The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-12
Warning Sent to the King
Was All in Vain.
HOLOCAUST IN
ROYAL PALACE
Alexander and His Queen
Murdered by Army.
NEW KING MEMBER
OF AN OLD DYNASTY
News Shocks All Europe. and Possiblh-
ties Of Great Disorders Lie In the
Bloody Act that Ended the
Reign Of tho Most Prot.
gate Prince In
| the World.
Especial to Ths Times -DispsHhJ
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(By W. T. Stead, Copyright. lsoao
LONDON, June 1.-The massacre ot
the last OF the Obrenovitches. on tha
thirty-nf anniversary Of the assassf-
nation Of the founders Of tho dynasty
recalls the blody tragedy which closed
the Nebelungen line. No such holo-
caust has taken place In any royal palace
since the dark ages.
King Alexander might have been pops
ular. He was not without ability. but
he made his first false step when hs
married woman Of Indifferent reputa-
tion. who was did enough to be his
mother. and who was not able to fulnll
the first and indispensable duty OF a.
Queen. in producing an heir to the throna.
He made his second blunder when he
suspend the Constitution Of servia$
this spring. and he made his third and
fatal error when he allowed 1t to be be-
lieved that he favored the recognition
Of his brother in law as heir apparent. (
& I leave the discussion OF the political
situation to put on record the remark
able fact that the assassination OF the
oerctl lSft d. SAHl1s1Sdllltn WIN
was my guest as far back as Friday
March Goth. OF this year. This story,
with which all London Is ringing today
is quite true and is amply authenticated
BLOODY SCENE.
On the goth OF March i invited a mum.
Der OF guests to my house to dino and
witness some experiments in psycheme-
try. a simple, unread Yorkshire woman,
Mrs Burchell. was the clairvoyant. The
experiments at first We're utterly unsuc-
cessfu. At last Servian gentleman
present, whose nationality was unknown
to the cairvoyant. handed King Alex.
der's photograph to her. Mrs Brrchells
did not open the paper on which thA
touched 1t she exclaimed: sThis belonga
to royalty" and then, In great agita-S
ton, terrible, TERRIBLE Then she col-
lected herself and said: TT is bloody
scene look on There is murder being
done. I see the interior OF palace.
There are a King and Queen They
are together alone. The men and sol-
diers burst into the room and attack
them
They kill the King. He is dead, and
the Queen, OH how she cries for mercy
and begs for her life. But fear for
her. cannot see whether she escapes
or not. The King. he is killed. Oh: It ID
terrible"
uNAvAILING WARNING. n
Only the servian gentleman and myas
self knew that the sheet OF paper bore
the King OF Seryia's signature, AS for
the clajrvoyant. doubt very much
whether she knows where Servia is or
that such monarch as Alexander ex-,
listed,
After the party broke up my servian
guest reported to Ali1atovitch. the Ser
Wan Minister, what the clairvoyant said.
Mi1atovitch came down to see me for
confirmation. repeated to him exact-
ly as possible what had taken place.
lie went home and wrote an urgent
private dispatch to King Alexander.
warning him and begging him to be on
his guard not only when he went abroad.
but especially against any attack THAI
might be made on him In the palace
The warning was in vain. The Kins
and Queen We're assasslnated In their
palace, as the clairvoyant had foreseen
three months before,
OF the absolute truth OF this can
vouch on my own knowledge. So can
all my other guests, The evidence OF
the Servian Minister Is conclusive cons
firmation as TO the prediction and its
date, vi