Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-17
KING AND QUEEN OF sEavlA MURDERED.
Revolt Of The Army Prince karaosoreosltci
Proclaimed King.

5 Belgrade, Servia, June IA
military revolt broke out here last
night. The troops who revoited,
under the leadership of Major Angi-
koyitch surrounded the palace, assas-
sinated King Alexander, Queen
Draga, the latter's sister, the queens
brother, Nikodem; Premier Marko-
witch, Ministers Petrovitch and
Tudorovitch, Gen. Pavlovitch, the
former minister of war, and some of
the members of the royal guard.
NEW GOVERNMENT FORMED.
A new government was formed
and the following proclamation was
issued:
"To the Servian People: Last
night the king and queen were shot.
In this grave and fateful movement
friends of the fatherland have com.
bined to form new government.
While the government makes this
announcement to the people, it is
announced that the Servian people
will gather around and lend it their
aid to maintain order and security
throughout the land.
"The governments hereby makes
known that from to-day the constitu-
tion of April 6, 1901, comes in force.
A meeting of the National Repre-
sentatives, dissolved by the proclama-
tion of March "a, is summoned to
meet at Belgrade on June 49,"
Prince Karageorgovitoh was pro-
claimed king.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
The people received the news of
the assassinations, which were per-
petrated between 1890 O'Clock last
night and % O'Clock this morning,
quietly. The bodies of the king and
queen remain in the palace. s.
AS the morning advanced tho ex-
citemenS in the streets grew steadily.
In spite of the pouring rain thou
sands of people gathered in the
vicinity of the palace.
Everywhere troops of all arms
were posted and field guns were
placed in positions to quickly deal
with any opposition to the newly
formed governments will. The SOL
diers discarded their cockades, bear
ing the late King Alexander's cipher,
and substituted for it flowers, green
twigs and leaves.
Bands of young men paraded the
streets, waving flags and shouting |:
"Long live Karageorgovitchl"
Flags were flying from nearly every
house in Belgrade and there is abso-
lutely no display whatever of crepe
or other signs of mourning. The
royal standard has been lowered from
over the palace. Reports from places
outside Belgrade indicate that the
country accepts the Obernivitch over
throw without regret.
KILLED BY BRoTHER-IN-LAw.
According to the best available
information obtainable from the
mass of contradiction, the crime was
carried out by members of the sixth
infantry, under the command of Coils.
Mischicb and Machin. The latter is
a brother-in-law of the late Queen
Draga and is minister of public
works in the new cabinet. The SOL
diers appear to have fought their
way into the palace, shooting down
the aide-de-camp on duty, Col.
Naumovitch, although, according to
another version, the king shot Nau-
movitch because he opened the gate
to his assailants, thereby creating a
suspicion of his connivance.
Some of the other persons killed
were surprised in their houses, stimuli
taneously with the attack on the pal
ace. The bodies of all the dead will
be placed in coffins during the course
OF the day. The remains of King
Alexander probably will be buried at
the convent of Rakovza. The other
bodies will be inferred in the local
cemetery.
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