The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-13

and queen.
 In breathless haste the conspirators ran through the rooms, opened wardrobes and looked behind curtains in vain. In the anteroom connecting with the corri- dor between the old and new Konak the sergeant of the gendarmes was sleeping. Awakening, he stepped before the reyo- lutionists, who felled him.
 Nearing the Quarry.
 At last Queen Draga's servant was found. He wounded Captain Dimitrevics severely. but was spared until he show ed the officers where King Alexander and Queen Draga had secreted themselves. When he had told this he was shot. Col onel Maschin now joined the revolution ists and led them back to the sleeping apartment where the kings adJutant tried to hinder the search. He shot Lieu tenant Naumovics dead. The others Kill ed the adtutant After a search, small door leading into an alcove was alseoV- cred but it was locked. It was broken tn with an axe and here the royal couple were found in undress. The older ofheers first intended forcing the king to apal- cate but the young officers were III no mood to be held back and shot at the royal couple Nobody knows in the ex- citement who shot first, but it is general ly said that Lieutenant Kistics fred hrst'
 Bodies Covered With Blood.
 After the murder, King Alexander hodv was found covered with blood That of Queen Draga was badly torn by bnl- let's. The report that the bodies were thrown out of the window into the garoen is untrue The young officers lnlenue9 to do so but Colonel Maschin preVenteu it. exclaiming that would be parpar- ous." aos All inc servants of the royal family fled when inc first shots were heard, with the exception of Queen Dragas servant "ho was found dead. Shortly after CLOCK all was over Colonel Maschin lssueu from the gate of the Konak, around Wnlch great crowds had collected, and made speech, saying;
 LONG LIVE sERVlA!
 LONG LIVE ARMYI
 "vNe have now destroyed the dynasty or +be ohrenovitchs and have got rid or the dishonorable woman who was the King evil spirit Long live Servia
 The people responded, Long i've the army" .,. S,,4ob Almost simultaneously with the pulcn, erv in the palace the troops endeavored "a arrest ali the relatives of the queen and those ministers whom the conspira- tors disliked Two brothers of the queen' T ie,tenant Colonel Nikola and Nlkoderm Funievics were seized and escorted py a detachment of troops from their dwell ing to the guard room of the oivisiona commander They evidently dld not eX- pect their doom. and were lighting cigar cites when they were shot dead pY eighl soldiers. .
 Ministers Killed
 Gen Zinzar Marcovics, premier, Gen eral Pavlovics, minister Of war, ana NJ rodorovics, minister. of the interior, were shot by the tropps as they attempted to defend themselves from arrest. The pre- raier. and minister of war were killed, while Minister Todorvoics is just ellYe late tonight.
 shortly after midnight the bodies of the dead king and queen were carried to their last resting place All day long the vic- tims lay in rough collins exposed to the gaze of those who had killed them ana to the privileged curious.
 There have been unpleasant evidences of the public resentment against the late royal pair Some persons even spat on the remains
 Dead Silence in Streets.
 Outside the palace crowd awaited the removal not only of the corpses of the king and the queen, but of the bodies or all the other victims, whicn were simul- taneously buried, being conveyed in hearses to the Belgrade cemetery. In the streets there was a dread silence and the onloolers were kept back by the troops. The burial service was brief. Two priests were present, but no high ec- cleslastical dlgnitaries Inside the ceme- tery no one was allowed except strong force of gendarmes and a few officers. The bodies of the royal pair were in- tered in a vault in the cemetery chapel Two wooden crosses alone denote the spot, marked Alexander Obrenovitch' and ''Draganja obrenovitch." The other bodies lie outside the cemetery In rough graves.