The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
SER WAN RULER S
ARE ASSASSINATED.
Uprising Of Military Palace Attacked kiAs
Alexander. Queen Drasa. Three Ministers
and Eight Others S1ain-The Cause
a#-faH4 New Government Formed.

Belgrade, June IA military con-
spiracy, which subsequent events
shows had the sympathy of major
ity of the Seryian people, was carried
out in the early hours Of Thursday
morning, and King Alexander, Queen
Draga, her two brothers and several
ministers were assassinated.
The OAeial List.
The following Is the official list Of
the killed:
King Observation-Disclosures in
the royal palace at Belgrade. He died
trying to protect his queen.
Queen Draga-Shot down with the
king by the conspirators in her apart
ments in the palace. She refused to
fee when beseeched to do so by the
king. III
Nikola Loungnevitza, younger
brother of the queen-He died after
making a glorious fight for his life.
He was wounded in dozen places be-
fore he fell.
Nikodem Loungnevitza, elder broth
er Of the queen Also met his death in
defense of the throne occupied by
Alexander.
Gen. Zinzar Markovitch, premier
Killed at his home.
Gen, Velimir Todoroyitch, minister
of the interior-Killed at his home.
Gen. Milovan Paylovitch, former
minister of war-Killed at his home.
Gen. Petrovitch, minister of war
Killed at his home.
Col. Naumovitch-Shot dead by
King Alexander whensshe demanded
that the ruler abdicate.
Two aides de camp Shot down
while attempting to defend the palace
against the invaders.
VI. Two guards -Among the first to be
killed when the attack on the royal
residence began.
Proclaimed King.
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, the
pretender to the throne. has been
proclaimed king by the army, and
there is every reason to believe that
this decision will be confirmed by the
Servian parliament, which has been
summoned to meet on June IS.
The revolution was executed with
ont any opposition on the part Of the
people of Belgrade, and the capital
ofAthe country remains tranquil.
The-prime movers in the plot were
Ljubomir Schiokovics and Jislav Veil
kovics, who have entered the new
cabinet as ministers of justice and
finance, respectively. M. schiokovics
was condemned to 20 years. penal ser.
vitude for an attempt to assassinate
former King Milan.
The Causes.
Numerous causes are suggested aa
being responsible for the general feel
ing in Seryia which eliminated in
Wednesday nights tragedy. Primary
among them was the kings marriage
Queen Draga's attempt to manipulate
the political situation; the arrogant
4 behavior Of the queens relatives; the
hostile feeling that the Russian court
manifested in its refusal to receive the
]. Seryian queen, and the financial sit.
uation which prevented the regular
payment Of the officers salaries, all
combined TO bring about the terrible
( end Of the Obrenovitch rule. But all
this fails to explain sufficiently
Wednesday nights events. and 1t is
i thought that the. real reason yet re-
mains to be told. i s.
..4f AS A Statement.
q The new ministry publishes the fol-
lowing statement: Certain differ
ences which arose at court have led to
! the intervention Of the army and a CON
flict in which the king and queen lost
their lives. With a view to maintain
I ingpeace and order in the country-at
The present moment difficult and fate
full THE representatives of all the po-
litical parties, have FASTENED to come
to an understanding and form q pro-
yisional government in order to re-
establish the constitution. existing be-
fore March %, 1903, and to reassem.
Die the representatives elected under
the constitution Of April 6, 1901. At a
sitting to be held on June IS, the ma
tional representatives will elect a
sovereign and assume control Of the
situation According to. the reports
received up to the present from the
civil and military authorities, order
.has not been disturbed in any part OF
the country and the government will
take steps to maintain it. The govern
ment feel convinced that by acting thus
it win ensure for the new order of
things the sympathies of all the Euro
pean powers.''
The Palace Attacked. 8
The king and queen passed the eve
of their death quietly. They attend.
ed choral festival, then took sup.
per in the Konak, and afterwards re.
tired to rest. Meantime, the conspira.
tors held meeting in the Kalimeg.
den park. The Sixth infantry regi
ment, which was chosen to carry ont
i the coup d'etat, was recently pun.
ished for having used its weapons
.sf seven Drowned.
4i Clarendon, Ark, June 12. - Sever
persons were drowned at Aberdeen
12 miles below White river, by the
m -.