Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-18
PETER ] is SIMPLY A KING IN
NAME-soLDIERs TO DICTATE.
GAR HALLS KIN G
Russia's Monarch Among the First to
Recognize King karageorsevtch as
RuIer-Francis Joseph Denounces
Assassination of King and Queen.

Assassination of King and Queen.
Belgrade, Servia, June 17.-Cabinet
ministers and other Servian officials
here are jubilant over the cars tele-
gram to King Peter demonstrating the
sympathy on the part of Russia. King
Peter has telegraphed to the car
thanking him warmly for his message.
Denounces Murder.
Vienna, June 17-Cordially worded
kilograms have been exchanged be-
tween Emperor Francis Joseph and
King Peter, but the emperor seizes
this occasion to denounce the assassin
alton of King Alexander and Queen
Draga.
A Royal Captive.
The position of King Peter promises
to be little more than that of royal
captive; the real government of the
country will be military dictatorship
under the leaders of the revolution,
Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mitsch-
itch. The new king is almost without
any personal adherents and the ruling
spirits of the army would just as read
lily murder him as they did his pre-
decessor should he oppose their aims.
AT the present moment the whole
country is under military rule and al
though no projects in the country dis
tricts have been recalled, each Is &C.
companied by an army officer who at
tends the project wherever he goes.
even to the telephone. This policy has
led to one good result, not a single
case of disorder anywhere has been
reported.
Vote for King or Die.
Extremely forcible arguments were
found necessary to suppress the rad
ical aspirations for a republic. The
foremost advocate of the creation of a
republican form Of government was
Ljubomir Schiokovics, the editor of
the Belgrade Odjek. Finding him deaf
to arguments the conspirators invited
him to a dinner at the officers club
last Saturday. During the dinner his
host told him that unless he agreed
to support Prince Karageorgevitch
there would be one head less in Bel
grade that night. M. Schiokovics
yielded to the force of this reasoning
and accepted the situation. He is
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government
The deliberations of the members of
the senate and skupshtina on the re-
publican question We're materially
fastened by the attendance of one of
the leaders of the revolution, Colonel
Mitschitch The colonel took no part
in the proceedings but his presence
was Significant enough to induce the
members to accept the army's choice.
Premier Ayakumovics told the depu-
ties that it was useless to talk of a
republic as neither Russia or Austria
would permit it. He further argued,
that the proposed new constitution
would give King Peter far less power
than that enjoyed by the president of
the United States.
Seek to Make Their Peace.
In spite of the semi-offlcial state
ments made that the delegation of the
national assembly elected to submit
the crown to the newly chosen king had
already started, it is still here. The
government declares that the number
OF its members, twenty-four, would en-
tall too great cost on the country in
the way of travelling expenses, but the
real reason of the cause of delay in it's
departure is that the government found
that some of it's members had spoken
against King Peter and were now seek
Ing the opportunity Of becoming recon
ciled to him at the expense of the coun-
try. Now that the ministry has cut off
their travelling expenses their desire to
make the journey will be greatly di-
minished and the delegation will proha-
bly, consist of dozen members at the
most
One of the most remarkable scenes
ever Witnessed in a European capital
was enacted in Belgrade yesterday.
Less than week ago the king and queen
of Servia, the prime minister and two
other members of the cabinet were
slaughtered by midnight assassins ant
yesterday morning the parliament OF
the kingdom went to the cathedral in
body to attend a great thanksgiving
service, where the highest dignitary
of the church praised the murderers
for their bloody work.
The ministers attended the service,
which was carried out with all the
stately ceremonial of the Greek church
The cathedral presented a picturesque
scene. The aged metropolitan in
gorgeous vestments of purple and cloth
of gold and with jeweled inter was sur
rounded by the bishops and priests of
the cathedral chapter. Half thescon-
gregation was composed of army off,
GERS in full uniform. The ministers
wore dress suits and all their orders.
The metropolitan in a brief address
congratulated the nation on the restor-
alton of the Karageorgevitch dynasty,
dynasty which had included so many
brave and noble men. While deploring
the necessity for recent events, he
thanked the army for what it had done
and praised its behavior. The officers
audibly expressed their pleasure at
these remarks from the prelate who
concluded with invoking blessing on
King Peter and expressing the hope
that under him Servia would enjoy
peace and prosperity.
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