The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-16
ELECTION OF PRINCE KARA.
GEoRGEviTcH AS KING DE.
ciDED UPON.
OLD CONSTITUTION REVIVED
THE ONE ABOLISHED eYA KING
ALEXANDER TO BE PUT INTO
FORCE AGAIN.

Belgrade, June 15.-At a conference
OF senators and deputies held herr
late Sunday night it was unanimous.
~ resolved that the constitution vote0
by the great national ssembly in
1888 should be put into force and that
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch should
be unanimously elected king at today's
joint meeting of the skupshtina and
senate. After the election. a deputa.
ton of the assembly will be sent to
wait upon Prince Peter and commu.
nicate to him the decision of the ma
tional assembly.
The Servian constitution. Of 1885
was a more liberal n than any grant
ed previously and provided that all
t%axpaying citizens should become cleo.
tors, by whose votes the skupshtina
was elected. 1t continued in force
until May. 1894, when the late King
Alexander, by a coup d'etat, abolish
ed it and restored the illiberal constl.
tuition of 1869.
Complete order has prevailed in
Belgrade up to II O'Clock Sunday
night and absolute quiet is reported
throughout servia. The military have
been withdrawn from the public of
fees and only a few sentries are now
guarding the royal palace. Only oc.
c%asional patrols are seer in the streets
which throughout the day have borne
an animated appearance, being crowded
with officers, ladies and large mum.
bers Of students who have arrived
from abroad. it is believed, with the
object of demonstrating in favor of
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch as king.
Some Republican tendencies are no.
ttceable among the students who have
studied in France and Switzerland;
these latter. however, are quite over.
Swallowed by the opinion of the ma
iority;, and there seems to be no doubt
that the national assembly will today
pronounce in favor Of a monarchy and
elect Prince Karageorgevitch. The
newspapers continue to point out the
im%possibility of the establishment of
a republic and advocate the election
OF Prince karageorgevitch in order to
assure a brighter epoch in Servian
politics.
Attitude Of Reserve.
The foreign diplomatists in Bel
6iou SOllNltIuC w HldI1tAIu an aLLI.
tude of strict reserve.
Peter V~elimirovitch. M of the old
est and most prominent members of
the Radical party and a former min
lister OF state. has been appointed
president of the senate in succession
to NJ. Marinkovitch, who has resigned.
M Velimirovitch will take the chair
at the joint meeting of the senate and
the cE11nchtino nm fh0 oooor;~. ~ 49,
election of the new king.
After the election Of the king today,
skupshtina will draw up a pro.
gramme of procedure for the new
sovereign and will then adjourn until
the arrival of the king at Belgrade.
The sovereign will then form a new
ministry and dissolve the skupshtfna
The provisional government has par.
doned all persons imprisoned eo,
political and press ~offenses and OF.
dered their immediate release. No
have occurred, nor have any
been passed since the
tragic events of last Thursday. The
court OF cessation and the appeal
court suspended their sitting from tina,
time.
Prince Karageorgevitch. although
little is known of him among the PEG.
pie generally here, seems to have
the public fancy and his cleo.
ton will prove a popular one.
Lieutenant Colonel Milislax Zivane
vice Ut the general staff, committed
by shooting himself on Fri.
day. It is understood that the officer
took his life because. among the late
papers was found a letter from
him informing the king OF the plot
against his life. The newspapers
however, attempt to make gu the sui
eide to be the result Of money troubles
The foreign ministry has receivec
satisfactory dispatches from London.
Paris, Berlin and Rome. all saying
that the governments there have MOI
slightest intention OF intervening
In Servia's internal affairs and ex
the hope that peace and or.
der in the political situation will soon
restored. An official statement of
Russia's position has not yet been re.
but according to assurances
from a reliable source, Russia has nc
to intervene.
Geneva, June 15.-Prince Peter
karageorgevitch. the newly proclaim.
I'D king of Servia, is in constant
of kilograms informing him
If the situation in Belgrade. Accord.
ing to his present arrangements he
will remain here until notified Of the
action taken by the skupshtina.
CONDITION MUCH IMPROVED.
Pope Leo Rallying From His ,ndispo
sition.