Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-19

Sympathy with The New Dynasty.
Belgrade (By Cable).EA military
conspiracy, which subsequent events
show had the sympathy OF the ma
jority of the Servian people, was car
ricd out in the early hours OF We'd
nesday morning, and King Alexander,
Queen Draga, her two brothers and
several ministers were assassinated.
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, the
pretender to the throne, has been pro-
claimed king by the army and there
is every reason to believe that this de-
cision will be confirmed by the Servlan
Parliament.
The victims of the assassins were:
King Alexander.
Queen Draga.
The Queens two brothers.
Premier Markovitch.
The Minister Of War.
one Oti1cr minister.
Two aides e-camp and two other
officers.
The revolution was executed without
any opposition on the part OF the peo-
pie of Belgrade, and the capital and
country remain tranquil.
While the main outlines OF the events
which took place within the royal pal
ace are known, the details arc conflict
ing. owing to the extraordinary secrecy
with with the plot was contrlved and
carried out. The chief conspirators
were all men OF high rank, who acted
in concert witt, the army. The partic-
ipation of the latter i'll the asSaSslna-
tons, which blotted out the Obreno-
witch dynasty, which has ruled SerNi ;e.
with a short intermission, for nearly
century, is mainly due to the attl-
tude of King Alexander and his con-
sort towards the officers of the army,
whom he always treated with. scant
courtesy. His desire to remove the war
school from Belgrade to Shebatz par
ticularly gave the officers offense.
The date is a sinister one in the his
tory of the Obrenovitch house, being
the thirty-ffth anniversary OF the as
sassination of King Alcxander's grand
uncle Michael, who was done to death
by agents of Alexander Karageorge'
witch, the then leading member OF the
house which has long disputed the
throne of Servia against the Obreno-
witch family. and whose head, Prince
Peter Karageorgevitch, has been pro-
claimed king.
The prime movers in the plot were
Liubomir Schiokovics and VoJislaN
Velikovics. who had entered the new
cabinet as ministers OF Justice anc
finance, respectively. NJ. Schiokovic:
was condemned to 20 years penal ser
vitudc for an attempt to assassinate
former King Milan.
The King and Queen passed the eve
of their death quietly. They attended
a choral festival, then took supper If
the Konak and afterwards retired tc
rest. Meantime the conspirators held
a meeting in the Kalimegden Park
The Sixth Infantrv' Regiment, which
was chosen to carry out the coup detat
was recently punished for having used
its weapons against crowd OF DEM
onStratorS. 4,
Dissatisfaction against King Alex
ander's rule has been accumulated since
his suspension of the constitution last
April, and it is from that time that the
military plot dates. The organization
of the bloody deed was carried out
with consummate skill. The King toIl
the past two months was thrown OF
his guard by the apparent quietude o
the reception OF his recent coup etat
In the meantime the consplrators hac
decided on June 10 as the date for the
execution of the revolution for two
RESPONSIBILITY, it was the anniversary
of the murder OF King Alexander
granduncle Michael. and, secondly. be
cause it was feared that further della,
would permit the Skupschina to set
tie the succession to the throne &C
cording to the Kings wishes, and /
was believed that the brother OF tn
hated Queen would be his choice.
About I o'clock in the morning TIT
Sixth and Seventh Regiments were
called to arms and were led to thu
roval palace, which they entirely sur
rounded. A band OF 80 officers, LEI
bv Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mis-
chics. forced their way into the palace
shooting all who attempted to bar thei
passage. They were aided by Treason
within. The aide-de-camp on duty
Colonel Naumovics, had been VOL
over by the conspirators and was en-
trusted with the plans for action withi'
the royal Enclosure. Several door
leading to the royal apartments Nwer
blown in by dynamite, Colonel Nau
movies himself bursting in the door Q
the royal bedchamber with a bomt
The officers had called on the Kin
to open. but he CURLY refused. AS tn
door fell the King rushed to window
and appealed for assistance, but no ar
swer came. Realizing the situation
he returned to the Queen, holding he
in his arms to protect her, and awaite
the conspirators.
Colonel Naumovics and the officer
then entered the room. Naumovlc
presented to the king form of add
cation for his signature. The docu
ment contained the statement that D
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