Arizona republican., 1903-06-12
ANOTHER STORY.
That the King and Queen Were Fight
 ing Between Themselves.

Vienna, June 11-Dispatches from Belgrade say th2t since the tate King Alexandcr's last suspension of the Servian constitution the army had been animated by hostile feelings tow ard both the king and queen. The rev. olution was planned weeks ago. Secret committees were organized in the country and worked in cooperation with the army.
 The leaders of the revolution are said to have been the new ministers of jus tice and finance, respectively, NJ Schi- okovics and M. Velkovics and the Sixth regiment of infantry, garrisoning Belgrade, was designated to carry out the plot. It was originally intended that the plot should be executed later. but fears that the new Servian parlia- ment would settle the question of the succession to the throne hast9ned mat ters.
 Colonel Naumovics, who was adju- tant of the king. was entrusted with the execution of the plans. While on duty at II o'clock last night, Naumo- vics burst in the door leading to the sleeping apartments of the royal cOu- pie with a bomb and then entered, ac- companied by Mischich and a number of junior officers. Previously the pal ace guard had been overpowered and it's commander, Captain Pauajowics, was killed. Naumovics presented to the king a form of abdication for his signature. The document contained the statement that by marrying a public prostitute" the king had de- graded Servia and that, therefore, he must himself now abdicate. The kings answer was to draw a revolver and kill NaumoviCs on the spot
 Mischich then picked up the docu- ment and presented it again and the king who, perceiving his danger. fled with Queen Draga to the palace roof. both being in their night clothes. The officers followed, continuously firing and ultimately shot the royal couple down.
 Major Lakua Lazarewics, who had been under the kings displeasure for | two years. is said to have fired the shot that actually killed the king. At about o'clock this morning Queen | Draga's two brothers were shot at | their homes as we'll as Premier Mark ovitch and his brother-in-law. Nj. Mil | kovics, the minister of the interior, M | TudoroviCs, and his daughter. and the war minister. General Pavlovitch.
 While these events were proceeding at the palace, the streets of the city were already occupied by soldiers and | an armed fierce surrounded the roya | residence. The horses and guns of the batteries of artillery were all decorated with Cvcrgreens as for d festival. The soldiers discarded the badge of King Alexander from their helmets. An at tempt was made to support the dynas l ty by the commander of the Danub' division who tried to march the Eightl regiment of infantry into the city t' help the late king. but he was opposed
 by body of troops under Colonel Gag owitz. In the fight which ensued, botl
 the officers mentioned were killed.
 What purrorts to he an official OK
 plauation of the tragedy was issued a
 Belgrade during the day. It says:
 After dinner on Wednesday, evening
 the king and queen with some of thei
 relatives and several ministers. stoo, on the balcony of the palace. Suddenl.
 the king demanded that Queen Drag'
 leave the country. She refused ant
 was supported by some of the minis
 ters. When the king saw this opposi
 tion, he ordered the military to occup, ]; the palace. In the meanwhile, tn
 queens friends were also active an'