The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-03-20
salonikl. Fermentation of

SalDnlkl. .-- -fftNCdltatlOn OF the
killing OF King George OF Greece by
Alcko SChinas appears TO be estab-
Iishmcnt by the fact that Schinas
lrrkcd in hiding He rushed out
when his royal victim was only siN
feet from his hiding place and fired
point blank itno the back CT the
hing. he shooting occurred only
a few yards from the police head
quarters.
Lieut. Col, Francoudis, the king )
aide, who WAS walking with his royal
master, imme diately drew reNolver
Schnas shot at the aide but the
shot Went Wild Before Schinas
could fire again, two Cretan police
men. acting as escort to the king
pinioned his arms.
King George had fallen to th,
roadway when F'rancoudiz turned and
never spoke again He immediatelH
was taken TO the hospital but eN-
pired on the way.
Schinas appears to have lived
much abroad. iae returned here
only after the city was occupied by
the Greek army when the Turks =
garrison surrendered.
When questioned by the police
Schinas replied You have courts
] Will speak there.
Pressed as TO "a motive for hi;
crime he said.
Take me to the police station
so the crowd will not maltreat me.
Will speak there.
AT the station he gave hi name
and few particulars about nlmself
Schnas an Anarchist.
Washington. u. C.-Aleko Schinat
the assassin of King George, is al
educated and confirmed anarchist
according to information obtained
by Demetries n Botassi the Greel
consul here. The man nursed !
grudge against the king, Bptassi VA
told by Greeks here who knew Schin
as, because the government close
the school of anarchism Schnas es
tablished.
The man is we'll educated. CON
frmed anarchist and atheist. accord
ing TO his countrymen who kneN
him. Schinas was a more intelligen
type than indicted by the dispatch
es." the consul said.
Nearly Ready to !ibdicatc.
Copenhagen, Denmark The lat
King George OF Greece intended t
abdcatc the throne and live the quie
life of retired gentleman after th
conclusion OF peace, according to
letter from him received by an int
mate friend here today. He said tina
after peace was restored and TIL
jubilee of his reign celebrated, th
king would leave the throne to hi
son. He intended to live in Denmar
and spend two months yearly il
f-aris.
Crown Prince in Tcars.
Jauina.--Cons1ant the ne
king of Greece. lett for Saloniki te
day after handing over TO Gener;
Danglis. the chief command OF tn
Greek army. When u telegram al
nouncing the tragedy was read
him the Prince was Unable TO gras
its purport. After a second readil
he burst into tears and Tor a Ion
time was quite overcome with grie
Queen Mother Sails for SaIoniki.
Athens, reece.-Quecn Olga w;
too pro:trated by the news of II
fate Of her husband to sail for Salo
Xxi last night but left today. Whs
her sons, Princes George and Andr
communicated the news 10 her 81
swooned time and again
All the princes and princeases
the royal family accompany the
mother.
State mourning was ordered ted.
for six months and court mourni1
for a wear. The bells tolled all d
and minute guns We're fired fro
the forts. All the newspapers We
printed with black borders. t
chamber of deputies met and Premi
Venibelos formally announced t
death of King George and the 81
cession OF King Constantine =.
England Mourning.
London. England. Queen moth
Alexandra, sister OF the murder
King George. has recovered from t