtually making himself tho head
OF the provisional government.
| Now he has thrown In his lot with
| King William. and accorded to him his
| allegiance. owing TO his convictios
| that the great powers would not. at
| present at any rate. tolerate his own
assumption OF the throne. IL he re-
mains loyal TO the new regime. WI
liam may hope, with his assistance. to
overcome the opposition Of the Moslem
| Albanians in the north, which Is quite
us pronounced against his rule as that
| OF the Greeks in the southern portion
of his dominions. But. Judging by the
| past, IL Is doubtful whether Essad vii!
! prove reliable. and there is consider
| able reason to fear that he Will TO-
| ment rather than allay the turbulence
Of his countrynen, and create rather
than smooth away difficulties and oh
| stacles. with the object of rendering
| the new Kings rule impossible. and