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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
FAIR FRIDAY| FRESH TO BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS* SATURDAY FAIR, WARMER IN THE INTERIOR.
ESTABLISHED IN 1820
MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE ' 12, 1908
DAILY—07 A YEAR
WATER RECEDES
AT EAST ST. LOUIS
No Further Dangerous Breaks in the Embankments.
Loss of Life Not So,Great as Was First Reported.
Attention Now Directed to Caring for Refugees.
No Estimate of Property Loss Is Yet Possible, But
••nillions of Dollars” Represents the General
Opinion—Order Coming Out of Chaos.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill., June 1L-—The j day who could give anything like a
Crisis of the flood situation in-this city I definite ide* of the property loss. Vaguo
has passed. Boat crews which were Questions of ••millions of dollars" was
of the flood, devoted themselves today I disposition to accept minimum reports
to saving property and bringing to
higher ground belated refugees who
previously had not been themselves in
immediate danger.
Since the disastrous break In the
Crate levee, *the flood baa made no dan
gerous breaks, although a portion of
the Baltimore and Ohio embankment
gave way last night and the flood area
was further Increased by seepage today.
Water continues to seep through the
Broadway embankment In various
places tonight, flooding the lowland be
tween that street and Missouri avenue,
the next street north, with from two^
to six feet of water. Some water has'
also been finding Ita way into the ter
ritory between Missouri avenue and 8t.
Louis avenue. People In this ’district,
however, have not been compelled to
leave their homes, although they have
to use boats to obtain supplies. With
the river stationary, as it Is tonight at
S7.9 feet, the probability of a recession
of the river level and the proved
strength of the Broadway embank
ment. an extension of the calamity Is
pot feared. No one could be found to-
WRATH OF A PEOPLE
WRECKS A DYNASTY
of loss of life rather than the first
aggerated stories. One prominent un
dertaker averred that there had been
no loss of life directly In the flood,
although there had been deaths later,
due Indirectly to the overflow. No
bodies were recovered today.
The work today has been and will
continue to be that of caring fo^ the
refugees. The supply of ffred seems
ample, but the refugees tonight lack
bedding. It Is believed that this will
be supplied by tomorrow night.
During much of the day the city
under quttsl-mlUtary rule, though
Mayor Cook and his chief of police were
the guiding heads. It was found today
that the conditions necessitating the
Issuing of permits to visit the central
portions of the city and for other pur
poses was worklhg a hardship on many
citizens and the discipline was relaxed
to allow free communication between
here and the Missouri side.
"There has been much ' confusion,"
says Mayor Cook this evening, "but I
believe we have brought out order and
the redemption of the city will proceed
with the system that will result In the
least loss."
King and Queen of Servia Murdered in Their Palace by
Army Officers Supported by Their Troops—Assas
sination Prosecuted Until There Are None of Either
Branch Left to Succeed—Their Ministers Killed—A
Double Regicide Unprecedented in History—A De
generate Monarch and an Infamous Consort Who
Had Outraged Their Subjects—Appalling Brutality
of the Vengeance—New King Proclaimed—Populace
Rejoice in the Event.
CONFEDERATE DEAD
AT OLD CAMP CHASE
Craves In the Cemetery Near Colnm-
bus, O., Strewn With. Flowers—Gov.
Nash's Address.
COLUMBUS. O., June 11.—The graves
pf 2.260 Confederate dead were strewn
with flowers at Camp Chase today in
the prrmnre of representative Sons
and Daughters of the Confederacy and
prominent men whq fought on the oth
er side. The services were held for
the first time at Camp Cha*o under
the auspices of Robert E Lee chap
ter, Daughters of the Confederacy#
In answer to an appeal re ently I*-
tueo by Gen. Gordon, several dozen
b of magnolias and rose* and
wreaths mid* evergreen nn<l moss
arrived from chapters In the South.
Governor Nash. Rev. John Hewitt,
ex-Con federate officer. Col W. II.
Knaus*. and A1 O. Field, the minstrel,
were the principal speakers. The gov
ernor, owing to sickness, spoke briefly
but Impressively. He carried a thought
that what we should do now Is to cre
ate and foster an affection for the
government as It now extsts and that
honoring the soldiers on both slice
who fought in the civil war wag one of
the best ways to do this.
