The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-06-17
The KING Hid.
BUT HIS MURDERERs SOUGHT
HIM OUT FOR DEATH.
He Crouched Behind a Secret Door
He Pleaded for Mercy and
Promised Everything if
Life Could be Spared
They Shot him as
he Pleaded.

| Belgrade, Servia, June liking
| Alexander and Queen Draga were
assassinated during the military
revolutions which broke out at 2
O'Clock this morning in the streets
Of Belgrade.
| A proclamation was posted in the
streets an hour afterward stating
that Their Majesties had been shot
to death in their apartments in the
| palace.
! Public opinion has been strong
against the king and queen for
months, and especially in army cir
| cles has the sentiment against the
rulers been pronounced.
| The outbreak this morning was
| precipitated by the highhandiness
| of the king under the iohuence of
Queen Draga. For months have
| mutterings been heard, and the in
tense feeling has been smouldering,
and the kings act Of sitting popu-
lar voice at the recent election by
forced ministerial action was the
last straw.
The first intimation of serious
trouble, however, was not manifest
until last night, when murmurings
began to be heard. until with roar
the army at 2 O'Clock this morning
broke all bounds and started the
revolution.
/ The palace was the first point of
attack and thither the military
| mob rushed.
The Evening Stars Belgrade
correspondent wires that the bodies
| of the dead King Alexander and
lQueen Draga were buried in pit
Tearly this morning at Rakonitza as
a mark Of ignominy. Also that the
bodies Of the royal couples rela-
tiyes and murdered statesmen were
thrown in on TOP of them and then
the earth filled in. 81
| There is great credence given to
this report, although it is also stat
ed that the funeral of the victims
| of the assassination will be held Sum
day. This is not looked upon with
much reliability, as no one in Bel
grade seems to know where the
| bodies are, which further substan-
tiate the story of the ignominious
burial.
! Semlin, Hungary. June 13-
From an intimate personal friend
of the new premier Of the Servian
provisional government, Avakumo-
vics, the Associated Press cores
pondent has received the following
account of the tragedy in Belgrade, ]
which be is assured is absolutely
authoritative:
| Six weeks ago one of the officers
in the secret warned the king Of
what was going on, when all the Of
fcers concerned were transferred to
points in the interior, the king fear
ing to take stronger measures against
| them. About the same time GER
tain woman was sent to Geneva to
see Prince Peter Karageorgevich
and submit to him a proposition
that he come to Servia as king up
on his agreeing to accept new con-
stitution based on liberal princi-
Piles. Prince Peter accepted the
conditions. AS soon as the con-
spirators obtained the assurance
that the kingdom would have a |
new sovereign, they decided to kill
| Alexander and Queen Draga.
Colonel Maschin, Queen Draga's
brosher-in-law, was the leader of
the conspiracy. A number of off,
GERS came to Belgrade from interior
posts on the night of the tragedy |
and supped together at the Ser
bische Kron restaurant, where the
final details were arranged. At
midnight they proceeded from the
restaurant to the palace, and forced
the door leading to the royal apart
ments, using dynamite When
they entered they could find no.
body, the king and queen, alarmed
by the noise of their approach, hav-
ing concealed themselves. For two
whole hours the officers hunted
through every nook and corner of !
the royal apartments without sue
cess. Then they found the kings
adjutant, Lazar Petrovics, and COM
/ PEELED him to lead them to the
kings hiding place. He took them
TO the bathroom and pointed to a |
secret door in the wall, opening up
lon a staircase leading to the roof. |