The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-12
BURIED AT NIGHT.
Murdered King and Queen Are
Placed in Family VauIt.
Further Details of the Coward
" Assassination.
BLEW OPEN THE DOOR.
Wanted Alexander to Sign a
DefamatOry Document.
He Promptly Killed the Man
Who Submitted 1t to Him.


and Queen Draga. who were assassin !
ated in the royal palace were buried
during the night in the family vault of
the Obrenovitchs in the chapel of the
cemetery of st. Mark.
The interment was carried on in COM
plete secrecy between 1:30 and o'clock
this morning. Colonel Naumovics will
be buried this morning. The city is
lavishly decorated with flags and the
national colors. All officers yesterday
removed Alexander's cipher from the
cockades of their caps.
LEADER WAS KILLED.
Vienna, June 12-Dispatches from Bel
grade say that since the late King Alex
anders last suspension of the Servian
constitution the army had been ami
mated by hostile feelings toward both
the king and queen.
The revolution was planned months
ago Secret committees were orga anized
in the country and worked in co-opera-
ton with the army. The leaders of the
revolution are said TO have been the
new ministers. respectively NJ Shioko-
vics and M. Velikovics. and the Sixth
regiment of infantry gsrrisoning Bel
grade was designated to carry out the
plot. It was originally intended that
fears that the new Servian parliament
would settle the succession to the throne
hastened matters.
Colonel Naumovics. the adjutant of
the king was entrusted with the execu-
ton OF the plans. While on duty a [ II
clock at night NaumoVics burst in the
door leading to the sleeping apartments
OF the royal couple with bomb ana
then entered. accompanied by Mischich
and number of officers. The palace
guard had been overpowered and its
commander, Captain Pauajowic, was
killed. NaumoVics presented to the king
a form Of abdicatiOn for his signature
The document contained the sta tement
that by marrying public prostitute
the king had degraded Servia and that,
therefore he must abdicate. The kings
answer was to draw a revolver and kill
Naumovics on the spot.
Mischief then picked UP the document
and presented it again. and the king.
who perceived his danger, fed with
Queen Draga to the palace roof. both
being in their night clothes. The officers
followed, continuously fighting and ulti-
mately shot the royal couple down.
Major Luka LarareWics, who had been
under the kings displeasure for two
years, is said to have fired the shot
which actually killed the king At 2
O'Clock this morning Queen Draga's two
brothers were shot at their homes. as
well as Premier Markovitch and MS
brother-in-law. NJ Milkervitz, the min
lister of the interior, TudOrOvicz, and his
daughter, Ethel NJ. Pavlovitch.
MUTILATED THE QUEENS BODY.
Berlin. June, pa dispatch to the
National Zeitung from Zemlin agrees
with other reports that the bodies Of
the king and queen were thrown from
their bedroom window into the park.
4 King Alexander was shot through the
neck At the first fire and the rush of
4 blood suffOcated him. Queen DTaga re-
! ceived several shots and after she was
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with their swords and thrust it throus h
and through. The rugs in the royal
chamber were soaked with blood which
flowed over the floor The window
hangings were torn down and trampled
under foot, the windows broken and the
/ objects of art shattered in Wanton de
/ struction- The plurderers afterwards
/ embraced and cOnSra tulated one an
other on the success of the plot ana
called joyfully to those below that
the King and Queen had been disposed
os
The residence of the queens brother
! near the palace. was nearly wrecked.
4 When the brothers, say the correspond
1 entS were lying dying from their shot
wounds they kissed each other. The
ministers who were killed met their
death at their homes. About $50 Off
GERS were in the plot which was aston
ishingly well kept. Ljudomir Schicki-
Vlch has made three speeches to the
populace arguing the necessity OF the
deed.
Bank director Petrowitch. Queen
Draga's brother-in-law and one of the
bitterest enemies of the king and ouees
viii inherit her fortune
THERE is ONE LEFT
Brussels June l2.EThe Petit Bleu as
serts that the Obrenovitch dynasty is
not extinct King Milan left a second
son by Madame Cristies, whom he legit-
imatized and who will dispute Prince
Karageorgevitch's right in the Servian
throne.
THE NEW KING
Geneva, June 12.-Prince Peter Kara
geOrgevitch, whom the Servian army
has proclaimed king, has been living
in Geneva since 1891. over the tele-
phone this afternoon he said to the As
sOciated Press that he had not vet re-
Iceived any official notice regarding the
events which took place in Belgrade.
He did not even know whether it was
true that he had been proclaimed king
and he said he did not know when or
whether he would start for Belgrade
The new ministry he added. included
several Of his adherents. but he was
unable to speak definitely on this sub
ject and a number of names had been
mutilated in telegraphic transmission
Through the Russian consul, an init
mate friend of Prince Karageorgevitcf
the Associated Press correspondent this
evening obtained the following
Prince karage declares
himself Innocent of any knowledge OF
the tragedy at Belgrade. He sale
through his grandfather. he had tbs
best right to the Servian throne anC
intended taking it If possible for the
sake of his son. but he expected to NEE
with great difficulty and hoped for as
sistance from Austria"
From other sources it is learned tina
the prince will leave secretly today fol
Vienna whence he will proceed to Bel
grade.
The prince is a widower. aged So, ane
/ appears older. He is of medium heigh
and build and his face. distinguished b.
long military moustache. is rathe
| herce He has three chiIdren-George