Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-18

VIII be Ri'llel by Parliament f0puiaCe
hcquiesces In the Bloody Deed and In
Sympathy with The New Dynasty.
Belgrade (By Cablc).--A military
conspiracy. which subsequent events
show had the sympathy OF the ma
jority OF the Scrvian people, was car
ricd out in the carly hours OF We'd
ncsday morning. and King Alexander,
Queen DraGa, her two brothers and
several ministers were assassinatcd.
Prince Peter Karagcorgcvitch, the
prctcndcr to the throne, has been pro-
claimed king by the army. and there
is every reason to believe that this de-
cision will be confirmed by the Scrvian
Parliament
The victims Of the assassins we're:
King Alexander.
Queen Draga.
The Queens two brothers.
Premier Markovitch.
The Minister OF War.
One other minister
Two aides -dc-camp and two other
officers.
The revolution was executed without
any opposition on the part OF the pco-
pie OF Belgrade, and the capital and
country remain tranquil.
While the main outlines oi the events
which took place within the royal pal
ace arc known, the details are conflict
ing, owing to the extraordinary secrecy
with with the plct was contriycd and
carried out. The chief conSpiratorS
were all men Of high rank. who acted
in concert with the army. The partic-
ipation OF the latter in the assassina-
tionS, which blottcd out the Obreno-
witch dynasty, which has ruled Scrvia,
with a short intcrmission. for nearly
a century. is mainly dive to the atti-
tudc OF King Alexander and his CON
sort towards the officers of the army,
whom he always treated with scant
courtesy. His desire To remove the war
school from Belgrade to Shcbatz par
ticularly gave the officers oifensc.
The date is sinister one in the his
tory OF the Obrcnovitch house, being
the thirty-fith anniversary OF the as
saSSinati0n OF King Alexander 5 grand
uncle Michael, who was done to death
by agents OF Alexander karageorgc
witch, the then leading member oi the
house which has long disputed the
throne OF Scrva against the Obrcno-
witch family, and whose head, Prince
Peter karagcorgcvitCl, has been pro-
claimed king.
The prime movers in the plot were
Liubomir Schiokoyics and Nojislav
Nclikovics, who had entered the new
cabinet as ministers oi justice and
finance, respectively. NJ. Schiokoyics
was condemned to 30 years penal ser
vitudc for an attempt to asSassinatc
former King Milan.
The King and Queen passed the eve
OF thCir death quietly. They attended
choral festival, then took supper III
the konal and afterwards retired to
rest. Meantime the conspirators held
a meeting in the kalimcgdcn Park.
The Sixth lniantrv Regiment, which
was chosen to carry ont the coup d'ctat
was recently punished for having used
its weapons against crowd OF dem
UnStratOrS.
Dissatisfaction against King Alex
andar's rule has been acccntuatcd since
his suspension OF the constitution last
April. and it i, from that time that the
military plot dates. The organization
of the bloody decd was carried ont
with consummatc skill The King for
the past two months was thrown OFF
his guard by the apparent quctudc OF
the reception oi his recent coup ctat
In the meantime the C0nspiratorS had
decided on Juuc 10 as the date for the
execution oi the revolution for two
rcasons--fratly. it was the anniversary
oi the murder .! King AleXardcr's 5
crandunrlc Michael. and. secondly be
cause it was feared that further delay
would permit the StupSchina to set
tie the succession to the throne ac-
cording to the Kings wishes, and it
was believed that the brother OF the
hated Queen would be his choice.
Abolt o'clock in the morning the
Sixth and Seventh Regiments were
called to arms ard were led to the
roval palace, which they entirely sur
rounded A band of 20 officers, led
bv Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mis-
rhics. forced their way into the pal ace,
shooting all who attempted ~ bar their
passage. They were aided by treason
within. The aide dccamp on duty
Colonel Naumovics, had been won
over by the conspirators and was en-
trusted with tho plans for action within
the royal inclosurc. Several doors
leading to the royal apartments were
blown in by dynamite. Colonel Matt
movies himself bursting Ill the door OF
the royal bcdchambcr with bomb
The officers had called on the King
to open, but he curtly refused As the
door fell tho King rushed to window
ard appealed for assistance, but no an
swcr came. Realizing the situation,
he returned to the Queen, holding her
in his arms to protect her, and awaited
the conSprators.
Colonel Naumovics and the officers
then entered the room. Naumovics
presented to the king a form Of abdl-
cation for his signature. he docu-
mcnt contained the statement that by
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