Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-17
SERV|A'S KING BUSY
Wires Are Hot With Mes
sages Prom Monarchs.
SYMPATHY OF RUSSIA
NICHOLAS AND FRANCIS JOSEPH
SAY NICE THINGS TO PETER.
Austrian Emperor Calls Assassination
Reprobated Crime, but Wishes
New Ruler Success.
SYMPATHY OF RUSSIA

BELGRADE, Servia, June 1.-THE cabi-
net ministers and other Servian officials
here are jubilant over the czars telegram
to King Peter demonstrating sympathy on
the part of Russia. King Peter has tele
graphed to the car thanking him warmly
for his message.
VIENNA. June 1.-THE kings message
to the Emperor of Austria follows:
Geneva Switzerland, June 16-I hasten
to inform your majesty of my call to the
Servian throne, to which have been elect
ed by the unanimous vote of the senate
and skupshtina 1 intend to take up again
my ancestral traditions and hope to bring
freedom and happiness to my fatherland.
I respectfully pray that your majesty con-
tinue to evince to me those feelings of
sympathy which your majesty entertained
for my father up to the time of his death
Should your majesty be pleased to show
me the same sympathy in the fulflment of
my duties it will make lighter the task for
me. 1t is my intention and firm resolve to
merit 1t.
(Signed) PETER
The emperor replied in the following
terms:
vienna June Hills majesty, the King
of Servia:
'In acknowledging the friendly notifica-
tion of your accession to the throne | de-
sire to assure you without delay of my
may have a long and happy reign. May 1t
be vouchsafed to your majesty to carry
out successfully the noble mission devolved
upon you by restoring peace, quiet and es-
teem to your unhappy land so sorely visited
by o succession of internal storms ana Dy
raising it again after the severe fall which
1t recently sustained in the eyes of the
civilized world through the helnous ana
universally reprobated crime. Your males
ty may rely my support and friendship
In executing this task and you may be
,Y,,.,x ha ha1 y
felt desire, as 1t is your own to maintain
and strengthen the friendly and neighbarly
relations which have existed so long be-
tween our two countries; ,o,,,n,
(Signed) FRANCIS JoSEfH.
Francis Joseph Wires.
VIENNA, June 17.-Cordially worded tel
egrams have been exchanged between En-
peror Francis Joseph and King Peter but
the emperor in the midst of his congratula-
tions to the new ruler seizes the occasion
to denounce the assasSins-
Wishes for Prosperity.
ROME. June liking Victor Emmanuel
has telegraphed his congratulations to his
brother-in-law King Peter of Servia, also
expressing his wishes for the tranquility
and prosperity of the country under the
new regime.
No Servian Minister.
lIoNlDON, June lin tCCoiustiiIS Win
his promise Premier Balfour, in the house
of commons today, amplfied the informa-
tion regarding the attitude of the British
government toward Servia.
He said the diplomatic relations with
Serva, which ended with the death of King
Alexander. had not been renewed The
government had considered whether 1t
should mark it's reprobation of the crimes
which had disgraced the Servian capital by
Withdrawing the British minister.
1t, however, had been thought better that
Sir George Bonham remain at his post and
protect British interests. He would not be
accredited to the new government until
further information was received regard
ing the circumstances under which 1t had
come into power.
Those powers In regard to whose attitude
the government had received information
had instructed their representatives to
cept the provisional government as the de
facto authority with which current busi-
ness should be transacted.