The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
KING AND QUEEN
OF SERVIA KILLED
The Queens Two Brothers and Six
Others Also Slain.
KING ALEXANDER SHOT ONE ASSASSIN.
Conspiracy Resulted from King Alexauder's
Arrogan; Course and Hatred OF Queen
Draga-Prince Peter Karageorgevitch Pro.
claimed King by the Assassns and Choice
VIII BE Ratified by Parllamsnt-PopuIace
Aequesecs In the Bloody Deed and In
Sympathy with the New Dynasty.

Belgrade (By Cable)-A military
conspiracy, which subsequent events
show had the sympathy OF the ma
jority OF the Servian people, was car
ried out i'll the early hours OF We'd
nesday morning and King Alexander.
Queen Draga, her two brothers and
several ministers were assassinated.
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, the
| pretender to the throne, has been pro-
claimed king by the army, and there
is every reason to believe that this de-
cision will be confirmed by the Servian
Parliament.
The victims OF the assassns were
King Alexander.
Queen Draga.
The Queens two brothers.
Premier Markovitch.
The Minister OF War
One other minister
Two aides-de-camp and two other
officers.
The revolution was executed without
any opposition on the part OF the peo-
pie OF Belgrade, and the capital and
country remain tranquil
While the main outlines OF the events
which took place within the royal pal
ace are known, the details are conflict
ing owing to the extraordinary secrecy
with with the plot was contriyed and
carried out. The chief conspirators
were all men OF high rank, who acted
in concert with the army. The partc-
ipation OF the latter in the assassina-
tions, which blotted ont the Obreno-
witch dynasty, which has ruled Servia,
with short intermission, for nearly
century. is mainly due to the atti-
tude OF King Alexander and his con-
sort towards the officers OF the army.
whom he always treated with scam
| courtesy. His desire to remove the war
school from Belgrade to Shebatz par
ticularly gave the officers offense.
The date is sinister one in the his
tory OF the Obrenovitch house. being
the thirty-fiith anniversary OF the as
sassination OF King Alexander's grand
uncle Michael, who was done to death
witch, the then leading member OF the
house which has long disputed the
throne OF Servia against the Obreno-
witch family. and whose head Prince
Peter Karageorgevitch, has been pro-
claimed king.
The prime movers in the plot were
Liubomir Schiokovics and Vojislav
Nelikovics, who had entered the new
cabinet as ministers OF justice and
finance, respectively. NJ. Schiokovics
was condemned to 20 years penal SER
vitude for an attempt to assassnate
former King Milan.
The King and Queen passed the eve
OF their death quietly. They attended
a choral festival then took supper in
the Konak and afterwards retired to
rest. Meantime the conspirators held
a meeting in the Kalimegden Park
The Sixth Infantr" Regiment, which
was chosen TO carry ont the coup d'etat.
was recently punished for having used
its weapons against crowd OF DEM
onstratorS.
Dissatisfaction against King Alex
anders rule has been accen;uated since
his suspension OF the constitution last
April. and it is from that time that the
military plot dates. The organization
.oi the bloody deed was carried out
with consummate skill. The King for
the past two months was thrown off
his guard by the apparent quietude OF
the reception OF his recent coup detat
In the meantime the conspirators had
decided on June 10 as the date Tor the
execution OF the revolution for two
rcasons-firstly, it was the anniversary
OF the murder OF King Alexander S
grandunce Michael, and, secondly, be-
cause it was feared that further delay
would permit the Skupschina to set
tie the succession to the throne ac-
cording to the Kings wishes, and it
was believed that the brother OF the
hated Queen would be his choice.
About I o'clock in the morning the
Sixth and Seventh Regiments were
called to arms and were led to the
royal palace, which they entirely sur
rounded. A band OF 80 officers, led
by Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mis-
chics, forced their way into the palace,
shooting all who attempted to bar their
passage. They were aided by treason
within. The aide -de-camp on duty,
Colonel Naumovics, had been won
over by the conspirators and was en-
trusted with the plans for action within
the royal inclosure. Several doors
leading to the royal apartments were
blown in by dynamite, Colonel Nau-
movies himself bursting in the door OF
the royal bedchamber with a bomb.
The officers had called on the King
to open, but he curtly refused As the
door fell the King rushed to a window
and appealed for assistance, but no an
swer came. Realizing the situation,
he returned to the Queen, holding her
in his arms to protect her, and awaited
the conspirators.
Colonel Naumovics and the officers
then entered the room. Naumovics
presented to the king a form OF abdi-
cation for his signature. The docu-
ment contained the statement that by
marrying public prostitute" the
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