Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
MILITARY DECIDE TO KEEP POWER
Revolutionary Leaders Really Dicta Ors and
Guards for Titular Monarch.
NO WORD GOES TO NEWLY ELECTED RULER
Government stuts Down on Expenses and
Stops Those Seeking PardOns.
ANTI-RtPUsLIcANs ARGUE STRONGLY
Give Editor Choice Between Mon
archicnl Views and star Part in
Execution and Then Make
Him Minister.

BELGRADE. June 16.-The position of
King Peter / promises to be little more
than that of a royal captive. The real gov
ernment Of the country will be military
dictatorship under the leaders of the rev.
olution, Colonel Mschin and Colonel |
Mitschilltsch. The new king is almost
without any personal adherents, and the |
ruling spirits of the army would just as
readily murder him as they did his prede-
cessor
At the present moment the whole coun-
try is under military rule, and. although no |
projects in the country districts have been
revoked each is accompanied by an army |
officer who attends him wherever he goes, |
even to the telephone. This policy has led |
20 one good result-not a single case Of |
disorder anywhere has been reported.
FOrceful Arguments Needed.
Extremely forcible arguments were found |
necessary to repress the radical aspira- |
tions of a republic. The foremost advocate |
of a republican form of government was |
l.. Jubomir schiokovics, editor of the Bel |
grade odjek. Finding him impervious to |
arguments the conspirators invited him |
to a dinner at the Officers club last Satur- |
day During the dinner his host told him |
that unless he agreed TO support Prince |
Peter there would be one head less in Bel |
grade that night NJ Schiokovics yielded to |
the force OF this reasoning and accepted the |
situation He is now minister of justice in |
the new government.
In spite Of semi-official statements made
this morning that the delegation of the
National Assembly elected to offer the
crown to the newly chosen king had al
ready started, It is still here The govern
rrent declares that the number of It's mem
bers. twenty-four. would entail too great
cost on the country in the way of travelling
expenses, but the real reason of the delay
is that the government found some of its
members averse to King Peter These
members sought the opportunity to become
reconcled to him at the expense Of the
country. Now that the ministry has cut
of their travelling expenses their desire
TO make the journey will be greatly dimin-
ixhed and the Delegation will probably
consist OF q dozen members at the most.
II IL believed that the army will try to
make secret terms with the new king by
which It will retain the supremacy It gained
by the tragedy, but whether Peter will
agree TO the conditions Is uncertain.
The chamber met at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and adjourned to the cathedral, where
a great thanksgivins service. including
Te Deum. wah celebrated.
Extraordinary lack of interest is shown
by the majority OF the people in the events
issued by the municipal authorities yester-
day, calling on the Inhabitants to decorate
their houses in honor OF the new king, has
met with scant attention and the town by
no means has a festive appearance The
illuminations last evening were not bril-
liant.
A military band marched through the
town playing lively airs, but heavy rain
soon cleared the streets.
Remove signs of Tragedy.
~ The town is perfectly calm and quiet is
apparently assured.
Guns doomed In honor OF King Peter, the
church bells rang merrily, simultaneously
along the main street marched a funeral
procession. Accompanied by all the pan
oply OF the Greek church. a regiment of
soldiers with it's band was carrying to
the grave the remains of a young lieuten-
ant to whom had been accorded the title
I of the ''army's hero" title which was
gained as follows;
The commandant OF division encamped
in the environs OF Belgrade was surprised
In the palace by the conspirators on the
night of the assassinations and managed
TO escape He found a mounted orderly
took his horse and galloped to the encamp-
nent OF his division to summon some OF
the regiments to the assistance OF the king
Just before reaching the camp. the lieuten'
ant who was buried today overlook the
commandant and in the sanguinary fight
which ensued the commandant was killed
and the lieutenant was mortally wounded
dying yesterday.
The new royal ciphers are reaching tbs
military depots today and will be served
out to the army before the arrival of Kinl
Peter.
The portraits of the late King Alexande
are being removed from the walls of pub
lie oniees and placed in lumber rooms.
Workmen were busy all day and nigh
at the palace removing all signs Of tn
tragedy and repairing the damage cause
by nying bullets preparatory TO the install
lation of the new ruler. 1t appears yer,
unlikely that an official account of tn
crime will be published. The absence o
all regret among the educated class
most striking and leads to the conclu
sion that either the assassinations wer
extremely popular or the Servians are tn
most impassive people in the world A
a matter OF fact the whole country 1
governed by few men and In many case
the peasantry are ignorant OF the cause o
the change.
Prince Nicholas EItOIs KinE Peter.
CETTINJB, Montenegro. June 18th
proclamation Of Prince Peter as king @
Servia was received with the creates
satisfaction by Prince Nicholas Kin
Peters father-in-law. and the Montene
grins generally. Salutes were fired, whic
rung aud bands paraded the town. whic
was behagged and Illuminated at nigh
Prince Nicholas made a speech TO a
immense crowd. extroling the virtues an
bravery OF the illustrious ancestors
King Peter and at the same time cor
demning the manner in which Kin
Alexander was assassinated.
MiIan's Son Not n Claimant.
coNsTANTINoPLE. June is.-rhe repol
published in New York that Madame Chrii
ties and son. Milan. whose father was n
late King Milan OF servia, had left Cor
atantinople for the servian frontier. Is uI