Evening journal., 1903-06-12
Former Queen Natalie's
Request That She Be
Allowed to Bury Her
Sons Body Refused
People Generally Rejoice
As the Last Indi9nity
Is Heaped Upon the
Unpopular Rulers

Belgrade, Servia, June 12.-With scaRt
ceremony, and much as authorities bury
dhe bodies of executed criminals. King
Alexander and Queen Draga, who were as
sassnated early yesterday in the royal
palace, were buried during the night in
the family vault of the Obrenovttches in
the chapel Of the cemetery of st. Mark s.
Thus did the leaders of the revolt, which,
after all, was not so much of a revolt
against Alexander as against Queen Draga
heap the last obloquy upon their victims.
1.-THE Common Woman" as they called the
Queen, was dumped into her grave with
the same vindicitive spirit with which her
murderers bayonetted and sword-slashed
her body after having killed her yesterday.
Refused Mothers Request.
Former Queen Natalie telegraphed ask
ing that she be permitted to bury the body
of her ill-starred son, Alexander, but this
mornings burial shows how her request
was treated.
The interment of the murdered King and
Queen had been fixed for Sunday, but the
announcement was only = blind. With
complete secrecy it was carried out be-
tweea half-past 1 and o'clock this morn
ing. Colonel Naumovics. the traitor aide.
de-camp of the late King. will be buried
this afternoon. with military honor by his
associates in the revolt.
II a foreign tourist should enter Bel
grade today without knowledge Of what
happened yesterday he would never imag-
inc a tragedy had been so lately enacted
here.
In Festival Attire.
The people are in festal attire. Flowers
and garlands are everywhere. The bands
of the army are playing in the squares,
the cafes are lively, and everywhere there
is the spirit Of festivity. True. there are
armed soldiers in the streets, and mill
tary watchfulness prevails which means
that something far out of the common has
happened, but it certainly is not the air Of
revolt and assassination that pervades Bel
grade today. The city is lavishly deco
rated with flags and the national colors.
All officers yesterday removed Alexander's s
cipher from the cockades of their caps.
Trouble in Nisch.
The frs ouble under the new regime
is reporte rom Nlsch today 1t is stated
that the rlson there has refused to obey
the mand les Of the new Ministry.
Comments OF Papers.
The BelgradC1papers today all unite in
saving that the assassination OF Alexan
der and Draga was necessary that the
country might be saved from ruin. The
general public, in addition to their salts
faction that an unpopular ruler is gone,
shows their joy OF having a new ruler, and
of the happy prospects of great things
being accomplished by him. The details
of the assassinations are rapidly becoming
known.
The 9Th Regiment carried out practi-
caIly all the arrangements Of the upris-
sng and murders. When the Queen was
dead, with almost ghouiish Joy the sol
diers rlddled her body with bullets. The
Queens brothers we're living near the
Konak. and heard the noise Of the shoot
ing. They ran towards the COURT but were
captured by the soldiers, who filled them
with bullets. When the assassinauons In
the Palace were completed the army inn
mediately made their way TO the diner
ent Government offices and occupied them.
They seized the office Of the police au-
thorities and in the occupation many po-