The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-19

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"We have now destroyed the dynas-
ty of the Obrenovichs and have got
rid of the dishonorable woman who
was the kings evil spirit. Long live
Servia."
The people responded: Long live
the army"
Fortunes Left by the Dead.
The government has laid claim to
the possessions of the late monarch.
1t is not known whether he left a
fortune, but it is supposed that he
had considerable savings, having lived
economically during the last decade.
1t is reported that as the greater part
of his money was deposited in Eng
land, it is questionable whether the
capital would be delivered to the
Servian government. The opinion here
is that all belongs to the state, even
including the kings foreign invest
ments. 1t is possible that ex-Queen
Natalie may also appear as an heiress.
Queen Draga was in receipt of 10000
gulden monthly and also had great
savings, which will be. handed over to
her three sisters.
The burial of the dead king and
queen was a pitiful sight. All day
long the victims were reposing in
rough collins, and had lain exposed to
the gaze of those who had killed
them a0d to the privileged curious.
There have been unpleasant evidences
of the public resentment against the
late royal couple. Some persons even
spat on the remains. Outside the
palace a vast crowd awaited the re-
moval, not only of the corpses of the
king and queen, but of the bodies of
all the other victims, which were
simultaneously inferred, being con
veyed in hearses to the Belgrade GEM
etery.
Dead Silence in the Streets.
In the streets there was a dead
silence, and the public were kept back
by the troops. The burial service was
brief. Two priests were present, but
no high ecclesiastical dignitaries. In
side the cemetery none was allowed
except a strong force of ~gendarmes
aud a few officers. Not a single friend
or relative of the deceased was pres
ent. The remains of the royal pair
were inferred in a vault in the enc
tary chapel. Two wooden crosses
alone denoted the spot, marked AL
exander Obrenovics" and "Draginja
Obrenovics." The other bodies lie
outside in the cemetery in rough
graves.
Late Queens Relatives Expelled.
Friday the sisters and the nieces of
the late queen, who had been arrested
by the military authorities, were ex-
PEELED from the country. Her sisters,
late Thursday night, were permitted
to take a farewell look at the dead
queens remains. They were subse-
quently conveyed by the police on
board a Servian ship, which brought
them down to Pancsova. They were
lucky to escape with their lives. An
other niece of the queen, who was on
her way from Paris to Belgrade, was
compelled to stop at Semlin. EX-
Queen Natalie was DESTROYS of coming
to Belgrade to see the body of her
son, but was dissuaded by the gov
eminent.
Floors Drenchcd with Blood.
The autopsy held has proved that
the late king received 80 shot wounds,
many of them deadly. Queen Draga
had numerous shot and sabre wounds,
and it is alleged that her body was
torn in a barbaric fashion.
The appearance of the royal apart
ments is i~ndescribable. The doors and
the floors are shattered and the ruins
drenched with blood.
Joyful demonstrations were in
dulged in by the populace throughout
the day and business has not been dis
turbed. The radical leaders have
made fiery speeches to thousands of
people in the open air, declaring that
the act was the will of the people as
well as of the military.
ONCE EXPELLED FROM SERVIA.