Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-06-15
SERVIAN TRAGEDY
KING AND QUEEN AND OTHERS
ASSASSlNATED.
Military Conspiracy Does Bloody
Work at acknowledgements
Dynasty Wiped Out and Prince
Alexander Karageorgevitch Pro-
claimed King.

Belgrade, June ia military con-
spiracy, which subsequent events show
had the sympathy Of the majority OF
the Servian people, was carried out in
the early hours of this morning, aud
King Alexander, Queen Draga, her two
brothers and several ministers, were
assassinated.
Pince Peter karageorgevltch, the pre-
tender to the throne, has been pro-
claimed king by the army, and there is
every reason to believe that tins deci-
sion will be conf, med by the Servian
parliament, which has been called to
meet on June Is.
| Country Is Quiet.
The revolution was executed without
any OPPOSITION on the part of the people
of Belgrade, and the capital of the
country remains quiet. While the main
outlines of the events which took place
within the royal palace are known, the
details are conflicting, owing to the ex-
traordinary secrecy with which the plot
was contrived and carried out.
The chief conspirators were ali men
of high rank, who acted in concert with
the army. The participation of the
latter in the assassinations of last
night, that blotted out the Obernovich
dynasty, which has ruled Servia, with
short intermission, for nearly CEN
fury, is mainly due to the attitude of
King Alexander and his consort toward
the officers of the army, whom he al
ways treated with scant courtesy. His
desire to remove the war school from
Belgrade to Shebats particularly gave
the officers offense.
Is a Sinister Date.
| Todays date is sinister one in the
history of the Obtenovich house, being
TIE forty-lifth anniversary of the assas
sination of King Alexander karageorge-
vich, the then leading member of the
house which has long disputed the
throne of Seriva against the Obrenovich
family, and whose head today, Prince
Peter karageorgevich, has been pro-
claimed king.
Dissatisfaction with King Alexan-
der's rule has been accentuated since
his suspension of the constitution last
April, and it is from that time that the
military plot dates. The organization
of last nights bloody deed was carried
out with tonsun1mate skill. The king
for the past two months has been
thrown off his guard by the apparent
complacent reception of his recent
coup d'etat. In the meantime the con-
spirators had decided on June 10 as the
date for the execution OF the revolution,
for two reasons:
First, it is the anniversary of the
murder of King Alexander's grand un-
Gle Michael, and second, because it was
| feared that further delay wousld permit
the Skuptscbina to settle the succession
to the throne according to the kings
wishes, and it was believed that the
brother Of the hated queen would be
his choice.
Leaders in Revolt.
The prime movers in the plot were
Ljubomir Schckovics and Ojislav Vic
kovics, who have entered the new cabi-
net as ministers of justice and finance
respectively. NJ. Schickovics was con-
demned to twenty years penal servitnde
for an attempt to assassnate former
King Milan.
The Sixth infantry, which was chos-
en- to carry out the coup d'etat, was re-
Gently punished for having used its
weapons against a crowd OF demonstra-
tors. About one O'Clock in the morn
ing the Sixth and Seventh regiments
were called to arms and were lei to
the royal palace, which they entirely
surrounded.
Some OF the officers. led by Col. Mas
chin and Col. Maschics, forced their
way into the palace, shooting all who
attempted to bar their passage. They
were aided by treason within. The aide
de camp on dutv, Col. Nanmovics, had
been won over BY the conspiratnrs and
was entrusted with the plans :or action
within the roya! enclosure. Several
doors leading to the royal apartments
We're blown in by dynamite. Cot. Nau-
movies himself bursting in the door OF
the royal bed chamber with bomb.