The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12

long impending. the present uprising be
ING que to the animOSitieS growing out Of
the propaganda of the pretender Kara
georgeVltch. 1t is recalled that when the
karageorgevitc dynasty secured brief
rule in 1888 the European powers inter
vened and esta blished a prOtectorate and
thus terminated that DYNASTY Whether
there viii be similar action of the pow
ers at this time officials are unwilling to
predict, saying the shock of the tragedies
Is prlnGlpaliy occupying attention 1t is
generally believed that the sassinatiOns
are the sequel of the kings coup two
lnof IS ago. when he suspended the con
stltuel~-A.- resulting IL the disgrace ana
retirement Of a number of senators and
leading, officials.
Queen Draga Hated,
The new king is well known here. hav-
ing frequently visited this city He has
cousin. Prince Bodijar Kara ge0rEevitch.
living ob the Avenue Dubois de BouIogne,
who took part in the French campaign
in Tonquin and was decorated with the
cross of the Legion Of Honor. IN an in
terview today Prince BOdijar said he con-
sidered that popular hatred of Queen
DTaga was largely responsible for the
events at Belgrade. He added that his
cousin, the new king, haC long aspired to
the Servian throne, and declared that the
family was closely allied TO Russia, thus
assuring pro-Russlan policy IN Servia-
The New King.
Prince Peter KarageOrgevitch was a
member of the fashionable diplomatic set
Of Paris and included among his acquaint-
ances a number of Americans He is de
scrbed as having an agreeable person
atty, Is about % years of age. has been
a frequenter of the leading clubs and ho-
tells and was a well known figure at the
races and sports. He was educated at
the St Cyr military college and entered
the French army in 1870 with the rank Of
captain. A brother. Prince Arlene. is now
in Paris. The latter received a dispatch
today advising him that his brother had
been proclaimed king Prince Arlene said
he probably would join his brother and
take part in the events connected with
his assuming the sovereignty Of SerVia-
Natalie Hears the News.
Former Queen Natalie. mother OF the
late King Alexander. is living al tre HO-
tel Reservoir, Versailles. with her sister,
Princess Ghika. wife of the ROumanlan
minister. Queen Natalie received tie
first news from Belgrade this after 1c5u
by telephone from the foreign C1+,Oe- She
Immediately retired to her apartments,
declining to see anyone except members
Of the family or intimate friends.
A Pro-Russian.
DR.. Petrovitch of the Servian legation
described the new king as a student OF
affairs of state, as being intensely ami
mated by Servia's political destinies and
as an admirer of Russia The newly pro-
claimed king. DR.. PetrOVitch added. is
sending his son to St. Petersburg, where
he Will be educated at the expense Of the
imperial court of Russia.
Politicians had frequently sought TO
induce the new king to attempt TO take
the throne of Servia. but he always re-
piled that he would not permit a dynastic
contest to provoke a civil CONFUSION and
he preferred to await the result of the
popular weariness resulting from the old
regime.
deed of last night is the most pressing
menace to the general peace of Europe
that has happened in many years
Messages of Coincidence. -
During the afternoon the Servian Iega-
ton received an official dispatch signed
BY member of the new government.
which confirmed the deaths of the king
and queen and especially emphasized the
fact that perfect quiet prevailed at Bel
grade and throughout Servia. Foreign
Minister Delcasse called at the Servlan
legation and presented the condolences Of
the French government The legation
was besieged during the day by resident
SerEians The DreSenta ton of many mes
sages of coincidence brought out the pc
culiar status of the present Servlan gov
ernment which is receiving condolences
OF the success of its own acts The trag-
edy at Belgrade was the universal theme
for discussion in the Hobbies of the senate
and the chamber. and general horror or
surprise was expressed at the unforeseen
events which il is believed viii not have
a serious effect on European politics
Risk Too Great
The Paris manager of enc of the lead
ing American life insurance companies in
formed the correspondent OF the AssO-
ciated Press that number OF efforts
were made to insure the lives of the
Servian sovereigns but that the company
declined to accept the risks, knowing OF
the dynastic intTigues- Similar. efforts
were made with another American com
panv which also declined the applica-
lions One reason for the refusal was the
persistency of the applications, A read
ing official of the company, who visited
BeIgradC three weeks ago, said he was
not surprised at the tragedies During
his visit he had formed the impression
that the then existing political SITUATION
could not last and that catastrophe was
Imminent The king and queen remained
in the palace and did not dare 90 OUT
An army officer informed the official
that neither the army nor the police were
obedient. When a crowd on one occasion
gathered before the palace the KING or
Ger to disperse them was not executed
The usual sentiment of both high and low