Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12

l that. There is no doubt that he real
 ized better perhaps than most persons
 how near he was always standing to
 the edge of precipice. Only last year
 there was an attempt on the part of
 the supporters of Prince Karageorge-
 witch to seize the guardhouse and cus- | tom house of the frontier town of Sha-
 batz, and it was perfectly we'll known l that they were always on the watch
 for an opportunity to revolt. Only a
 few months ago in order to strengthen | his position Alexander executed a coup
 d'etat by which he temporarily sus- ! pended the constitution in order to get
 rid of certain electoral, press and other
 laws of which he disapproved. He was
 aware also of the disaffection in the
 army, which was due chiefly to the de- sire of Queen Draga to have her broth l CT, most undesirable person, declared heir to the throne and also to her in cessant intrigues to secure the promo ton of her relatives and friends over the heads of other and generally more deserving officers. It seems that this disaffection was deeper than he sus- pected and has been put to effective use by the Karageorgevitch party.
 Whether the agents of much greater power are working behind them with
 view to later national developments re- l mains to be seen.
 Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, pro- l claimed king by the Servian army, l has been living in Geneva since 1891. He appeared greatly astonished on re- l ceiving the news from Belgrade. l Over the telephone he said that he had not yet received any official notice regarding the events which took place ] in Belgrade He, did not even know whether it was true that he had been proclaimed king and said he did not know when or whether he would start l for Belgrade The new ministry, he ents, but he was unable to speak defi- nitely on this subject. 4.
 Prince Karageorgevitch declares l himseif innocent of any knowledge of 4the tragedy at Belgrade. He said that I through his grandfather he had un- l doubtedIy the best right to the Seryian l throne and intended taking it if pos 1 sible for the sake of his son, but he expects to meet with great difficulties and hopes for assistance from Austria. l From other sources it is learned that 1 the prince left secretly this morning for Vienna, whence he will proceed to Belgrade. Runors have been current here for three days of expected trou- ble in Servia, and Prince Karageorge- 1 witch has been receiving great many telegrams from the frontier of Servia. l The prince is a widower, aged fifty | A. n3A KTA sr AZ medium height and build, and his face, distinguished by long military mus 1 tache, is rather fierce.
 Russian money was undoubtedly used in the revolution, which, accord ing to general belief, was planned at l Geneva. It is recalled that when the l Austrian empress was murdered by l the Anarchist Luchenl in this city in 1898 Prince Karageorgevftch openly applauded the deed He is extremely l popular here with all classes and is described as unassuming, sensible and strictly honest in all private and pub- l lie transactions.
 l No international complications are l likely to result from the tragedy. The 1 Austro- Russian agreement of Decem- per, 1SU&t COACSIHlA$ LIE DulhdAS 1S NO l perfect that even If intervention in
 Servian affairs became necessary it would occur by the common accord of 1 the powers.
 Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, the newly proclaimed king, entertains ] great esteem and defeEenee for the king of Italy.
 The newspapers here forecast bet ter future for Seryia, and the new
 state of things is heartily welcomed by l the masses.
 It is now known that the bodies of l the king and queen were thrown from their bedroom window into the park.
 King Alexander was shot through the neck at the first fire, and the rush of blood suaocated him.
 Queen Draga received several shots, and after she was dead the regicides
 slashed her body with their swords and
 thrust it through and through.
 The rugs In the royal chamber were
 soaked with blood which flowed over
 the inlaid fo0gs. The window hang I ings were torn down and trampled un-
 der foot, the windows broken and the objects of art shattered in wanton de | Struct1On. Tie murderers afterward embraced
 and congratulated one another on the
 success of the plot and announced joy
 fully to those below that the king and
 queen had been disposed of.
 The residence of the queen's broth
 CTS, near the palace, was wrecked.
 About 15O officers were in the plot, | which was astonishingly we'll kept. l The streets of Belgrade are fairly quiet The soldiers, in force. are doing
 police duty. Labor Trouble Settled. l BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June 12 - 1 Rhe difficulty hafwaan the NIason