The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-13

ing into the dlCOVe WAS discovered, but
II was found locked II was broken in
with an axe and here the royal couple
We're found in undress. The older Of
fcers first intended forcing the king to
abdicate. but the young officers shot
at the royal couple. Nobody knows
who shot first, but it IS said it was
Lieutenant Kistics. After the murder
King AleXandeT's body was found en-
tirely covered with blood That Of
Queen Draga was badly torn by bul-
lets. The report that the bodies were
thrown out of the window into the
garden is untrue. The young officers
intended to do so, but Colonel Maschin
prevented it, exclaiming: That would
be barbarOus."
All the servants of the royal couple
fed when the first shots were heard
with the exception of Queen Draga's
servant, who was found dead At
t"eIYe minutes past all was over
Dark Deed Announced.
Colonel Maschin issued from the
gate from the Konak, around which
great crowds had collected, and made
a speech, saying:
We have now destroyed the dynasty
of the ObrenOvitch and have got rid Of
the dishonorable woman who was the
kings evil spirit. Long i've Servial'
The people responded:
Long live the armyl"
Almost simultaneously with the
butchery in the palace the troops en-
deavOred- to arrest all the relatives of
She queen and those ministers whom
the cCnspiratOrs disliked. Two broth
ers Of the queen, Colonies NikOla and
Nldokern Lunjevics. were seized and
escorted by a detachment of troops
from their dwelling to the guard room
of the divisional commander. They
rearar assfr.
doom and were lighting cigarettes
when they were shot dead by eight
soldiers.
Murder Of Ministers.
General Zinzar Markovics, the pre-
mier; General PaIovics, minister of
war, and NJ. TodorOvics, minister of the
interior, were shot by the troops as
they attempted TO defend themselves
from arrest The former two were
killed, while Minister TOdOrovics is Just
alive late tonight.
Shortly after midnight the bodies OF
the dead king and queen were car
ried TO their last resting place. It was
pitiful sight All day long the vic
tins were reposing IN rough collins and
had lain exposed 10 the gaze Of those
who had killed them and 10 the privi-
legged curious.
There have been unpleasant evidences
Of the public resentment against the
late royal couple, Some persons even
spat on the remains
Services Were Brief.
Outside the palace a vast crowd
awaited the removal, not only Of the
corpse Of the king and queen, but of
the bodies Of all the other victims,
which were simultaneously inferred,
being conveyed in hearses to the Bel
grade cemetery. In the streets there
was a dead silence, an dthe public was
kept back by the troops. The burial
service was brief. Two priests were
present Inside the cemetery none
was allowed eN- ~ a strong force OF
gendarmes and a few officers. Not a
single friend or relative Of the de-
ceased was present The remains of
the royal pair were inferred in a vault
in the cemetery chapel Two wooden
crosses alone denoted the spot, marked
Alexander ObrenOvics'' and "Dragin-
ia ObrenOvics.' The other bodies lie
outside in the cemetery in rough
graves.
Expelled From Servia.
Today the sisters and the nfeces OF
the late queen, who had been arrested
by the military authorities, were eX-
PEELED from the country. Her sisters
late last night were permitted to take
q farewell look at the dead queens
remains. They were conveyed by the
police on board a Servian ship, which
brought them down 10 PencsOva- They
Were lucky to escape with their lives
Another niece of the queen, who was
on her way from Paris TO Belgrade,
was compelled to stop at Semlin. Elk
Queen Natalie was DESTROYS Of coming
to Belgrade to see the body of her son,
but was dissuaded by the government.
Some shouts for a republic have been
patrOlled. The military authorities
seem to apprehend complications arts
ing and are anxious to get formal COM
municatiOns regarding the attitude of
the powers toward the new govern
ment 1t is also stated that the for
maIties connected with the proclama-
ton Of Prince Kara geOrgevitch as king
may take longer than was at first ex-
pected.
No Sign of Mourning.
There has been no sign of mourning.
but it is not certain that every section
Of the public will quietly acquiesce in
the revolution
The autopsy held has proved that
the late king received thirty shot
wounds. many Of them deadly. Queen
Draga had numerous shot and saber
wounds and it is alleged that her body
was torn in a barbaric fashion. The
appearance Of the royal apartments is
indescriba bic. The doors and the floors
are shattered and the ruins drenched
with blood.
Joyful demonstrations were INDUCED
in by the pOpulace through Tut the day,
and business has not been disturbed
The radical leaders have made fiery
speeches TO hundreds Of people in the
open air, declaring the act was the viii
Of the people.
Had Been Warned.
Although it is believed the king was
completely surprised, many stories are
current that he had received warnings
that a conspiracy was brewing and
had even taken extra precautions. 1t
is also asserted that Count LamsdOrff.
the Russian foreign minister. had
warned him and advised him TO sep
arate from Queen Draga.
It is also reported that the late queen
bequeathed her private fortune to a
bank director named PftrOvitch, who
was one OF King AleXander's bitter
enemies
DENIES COMPLETELY.