Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-06-14
DETAILS OF KILLING.
How the Conspiracy Was Carried
Gut in the Palace.
EVERYTHING Is CALM
Only New Element ia the SerylaI
Situation Is the Talk Among
Some Of the Populaee In
Favor Of a Republie.

! Belgrade, June I.--rhe assassination
OF King Alexander and queen Druga.
The queens two brothers. the seryian
premier the minister OF war and the
former minister OF war. perpetrated in
the dark hours OF Thursday morning
b. band OF officers and the procla-
nation BY the army OF Prince Peter
karageorgovitch, the pretcnder to ths
throne, as king OF Servia. has apparent.
~. Il may be said. been accepted by the
capitol and the Servian people WITHOUT
a murmur The meeting Of the skup-
schtina on Monday next Is now expect.
ed TO confirm the proclamation as king
OF Prince Karageorgeyltch and to re-
gularize the new situation.
The only new element in the situation
Is feeling among the intelligent class.
es Ia favor OF the abolition OF a servian
monarchy altogether and the creation
of republic and this sentiment is
shared by at least one member Of the
provisional government
The remains Of the ill fated king and
queen were buried stealthily Thursday
night In the chapel Of ST. Mark. where
the members OF the Obrenovlch family
are Inferred. Two priests ofhclated.
The government has laid claim To the
possessions OF the late monarch. II II
not known whether he left a fortune but
it Is supposed that he had considerable
savings, having lived economically dur
inE the last decade IL is reported that
the greater part OF his money was de-
pOsited In England. but Il ls question
able whether the money would be de-.
iivered 20 the Servian government. The ,
opinion Is held that all belong to the ,
tate even Including the kings foreign ,
Investments. 4, II possible that former
queen Natalie may also appear as an
ieir. Queen Draga was IN receipt Of
., 900 gulden iI4.5J0) monthly and also
lad great savings. which will BE- hand !
"a over 10 her three sisters. The fol- =
owing Is q narrative Of the revolution
1vcn by men who took an active part '
n II:
Army officers 20 the number OF ninety =
the king and queen and u
theirs slain - the Konak. the royal '
alace. n
I'm the greatest excitement and feel n
lg their way. the revoiutionists climb e
: the stairs and entered the dark ante n
,om 20 the kings apartments. Here o.
iey secured candles and lit them This q
'emingly slight circumstance was de-
sive 60 the whole action. without
yht they could not have found tho
ctims who fed from their sleeping n
'lrtmeuts through corridors and nu- pi
erous rooms and might have ESCAPED f.
10 part Of the officers with burning .,
ndlcs and others with pistols. com. X.
enccd to search FOR the king and cr
Ieen. In bre8thless haste the con- IN
traitors ran through the rooms. open- 10
Warirobes and looked behind cur nj,
ms in vain. In the anteroom con.
citing with the corridor between tho
and new konak. the sergeant Of tho
ndarmes was sleeping Awakening =
stepped before the revolutiouists or
Io felled him. ~ last Queen Dr1p8,s IN
want was found. lie wounded cant 20
nitrivee severely but was spared un. 70
he showed the officers where kim al
'Nander and Queen Draga had So. M
ted themselves. when he had told 'h'
s. De was shot Colonel Machin now v"
ned the reyolutionists and led them No
* 10 the sleeping apartmenta vher.
kings adiutant tried 20 hinder ~.
rch He shot Lieutenant Maumo. r
.s dead. The others killed the adt1- ber
a. After search a small door Ie1s. fro
INTO am olcoyc was discovered but say
vas locked. 10 was broken In v-J,b and
AK. and here the royal couple voro Dor
nd in undress Tho older ooiror, arm
I intended forcing the king 10 ob5i-
? hut The young officers were An ro
'd 20 be held back and shot tbo
al couple Nobody knows. IN the ev ma.
ment. who shot first. but {, is con
ly said Lieutenant Ristlcks dro5 =.
Tier the murder King Aisxnpds,., and
y was found covered with bI,ca strr
Z ~ Queen Dug was badly torn yr,s
bullets Tho report dhat the bosi,s r.,
p thrown out ~ the window tn,o -
garden is untrue The young ~. ss,r
- Intended 10 DO 80. but Col,,,, -,
chm prevented a. syclalminr "Tbo, 49,.
ld be borbarous" @ -