CLOUDBURST DELAYS
THE ARIZONA CRISIS
llrene of Hostilities Suddenly Inun
dated and Several Persons Were
Pros afd.
DENVER, Cola, June 11.—A sperl
lo the News from Phoenix. Arlx., #r>
A cloudburst has Intervened to dtU
the crisis In the strike situation at M
BELGRADE, Servia, June 11.—A mil
itary -revolution broke out here InBt
night. The troops, who revolted under
the leadership of Major Anglkovlcs.
surrounded the palace, assassinated
King Alexander, Qdeen Draga, the lat
ter's sister, the queen's brother Nlko-
dem; Premier Markovltch, Ministers
Petrovltch and Tudorovlcs, Gen. Pavlo-
vltch, the former minister of war, and
some of the members of the royal
guard.
Prince Karageorgevltch was pro
claimed king.
A new government was formed, and
the following proclamation Issued:
"To the Servian People: Last night
the king and queen were shot. In this
grave and fateful moment, friends of
4 T RFCCFMFP A I A ,l "' f-*tlw rl.m 1 1 V.- . omt.il.. .1 t.. form
/\I DLMLIHI.R, ft new government. While the govern
ment makes this announcement to the
people, It Is convinced that the Servian
people w’lll gather round It and lend It
their aid to maintain order and security
throughout the land.
"The government hereby makes
known that from today the constitution
of April 6, 1901. comes In force. A meet
ing of the national representatives dis
solved by the proclamation of March
24. Is summoned to meet at Belgrade
June 15. • . #.
(Signed)
"Jovsn Avakumovlcs, Premier.
"L. Jubonur Kallevlcs, Foreign Min-
ANOTHER BANK CLOSES
Court Appoint* Receiver*—-'Tlie Re»-
■enter Savinas Hum Only flA.OOO In
Aneti-Cornwall Not lleertl From
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 11.—The
doot* of the Bessemer Bnvlngs Bank
and the Bank of Commerce, both loca
ted at Bessemer, Ala., failed to open
today as tire n eult'of the shortage and
supposed flight of T. J. Cornwall, pres
ident of the first named bank. At 2
o’clock this morning Judge Bonn of the
superior court, upon a petition of th€ [ later,
depositors of the Savings Dank, nameo ; "t-toji
George II. Hrevenson ns receiver for
that bank, and on petition of the direc
tors of the Dunk of Commerce# of
which Cornwall was Interested,appoint
ed Tom O. Smith receiver of the latter
bank. None of the Birmingham banks
Is affected by the failure.
The petition for a receiver In the
case of the Savings Bank sets forth
that the liabilities are 1235,000. of which
about 9230.000 was deposits. The as* -ts
are placed at 121,000. The liabilities of
the Bank of Commerce are 343.000 and
aesets J67,000. The latter bank. It Is
stated, was closed as a precautionary
measure, and It Is believed It will pay
out. Nothing has been heard of Pres
ident Cornwall.
'tzkovles, Miniate!
QUAKES TERRIFY
MEXICAN PEOPLE
People Hash Into the Streets, Fall
»n Their Knee* snd l*r«y for
Merey.
renc
Ar
i tho
men are threatening trout’ • with the
civil authorities. A report has reached
here that the downpour has Inundated
Morencl and neighboring camps and
drowned nine men. Official advices
states that a mob of Italians and Mex
icans charged on the guards-who sur
rounded the milling plant of the De
troit Copper Company, disarming them
and taking posrtsaion of the mill, while
another mob of a thousand Italians Is
seriously menacing the whole copper
MEXICO CITY, June H.—Dispatches
from Acapulco continue to report earth
quakes of a terrifying nature. There
were violent shocks reported at sea.
These shocks tcok place on the night
of the 10th. when simultaneous shocks
were experienced In Tula
Int
th
Protlcs^ Mlntsaer of Com
merce.
"Gen. Jorvan A1
of War.
"Vojlslav Vellkovlcs, Minister of Fi
nance.
J*Col. Alexander Mnchln, Minister of
Public Works.
"L. Jubomlr Srhlolfovlcs, Minister of
Justice."
