Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Several members of royal guard.


GENERAL PAVLoVITCH, former minis
Several members Of royal guard.
| Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing CO..
BELGRADE. Servia, June ll-(New York
World Cablegram-special Telegram.)-The
king and queen OF Servia. her brothers,
one of whom was 10 have been designated
as heir presumptive. and those OF their
party who were leaders, have been assas-
sinated. At one blow the Obrenovitch
dynasty has been crushed TO the earth
and a new king. descendant Of the swine
herd. Black George, who gained Servias
freedom. has been proclaimed king by the
| conspirators.
They were murdered IN their palace, this
king and queen of evil stars, murdered in
the dead of night. For a week the young
king and the older queen had not dared TO
put foot outside the Konak palace. They
were kept prisoners by their fears. The
! very air of the capital was heavy with
! foreboding. Conspiracy was In the air.
! The growing discomfort was orystalizing.
| The headstrong king had quarreled bit
| terly with the woman who added much to
/ his misfortunes-the woman whom he had
made his queen and who had influenced
| him since he was a boy Of is and she
\ woman of 80.
Z
mosphere Of intrigue and could not know
| how serious was the danger that threat
| ened. Still each day during the last week
| they had awakened in the morning thank
| full that the blow had not fallen. Yes
| terday, however, the queen began to take
fresh heart and even ordered new gown
that was to be finished by Saturday.
King watches Army.
watching tha army, for he realized the
officers held the Key 70 the situation, and
bringing reassuring reports, Only last
night he was told THE officers
are drinking heavily and cheering
for the king. They are making the
band play Queen Draga's march over
and over again, and making II play It
vigorously" Surely with such loyal dis
play in the barracks the threatened ones
might rest in peace. When the king and
queen retired a little after midnight there
was nothing to disturb the quiet of Bel
! grade save only the officers at the bar
racks cheering the march.
Colonel Naumovics, the kings adjutant,
and Panajovics. the faithful captain of
I the guards, were on duty In the palace
! when a cannon doomed at in the morn
ing. 1t the sign for murder. The
! sleepy sentinels whom II aroused grumbled
and went to sleep again. In the palace
Drought tne olaheh OF rear 10 those
loyal 10 the KING II mace AleXander him-
ser spring from ms oeo' IL mace queen
Draga shrivel with fear The fears Of the
week came back a hundred fold. King
Alexander ran to the window the palace
being built directly on the street. and found
it surrounded by men in uniform. lie
could see the swords of officers. the rifles
of the men. He heard the conspirators bat
tering at the gates and the crash as they
gave way He heard an explosion
entrance was forced with dynamite. He
rushed to the doors TO make sure they
were securely fastened and then back to
the window to call for help. No answer
ing reply came. There were only shots in
the palace. cries OF excited men and the
battering down of doors.
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The King knew he was lost; he knew they
had come TO murder him and his queen and
he forgot his bitter quarrels. went to her
and placing mis- arms about her awaited his
assassins-
In the hrst chamber the conspirators met
Adjutant Naumovies and killed him be-
fore he could raise his weapon Pana-
1owics. captain OF the guard was riddled
burst into the second ante-ebamber where
Adjutant General Petrovics fred at them
and missed. Then they slew him and thus
cleared the way 10 the royal chambers,
which are scarce twenty yards from the en-
trance
: They burst open the door leading to the
! | queens apartments and poured into the
: room like food. The king was standing
there with the queen In her white night
robe clasped In his arms facing them.
waiting TO be murdered knowing there
was no escape