The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
DARK AGES SHAMED
In Atrocities Per2etrated By
Benighted Scrvians,
DEAD BODIES MUTILATED
Remains CT King and Queen Trampled,
Spat Upon and Given Secret
and IgnomiHous Burial
at Night.

Later advices from Belgrade state
that King Alexander and Queen Draga,
who were assassinated early Thursday
in the royal palace, were buried during
the night in the family vault of the
Obernovitches in the chapel of the
cemetery of St. Mark. The interment
was carried on with complete secrecy
between 1:30 and 3 o'clock Friday
morning.
The strictest privacy was maintain
ed in order to avoid hostile demon
strations. Two cofins were brought in
by servants and carried up to the room
where the bodies of the late king and
queen were lying.
The corpses were then put In the
coffins and the latter were placed In a
hearse which was hurriedly driven to
the old cemetery, where the other
members of the Obernovitch family
ere inferred. In addition to the at
tendants only two priests were pres
.ent at the funeral. The Metropolitan
of Belgrade was absent. The whole
ceremony lasted only few minutes.
The body Of the late Premier Marko-
witch will be buried with military
hOnors.
Colonel Naumovics, who was killed
while forcing an entrance into the pal
ace with dynamite, is described in the
official notice of his death, as dying
on the field of honor for his father
land" 1t is now confirmed that only
Queen Draga's two brothers were kill
ed. Her sisters we're taken to Pana-
vesa by some CT TIE conspirators.
Sensational stories, many Of which
are undoubtedly sent for the purpose
Of political effect, are published in Bel
grade, the most revolving of them be-
ing that the soldiers outraged Queen
Draga and mutilatcd the body OF King
Alexander, ard that those who were
admitted to the palace Friday to view
the remains spat and stamped on
them.
The dispatches sent out have every
indication Of having been mutilated
and censored All telegraph lines and
post stations have been seized by the
newly declared government and only
certain dispatches, such as would put
the new ministry in a favorable light,
are believed to be sent out.
History Of Servia.
Servia,, ere of the four Balkan
States. was settled by the Serbs IN
the seventh century. In 1859 SerVia
was conquered By the Turks. It was
ceded to Austria in 171S; reconquered
by the Turks in 1899 and its inde-
pendence was practically established
in 1929, was recognized in 1878 and
proclaimed a kingdom In 1882.
The population of Servia by the last
census was 2,312,4S4, about 80 per
cent Servians. The Slavis population,
3,731; Roumanians, 1850; Egyp-
tians, 5O,0OO and 5000 Jews. Belgrade,
a city, population of $4,000 people, is
the capital. -s< 49,.
The government of Servia is admin
istered by king and council of eight
ministers. Military service Is. compul-.
sorry between the ages Of 81 and 4S.
In 1897 the army consisted of 1,24S
officers and $1,000 men. The war
strength is 353,366 men,.
The kingdom of servia occupies
twenty thousand square miles. The
surface of the country Is very noun
famous. Almost equally dividing the
kingdom Is the great river, MoraVa-
The Danube river forms the northern
boundary, separating Servia from Aus
tria-Hungary. To the east OF SerVia
is Roumania and Bulgaria. To the
south lies Turkey in Europe and the
city Of Montenegro. The climate Is
healthful ard invigorating, but inelin-
ed to tropical excesses. servta Is rich
in mineral deposits. carries on large
live stock industry and its marketa-
Bile products are many. 1t possesses
modern railway facilities, telegraph
lines and many school houses. The
education of children is compulsory.