Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

fully TO those below that they had sue
oeeded in killing King Alexander and Queen
Draga. 80
AZ the same instant that the attack was
made upon the royal palace the other VIC
Tins were assassinated in their homes.
There were no fewer than $50 officers in the
plot, more than enough for the murders.
In addition the whole of the Sixth infantry
was detailed to act as a guard against in
terrpption.
When IL was all over officers rode through
the streets proclaiming that the king and
queen had been killed but few of the peo-
pie were about and few knew anything Of
the tragedy till this morning, when they
received the news quietly, many accepting
II with JOY.
Immense crowds gathered about the
palace and in the principal squares, not
withstandlhg the pouring rain, but there
was really little excitement considering
the Importance of the event and the
tragedy Of II. Crowds of students ran
through the streets shouting, Long live
King Karageorgevtch!" The soldiers took
the kings monogram from their caps and
replaced It with flowers and sprigs of
green. There seemed to be neither sorrow
nor opposition on the part of the people.
Major Luka Lazarewics proudly claims
TO have fired the bullet that killed his
queen, while Captain Jwkowil and Captain
Glischitck claim equal honors for killing
the king. King Alexander had looked upon
his assasslns unafraid, and the queen, too,
had summoned courage to support her in
the face of death. But when she saw the
leader of the party, Colonel Michin, the
brother of her first husband, whom she
had married when she was IL, and who
had divorced her because Of her relations
with Alexander, she turned her head away.
In an incredibly short time after the
tragedy, so quickly, indeed, that 1t seemed
part OF machine-made plan. new gov
eminent was formed and the following
proclamation was issued: 81
To the Servian People:
Last night, the king and queen were shot.
Of the Fatherland have combined to form q
new government. While the government
makes this announcement to the people. It
Is convinced that the ServIan people will
gather around It and lend 1t their aid to
maintain order and security throughout
The government hereby makes known
that from today the constitution of April
g. 1901, comes in force A meeting of the
proclamation OF March "a Is summoned to
meet at Belgrade June Is.
toVzN92vAKUNtovIcs, Premier.
HUBoNUR KALIEVICs,
sroJAN PRorIcs, Minister Of interior. interior.
QEoRG GENsHIcs, 80 ...
GENERA. JoRvAN MsPstfr SfIA%zS6GR%Tes e zSGR%%TTsEsee'
voGisLAv vELIKoyIcs'
COLONEL wLEANDER MIcHIN,
Minister OF Public Works.
LJUBOMIR SCHIOKoVICS,
r New King NOncommittal.
The new king. Prince Ksrageorgevitch
has wired from Geneva saying that he is
greatly astonished at the news, which he
learned from a private dispatch. but not
indicating whether he will accept the pro-
ferred throne, although he has been a
pretender for years.
The immediate cause of the revolution
was the return to Belgrade Of Lieutenant
Lunjeviza, brother OF the queen, and a
supposed candidate for the throne. The
Surviving ministers have been arrested.
The obsequies OF the king and queen will
be held on June IA. Intense Joy prevails.
The career OF the Obrenovitch dynasty
was closed on the same day of the year
or which Prince Michael was murdered
thirty-ive years ago in the park OF Toph-
bchider, near Belgrade. Today a requiem
mass was sung in his memory and now the
last of his race, together with all con-
nected with the dynasty by his unfor-
tunate marriage lies on bier in the pal
ace at Belgrade.
Prince Karageorgevitch. openly pro-
claimed king, has long been a pretender to
the throne. He has resided in Paris, where
he was well known boulevardier. Four
years age his cousin Prince Alexis, was
reported engaged to Mabelle Swift of Bos,
ton, whose father is aflied to the great
Chicago packing frm. He has been ac-
lively engineering his conspiracy for the
Servian throne for two years. An uprising
led by a relative in March Of last year was
abortive.
Recently the dissatisfaction of the army,
whose pay was in arrears. and the personal
unpopularity of the king and queen, gave
the opening long sought. The first active
step was revealed on June .. when the
French cook attached to the palace COM
mltted suicide after declaring that he had
teen forced under threats of assassination
10 promise to poison the king and queen.
II took little to turn the army against
the reigning dynasty as neither officers nor
men had received any pay for a long time.
The populace, too, had been made hostile
by Alexander's marriage TO Draga.
EMBRACES 0lIEEN IN DEATH