The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-12
SERVIAN REVOLT.
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 had called on the king to open, but he had curtly refused. As the door fell the king rushed to a window and appealed for assistance, but no answer came. Realizing the situation, he returned to the queen, holding her in his arms to protect her, and awaited the conspira- tors. Colonel Naumouics and the off, cers then entered the room. Naumovics presented to the king form of abdica-
 ton for his signature. The document contained the statement that by marry ing public prostitute" the king had degraded Servia and that he must ab- dicate. The kings answer was to draw a revolver and kill Naumovics on the spot. Colonel Michics picked up the doc ument and presented it again. King Alexander waved it from him. The off, cers then, with their drawn revolvers, fired a hail of bullets and the royal couple fell together to the ground. The two fingered until o'clock this morn ing.
 The band who carried out the assas- sinations appear to have met with a great resistance on the balcony side of the palace, where the curtains are torn and the window broken as though the occupants had tried to escape into the garden. Torn gloves and articles of soldiers clothing lie scattered below. This resistance was probably offered by two royal aides de camp. who were killed.
 A single cannon shot announced the AYpnIItinfl of o11 ,lo details of which may perhaps never be accurately known. Detachments of troops immediately marched to the bu-
 reaus of posts and telegraphs and the railway stations and occupied them. Other troops immediately marched to the barracks and proclaimed Prince l Karag rageorgevitch king. A body of
 mounted officers with Lieutenant Colo nel Gruics, the son of the present am- | bassador at COnstantinople, at their head, rode to the center and announced the arnly's choice to the people, who, | now alarmed, were thronging the
 streets
 Enthusiastic shouts were raised of
 Long live Karageorgevitch." and
 Long live the army!" The warmest
 welcome was extended to Queen Dra- gas brother-in-law, Colonel Maschin, one of the. regicides.
 The troops at the barracks received | the news with joy. There was only one | objector, General Nikolics, commander of the Danube division, who was
 promptly shot down and severely wounded, but not before he had shot and killed Lieutenant Gagics. All sthe places of business are closed | and many inhabitants have left the town. Even with pass it is difficult to | obtain admission to Belgrade, so care fully guarded is it.
 The newspapers are almost unani-
 nous in approving the revolution.
 Some compassion is felt for the unfor- tunate king, but the people generally admit that no other solution to an in- tolerable situation was possible. The
 radical papers assert that the recent scandalous elections were the chief
 causes of the conspiracy. There is some
 talk of a republic. but the majority of the people desire the accession of Prince Karageorgevitch.
 All remains quiet tonight, an encour-
 aging effect being produced by the ab- solute unanimity which prevails re- garding the choice of the new ruler, whose proclamation as king by the
 army will undoubtedly be ratified by parliament. This quiet acceptance of
 the revolution is apparently the same throughout the country, but fears are entertained that an attack may be
 made on prefects and communal au-
 thorities. The government, therefore,
 has taken strong measures to suppress any opposition to it's will.