Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-16

greatly agitated and predicted that the
King would shortly be assassnated.
Mr.. STEAD, In an interview. feiates tnt
story toid by the SerVian minister ABOUT
the. prediction of the Kings death by a
|clairVoyant: He says that following upon
a meeting held in his offices, last March,
ne entertalneo small company AZ ulnlier
Strand
Among the company were three medl-
ums. Mrs. Rurchen of Halifax. Mrs.
Rrenchley of st. Thomas road. Finsbury
Park, and Mrs. Max Of Marylcbone Road.
At seance earlier in the evening, MIS-
l!urchell was not very successful. WIN
the smaller company at dinner 1t was
thought she might be able to do better ard
accordingly 1t was decided to have a sec
ond Seance.
Il am not quite clear said Mr.. Stead,
which medium it was that forctold the
Kings death, but what happened as far
as remember. was this: In the course
of the seance there was handed to the
medium jewel which at once time be-
lonStd 10 hlns Alexander, and letter
which had been written by the King. She
was not aware to whom they belonged or
where they came from
She took them in her hands, and after
holding them for a time she said: These
belong to royalty She then became very
excited. L see, she said. the interior Of
a palace. The King is being killed; The
Queen is beside him. She has fallen on
her hlcSS anu IL Crying 10 IlltI W save
her | cannot see whether the Queen has
been killed; but the King is dead. Terri
bic! Terrible!
Mr.. Stead is not sure whether it was
the letter or the ring that had led up
to the prediction, but he thinks it was
the letter.
The Servian minister" continued Mr.
Stead, although ne was present at the
meeting earlier in the evening, was not
there at the time the Kings death was
foretold. Someone who was present. how
ever, informed him of the prediction, and
he came down to see me- He asked me
whether it was true or not and l repeated
to him exactly what | have told you.
There is no question whatever about
the fundamental facts that something
which had belonged to or had come from
King Alexander was handed to the medi :
UNI, Mrs. Burchell, l believe, although [
should not like to- be positive on that
point. and after handling it she pictured
the murder scene. in which King AleXan-
der was killed, and the Queen was in i'm
minent danger, If she had not been actual
ly murdered"
Paris, June 15.-It is said in official quar-
ters that the negotiations between the
powers regarding their attitude towards
SerVia have now eVentuated in an agree
ment that the ministers of the various
powers shall remain at Belgrade in order
to look after the current interests of their
governments. each minister receiving
practically identical instructions to recog
ment if the latter has full liberty of ac-
tion during the choice of Il King.
The agreement to retain the ministers
at Belgrade appears to have met with
strong objection on the part of some Of
the powers. The British government first
made known its desire to withdraw the
British minister from Belgrade but later
concurred with the other powers. The
ministers, however, will not be considered
to have relations with the present Ser
Wan regime until the Parliament at Bel
grade expresses its will.
The French office considers that the
Skupshtina's selection of Prince Peter
karageorgevitch as King was practically
certain, so the agreement of the powers
to accept the decision of the SkupShtina
appears to assure in advance the recogni~
ton by the powers of King Peter The
officials say the agreement did not include
any conditions relative to the punishment
of the parties for the transformations.
Belgrade June I'm an interview, M.
Stojan Protitch. the minister of the intc-
rior under the provisional government
said nobody would be prosecuted or pun
ishcd for the assasSinations of the King
and Queen and ministers Queen Dra2a's
sisters, it is stated. will inherit any money
she had invested abroad
King Charles of Roumana. who was
the honorary colonel of the Servian regi-
mcnt which perpctrated the assaSsina-
tons, has severed his connection with that
organization. t-.
M Todorovitch, the former minister of
the interior, who was wounded during the
massacre. is dead.
The latest information as to the extent
of the casualties during the uprising is
that 81 persons were killed or wounded.
NJ. Kalievtch, the Scrvian minister of
foreign affairs, in an interview said that
Great Britain. France and Austria had
informed the ScrVl1n agents at their re-
spectvc capitals that they saw no reason
why the powers should intervene in af-
fairs in Scrvia. provided public order was
maintained. Count GoluchOWSki the
Austrian minister of foreign affairs made
n reservation. however, in regard to the
attitude of his country in case any other
than Il Karagcorgevtch should be elected
King.
Geneva, Switzerland. Juno 15-I<i"@
Peter received at O'Clock Monday af-
tcrnoon. a telegram from Belgrade an
noUncing that a sharp fight had taken
place in the streets between the partisaus
of the new King and those of Milan. the
leeitimiZed son of the former King MilaE,
father of the murdered King Alexander
Young Milan had recently been living in
Constantinoplc His partisans posted
proclamation On the walls of Belgrade and
it was torn down by King Peters support
erS after a free fight.