Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-06-18
NI[RAENI G THE DEAD.
The Bodies of King Alexander and
Queen Draga Inferred in
the Family Vault.
At ANY RATE, so SAYS ONE ACCOUNT.
Another Says They, Together With
Their Murdered Relatives ana
Members of the Ministry, Were
IgnoIniniously Buried in a Large
Pit at RakOvica.

Belgrade. June 13.-The bodies of
King Alexander and Queen Draga,
who, with their ministers, were assas-
sinated Wednesday, have been buried.
The interment took place at night.
One account says the bodies were
placed in the Obrenovitch family vault
and other says they were buried in a
large pit Dug in the village of Ra-
kovica, and that as a mark of ig-
nominy the bodies of their murdered
relatives and those of the ministry
killed were placed above them and
then the common grave was Tiled
with earth.
Revolving story I'M Detail.
The following is a narrative OF the
revolution, given by men who took an
active part in it:
Army officers to the number of 30,
having formed a project of a revolt,
among them being delegates from al
most every garrison in Servia and the
majority of officers of the Sixth regi-
ment, Lieut.-Col. Maschin invited
his comrades, on Wednesday evening
at II o'clock, to meet in the Kalimag-
den garden, and there the immediate
carving out of the intended deed was
organized. At 1:40 a. m. the officers,
in eight groups, went to the konak,the
roval palace. Each had a cue and es-
pecial directions regarding his part in
The revolution. In the palace itself
the revolutionaries had two important
partisans in the kings bodyguard-
Col. Alexander Maschin, Queen ORA
gas cousin, not brother-in-law, and
the kings personal a%djutant, Lieut..
Naumovics.
The Appointed Hour.
Two officers of the high military
academy appeared at the appointed
hour, 9 a. m., at the gate of the konak,
where the kings adjutant, PanaJoto-
vic, who was in the conspiracy, hand
ed them the keys to the garden gate,
which is always kept locked. First,
stepping before the guard at the
konak, one of the two officers called
Throw down your arms" A fight
ensued, with shots from both sides,
in which several persons were wound
ed. The revolutionists then entered
the front garden entrance and
reached the courtyard of the old
konak, where Lieut.. Naumovics was
awaiting. He opened the lock of the
iron door leading to the front room
on the first floor. By this time it was
seen that the konak was carefully
closed and that danger was suspected
Royal Couples First Alarm.
Hurrying up stairs to the first floor
the revolving officers attracted the at.
tention of the palace attendants, and
the royal couple by the noise of the
shooting. Lieut.. Lavar Petrovitch
alarmed by the unwonted hubbub
hurried forward with a drawn re.
volver in one hand, and in the other
a sword.
What do you want?" he cried.
"Show us where the king and queer
are" came the reply.
Ddck, CIlGu IctEoNllcu, anu dL tlS
same moment a ball stretched him or
the ground. The revolutionaries
pressed forward, when suddenly the
electric light gave out. All stood ii
darkness. In the greatest excitement
and feeling their way, the revolution
aries climbed the stairs and got into
the dark ante-room to the king:
apartment. Here they found candle'
and lit them.
Search Made with Candles.
This seemingly slight circumstanc'
was decisive to the whole action. With
out the light they could not hav'
found the victims, who fled from thei
sleeping apartment through corridor
and numerous rooms, and might hav
escaped, out part of the officers wit
burning candles and others with pts
tolls, commenced to search for tn
royal couple. In breathless haste tn
conspirators ran through the rooms
opened w%ardrobes and looked behin'
curtains in vain. In the ANTERIOR
connecting with the corridor betweel
the old and new konak the sergean
of the %gendarmes was sleeping. Awak
ening, he stepped before the revolt
tionaries. who felled him.
At last Queen Draga's servant wa
found. He wounded Capt. Dimitevi
severely, but he was spared becaus
he was needed in finding the t1eein
couple. Indeed, this servant shove
the officers where King Alexander an
Queen Draga had gone to secret
themselves. When he had told thi
he was shot.
King and Queen i'm a ClOset.
Col. Maschin now joined the revolt
tionaries, and led them back to tn
sleeping apartment, where the king
adiutant tried to hinder the search
He shot Lieut.. Naumovics, who fe
dead. The others killed the adjutan
After a long search, a small doc
leading into the alcove was discov
cred, but it was found locked. 1t wa
broken in with an AK, and here TIL
royal couple were found in undres'
The older officers first intended fore
ing the king to abdicate, but tn
young officers were in no mood to b
held back, and shot at the roys
couple. Nobody knows in the excite
ment who shot first, but it is genera
1y said it was Lieut.. Kistics.
Draga's body Badly Torn.
After the murder, King Alexander
body was found entirely covered wit
blood. That of Queen Draga we
badly torn by bullets. The repoi
that the bodies were thrown out (
the window into the garden is III
true. The young officers intended I
do SO, but Col. Maschin prevented
exclaiming "that would be barba,