The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-12

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 ear
ly hours of this morning and King Alex
ander. Queen Draga. her two brothers and
several ministers were assassinated
Following is the official list of the killed.
as announced tonight: King Alexander.
Queen Draga, the Queens two brothers.
Premier Markovitch. the minister OF war,
two aids-de-camp and two other officers.
The time Of the assinations is given off,
cially as a.
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch. pretend
er to the throne. has been proclaimed King
by the army and there Is every reason to
believe that this decision will be confirmed
by the servian Parliament. which has been
summoned to meet on June Is.
opposition on the part of the people of
Belgrade and the capital and the country
remains tranquil.
While the main outlines of the events
which took place within the royal palace
are known. the details are conflicting.
owing to the extraordinary secrecy with
out. The chief conspirators were all men
of high rank who acted in concert with
the army. The participation of the latter
in the assination OF last night. which blot
sed out the Obrenovitch dynasty, which
has ruled Servia with short intermission
for nearly a century. is mainly due to the
attitude OF King Alexander and his con-
sort toward the officers OF the army. whom
he always treated with scant courtesy
His desire to remove the war school from
Belgrade to shebatz particularly gave the
officers offense.
A SINISTER DAY.
To-day Is a sinister one In the history of
the Obronovitch house. being the thirty
fifth anniversary of the assassination of
King Alexander's granduncle. Michael, who
was done to death by agents of Alexander
Karageorgevitch, then the leading member
of the house which has long disputed the
throne OF Servia against the Obronovitch
georgevitch, has been proclaimed King.
Dissa tisfaction against King Alexander's
rule has been actuated since his suspension
of the constitution last April, and IL Is
from that time that the military plot dates
The organization Of last nights bloody deed
was carried out with. consummate skill.
The King for the last two months was
thrown of his guard by the apparent qui-
detat In the meantime the conspirators
had decided on June 10 as the date for
the execution OF the revolution for reasons.
firstly, IL is the anniversary of the murder
cf King Alexander's granduncle Michael.
ard. secondly, because II was feared that
further delay would permit the Skupsch-
tina 70 settle the success to the throne ac-
cor.Iing to the Kings wishes. and IL was
believed that the brother of the hated
Creen would be his choice.
rhe prime movers in the plot were Ljubo-
mir schickovics and vogislav velikovics.
who have entered the new Cabinet as min
listers of justice and finance. respectively.
M. Schickovics was condemned to twenty
years penal servitude for an attempt to
sssassinate former King Milan.
The King and Queen passed the evening
choral festival. then took supper In the
Knonak and afterwards retired to rest
Meantime the conspirators held a meeting
in Kalimegden Park. The Sixth Infantry
Regiment. which was chosen to carry out
the coup d'etat. was recently punished for
having used its weapons against crowd of
demonstrators.
DYNAMITE USED.
About o'clock in the morning the Sixth
and Seventh regiments were called TO arms
and were led to the Royal Palace which
they entirely surrounded. A band OF thirty
ofncers. led by Colonel Maschin and Colonel
Nischics. forced their way into the palace,
shooting all who attempted to bar their
massage. They were aided by treason with
"a. The aid-de-camp on duty. Colonel Nau-
novics. had been won over by the con-
spirators. and was intrusted with the plans
- aetion within the royal inclosure. sey-