The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12

tered, accompanied by Mischief and a
number Of junior officers. Previously the
palace guard had been OverDowerod and
its commander. Captain PaUa5OwczS, was
I killed. Naumovics presented to the king
a form of abdicatiOn for his signature.
The document contained the sta teTnent
that, by marrying a public prnsf itute.
the king had degraded Servia and that,
therefore. he must himself now abdicate.
The king answer was to draw a re-
volver and kill NaumOvics on the spot
Fled to the Roof.
Mischief then picked up The document
ceiving his danger. fled with queen DTdga
to the palace roof, both Defng in their
night clothes The officers followed, con-
tinuously firing. and ultimately shot the
Major Lakua Lazarewics- wa had been
under the kings displeasure Tor two
years is said to have fired the shot that
actually killed the king
At about O'Clock this morning Queen
Draga's two brothers were shot AT their
homes, as well as Premier MarSSOyitch
and his brother-in-Iaw. NJ RIiIkovitz: the
minister of the interior. n. TuiOriycs
and his daughter. and the war minister,
General Pavolitch-
Palace Was Surrounded.
While these events were proceeding at
the palace the streets of the city were
already occupied by soldiers and an
armed force surrounded the royal resi-
dence- The horses and guns of the bat
teries Of artillery We're all decorated
with evergreens as for a festival The
soldiers discarded the badge of King
Alexander from their helmets An at
tempt was made to support the dynasty
by the commander of the Danube dl-
vision, who tried TO march the Eighth
regiment of infantry into the city TO
help the late king, but he was opposed
by a body of troops under Colonel
both the commanders mentioned were
killed. What purpOrtS to be an official
explanation of the tragedy was issued
at Belgrade during the day 1t says;
New Story of Tragedy.
After dinner on Wednesday evening
the king and queen, with some OF tHelr
the balcony of the palace Suddenly the
king demanded that Queen Drdga leave
the country She refused and was sup
ported by some of the ministers When
the king saw this opposition he ordered
the military to occupy the palace In the
meanwhile the queen 1rlenus We're alSo
active and collected her supporters II
was in a fight between the TWO factions
that the king and queen We're killed
Austria viii Not Object.
The startling news from Belgrade dis
tUrbed the solemn ceremonies of the an
nual Corpus Christi procession IN a man
ner unprecedented in Emperor Franz Jo-
SETS long reign. Men attempted to throw
bulletins announcing the news over the
heads of the soldiers to the crowds
W-atrhinp the procession while opposite
the Hoffburg court. The chamberlain in
formed the emperor that ForeIgn Minis
ter Goluchowsky desired to make a state
ment to him, and when nOufied of the
occurrences at Belgrade his majesty was
Visibly affected and Immediately com
municated the news to the heir presump-
tive 10 the throne. \ dispatch received
by the Austrian foreign office this after
noon announced that the SerVian parlia-
ment which has been summoned Tor
June Is, viii elect Prince Peter Kara
geOrgevitch king only in the event of
Austria and Russia not opposing the
step. Austria Will not object.
Servia's Private Affair.
Although the prince was the avoWed
enemy of Austria he has recently given
repeated assurances that in the event of
his coming to the throne of SerYia he
was DESTROYS of living amicably with
Austria The question of Austrian in
tervention in the present situation has
SO far only been considered in the case
of civil war breaking out Otherwise
it is regarded as being Servias private
affair In case of civil war in Servia
Austria's forcible Intervention is nor
impossible, but even in such a case only
if the signatory powers should request