The streets are thronged with peopl
whose action* se*m to approve the coup
d'etat. M. Protlcs. the new minister of
the interior, was loudly cheered ns ho
drove to the ministry.
M. Aviikumovlrs. the new premier,
belongs to the ' Independent liberal
party. . •
As the morning advanced, the excite
ment In the streets grew steadily. In
spite of the pouring rain, thousands of
people gathered In the Vlrlf palace.
Everywhere, troops of nil arms were
posted, and Arid gun* wore placed In
position to deal quickly with any oppo
sition to the newly-formed governs-
ment's will.
The soldiers discarded thrir cockades
bearing th* late King Alexander's ci
pher. and substituted for It flowers,
green twigs and leaves.
Bands of young men pnraded the
streets, waving flags and shouting
"Long live Knrngeors'evltfh!" Flags
are flying from nearly every house In
Belgrade, and there Is absolutely no I
dlsp'ay whatever of crepo or other^algn
of mourning.
The royal standard has baen lowered I
*|j* 1 from over the palace-. Reports from
knee
of the plan*. While on duty at eleven
k last night, Nnumovlts burst In
the door leading to tho sleeping apart
ment* of the royal coupwith a bomb
and then entered, accompanied by
MIschics and a number of junior offi*
Previously, the palace guard hnd
been overpowered, and its commander.
Capt. Pauajovies, was killed. Naumo-
vlcs presented to the king a form of ab
dication for his signature. The docu
ment contained the statement that by
marrying n “public prostitute" the king
hnd degraded Servia, and that there
fore ho must abdicate. The king's
answer was to draw a revolver and kill
Naumovlcs on the spot.
MIschics theh picked up the document
and presented It again, and the king,
who perceived his danger, fled with
Queen Dragn to the palace roof, both
In their night clothe*. The officers fol
lowed, continuously firing, and ulti
mately shot down the royal couple. Ma
jor Luka Lqznrewics. wbd had been un
der the king's displeasure for two years,
Is said to have fired the shot which ac
tually killed the king.
At about 2 o’clock this morning Queen
Drnga's two brothers were shot at their
horn's, as well us Premier Morkovitch
and his brother-in-law. M. Mllkovltz.
the minister of the Interior; M. Tudoro*
vies and his daughter,and the war min
ister. Oen. Pavlovitch.
While these events were -proceeding
ot the palace, the streets of the
were already occupied by soldlcn
an armed force surrounded the royal
residence. The horses and guns of »ho
batteries of artillery were nil decorated
with evergreens, ns for a festival. The
soldiers discarded the badge of King
Alexander from their helmets. An nt-
made to support the dynasty
ROTHSCHILD TALKS OP
AMERICAN FINANCE
REASON OUR STOCKS HAVE CONIC DOWN IS THAT AMERICAN INVEST
ORS, LIKE MORGAN# SCHWAB, SPEYER AND YERKE9# HAVE PUT SO
MUCH INTO BRITISH ENTERPRISES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN COM-
M AIN TAIN THEM.
FELLED TO GET MONEY AT HOME
LONDON, June 11.—Lord Rothschild
as Interviewed by an Asso:iate3 Preoi
•preeentatlvp today on the financial
situation in America. lie said:
It is no good looking further than
your nose in these matters. Tho de
preciation in stock values Is not caus
ed by European Belling for the very
good reason that Europo has scarcely
any American securltb s to sell. Yes
terday's Bolt* In London were almost
entirely on New York orders. Amster
dam sold slightly but not nearly as
much ns was attributed to that city by
the dispatches. When an American
wants to sell he has got Into the habit
of sending his orders hero and leaving
It to the arbitrage houses. There ' British
absolutely no feeling of dlstrunt In Eu- , Schwab
"That of course Is only a drop Jn the
bucket but I may tell you that one of
the wealthiest capitalists I know yes
terday Invested 200.C0O pounds th.
American securities and he put anoth
er 200,000 pounds Into them again this
morning. That sounds large but It Is
nothing compared with the selling 'or
ders which come here from New York.
At such a period as this the transac
tions of even the largest Investors had
a small effect upon the market In
which the speculator figures so large-
Lord Rothschild’s explanation of the
recent serious shrinkage in values Is
this:
"Spoyers went Into street railways.
