The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-20

Out of the mass of contradictions
and other stories relative to the
events of June IL in Belgrade the fol-
lowing seems TO give the most ac-
curate account of the assissinations:
BELGRADE, June 12.-Following is
a narrative of the revolution by men
who took an active part in it: Army
officers to the number of ninety hav-
ing formed the project of revolt, among
them being delegates from almost
every garrison in Servia and a MAORI
ty of the officers of the Sixth Regi-
ment, Lieutenant-Colonel Mithich in
vited his comrades on Wednesday
evening at II o'clock to meet in the
Kalimagden Garden, and there the
immediate carrying out of the intend
ed deed was organized.
At 1:40 a. IN. the officers, in eight
groups went to Konak, the royal pa
lace. Each had special directions re-
garding his part. In the Konak pa
lace itself the revolutionists had two
important partisans in the Kings
bodyguard-Colonel Alexander Mas
chin, Queen Draga's cousin (not broth
er-in-law), and the Kings personal
adjutant, Lieutenant Naumovics
Two officers of the high military
academy appeared at the appointed
hour-2 a. mat the gate of the Ko
max, where the Kings adjutant, Pa
najotivic, who was in the conspiracy,
handed to them the keys to the gar
den gate, which is always kept locked.
First, stepping before the guard at
the Konak, one of the two officers
called, Throw down your arms!" A
fight ensued, with shots from both
sides, in which several persons were
wounded.
The revolutionists then entered the
front garden without hinderance and
reached the courtyard of the old ko-
max, where Lieutenant Naumovics was
waiting. He opened the lock of the
iron door leading to the front room
on the first floor. By this time it
was seen that the Konak was care
fully closed and that danger was sus-
pected. Hurrying up stairs to the first
floor, the revolving officers found that
the attention of the palace attendants
and the royal couple had been attract
ed by the noise of the shooting. Lieut.
enant Lavar Peterovitch, alarmed by
the hubbub, hurried forward with
drawn revolver in one hand and in
the other a sword.
What do you want?" he cried.
"Show us where the King and
Queen are" came the reply.
Back cried Peterovitch, and at
the same moment a ball stretched him
1n the ground. The revolutionaries
pressed forward. when suddenly the
electric light gave out. All stood in
darkness. In the greatest excitement
and feeling their way, the revolution
aries climbed the stairs and got into
The dark anteroom to the Kings
apartment. Here they found candles
and lit them.
This seemingly slight circumstance
was decisive to the whole action.
Without light they could not have
found the victims, who fed from their
sleeping apartment through corridors
md numerous rooms and might have 4
escaped, but part of the officers with
commenced to search for the
oval couple In GREATNESS haste the
ran through the rooms,
opened wardrobes and looked behind
eurtins in vain. In the anteroom con-
Meeting with the corridor between the ,
Did and new Konak the sergeant of
he gendarmes was sleeping. Aroused
by the noise he stepped before the
who felled him. At I
asst Queen Draga's servant was found
He wounded Captain Dimitrevic Sc
verely. but was spared for the time
because he was needed in finding the 7
fleeing couple. Indeed this servant T
showed the officers where Alexander
and Queen Draga had gone to secrete,
themselves. When he had told this
ne was shot. Colonel Maschin now !
Joined the revolutionists and led them
back to the sleeping apartment, where :
he Kings adjutant tried to hinder }
he search. He shot al Lieutenant :
laumovics. who fell dead. The others c
killed the adjutant.
After a long search a small door
eading into the alcove was discover. I