Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-12
AND WHOSE TURN
WILL COME NEXT?
King Alexander, Queen Draga, Their Relatives
and Ministers Fou|y Murdered, Early
Thursday Morning.
UNDER PRETENCE OF MILITARY UPRISING.
Prince Kaageorgevch Proclaimed King by the Revolution
lists, Who Are Made Up Of the Army Russian Money
Undoubtedly Backed Revot-Wach
Effect on Europe!

chosen to carry ont the coup d'etat, was
recently punished for having used their
Wca pons against n crowd of demon
stratorS.
About l o'clock in the morninv, the
9th and 18th Regiments were called to
arms and were led to the royal palace
which they entirely surrounded. A
band of 80 officers, led by Col. Mas
chin and Col. Mischics, forced their
way into the palace, shooting all who
attempted to bar their passage. They
We're assisted by treason within. The
id-dc-camp on duty, Col. Naumovics,
had boon won over by the conspiratOrs
anG was entrusted with the plans for
ne tion within the royal enclosure. Sew
cIal doors leading to the royal apart
m"nts were blown in by dynamite, Col.
NaumOvics himself bursting in the door
OF the royal bed chamber with n bomb.
The officers had called on the King
- open, but he had curtly refused.
As the door fell the King rushed to q
window and appealed for assistance,
hut no answer came. Realizing the
situation he returned to the Queen,
holding her in his arms to protect her
ana awaited the conspiratorS. Col.
Naumovics and the officers then en-
tered the room.
NamOvics presented to the King n
form of abdication for his signature.
Tho document contained the statement
that by marrying n public prostitute"
the King had degraded Scrvia and that
he must abdicatc. The Kings answer
was to draw a revolver and kill Naumo-
Vics on the spot.
Col. Mischics picked up the document
and presented it again. King Alcxan-
der waved it from him. The officers
then, with their drawn revolvers, fred
q hail of bullets and the royal couple
fell together to the floor. The King
fingered dying until O'Clock this morn
ing.
The band who carried out the assas-
sinations appear to have met with n
great resistance on the balcony side of
the palace, where the curtains are torn
and the window broken az though the
occupants had tried to escape into tho
garden. Torn gloves and articles of
soldiers clothing lie scattered below.
This resistance was probably offered
by two loyal aidede-camp who We're
killed.
\ single cannon shot announced the
execution of the plot. Detachments Of
troops Immediately went to the bureaus
of post and tclegraphs and the railway
stations and occupied them. Other
troops reached the barracks and pro-
claimed Prince karageorgeyitch as
King. A body of mounted officers with
Lieut.. Col. Gruics, the son of the pres
ent ambassador at ConstantinoHle, at
their head. rode to the center of the
town and announced the army's choice.
to the people, who, now alarmed, We're
thronging the streets. Enthusiastic
shouts We're raised of Long life Kara
georgevitch' and Long live the army"
The warmest welcome was extended
to Queen Draga's brother-in-law, Col
Maschin, one of the regicides. The
troops at the barracks received the
news with joy. There was only one OBJ
jector, Gen. Nikclics, commander of the
Danube division, who was promptly
shot down and severely wounded, but
not before he had shot and killed
Lieut., eagles.
All the places of business are closed
and many inhabitants have left the
town.
The newspapers are almost unani-
nous in approving the revolution. Some
compassion is felt for the unfortunate
King, but the people generally admit
that no other solution to an intolerable
situation was possible. The radical
papers assert that the recent scandal
Gus elections were the chief causes of
the conspiracy. There is some talk of
reoublic, but the majority of the peo-