Ycrkes enrne over here to‘ electrophy
undergrounds. Morgan bought
urltlea and I am told
nt in largely for British In-
' onanda. .rtlttm. In Am- .
Bhot the king and queen and Petrovlc*.
of the king’s aide de camps, and
other loyal officers. Tho leader of the
actual ns-, a Hants was I.teut Col. Mis-
ch!;h, ■ who himself murdered the
queen. The latter together with her
br ther and al«tor, was struck down
with nn nxe. Tho queen died Imme
diately. The k'ng lived a few minutes.
"The (mediate cause of tho revolu
tion was the return to Belgrade of
Lieut Lunglvlfslsn, brother of the
queen, and a supposed candidate for
the throne.
"The surviving ministers haVo been
arrested.
"Tho obsequies of*the king and queen
will be held June 14.
"A fistnl Illumination of Belgrade Is
proje to 1 for this evening."
Tho dispatch conclude* with stating
that Intense Joy prevails nt Belgrade.
The German government cannot be
said to havo token up any Attitude as
yet regarding tho provisional admin
istration of Servia.
Horror was expressed nt the foreign
office at the bloody coup d'etat. The
Immediate feeling Is ono of antago
nism to the row ministry nnjJ there 1«
an Indisposition to make Its path easy.
Tb‘ ferelmi ofT.ce for the present. li»
simply watting full Information from
Its legation nt Belgrade and is also
sounding the other chance'lories.
The fact that the Into King Alexan
der was not allied to any European
ity j reigning family Is regarded as simpli
fying the situation.
rope Or*.-* - — j g jj or European
lea. Only a fool would say that the . ^ j,, rKf>r share In these European en-
flnanclers here are making what you ' terprises than they did. The result Is
call a dend set ngalnst American secu- • that some of the largest capitalists in
rlties What do I think of the future? 1 America have been obliged to realize
■Well' the b*“9t answer 1 can give U on their securities on the other side In
this and Lord Rothschild handed order to provide capital for their
over a stock ticket showing that he dertaklngs here,
had Just purchased 500 shares of an j stance
American railway. ,
tachmcnt of troops Is enenmpod about
the palace of tho newly proclaimed
king, who was a pretender to tho
throne for many years. He was born
In Belgrade'In 1846 and was married In
ISsn to Princess Zorka, daughter of
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro. She
died In 1890."
I.I8T OF THE DEAD.
BELGRADE. June ll.-Tne following is
the official list of tho killed*
King Alexander.
Queen Draga. »
Tho queen's two brothers.
Premier Morkovitch.
Tho minister of war.
Two aides de camp, nnd
i other off.-
The tlmo of the assassinations l« given
officially at 2 a. m. It Is expected that
tho Bkuptschlna (Servian parliament),
will confirm the proclamation by the army
of prlnco Peter'Karageorgevltch as king
of Bervln.
Tho newspapers forecast a better future
for Servia nud the new stage of things is
heartily welcomed by tho masses.
th
outside Belgrade Indicate that
* country accepted the disappears
the Obrenovitch dynasty without
CONSPIRATOR CONFESSED
Marti-
Case of the
lnsnr*nr#» Asrnt
CHARLOTTE. N.
rial' to the Obscrvt
C.. says that them
the
of tli»* Arknnm*
it Wilson, N. c.
L. June 11.—A spe-
from Wilson, N.
rable ex-
that W. H.
■e tonight over t
Rich, one of th
mad. a full conf
r of Percy Jon«s
According to the best available Infor
mation obtainable from the mass of
contradictions, the crime was carried
out by member* of the Sixth Infantry,
under the command of Cols. Mlschlch
and Machln. The latter 1* a brother-in-
law of th* Queen Drsga. nnd Is minis
ter of public works In the new cabinet.
The peddlers appear to hnve fought their
way Into the palace, shooting
tempt
by tho commander of tho Danube di
vision. who trlod to march the Eighth
regiment of Infantry Into tho city to
holp the late king, but he was opposed
by a Jiody of troops under Col. Gago-
witz. in the tight which ensued both
the officers mentioned were killed.
