The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-12

II ELGRADE, Servia, June IA mil
itary revolution broke out here last
night. The troops. who revoIted
under the leadership of Major Angi-
NSovics surrounded the palace, assassin
led King Alexander. Queen Draga, the
Eaters sister, the queens brother, Nix
0dem; Premier Markovitch. Ministers
Petroyitch and Tudorovics. General
Paviovitch, the former minister of war,
and some of the members of the royal
guard Prince rageOrgevitch was
proclaimed king.
Signal For Carnage.
Cannon were fired as a signal for the
carnage to begin and the troops sur
rounded the ministerial residences at
the same time as they moved on the
palace.
After the drama at the palace Off
GERS gallOped through the streets of the
city shouting out the news that the,
king had been killed. Queen Draga is
said to have sustained numerous
wounds
A pOst-mortem examination was held
on the bodies in the palace at II O'clock
this morning.
The local papers embellish their re-
ports of the tragedy with all sorts Of
statements According to one Of themF
the bodies of the king and queen We're
from a window of the palace to the
gardens, whence they were carried
away in a baggage wagon
Proclamation Issued.
= A new government was formed and
The following proclamation was issued:
ITO the Servian People: Last night
The king and queer were shot. In this
grave and fateful movement friends Of
The fatherlanG have combined TO form
ment makes this announcement to the
people, 1t is convinced that the Servian
people viii gather around il and lend il
their aid to maintain order and security
throughout the land
The government hereby makes
known that from today the constitutions
of April 6. 1901. comes in force. A meet
ing Of the national representatives, dis
solved by the proclamation of March
"A, is summoned to meet at Belgrade.
June Is.
''JOVAN AvAKUMOVICS,
Premier
"L. JUBONUR KALCVICS,
"sTOJAN PROTICS.
Minister Of the Interior
HGEORGE HENSICS.
Minister of Commerce.
Gen. JOROVAN ALANZOKVICS.
Minister of War.
''VOGISLAV VELIKOVICS.
Minister of Finance.
''LJUBIMOMIR SCHIOKONECS.
Minister of Justice
Murder Approved.
The streets we're thronged with people
whose actions seem to approve the coup
d'etat. NJ. Protics. the new minister of
the interior, was loudly cheered as he
drove TO the ministry II. Avakumo-
vics, the new premier, belongs to the in
dependent liberal party
The people received the news OF the
vaccinations. which We're perpetrated
between 1890 last night and ? o'clock
this morning. quietly.
The bodies Of the king and queen re-
main I'm the palace
As the morning advanced the excite
ment in the streets grew steadily In
suite of the pouring rains thousands OF
people gathered in the vicinity of the
paIace. EveryW where troops Of all arms
We're posted and field guns were placed
in position 10 quickly Oeal with any OPP
position to the newly formed govern
Inents will The soldiers discarded
their cockades bearing the late King
AleXander's cipher and substituted for
It flowers. green Jwigs and leaves
Long Live KarageOrgevitch.
Bands of young men paraded the
streets. waving flags and shouting,
Long live seorSevitch.'
Flags are flying from nearly every
shouse in Belgrade and there is abso-
fIuteIy no display whatever of crepe or
other signs of mourning. The royal
standard has been lowered from over
the palace. Reports from places out
side Belgrade indicate that the country
accepts the disappearance Of the Oh
renovitch dynasty without regret
According to the best available iufor-
nation obtainable from the mass OF
contradictions the crime was carried
ont by members of the Sixth infantry,
under the command of Colonies Mis-
chfch and Machin- The latter is a
brother-in-law Of the late Queen Draga +
and is minister Of public works in the
new cabinet.
Conflicting Reports.
The soldiers appear 10 have fought
Sdeir way into the palace, Shooting