The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-10-11
KING PETERS SEAT
Time Doesn't Seem to Make
1t Any Easier.
COLMISHITCHQUIETS DOWN
No Longer Swaggers About
the MurderouS Deed.

Belgrade. oct. 10.-At a banquet few
NIGHTS ago King Peter of Servia declared
TO the officers of the Belgrade garrison
l.lat no discord exists in the army, and
that fun agreement reigns between it and
the people Of the country. King Peter IN
doubtedly wishes this were true. In real
ity. the new conspiracy is a Far more
serious matter than the government could
dare to acknowledge out Of a total Of
gone 1.50O officers, at least 1900 are be
lleyed to be concerned in the movement.
and excepting the personal friends and
relatives Of the sixty-eight "old conspira-
1ors.'' the assassins of the late King
and Queen, there are probably few Serv-
ians who do not at seaSt secretly sympa-
1hize with it-a small party because their
fortunes and possibly their lives were de-
pendent on the late Obrenovitch dynasty,
q stiH smaller party because they are
honestly ashamed Of the murders, and
The vast majority because they now real
ize that the revolution has led to perhaps
worse corruption and tyranny than eNAr
existed before. For the clique of assas-
sins hold all the chief civil and military
officers. the keys of the arsenal and the
treasure chests, and any man who crosses
them is doomed.
The king himself is surrounded and ruled
and many are now losing hope that he
will ever be able to shake himself free.
The Minister Gentchitch, in whose house
the murder plot was hatched and who
conducted the secret negotiations with
King Peter, is openly stated in the press
TO possess an discriminating letter. which
IS always kept hanging over the royal
head and is constantly found most use
ful This Gentchitch, with Col Maschin,
has hitherto been supreme in the minis
try while Col Mishitch, ruled the war
office. and Col. Popovitch, the first aide
de-camp, acted as chief warder in the
palace.
The official view Of the situation was
carefully explained by one Of the
minor ministers yesterday He stated that
Europe was quite mistaken in thinking
that the Servian government was in the
hands Of any military clique. 1t was
natural. Of course, that the officers who
took upon themselves all risks and carried
the revolution through should now be
occupying many important positions, for
this was the wish of the people. who
were anxious TO see their ''saviors' duly
rewarded Oliver Cromwell it was point
ed out did not retire into privacy after
executing King Charles /. The status of
these Servian heroes was, however. pure
y an honorary one. and in no way af-
fected the responsibility and powers of
the regular government.
It seems. however that the regicides
are beginning TO realize that they have
gone too far Col. Mishitch no longer
openly swaggers about his active partici-
patton In the actual murders, and was
careful to explain that he only ar
rived on the scene when all was over.
He professed to regard the new conspir-
acy as the work or a foolish young men.
who would probaly be imprisoned for a
few months and never be heard of again.
He was careful not to mention the fact
that the government has been afraid to
arrest the senior officers incTiminated in
the new conspiracy for fear of showing
how widespread It was. and has only TAX
en hostages from among the most infiu-
ental and well 10 do of the younger Off
GERS connected with it. His shifty. nerv-
Gus. shamefaced manner was. however. at
striking variance with his assurances. He
has just been removed from his position
at the war Office, and IS now a professor
of TACTICS and strategy At the military
college. This. when joined with the fact
that C.-l. Maschin has gone off "on leave. -
that Leshanin. whose selection as mar
shal of The court caused SO much COM
motion a short time ago has been per-
mitted 10 assume his position. and that
a new order has been issued limiting the
duration of the appointments on the per-
sonal staff of the King. points 10 the
fact that the regicides are beginning To
recognize that they must really moderate
their attitude The elections take place
ON the 21st. and there can be little doubt
that the Radicals viii carry the day But
Servia seems TO be singuarly lacking =
strong men with respectable characters
and il viii be interesting TO see whether
any one VIII appear Who Will dare &c
stand up against The reigning clique. and
what viii be The fate OF King Petor.
Little interest Is shown il Macedonia
a short time before the murder of III,
late King two bands. each perhaps THIRTY
10 nifty strong. were organized semi-ofii.
cially. armed. and left the capital u
fight the Turks in IIossovo. Little ha.
been heard OF them since. and it is ever
doubtful whether they have ever crosse,
the frontier Last week three Serviar
villages close 10 Ristayatz We're attacked
and pillaged 10y Alhaniaus Handi Pasha
ire Ottoman commissioner for the. Ser
vian frontier. seized the opportunity I,
point out that the Albauiaus were reall,
in pursuit OF these Serviau revolutionaY,
bands and hasl only crossed the border
r. ze.lous attempt TO surround them
serVia Is apparently anxious Tor este bliSl
claim TO share the spoils Of success
q Bulgarian lnSurrecton and stiI NOR,
anxious 10 avoid being Implicated I'm .
failure. King Peter has assured n
Turkish minister. Fethy Pasha. that n
haS lior the SLIGHTEST intention Of maxim,
war upon TmSe,. ara this Is prcbab',
trae. for the anal,hy prevailing in m
SerVian headouarter staff 81 uld I'm ii
self re quite Sufficient % prevent Sezi.
from maki1g war on amy ono far men
months ~ come
GIRL CHAMELEON.
Partisan Who Turns Color With Ever
Chance CT Feelino