An Alleged « Official *• Explanation.
What purports to bo nn official Ex
planation of the trogedy was Issued at
Belgrade during the day. It says:
"After dinner on Wodnexdny evening
the king and queen, with some of their
relatives nnd several ministers, sat on
the balcony of the palace. Suddenly
the king demanded that Queen Drngn
Joavo the country. She refused, nnd
was supported by sorno of tho minis
ters. When the king saw this oppo
sition h** ordered the military to oc-
<upy the palace In the meantime, the
queen’s friends were nlso active and
collected her supporters. It was In a
fight between two factions that the
kjng nnd queen were killed."
A dispatch received by tho Austrian
foreign office this afternoon nnnounced
that the Servian parliament which hnd
been summoned for June 15, will only
elect Prince Peter Karageorgevltch
king In the event of Austria nnd Rus-
pposlng such a Step. Austria
•t object because ^although the
as once the avowed enemy of .
he has alnce given repeated j •t 0 ™ C
** that in the event of hia * Durln
o the throne of Horvla he wna
•THE PARTY OF RKG1CIDF.M *
French People Look on New Dynasty
With Suspicion.
PARIS, Juno 11.—Tho startling an
nouncement of tho assassination of the
king and queen of Servia caused a
deep sensation here, particularly th
governmental circles. The foreign office
received curly advices from the French
minister at Belgrade, confirming the
Belgrade press, dispatches, and adding
that the city wna comparatively qul**t
thin morning, the people seeming to ac
cept the proclamation of Prince Knrn-
georgevltch as king. Foreign Minis
ter Dtlmsse communicated htu advices
to President Loubet. Officials of the
foreign office say It Is too soon to indi
cate clearly tho effect of the situation
In Servia on tho European situation.
S'-r\ I.i'm ■ 1 vn,ih!I■ • troubles have been
long Impending, tho present uprising
being due to tho animosities growing
out of the propaganda of the pretender
Karageorgevltch. It In recalled that
when the KnraRcorgevltch dynasty se
cured brief rule In 18S8 the European
powers Intervened nnd oHtuhlishod a
protectorate and thus terminated the
dynasty. Whether there will be simi
lar action of the powers st this time
officials nre unwilling to predict, sny-
Ing il..- Hum k "f tbe tragedies In chiefly
occupying attention. It Is generally be
lieved that the .'iMxaHHlnntlons are the
sequel of the king’s coup d’etat two
months ago when he suspended th-*
constitution, resulting In the disgrace
ard the retirement of a number of seu-
1 leading officials,
the afternoon the Servian le
gation received an official dispatch In
tiie pope is horrified
ROME. June IL—The pop
in-
Uving amlc
with *
stria
Igned by a member of the nev
ent, which confirmed th*
estlon of Austria’s Intervention j deaths Of tho king nnd queen, ami ape
♦•rent situation has so far only • ' L'Hy cmphnfz*-d the fact that porfeo
sldered In the case of civil war '‘u!et prevailed at Belgrade am
out. Oth.efwls.. It Is regarded | throughout S'
Panda's private affair.
,,, .d the trag“dy at Belgrade was
„|y si o ke l and exclaimed: "When
11 the people ham that throne.-,
stained with blood
worth hav
ing
lilNG-S PATTIKn ,«I*K (IROWEIt
LONDON, Juno 11.—Th# Servian mln-
I B tcr K»lil th.ro wore many coum, I'-uil-
Ina to the revolution. A Iuik<- portion
of the people! were ireatly iHerntletlnl
with the tendency of Kin* Alexnmler to
ellmlniit" the rndlcil element from tlm
government, nnd hy the con.tent ru
mor. of hie Intention to nppnlut yueen
tmien'B brother, Lunjevltin, heir op-
pnfent. In addition to this, the quo"
EWRN WAS OFFERED
A VERY LARGE SUM
inys That $5,000 Was Tendered Him
If lie Would Snesr That He Coaid
Not Itrmrnilirr the Man Who Kill
ed Mnrciiiu.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Juns 11.—A spe
cial to the Evening Post from Jackson#
Ky.,
Capt. D. J. Ewrn stated today to
State Inspector Hines, who Is Governor
Beckham's personal representative here
that he (Ewen) was offered flvo one
thousand dollar bills to testify In the
Jett cose, that he was excited Imme
diately after the shooting, and did not
remember whether the man was Jett or
For his better protection, Capt. Ewen
was this morning taken to the military’
camp, where he will be guarded for th*
present.
