New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-15

Of Obrenovtch virtually irresistible, and left its
antagonists without any standing sufficient 10
oppose the power of the rcconciled family.
HE coup dctat, therefore, is simply the re-
vival of the royal supremacy, which had been
weakened by the separation Of Milan and Nata-
he, and seriously impaired by the abdlcatl0n or
Mlan and IN" Subsequent troubles in which the
country plunged. largely result of the
weakness of the Crown During the last year
these difficulties have increased, and radlcalSm
has reared its head in such Il mcnacinc manner
TO make the conservative classes long lor
greater strength and unity at the source OF
Government.
As a matter of fact. the King has not attained
his majority. According to the Scrvian law ne
does not become of age until he is eighteen wears
old, and as hc was born on August H. 1876, ne
will not be eighteen for considerably over a year
Vienna. April 1.-THE "Ncu@- Frec PrcsSr,
commenting to-day upon the overthrow OF th'
Scrvian Regents and Ministry, SAYS that plans 10
bring about this end arranged between cN,
King Milan and W. Dokitch. the newly appointed
Bulgarian Prime Minister during visit of the
latter to Milan in Paris last week II adds that
Queen Natalie who is the daughter Of a colonel
i'm the Russian army, received by the Car
al Livadia yesterday. Thi, incident is believed
TO portcnd the rc-cstablishm"nt Of Russian in
iiucncn 1T the Srvian Court ana consequent
he Ncne Frcic Prc,,c' expresses confidence
that the ScrVan coup d'ctdt Will have no Serious
disapprove the action Of the young King. who
was probably influenced by his parents.
The receipt of the intclligence that klnG AiGN Hd
taken upon himself the full powers of King
caused % a Sharp fall in Scrvian and other Euro
pcan securities on the bonrse h"rc .v,o nin,,
Alexander announced The dismissal OF tl" REGENTS
and Ministers, Recent lelimarkovitch rushed up
TO the King and protested violently aSaihIt rn" IN"
aide, interposed and violent naSSasc at arms en-
sued between the Regent and th" officer
M Dokitch. the new Prime Minister, was
King Alcxander's tutor II" is Radical with
Buda-Fcsth. April l4-Ex-Kin. Milan passed
through this city this afternoon on his way to
BELGRADE
London. Arrll i4-Ths Vienna corrcSpGnd'nt OF
ander's proclamation is quite IN IN" style OF "N;
King Milan. and the fact that the army supported
the coup dctat affords further proof of Milan
prompting Alexander. the military always having
been loyal 10 the eX-kng. There is good reason
from a critical -nd dangerous situation, th" Re
gents having interpreted the constitution i'll an
arbitrary sense ny turning the elections in favor
of the Liberals There is no doubt that the coun
try was rapidly drifting into civil war"
The immediate cause or rather pretex'. for III"
Belgrade coup d'ctat furnished by the Govern
mental pressure exercised last month at the election
OF the members Of the sfnptscina. or National
Assembly. and Of the municipality Of the capital.
The latter election, which resulted fnvorlbly Tor th'
Ministerial candidates. pronounced Illegal by tn
Council OF state. whose members were aiicrwaN
Threatened With arrest 10y the tihlnet
There three political parties in Scrvia-'hH
Radicals the Liberals and the PiogrcsSi>iS. the latter
two having always lcen I'm u minority unable - gain
power except through political nirire>, and only
for short periods of time. Last August tn" tw"
Regents who governed s'rvia in IN" nam" oi tn
Young King Alexander dissolved the >kupischina ana
appointed Liberal Ministry. All kind, Of un-
scrupuloIs pressure used by 1t AT the March
elections Many voters abstaind from voting on
thai account and the elections in some districts w'Ie
dc,porcy annullcd by the Government, causing Iiois
at Belgrade and several other places The Liberal
Cabinet obtained II small majority in the Chimhcr,
which usually contained 120 Radical Deputies In
tot,l nf l3j The elections returned SiXtv four
Liberals fifty nine Radicals ami four rrogrcssl,iN ana
The vote Of eight districts annull'f at tr, -
ballot. The Radicals obtained h weVer. l3l:oN
votes the Liberals o. 900 and the PrDgrcsstN pOO1
that the Radicals, who are In minority IN ne
Chamber have secured votes than The Liberals.
w majority in the Skupt schina 1iH
scrvInn pee protested against the unlaNinl Int r
ference o The Ministers whi" had brought about That
result and this j. the WcteAt which wa seized upon
by The patriotic advisers If the young King - induce
him 10 overt hrow the Liberal Cabinet which was
not in accord with the Nation In r'gnrd To tie home
and foreign policy oil SefVla