Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-01
Since Days of Roman Empire SerUians
Haze Been Scruppy Race, Readu for Var

u obtained an Accession Of territory
ana iull recognition Of iis indcpend-
ence. II Was again erected into a
/ hlnEdom IN 1889. In 1856 % short war
TOOK pace between ScfYia and Bull
k"'la' resulting IN favor of The latter,
IN inA' Milan ahdicnted IN favor OF
: ms son, Prince Alexander, who be-
came ruler as Alexander T.
IN 1870 regency If three APP
pointed ~ guardians OF the young
KING practically controlled the gov
eminent The radicals also gained "A
Whlofily 81 the national assembly an
formed u cabinet. fractional troubles
made tile first few year Of AIexand-
trs reign exceedingly stormy. In
1892 the three regent dissolved the
cabinet and "A new one. composed of
liberals. came in. In 1888, Alexander,
men Z years OF age. took matters In
ms own hands and decided to gave
The dynasty. lie steclared himself of
age, ana tuok away he power OF his
regents ana took the rpins. lie APP
pointed new cabinet, made up most
" 81 radicals, and his action nearly
pI'clpitaied Il revolution. In 1894
Alexander appointed so-called non
partisan cabinet ana his father head
oI the army. an art which caused
itnssla 10 break off diplomatic rclas
ions with Serva in 1888. In 1894
the king also annulied the new consti-
tntion and rc-establiahed that of 1853,
SWING himself more power. But dis
content ana threatened uprisings
caused another change 10 a frcer con-
stilutional government in 1897.
Milan and his son had too many
characteristics In common to get on
wen together, however, so Milan went
10 the gambling resorts 81 Europe and
finally died an exile in Austria In 1901.
ono Of the causes Of the break he
tween father ana son was the kings
betrothal and marriage 10 Draga
Masohin IN 1900. She was twelve
years older than the king and had
been hdy In waiting 10 his mother !
The SerNian ministry declared the
proposed marriage prcpostcrous and |
menace to the state and promptly |
resigned King Alexander paid no at |
ienlion to opposition and married /
Nine. Mnschin In Belgrade August s,
1900. Though the marriage had been /
violently opposed by officials of the
government the people apparently had
No objection ana heartily chcered the
bridal party. The king took the pre-
caution. however. to line the streets
with troops. Disturbances and threat
ened revolution together with quar-
rels between the king and his wife
kept the country in turmoil.
In June. 1908 revolt occurred
among army officers. aud King Alex
inder, his wife and several of his
household were brutaly murdered in
Ihe palace in belgrade. The conspir-
itors, comprising most Of the brlnci-
pal statesmen and chief officers of
he army, communicated with Prince
'etcr, the Karageorgevteh pretender.
n Geneva, and having satisfied them
ielvcs that he would accept the throne
n the event of its becoming vacant,
hey proceeded 10 put their plans into =.
execution.
II Is not wholly clear whether the .
hot as originally conceived involved y,
assassination of Alexander, the infer
nee being that the mnrderous scenes
n the palace In Belgrade resulted =
rom the resistance which the con- \
pirators encountered on the night Az
fhon they set forth to obtain from Al
xander his abdication and his pledge u
. leave Servia. BE this as Il may. q
he plot resolved Itself into 4 most Il
avage onslaught on the defenseless Il
ing aud queen by their assailants. y
mo, after having emptied their re- II
divers ON the Inflated couple, set to Is
-ork to slash the body of Draga with !
aires until II had lost all human q
ambance, after which they pitched "a
9th corpscs out OF the window into =
10 garden below ON the following y,
Forming Peter Karageorgevitoh u
ms proclaimed king of Serva in AL i,s
stead. and week later he ~
rived In Belgrade and took possess -,
on Of the boodstaincd throne. !,
Recently Peter gave the regency to so
is second son, Alexander. his eldest a.
IN having been disinherited some
me ago for his disgraccful conduct. III
covering his health n few days ago, h,
ng Peter resumed his throne. Ser ng
as part In tho recent bloody strug- K,
les in the Ralkans is still fresh in the in
ublic memory. ID,