Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-11

No. 1852.
discussing the tragedy, but without con-
demnation. A strong detachment of troops
Is encamped about the palace of the newly
proclaimed king, who was a pretender to
the throne for many years. He was born
in Belgrade in 1s48 and was married in
1888 to Princess Zorka, daughter of Prince
Nicholas of Montenegro. She died In
1880"
New King is Modest.
GENEVA. June 11.-Prince Peter Kara
georgevitch lives in a modest apartment
on the Rue de Ia Bellotte. Recently ne mas
been in constant communication with Sefv-
ian politicians. has been several times 70
Vienna and has also visited ST. Fetefsons'
where his son is at school.
GENEVA. Switzerland June n.-Prince
Peter Karageorgevitch, who has been nv
ing here for some time, appeared 10 De
greatly astonished at the news from BEL
grade, which, he said he had only iearheo
through a private telegram from vienna.
Queen Killed With an AK.
BERLIN. June ia dispatch from Sem
lin. Hungary. to the National Zeitung gives
an interesting version of the events at Bel
grade. 1t says:
"A party Of officers proceeded to the pal
ace by previous arrangement with Henerai
Ljubasivkovics and called upon King Alex
ander to abdcate in favor of Prince feter
Karageorgevitch The king refused ana
shot Colonel Naumovics,, who mace the
proposal The other officers thereupon SUM
moned the war minister, General PaVlo-
WITCH and Tudorovics, the minister OF the
interior, and shot the king and queen ana
Petrovics one of the kings a1d-de-camps'
and other loyal officers.
1.-The leader of the actual assailants was
Lieutenant Colonel Mischief, who himself
murdered the queen. The latter, together
with her brother and sisters, was struck
down with an ak. The queen dled lmme-
diately The king lived a few minutes
1.-The immediate cause OF the revolution
was the return to Belgrade of Lieutenant
Lungievitza brother of the queen, and a
supposed candidate for the throne.
1.-The surviving ministers have been ar
rested
be held June IA.
Belgrade Illuminated.
"A festal illumination of Belgrade Is pro-
jected for this evening"
The dispatch. concludes with stating that
intense joy prevails at Belgrade.
The German government cannot be said
to have taken up any attitude as yet re-
garding the provisional administration of
Servia. Horror was expressed at the for
eign office at the bloody coup d'etat. The
immediate feeling is one of antagonism to
the new ministry, and there is an indisposi-
ton to make it's path easy. The foreign
office for the present is simply awaiting full
information from it's legation at Belgrade,
and is also sounding the other chancellories
c;&,o+;o,
The fact that the late King Alexander
was not allied to any European reigning
family is regarded simplifying the stua-
ton. Germany has special political in
terest in the events in Servia. That an in
trigue looking to the dethronement of the
late king was on foot had been known to
the German government and also to the
government of Servia for some time, but
no Importance was attached to the matter.
The late king seems to have looked upon
the hints of the existence of a plot not
having special significance. Reports to this
effect have been circulated in the Austrian
and German newspapers and have been
cabled to the United States, but as the
Balkans are so productive of baseless ru-
mors those concerning the plot against the
late King of Servia were treated lightly.
BERLIN, June 1.-THE members of the
provisional ministry of Seryia form en-
ergetic group. Each one is a person of
some celebrity in Servia.
NJ. Avakumovics, the new premier, was
| premier in the liberal government of 1892
| and previously was minister of justice and
| judge of the court of appeals. He is the
| best-known jurist in Servia.
Prominent Leaders.
| M. Protics. the new minister of the in
| terror, is the most prominent leader of the
radicals and an able speaker and writer
NJ. Kalievics, the new foreign minister,
was premier in 1879, and later minister at
Vienna. Latterly he had been a senator
and has been occupying a neutral political
position.
NJ. Schiokovics. the new minister of JUS
tice. sharply criticised the doings of the
royal pair in the last parliament Like NJ.
Protics, he was condemned to twenty years
Imprisonment because of his completely in
a plot against King Milan, but he was par
doned.
M. Genshics. the new minister of com
merce, served two years in prison On the
charge of high treason for his opposition to
the late King Alexander's marriage
BERLIN, June 1.-THE Frankfort lei
tung, in its version of the tragedy at Bel
grade says that when the troops entered
the royal bed room King Alexander seized
revolver and shot the queen and then
killed himself.
Queen Was Disliked
LONDON, June 12.-The Servian minister
said there were many causes leading to the
revolution. large section of the people
were greatly dissatisfied with the tendency
of King Alexander to eliminate the radical
element from the government and by the
constant rumors of his intention to appoint
Ilfsafy Ern. .Ear ial-if hair
apparent.
In addition to this the queen was disiked
by the people, who were also intensely out
ragged at the recent suspension of the con-
stitution. The minister did not anticipate te
that the changes would result In internecine
strife or in any real dangers to the coun-
try.
Mo.r, K;.. n c-xx;.. a.