Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-12
Peter Karagcorgevitch Has
Long Aspired to the Ser
Wan Throne
SECRET JOURNEY TO BELGRADE
Receives News of Assassination at His
Home in Geneva and Arranses to
Travel Incosnito to the Capital
Something About His career-Queen
Draea's unpopularity Responsible.

Geneva. June 12.-Prince Peter Kara
g~eorgevitch. whom the Servian army
has proclaimed king, has been living
il Geneva since 1891. He pretended to
be greatly astonished on receiving he
news from Belgrade, which he said had
reached him thru a private telegram
from Vienna. The prince did not leave
the house all day.
Over the telephone yesterday after
noon he said he had not yet received
any official notice regarding the events
which took place in Belgrade the night
before. He said he did rot know when
or whether he would start for Belgrade.
The new ministry, he added, included
able to speak defniteIy on this subject,
as a number of names rad been con-
fused in Geographic transmission.
From other sources it is learned that
the prince had made arrangements
to secretly leave this morning
for Vienna, whence he will proceed to
Belgrade. Runlors nave been current
here for three days of expected trouble
iir Servia, and Prince karageorgevitch
has been receiving an enormous lumber
of kilograms for a week, many of them
from the frontier of Servia.
During his residence in Geneva
ID ,t, 49, II ,., cra ,.va,-tfnn Z.,.a,, f.an al u tn
to society. 1t has been q subject of
general remark among the aristocracy
and the people that he has looked ex-
tremely careworn for some months.
Thru the Russian consul, an intimate
friend of Prince Karageorgevitch, the
following statement was secured:
Prince Karageorgevitch declares
himself innocent of any knowledge of
the tragedy at Belgrade. He said that
thru his grandfather lie undoubtedly
had the best right TO the Servian throne
and intended taking it If possible for
the sake of his son, but he expected to
meet with great difficulties and hoped
for assistance from Austria"
The prince Il: a widower, aged 53. and
appears older. He is of medium height
and build. and his face, distinguished
by long military mustaches, is rather
fierce. He has three children: George.
his heir. 16 years old: Alexander. IA
years old: and Helen, aged 19 years. He
lives in an extremely simple manner
and occupies q whole house, IN unusual
thing in Geneva. in the Rue de la Bel
lotte. The house is elegantly furnished.
tho the prince is not rich. and keeps
only a woman servant and a valet. He
has several mes proclaimed himself
heir to the Servlan throre, but has no
encourage, as his poverty is known, and
the presence Of a court would have ex-
'.ited suspicion.
1t is recalled that when the Austrian
empress was murdered by the Anarchis;
Lucheni in this city in 1898, Prince
karageorgeviich openly a%pplauded the.
deed. He is extremely popular here
with all classes and is described as
assuming, sensible and strictly honest
in ali private and public transactions.
The prince usually visited Vienna and
ST. Petersburg every year, and recently
he has been several times to Vienna,
and has also visited st. Petersburg. |
where his son is at school.
He is still considered to be a mem
Der OF the M~olltenegrin royal family, in
10 which he married.
Is Well Known in Paris.
Paris, tune 12.-The new king is well
known here having frequently visited
this city. lie has a cousin, Prince
Bodijar Karageorgevitch living on the
Avenue du Rois de Boulogne, who took
part in the French campaign in Ton
quin and was decorated with the cross
of the Legion OF Honor.
Prince Botlijar Karageorgevitch does
not mix up in politics He is well known
in artistic circles and creates tasteful
cabinets and articles Of stamped leath-
err. He SAFE, that he did not hesitate
to declare hat he considered Queen
Draga to have beer the cause of the
assassinations. On becoming queen
She made herself first feared and then
hated. She brutally avenged herself for
the slightest offenSes and pitilessly
crushed high or low who had the mis-
fortune 10 displease her. The king was
only a too in the hands of this bold,
domineeriag woman He was so weak
minded that a doctor who him
at Biarritz declared that If he had been
a. Frenchman, he would have been de-
claied Intellectually unfit for military
service.
Prince Bodiiar added: THE youth
sovereign was the victim OF merited
appropriately of his consort. He could
not resist her culpoble weakness
DESTROYED him. Moreover, whose draws
the sword shall perish by the sword.
My family has been tried to the utmost.
My grandfather was assassinated, and
seventeen cf my relatives have been ex-
without trial, while others were
tortured. Such crimes must be expiat-
ed sooner ~ later
He added that his cousin, the new
king, had long aspired to the Servian
throne and declared that the family
was closely allied to Russiathus assur-
ing q Russian policy in Servia.
DR.. Petrovitch of the Servian Legal
ton, described the new king as a stu
dent of affairs of state. as being in
tensely animated by Servia's POLITICAL
and as an admirer of RUS
STA. The newly proclaimed king. DR..
Petroritch added, is sending his son TO
ST. Petersburg, where he win be edu-
Gated at The expense OF the imperial
court OF Russia.
Politicians had frequently sought to
the new king 10 attempt to take
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