The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-18
4 KING AND QUEEN SLAIN!
gsVoIutiOn in Servia---Rulers,
Ministers and Members of the
SOyaI Family Murdered in the
Palace.
lev Monarch Has Been Proclaimed.

Belgrade, Servia. June ia mill
ary revolution broke out last night.
The troops, who revolted under the
leadership Of Major Angikovics, sur.
Dnded the palace, assassinated
King Alexander, Queen Draga, the
htter's sister, the queens brother,
&kodem; Premier Markovitch, Min
ster Petrovitch, Minister Tudorovics,
General Pavlovitch, the ex-minister
Vi war, and members OF the royal
gnard.
Prince Karageorgevitch was pro,
raimed king. A new government
xas formed and the following pro-
Esmation was issued by the new min
siry;
To the Servian People: Last night
abe king and queen were shot. In
Ills grave and fateiul movement
tiends OF the fatherland have COM
kned to form a new government.
While the government makes this an
rouncement to the people it is con-
rAeed that the Servian people will
Father around it and lend it their
MD to maintain order and security
throughout the land, The govern
EeAt hereby makes known that from
today the constitution OF April 6,
1901, comes in force. A meeting OF
national representatives, dissolved
by the proclamation OF March "a, is
summoned to meet at Belgrade June
G,-Jovan Avakumovics, premier.
According to the best available in
brmation obtainable from the mass
s contradictions, the assassinations
we've carried out by members OF the
&Ith infantry, under the command
" Colonel Mischief and Colonel
nachin. The latter is a brother in.
hw OF the late Queen Draga, and is
minister OF public works in the new
mbinet. The soldiers appear to have
Sught their way into the palace,
shooting down the aide de- camp on
iIty, Colonel Naumovics, although,
according to another version, the
Ding shot Naumovics because he
vyened the gate to his assailsnts,
taereby creating a suspicion of his
poBnivance. Some of the other per-
IONS were surprised in their houses,
simultaneously with the attack on
ibe palace. The bodies OF all dead
gill be placed in collins to-day. The
Sody OF King Alexander probably
viii be buried at the convent of
kakovza. The other bodies will be in
erred in the local cemetery.
Cannon were fired as a signal for
the carnage to begin and the troops
surrounded the ministerial residences
ut the same time as they moved on
lie palace.
After the drama at the palace Off
yrs galloped through the streets OF
he city shouting out the news that
ihe king and queen had been killed.
queen Draga is said to have sus-
6ined numerous wounds. A post
Rortem examination was held on
ne bodies in the palace at II clock
this morning.
The local papers embellish their
Ppurrs OF the tragedy with all sorts |
n extraordinary statements. Ac |
,ording'to one OF them the bodies OF
Inc king aad queen we're placed in
ySrouds and were lowered from a
window OF the palace to the gardens,
shence' sAey we're carried away in a
saggage wagon.
The streets were early thronged
sith people whose actions seemed to
spprove the cup d'etat. NJ Protics.
the new minister Of the interior, was
buddy ehsered as be drove to the
ministry. NJ. Avakumovics, the new
premier, belongs to the independent
dbssnI PARTY.
As the morning advanced the ex-
mtement in the streets grew steadily.
Guspite OF the pouring rain, thou
nnds OF people gathered in the Vi
Unity Of the palace. Everywhere
HDops Of all arms were posted and
Nd guns we're placed in position to |
xsickly deal with any opposition 10 |
ne newly formed governments will. |
HE soldiers discarded their cockades
bearing the late King Alexander's
spher and substituted for it flowers,
Iseen twigs and leaves. Bands OF
pong men paraded the streets, wav-
ny flags and shouting: Long live