Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-03
AssAssINATED ROYALTY.
drowned Heads and Presidents Laid
Low by the Hands OF Mobs
and Murderers.

In the recent assassination Of King
Alexander and Queen Draga. of Servia,
we have the last reported in long list
of murd ers of royal rulers, which takes
us back to the death of julius Caesar
at the hands of Brutus and his fellows
lin the year A B. C. In the Servian
horror not only the king and queen
were done to death, but the lives of IL
others, relatives, state officials and at
tendants. were snuffed cut. Below is
she list entire:
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.
Nikola Loungnevitza, younger broth
er of the queen-He died after making
a glorious fight for his life.
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 Todorovitch. minister
Of the interior-Killed at his home.
Gen. Milovan Pav1ovitch, former
minister of war-Killed at his home.
Gen. Petrovitch, minister of war
Killed at his home.
Col. Naumovitch-Shot dead by King
Alexander when he demanded that the
ruler abdicate.
Two aids-de-camp and two guards
shot down while attempting to defend
| the palace against the invaders.
Julius Caesar, by Brutus and others,
March IS, A B. c.
| Edmund the Elder, of England,
March 26, 946.
Edward the Martyr, of England.
March 1S, 979.
Thomas A. Beckett, archbishop Of
Canterbury, December 20, ITO.
Albert l., emperor of Germany, by
his nephew John, May 1, 1908.
Edward II, of England, September
81, 1927.
James T., of Scotland, by mobiles, Feb
ruary 81, 1887
Edward v, of England, by order Of
Richard, duke of Gloucester. July, 1883.
James III, of Scotland, by mobiles,
June II, 1883.
William, prince of Orange, by Bal
| thasar Gerard (torture), July 10, 1884.
! Henry, duke of Guise, by order of
Henry Ill, of France, December %,
1888.
Louis of Guise, cardinal of Lorraine.
by order of Henry III, of France, De-
cember "a. 1888.
| Henry III, of France, by Jacques
Clement, August 2. 1889.
| Harry TV of Franaa aftamnf nv
Jean Chatel, December 81. 1894.
| Henry ", of France, killed by Ra.
villac (torture), May IA, 1910.
Gustavus III, of Sweden, stabbed at
masked ball. March 16, 1892.
| Marat, by Charlotte Corday, July 13,
1898.
| March "a, 1901.
! Andrew Jackson, president of the
United States, attempt, January 80.
1885.
Louise Philippe, of France, many at
| tempts, 1S36-1s46
Francis Joseph, of Austria, attempt,
| by Libenyi, February Is, 1853.
| Ferdinand Charles III, duke of Par
ma, March 81, 1854.
Isa bella H., of Spain, four attempts.
| 1s47-1S56
| Napoleon III. attempts, 1s55-1s5S
| Abraham Lincoln, president of the
| United States. at Ford's theater, Wash
| ington, by Wilkes Booth, on the even
| ing of April IA, 1865; died April Is, 1865.
| Michael, prince of Servia, June TO-
| 1868.
| Richard, earl of Mayo, governor gen.
eral of India, by Shere Ali, a convict.
in Andaman Islands, February 8, 1872.
| Bismarck, Prince. attempt, by Blind,
May z, 1866; by Kullman, July -, 1874
| Abdul Aziz, sultan of Turkey, June
4, 1876
| William T., of Prussia and Germany.
attempts. by Oscar Becker, July Il.
1861; by Hodel. May II, 1878; by DR.,
| Nobling, June 2. 1878.
| Humbert L, king of Italy, attempt.
by John Passananti. November II. 1878
| Alexander H.. of Russia, attempts
| by Karakozow, at St. Petersburg, April
16, 1866; by Berezowski, at Paris, June
| 6, 1867; by Alexander Solovieff. April
| IA, 1879; by undermining a railway
train, December 1, 1879; by explosion
| of winter palace, ST. Petersburg, Feb
ruary II, 1850; killed by explosion of
a bomb thrown by man who was him
self killed, ST. Petersburg. p. M,
March 10. 1881.
Garfield, James A., president of the
| United States. shot by Charles Jules
Guiteau, Washington, July 2. 1881.
| Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, pres
| ident of France, stabbed MORALLY at
| Lyons by Cesare Santo, an anarchist,
| Sunday, June "a, 1894.