New-York tribune., 1903-06-12
QUEEN KILLED WITH AXE.
King Shot Do1,n-Germars ViezOs OF
the Situation.

Berlin June ia dispatch from Senhh'
Hungary to the National Zetung" gives an in
te-esting version of the tragedy at Belgrade. 1t
says:
A party OF officers proceeded to the palace by
previous arrangements with General Ljubaslv-
kovics and called upon King Alexander to abdi-
cate in favor of Prince Peter karageorgeVltch-
The King refused and shot Colonel Naunovics'
who made the proposal. The other -ofncers
thereupon summoned the War Minister deneIai
Pavlovitch, and Tudorovics the Minister OF the
Petrovics one of the Kings aides-de-canp. and
other loyal officers. The leader OF the actual as
sailants Lieutenant Colonel M1scnich' VINO
himself murdered the Queen.
The latter together with her brother and sis
ters was struck down with an axe The King
was shot. The Queen died Immediately Inc
King lived a few minutes after being shot.
The immediate cause of the revolution was the
return to Belgrade of Lieutenant Lungfevitza'
brother of the Queen, and supposed canuloaIe
for the throne.
The surviving ministers have been arrested.
The obsequies of the King and Queen Will
occur on June IA.
A festal illumination OF Belgrade is projected
for this evening.
The dispatch closes by saying that intense JOY
prevails at Belgrade.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT WAITING.
The German Government cannot be said to
have taken up any attitude as yet regarding the
provisional administration of Servia. Horror
was expressed at the Foreign Office at the
bloody affair. The immediate feeling is one of
antagonism to the new ministry, and there Is an
indispositon to make its path easy. The For
eign Office for the present is simply waiting full
information from its legation at Belgrade, and is
also sounding the other chancelleries.
The fact that the late King Alexander was not
allied TO any European reigning family is re-
garded as simplifying the situation. Germany
has no especial political interest in the events in
infr ipJIa fn
thronement of the late King was on foot had
been known to the German Government and also
to the government of Servia for time, but
no Importance attached to the matter. The
late King seems to have regarded the hints of
the existence of plot as not having special sig
nificance. Reports to this effect have been cir
culated in the Austrian and German newspapers
and have been cabled to the United States, but
as the Balkans are SO productive of baseless
rumors those concerning the plot against the
late King Of Servia were treated lightly.
THE NEW KING AND RUSSIA.
dispatch to the "Vossische Zeitung" from
Dresden, says Prince Peter Karageorgevitch has
maintained close relations with Russia. but un-
til recently lived near the Austrian Court. The
seizure of the Servian throne had long been
planned, and his plans were warmly supported
by his elder brother who lives IN Paris.
with the French Republicans
It is believed here that Prince Peter Kara
georgevitch enjoys much greater sympathy with
high Russian Government officials than did the
late King Alexander.
The "Tageblatt" says the Servian representa-
tive here does not believe Prince Karageorge-
witch will ascend the throne.
SERvIA'S PROVISIONAL MINISTRY.
The members of the Provisional Ministry of
Servia form an energetic group. Each is
person Of some celebrity In Servia.
NJ. Avakumovics. the new Premier. was Pre-
mier in the Liberal government of 1892. and pre-
viously was Minister of Justice and judge of the
Court of Appeals. He is the best known jurist in
Servia Since 1892 NJ. Avakumovics has prac-
tised law at Belgrade, and he the leader of
the opposition. He is ffty-eight years old.
NJ. Protics, the new Minister Of the Interior
is the most prominent leader of the Radicals
and an able speaker. and writer. He is Com
missioner Of the National Bank. and is forty
seven years old.
NJ. Kalievics the new Foreign Minister
Premier in 1875, and later minister at Vienna
Latterly he had been a Senator He Is sixty
years Old and has been occupying a neutral
political position.
M Schiokovics, the new Minister of Justice
is forty-two years old. He sharply criticised the
doings of the royal pair in the last Parliament
Like NJ. Protics, NJ Schiokovics was condemned
to twenty years Imprisonment in dungeon in
consequence of his completely in plot against
King Milan, but he pardoned
NJ. Genshcs the Minister of Commerce,
is forty-two years old. He served two out OF an
eight years sentence on the charge of high trea-
for his opposition to the late King Alexan-
der's marriage. He was then pardoned.
NJ. Velikovics. the new Finance Minister is a
former member Of the Cabinet.
The Frankfort Zeitung." in It's version of the
tragedy at Belgrade, says that when the troops
entered the royal bedroom King Alexander
seized a revolver and shot the Queen and then
killed himself.
DIR. Radulowitch. the secretary OF the Servfan
Legation here, has received a message from nj
Kalievics. the new Foreign Minister. that the
King and Queen are dead. and that the capital
and the country remain absolutely quiet This
Information communicated to the German