disliked by tho people, who
also Intensely outraged at tho recent
suspension of th»* constitution. The
minister did not anticipate that the
changes would result In Internecine
Strife, or In any real dangers to the
country. He pointed out tl)ftt the origi
nal Kurngeorge was not a prltwe. He
was a rich swlns owner. The father of
th- new king was inado a prince In
1842
The minister nlno related a curious
Incident. He said that a month ago
he was present at a clairvoyant's ne-
aneo, nt which a letter written by the
murdered king, was hand'd to the
clairvoyant who Immediately become
Intensely agitated, predicted that. King
Alexander would bo n.^aslnnted very
shortly, and even depleted th** scene
which appears to have been enacted fn
the palace at Belgrade during the
night. The trag-dy of the palace at
Belgrade, marking tho latest of the
revolutions which have convulsed Ber
vln from time to time during tin* past
century, la not regarded In diplomatic
circles In London as likely to leud to
l lP.de.camp on duty, Co! Naumovlcs,
I although, according to another version.
( ! r> king shot Naumov I b- »u«»- h*
! oper.e! the gate to his r»Mftll*nts,there-
' by
atlng
rr RE-ELECT!* I
piclon of his connl-
of the other persons
jrprlsed in their houses,
r with tne attack on the
ac o. The remains of King Alexander
1 probably be burled at the convent
Rakovza. The other bodies will be
erred In the local eemtUry. '
KING KILLED MIN ADJUTANT.
sleeted pre
ind Mrs. I
L Me., was
KY.. Ill RNKI
effect that th>
, roads, East.
retails of the Assassination Learn
ed In Nienno.
VIENNA, June 11— Dl«patches from
Je!grade say that since the late King
Alexander's last suspension of the Ser-
Un constitution the army had been
ir-.imated by hc.«t!le feelings toward
>oth the king and queen.
The revolution, wax planned weeks
,go. s-cret committees were organized
n the fountry, and worked in co-opera*
Ion with the army. The leaders of
he revolution are s.iid to have been the
-ew ministers of Justice and finance,
■eipectively M Pchlokovlcd nnd M. Vel-
kc.vk« and the Sixth regiment of in-
'intry garrisoning Belgrade, wan de*-
gn ted to carry out the {..jc,*. i* •
,r.g -.ally Intended that the plot should
:>•* execut'd later, but fearrs that the
.*-w Servian parliament would settle
the question of the? *uoce**i on t 0 the
U*.’0:.fc hastened matters.
HOW THE CARNAGE REGAN.
BELGRADE. June IL—Cannon wen
fired as a signal for the carnage to be
gin. nnd the tfOOps surrounded the min
lst«-rl.al residences at the same time a
they mov'd on th" palace.
After the drama at the palace, officer
galloped through the streets of th 1
city shouting out tire news that th'
king nnd qui-en had been killed
Que
i Dro
i Is I
ids.
he] 1
rnb'dneh their
with all sorts
A post mortem examlnatlc
on the bodies in tho palace a
this morning.
The local p
porta of the i
extraordinary statements. Accordln:
to one of them 4ho bodies of the klni
and queen were placed In shroud* am
were lowered from a window- of th'
palate to the garden, where they wer
carried away In a baggage wagon.
Ign Minister Delcasse called at
tho Servian legation nnd presented tho
condolences of the French government.
The Paris manager of one of the lead
ing American life Insurance companies
informed the correspondent of the As-
socicatcd Press that a number of efforts
were made to Insure the lives of th -
Servian sovereigns but that the com
pany declined the risks, knowing of the
dynastic Intrigues. Similar effort* were
made with another American company,
to have sustain*-1 "hl-h ■>' <> -I* • dr> d th*- applications
I One re.re-m for the refusal won the per
sistency of the applications.
