Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20
ALEXANDER ON THE THRONE,
SerVia's Youthful King Rudel!
OVerthroWs the Regency,


OverthroWs the Regency,
Tho Faithicss Regents and Ministers
Turned out and the Young King As
sumes the Throne, Although He il Not
Vet of Lawful Age.
BELGRADE, hpril liking Alexander
has arrested the regents and the ministers
Of SGrvia.
lie has declared that lie has attained his
majority and nus assumCdthc government
OF the country.
IiELaRlpE, April IA bloodlcss coup
detNt was effected here last might and
King Alexander t., the youthful ruler Of
ScrNia who has heretofore governed the
| country through regents, to-day rules u
| his own name.
4 Grand banquet was given al tic palace
last might to celebrate Sing Ale&andera
sGrcess in passing the examination pre-
| scFibea for SefNlan students. NJ liistics
| ana General lieimarkOvlc, the regents
| and all tile ministers OF state were present
Us were also a large number OF the friends
| and supporters u the regency.
| For many months past the situation
| in Servia las been critical owing to
| the abuse Of their power by the regents
and state officials. Affairs had become
so bad that the king determined! to
| take the reinS IN his own hands. III accord
ancc with this determination plans were
secretly laid by means Of which the
regents and the ministers would be Oustcd
| without opposition.
| .usuSpertjuglv the regents and minis
tiers attended the banquet, and while they
were enjoying themselves al the palace u
detachment ol soldiers and bodies OF police
took possession Of the ministers houses
and occupied the government building.
1T midnight, while the festival WAS still in
progress, King Alexander proclaimed that
he lad attained his majority and that lie
had assumed, with the sklpschtlna, the
government of the country.
AS a matter Of fact the King has not at
tanned his majority. According to the
Scryiu law he docs not become Of age until
he is Is years Old, and rs he WAS born
August 18th, 1876, he Will not be Is for
Considerably over year.
When the dcposed regents and ministers
heard the proclamation they were dumb.
founded. The King and his advisers acted
with great prumptness, and soldiers VINO
were in waiting at Once placed the regents
and ministers under arrest, and they were
sent to rooms which had been prepared
for them iii the palace where they ARE
under guard. The Servian army is loyal To
the King Had !, not been the coupd' etat
would not have been possible
After the isSuinE Of tile proclamation,
and long before dayDrcak, the King pro.
CGeGed to the barracks, where the troops
were under arms and was received with
Joyous aCClamNtions and many expressions
VI loyalty.
Tho proclamation which will be iSslcd
everywhere III the country to-day bears
the King signature. III il Alexander de-
ClareS that the constitution has been lately
placed IN jeopardy. the rights Of citizens
imperiiled, and the constitutional position
OF Parliament ~ ubascd that the kim
must end the unhappy condition of affairs
! He therefore declares that he has come d
age. and has assumed kingly powers
"licnceforth," the proclamation adds
"thG sovereign constitution acquires Ill
full Significance
The regents have been deposed, the cabi
e net dismissed, and Il rev iriuistery is ap
& pointed. NJ. Ilokitch is the new PRINT
minister
t BELGRADE, April Trouble has al
resdy begun over the eX-regentS, Rsticl
and Bciimarkovitch, and their lat
ministry.
e The new government, as Il result Q
investigations already made concernin!
i the finances of the country, since Alex
7 ander acquired power by The coup d'eta
/; of last Thursday night, has made a dc
Z mand that the cX-regents and eX-mlnis
/. tiers shall reimburse the government 70
}. the sum Of , 100000 dimares or francs
II misappropriatcd during the regency
3 under the prctcxt of having been use
= in the secret service of the state.
:, BELGAEpE, April 1T,-'rhe genera
\ expression OF approval with which Kin
AleNanders coup d'etat was hailed
!. already interrupted. The Liberals hay
g gathered courage since Thursday nigh
/ and propose to take the people again:
y the government.
= They have issued manifesto in whic
}, they denounce the new ministry, CON
/, posed Of NJ. Dokitch and his colleague
!, appointed by King Alexander since h
!. seized the royal authority, as an usnrpu
I. ton Of political power, and rs havin
4 melted the King to the coup d'ettt !
:. violation Of the constitution and laws {
! Servia.
I, The Liberals state that they max
/, their stand upon the rights of the people
g which they claim have been outrage
! and ignored by usurpatiou.