The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12

I OF the royal bedchamber with bomb
Inc officers had called on the king to
open. put ne mad CURLY refused As the
Goor Tell the king rushed to a window
and appealed for assistance, but no an
SWer came Realizing the situation he
! returned to the queen, holding her in his
arms TO protect her, and awaited the
/ conspirato Colonel Naumovics and the
officers then entered the room
Naumovies presented TO the king a form
OF abdicatOn for his signature. The
document contained the statement that
Dy marrying a public prostitute the king
nae degraded the throne, and that he
must abdicate'
King Killed Conspirator.
The kings answer was TO draw re-
volver and kill Naumovics on the ssot
Colonel AIischiCs picked uD the -6Ocumeu1
and presented Il aSain. The king waved
] Il from him. The officers then with their
drawn revolvers fired a hail of bullets
ana the royal couple fell together to the
ground The king fingered until 4 o'clock
VINO carried out the assassinatiOns ap
pears TO have met with a great resistance
! on the balcony side Of the palace where
ne cur ldlnS are torn and the window
( broken as though the occupants had tried
10 escape into the garden. Torn gloves
and articles of soldiers clothing lie scat
tered below. This resistance probably
OIIefeq Dy Two royal aides-de-camp. who
were killed A single cannon shot an
HounCed the execution of the plot, all the
1 terrible details of which MAJ perhaps
never be known. Detachments Of troops
marched to the bureaus of posts and tele-
graphs and the railway stations and Oc-
cupled them Other troops Immediately
marched to the barracks and proclaimed
Prince KarageOTgevitCh king.
New King Proclaimed.
A body of mounted officers, with Lieu
tenant Colonel Gruics, the son of the
present ambas Dor at COnstantinoDIo at
their head, rode 10 the center of the
town and announced the arrny's choice 10
the people who, now alarmed, were
shouts Of Long live karageOrgevitch -
and Long live the ARMY" were raised
The Warmest welcome was extended 10
queen Draga brOtheF-in-laW. Colonel
Maschln, one of the regiCides. The troops
at the barracks received the news with
JOY, and there was only one director,
Danube division, who was promptly shot
Gown and severely wounded, but not be
fore he had shot and killed Lieutenant
Gagics- The places Of business are closed
and many inhabitants have left the town.
Revolution Popular.
Even with a pass it is difficult TO OBJ
tain admission TO Belgrade. so carefully
IS II guarded. The newspapers are al
most unanimous in approving the revolu-
uOn- some compassion Is felt for the un-
fortunate king, but the people generally
admit that no other solution to an in
tOleraDle situation was possible The
radical papers assert that the recent
scandalOus elections were the chief causes
IOr the conspiracy There is some talk Of
q LGpuDlLCs DLL lllC majority OF the D-D-
pie desire the ascension Of Prince Kara
geOreSvitch. All remains quiet tonight
an encouraging effect being produced by
the absolute unanimity which prevails re
garding the choice OF the new ruler. whose
proclamation as king by the army UNI
doubtedly viii be ratified by parliament
No Danger of Uprising.
This quiet acceptance of the revolu-
ton is apparently the same throughout
the country, but fears are entertained
a. -aF 1ef
and communal authorities The govern
menU therefore has taken strong measures
to suppress any opposition TO its will
1t has been expected that Prince Kara
geOrgevitch would arrive Immediately
but it is stated tonight that he viii ar
rive only after he has been summoned
by parliament Colonel BOgdan DAM
lanovlcs has been appointed project OF
Belgrade, and the members of the late
government who were not murdered have
been liberated. The former leaders OF
the radical party, Messrs- Pasics, Nusics
and NilOSaliveics. who have been staying
at Abazzia, have been summoned hither