Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-16


day morning. After comforting with
the deputation King Peter will take a
special train for Belgrade.
Semlin, Hungary, June 15.-From an
intimate personal friend of the new
premier of the Servian provisional gov
eminent Avakumovics, The Associated
Press correspondent has received the
following account of the tragedy in
Belgrade, which he is assured is abso-
lutely authentic. These facts will be
set forth in an official protocol.
Six weeks ago one of the officers IN
the secret warned the King of what
was going on, when all the officers con-
cerned were transferred to points in
the interior, the King fearing to take
stronger measures against them.
About the same time a certain lady
was sent to Geneva to see Prince Peter
Karageorgevitch and submit to him. Il
proposition that he come to Servia as
King upon his agreeing to accept new
constitution based upon liberal princi-
pies. Prince Peter accepted the condi-
tons.
Col. Maschin, Queen Draga's brother
lIl-ldW, was the ltuutI VI lilC Noii
spiracy.
A number of officers came to Bel
grade from the interior posts on the
night of the tragedy and supped to-
gether at the Serbische Krone restau-
rant, where the final details were ar
ranged.
At midnight they proceeded from the
restaurant to the palace and forced the
door leading TO the royal apartments
with dynamite. When the officers en-
tered they could find nobody, the King
and Queen. alarmed by the noise of
their approach, having concealed them
selves. Then the found the Kings ad-
jutant. LIAR Petrovics, and compelled
him to lead them to the Kings hiding
place. He took them to the bath room
and pointed to secret door in the wall
opening upon a staircase leading to the
roof. Behind this door crouched the
King and Queen.
The King fell upon the his knees and
begged for life, Offering to yield to
every demand, to sign any document
to agree to leave the country or to send
Queen Draga away-anything every
thing, if only they would not kill him.
The officers answered roughly: 1T
is too late" and fired at him.
The Queen also fell on her knees and
asked pardon for her conduct, but one
of the officers calling her a degrading
epithet, told she had been Queen long
enough.
One of the conspiratOrs, after submit
ting the Queen to gross indignities,
slashed her with his sword and the
other officers fired at her.
The King was also slashed with
sabreS.
The conSpiratOrS then dragged the
King and Queen into the front apart
ment and threw them over the balcony
upon the lawn in front of the palace.
The King and Queen lived between one
and two hours afterwards.
Meanwhile two of the officers sum-
moned the Queens two brothers from
their homes to the house of the COM
mander of the Belgrade division where
they were offered Il glass of water and
| told to bid each other farewell. At the
very moment they embraced, the OIL
GERS shot and killed them.
One hundred soldiers, commanded by
| two officers, at the same time sur
rounded the house of Minister of War
PavlovicS, forced an entrance and shot
| the minister
Since the tragedy occurred the real
facts of an attack upon the persons of
the King and Queen month ago have
become known. The cOnspirators at
that time engaged the services of a
Young bohemian, the son of a tailor,
living in Belgrade. He obtained po-
sition in the kitchen of the Grand hotel
of Belgrade to learn cookery. He prov
ed SO Intelligent that a little later he
was given employment in the royal
kitchen. He now began to appear very
prosperous and took French lessons.
He came one day to his teacher, a
widow living in Belgrade, in jubilant
state, wearing a new suit of clothes
and saying that he was earning lou
dinars (about $32) a month.
The same evening while preparing Il
dish for the King, he mixed poison with
the food. The head cook detected him
| in the act and promtly informed the
King and the youth was shot immcdi-
ately. His parents were brought to the
nalace and told the facts of the case
and were compelled under threats of
death to tell everybody that their son
| had killed himself. Since the tragedy
the youths parents have revealed the
plot.
Since the first excitement caused by
| the news of the aSsaSSlnatlonS SubSlded
Belgrade has been remarkably quiet.
| The shops are open, the people sit IN
the cafes, and everything is as usual
except the public inns are decorated
with the Servian flag. The military
still occupy the government offices ana
q number of soldiers are stationed
| around the palace,
The new government has forblddcil
the return to Belgrade of eX-tlueen
Natalie. The report of the autopsy
upon King Alcxander's body, says, ac-
cording to advices to the international
Correspondence that the Kings BRAIN
was abnormal, the membranes thick
ened and unevenly developed as IN a
certain type of idiots. The backbone
was not straight and showed a knotty
formation in three places. The report
of the autopsy on the body of the
Queen says scars resulting from an
operation for metritis were found.