Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-11
TWO M0nazChS
Axe Mu1de1ed.
Seroan Rukrs Slain BY Their Tsoops- Cause Of Reuouhon
Largely Attributed 10 UnpopuIardy Of Queen Draga and
Suspension of Me Constitution BY King c4le1andcr-
Prince KasageosgeUch Proclaimed King

After the drama at the palace otll-
GERS galloped through the streets OF the
city shouting out the news that the
king had been killed.
Queen Draga is said to have sustain
ed numerous wounds.
a post mortem examination was held
on the bodies in the palace at II o'clock
this morning
The local papers embellish their re-
ports Of ths tragedy with all sorts OF
statements According 10 one Of them,
the bodies of the king and queen were
placed in shrouds and were lowered
from a window Of the palace TO the gar
dens, whence they were carried away
in baggage wagon.
KARAGEoRGEVITCH AsToNISHED.
Geneva, June 11,--Prlnce Peter Kara
georgevitch, who has been living here
for some time. appeared to be greatly
astonished at the news from Belgrade,
which he said he had only learned
through a private telegram from Wen
ma.
oBRENoVITCH DYNASTY ENDED.
Cologne June ia telegram from
Belgrade says:
''The career Of the Obrenovltch dy-
nasty was closed In the early hours Of
this morning the same day of the year
on which Prince Michael was murdered
95 years ago in the park Of Topschider
near Belgrade. Today requiem mass
was being sung in memory OF Prince
Michael, and now the last OF his race,
together with all connected with the
dynasty by his unfortunate marriage,
lies In a bier in the palace at Bel
grade,
"The people Of Belgrade have been
flocking the streets since o'clock this
morning discussing the tragedy. but
without condemnation. A strong de-
tachment Of troops is encamped about
the palace Of the newly proclaimed
king, who was a pretender TO the throne
for many years. He was born in Bel
grade In 1876 and was married in 1888
to Princess Zorka, daughter of Prince
Nicholas Of Montenegro. She died in
1890"
The Cologne Gazette prints a dispatch
from Belgrade which says a story is
current there that the late King Alex
ander was recently considering effect
ing separation from Queen Draga and
that the latter becoming aware Of this,
planned preventive measures.
Some high military officers last night,
the dispatch adds, entered the palace
and tried TO carry Off the queen by
force, but encountered strong resistance
on the part of the queens partisans and
In the fierce struggle which followed
the king and queen and their respective
supporters were killed. All entry to the
palace is prohibited and a strong cor
don OF troops surrounds the royal resi-
dence.
The ministers who shared the fate Of
their soverelgns were the leading spir-
its OF the obreuovitch party. Their
murder removes the only men capable
OF making a real stand against the Kar-
ageorgeyitchs, who have now no Sc
rious opposition In servia.
ANOTHER VERSION.
Berlin, June 1.-THE Frankfort Zel-
tung, in Its version Of the tragedy at
Belgrade says that when the troops en-
tered the royal bedroom King Alex
ander seized a revolver and shot the |
queen and then killed himself.
GREAT SENSATION IN PARIS.
Paris, June 1.-THE startling an
nouncement OF the assassination Of the
king and queen OF servla caused a
deep sensation here, particularly in |
governmental circles. The foreign Of |
fee received early advlces from the
French minister al Belgrade confirm |
Ing the Belgrade press dispatches and |
adding that the city was comparative
ly quiet this morning, the people seem. |
ing to accept the proclamation OF
Prince Ksrageorgevitch as king. For.
eign Minister Delcasse communicated |
his advices TO President Loubet. on I
Gals OF the foreign office say # is too
soon to Indicate clearly the effect OF the
situation in servia on the European
situation servia's dynastic troubles
have long been impending. the present
uprising being due 20 the anImosites
growing out Of the propaganda OF the
pretender Karageorgevitch, II Is re.
called that when the Karageorge.
Witch dynasty secured brief rule
n 1858, the European powers
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