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Show KING'S SURRENDER HAS ROMANTIC SIDE Sought Hand of Czar '8 Daughter When In Russia and Tailed. BELGRADE. July 18. King Peer's virtual surrender of his throne to the Crown prince Alexander has a romantic side. Prince Alexander is in his 25th year and unmarried and it is imperative impera-tive that he find a bride. He sought the hand of a daughter of the czar in the course of his visit to Russia .a few months ago and failed. Though ho missed his goal as crown prince, it is possible that as king he may succeed. i At any rate he would be able to make a more brilliant match than he can ' now. King Peter is nearly 70 and far from well. He is at the Cure of Vranja and it is doubtful if he will occupy the tnrone again. It cannot be denied that King Peter has never gained the affections of the Eeople. They have never warmed to im, not even after the victories of the recent wars. On the other hand the crown prince has endeared himself to both people and army by his exploits in the Turkish and Bulgarian campaign. No crown prince has ever been more popular than Prince Alexander at this moment. The prince can, if he comes to the throne, also do what his father could not. He could break the link with the regicides, the stain of whose crime rests on Servia so long as King Peter remains re-mains on tho throne. The king could never clean the army of the men who made him ruler. The crown prince, on the other hand, is known to hold strong views on this question. |