The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19
KING AND QUEEN
ASSASS!NA1fD
MILITARY REVOLUTION OVER
THROWS REIGNiNG DYNASTY
OF SERVIA.
hARAGfORGfVlCH IS
PROCLAIMED THE KING
ALEXANDER, DRAGA AND SEW.
ERAL MINISTER'S ARE
SLAIN.
chief CONSPiRAT0nS
ALL MEN OF HIGH RANK
PEOPLE GREET THE NEWS WlTH
SHOUTS AND GREAT RE-
JOGGING.

ton of King Alexander and Queen
Draga, the l~atter's two brothers, the
Servian premier, minister OF war and
former minister Of war, perpetrated in
the dark hours Of Thursday morning
by a band Of officers. and the procia-
nation by the army of Prince Peter
Karageorgevitch, the pretender to the
throne, as king of Servia, has appar-
emily, it may be said, now that thirty
six hours have passed, been accepted
by the capital and the SeTvian people
without a murmur. The meeting Of
the skupschtina on Monday next is
now looked forward to to confirm the
proclamation as king Of Prince Kara
g~eorgevitch and to regularize the new
situation.
The only new element in the stu
alton is a feeling among the intelligent
classes in favor of the abolition of a
Seryian monarchy altogether and the
creation of a republic. and this sentf-
ment is shared by at least n mem
beer of the provisional government.
Differences of Opinion
on this point developed yesterday at a
meeting of the cabinet when the new
foreign minister, Ljubnir Kalievics,
expressed himself for the establish
ment of a republican form of govern.
ment. The majority of the ministers.
however, declared themselves in favor
of a new king in Prince Karagecrge-
witch Thnv ctvcrrtL,ral &lo;-
declaration by the strong argument
that it was certain that Austria and
Russia would not countenance the Gre
alton of a republic. This is the view
generally shared by politicians.
The remains of the Inflated king
and queen were buried almost stealth
lily Thursday night in the chapel of St.
Mark, where tt members of the
Obrenovitch family are inferred.
The government has laid claim to
the possessions Of the late monarch.
The following is a narrative of the
revolution given by men who took an
active part in it:
Story of the Revolution.
Army officers to the number of nine.
ty having formed a project of a revolt,
among them being delegates from al
most every garrison in Servia and the
majority Of the officers of the Sixth
regiment, Col. M%itschitsch invited his
comrades on Wednesday evening at II
O'Clock to meet in the Kalimasden
garden. and there the immediate car
rying out Of the intended deed was or
gained.
At LAO a. m. the officers in eight
groups went to the konak, the royal
palace. Each had a cue and especial
directions regarding his part in the
revolution. In the konak palace itself
the revolutionaries had two important
partisans in the kings bodyguard-
Col. Alexander Maschin, Queen
Draga's cousin (not brother-in-law),
and the kings personal adiutaut,
Lieut.. Naumovics. Two officers of the
high military academy appeared at the
appointed hour.~2 a. m, at the gate OF
the konak, where the kings adjutant
Panajotovic, who was
In the Conspiracy,
handed them the keys to the garden
gate, which is always kept locked.
First stepping before the guard at the
konak. n of the two officers called
throw down your arms a fight en-
sued. with shots from both sides. in
which several persons were wounded.
The revOlutionaries then entered
without h%indrance and C the
courtyard, where Lieut.. Naumovich
was awaiting. He opened the lock of
the iron door leading to the front room
the first floor. BY this it was seen
that the konak was carefully closed
and that danger was suspected. Hur-
rying upstairs, the revolving officers at
tracted the attention Of the palace at
tendants and the royal couple by the
noise OF the shooting. Lieut.. Lavar
Petrovitch. alarmed bv the
hubbub, hurried forward with a drawn
in n hand and in the other
. sword.
: What do you want?" he cried.
SHOW us where the king and queen
are" came the reply.
Back" cried Petrovitch, and at the
moment a ball
Stretched Him on the Ground.
The revolutionaries pressed forward.
when suddenly the electric light gave
All stood in darkness. In the
excitement and feeling their
way, the revolutionaries climbed the
stairs and got into the dark ante-room
10 the kings apartment. Here they
candles and lit them. This seem
lAgly slight circumstance was decisive
10 the whole action. Without light
hey could not have found the victims.
who fed from their sleeping apart
nent through corridors and
looms and might have escaped, but