The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-16
SERVIA'S NEW
KING IS ELECTED
Kara GeOrgeVitCh Is 1t, and All
the ASSdSSinS Are
AmneStied.

BELGRADE, June 15.-With scarce
ly the excitement which marks an Or
binary fete day in the capital. Servia
today instituted a new dynasty. With
in less than two hours from the time of
the meeting in the wing of the royal
palace where King Alexander and his
queen were shot down, the senate and
skupshtina, in joint session, had legal
~ elected Prince Peter Kara George
witch king of Servia and had notified
him by telegraph of the fact.
The senate and Skupshtina on as
sembling today listened to a prOcla-
nation signed by all the ministers,
which was read by President Velimiro-
witch. 1t recapitulates the recent
tragic events and says:
The government declares with glad
ness that, helped by the wise conduct
of the people and the patriotism of the
brave Servian army, it has maintained
peace and order throughout the coun-
try. The government is convinced that
in this way it has fulfilled its chief
duty to the fatherland. In the present
dlfncuIt circumstances. the govern
ment leaves it to parliament to delib-
crate on the events of Wednesday and
on the governments conduct since
that day"
The members then proceeded to
church, returning a little later to the
palace. The ceremony of electing the
king was conducted in the Sales des
Fetes The metropolitan of Belgrade
and the bishop of Nish, in their full
robes of Office, lent the sanction of
their presence
Soon after o'clock this morning a
crowd which remained curiously i'm
passive gathered before the Konak
Which bore no traces of the recent
Tragedy. There was an air of quiet
cer~1inty about the spectators, which
betoAened a confidence that the cere-
mony was purely formal. Presently
the DaId of the Seventh regiment, to
winch lHany of the conspirators be-
!onged' marched past, playing patriot
iC airs.
Upon the reassembling of the ma
uohe- assembly resolution of general
amnesty was adopted. There was no
opposition to the election of the new
KING The result was greeted with
loud cheers, and then the minister of
justice, NJ. Schickovics, hastened to
the balcony overlooking the street and
announced to the people:
Peter the First, of the dynasty Of
Kara GeOrgevitches, is your new king
You are congratulated upon the unani-
nous vote OF your representatives."
The crowd responded with cheers
upon cheers, which, however, had the
effect of being somewhat mechanical.
AT the same time a royal salute of 1O1
guns was fired.
The proceedings closed with speeches
by President Velimirovitch and Pre-
mier Avakoumovics, who congratuIated
the natlO- n assembly upon it's unani-
nous cho -, which, they expressed the
nope, was OF good augury for the fu-
ture of Servia. The deputies then
streamed forth from the palace, the
soldiers on guard marched away, and
h. e
the konakA had resumed it's normal es-
pect.
The days proceedings on the whole
were characterized by singular impas-
slVeness. Only in the unreserved ad-
nlratlon Tor Col. Maschin and the 9TH
er consplrators could it be seen that
the event was eminentIy popular. The
town IS full of unsavory gossfp CON
cernlng the late queen and there is
not a scintilla of sympathy for the
murdered royal couple.
At o'clock this evening a telegram
TO the government arrived from the
new king. 1t ran:
The splendid proofs of devotion
from my beloved people, my faithful
army and patriotic government have
deeply touched me. From the bottom
of a true Servian heart. thank Provi-
dence, which has vouchsafed me. by
Gods mercy and through His will, to
ascend the throne of my famous an
cestors. beg you (the premier) and
your colleagues in the government, to
accept my royal acknowledgment, with
assurance of my particular good will. -
The resolutions adopted by the ma
tional assembly practically grant i'm
munity to all concerned in the couu
detat. The attitude of the army has
been recognized and approved. and
gratitude has been extended to the
government for the patriotism display
ed in such fatal crisis. All the gov
ernments measure have been indorsed
It has been empowered to conduct af-
fairs until King Peters arrival
This apparent unanimity, however
was not reached without a contest
An informal meeting of the skupshtfna
was held yesterday and the proceed
ings were lively. The army was
bound to maintain a monarchy at ali
costs. Therefore all discussions of 4
republic were speedily suppressed. and
the adherentS of a republican form OF
government were compelled to fall
back on other proposals, such as sun
porting Prince Mirko of Montenegro
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