Tire belief Is rapidly gaining ground
here that the new dynasty will have a
dangerous tank In attempting to over
come the recollection of Its bloody en
trance Into power. Tire Dehats charac-
V11
Th"
nlve
’ of the govern-
lead to complb
Induce the new king to attempt to tail*
tire thron** of Servia, but ha alWMqi
replied that he would not permit a v of-
nnntlc contest to provoke a civil c<m« ’
vulalon nnd h" preferred to nwalt tho
r Hull "f th»- popular weariness result-,
ing from the old regime.
A French government official said:
"The bloody deed of laat night Is tho,
t pressing menace to the general
•e of Europe that hoe happened In
many years.”
Prince BndJJar Knrageorgevltch, a
cousin of the proclaimed king, Is a res
ident of Paris.
lie told a Temps reporter that he .did
it hesitate to declare that he conild-
Td Queen Draga to have been tho
cause of the assassinations. On be-'
coming queen she made herself feared
and then hated. She brutally revenged
herself for the slightest, offenses and
pitilessly crushed high or low who
had tire mbfovtune to dlspltane her.
The late king was only a fool In tho
hand." of this bold, dominating vnm*
an. He was so weak minded that a
doctor who attended him at Rtarrita
declared that If he had beer, a French
man he would have been declared !n-
teil'ctua ly unfit for military service.
Prime Ho.lljar added: "The youthful
h ivere'gn was the victim of the mer
ited unpopularity of his consort. Ho
could not resist her. His culpable
weakness destroyed him. Moreover,
'whoso draws the sword shall perish by
the HvAord.’ My family ha* been tried
ti th* utmost. Mv grandfather was
a* s tssltinted and seventeen of my rel
atives have he n executed without tri
al. while Others were tortured. Such
• r!rr.e.-t must be expiated sooner or la-
•onflrmatlo
of thin report fro
III.OODY t oil* d'ETAT.
Ifow tlie Ma
de men t
"tho party of
cldc
ftoinrt him
PARIS, Ji
eervovitch.
nn Admirer of Russln.
of,III* Family History.
arty
this i
Mb
BERLIN, Jun
thlrty-
fured ai d sho
Prln
• yars airo In the
To;.r,>" nid* r, near Belgrade,
reqtiim rrrres was being sung
cry of Prince Michael, nnd no
of hi- ro-. together with nl
tlon w th the dynasty hy hlf
nafe rr.drrlage, Men in a bier f
ace at Ilelgiade.
"Th** people of Belgrade >
flocking the streets since 3 o’
morning, dlacuire.lng the tra
without condemnation. A e
NEW KING FEIGN* SURPRISE.
GENEVA. Switzerland. June 11.—
IT nre Peter Kara-Georgevitch. who
he* lreen living here for some time,
appeared to be greatly astonished at
th«* n"ws from Belgrade, which, ho
rail, he hnd only learned through &
private tri-gram from Vienna.
Prince Peter Karageorgsvltch live*
In modest apartments In the Run do
Belotte. Recently ho has been In com
munication with Servian politicians,
has been several times to Vienna
h • ha* nlso visited St. Petersburg#
where his non Is at school.
PURPOSE OF NEW DYNASTY.
BKr/iRADK. June. 11.—The new mints-
ry tonight published the following at&te-
P trovlt'h added.
cated at the expense of the
court of Russia.
Politic uiuj had frequently
"Certain difference* which arose st court
have led to the Intervention of the army
and a conflict in which shaking and queen
lost their live*.
"With a view to maintaining peace end'
order In tire country at the present mo
ment l* difficult and fateful, the rnprneeq
t.vtivc* of all the political part lee have
hnstented to come to an understanding
and furm a provisional government in
ord'-r to re-*atablt*h the constitution, ex- •
let!ng before March 23, 1303. and to reas
semble the representatives elected under
the conetitutlon of April •, 1»|. ♦
"A fitting t» to be held on June IS, the
national representative* will elect a sov- •
'•reign and. a*sume control of the situa
tion. Arcrdfng to tho reports received
p to the present from the civil end Bili
ary authorities, order has not been dla-
urb<M in any part of the country, and
.. government Mil take step* to maln-
ain It. The government feels convinced
hat by acting thus it will ensure for
he new order of things the sympethles ,
>f al! tho European powers,"-