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STREETS OF EAST ST. LOUIS 1 SWEPT BY RAGING TORRENT! Bt Louis, June 10—Almost two-thirds | of the territory embraced by East St. Louis. Ills.. Is under from 2 to 15 feet of : ■water. • Between twilight last night and dawn today eleven lives were sacrificed to the : ■mgrv waters and damage which no man today attempted to estimate has been done to property. Not a wheel of industry is turning in East St tx>uis, but the flooded waters | whirl and suck at the foundations of many great buildings that have been de serted The vast railroad yards can be located only by hundreds or half-sub merged cars and locomotives. Huge grain elevators stand surrounded by running ■water To tic south beyond the railway yard fire thousands of cottages owned by la- j borers and containing their all, sub merged to the caves. Tn northern East St. Louis the condi tio: Is not so bad. • >n if the city and the district •.•ntainir.g the better residence,: is stiii int.net. but for Low long is not known. Broadway, running from Eads bridge cast to the city limits, a wide etreet built of sand and walled wl.l; stone 15 feet high, divides the city tn halves. Over i« feet of water is pressing Bgainst Broadway from the south and tn many places is seeping through in streams as tlibk as a man’s body. Traf fic over certain portions of the thorough fare has been prohibited. If Broadway breaks the water will rush over much of the city until Missouri avenue, running parallel one block north, is encountered. How the Flood Came. Along the river front to the west a levee of sand bags from 2 to 6 feet high I ■ keeps the river out. l ast night the river suddenly began to rise. T* ed men worked with energy to Ftrengti on the sand bag levees. The city was made safe along the river front, but word was received that the Illinois Cen tral embankment skirting the river along the southern boundary of the city, was ■bout to give way. Couriers were sent to fdi iut warnings to the Inhabitants of the Bo- them half of the city ami hundreds of laborers and citizens hastened to e:re gthen the embankment. Locomo tives rusln’d car loads of sand bags to the place and work was hurriedly begun. A ustomed by this time to warnings of | Impending danger, the inhabitants did | i-ot their homes Higher and higher crept the water until a thick stream lie pan to pour over the embankment and suddenly it broke. The break occurred at 11:40 o’clock. D. H. Sherwood, a laborer, was swept away and drowned. A section of the embank- j ment was torn out and a stream 25 feet wide rushed through. Another section of | the embankment went out a few minutes ! later and then that portion standing be- ; tween the. two streams went dow n and I the river poured through, it is believed; that many men, especially negroes, were j drowned 1 Alarm Spread Like Wild Fire. The alarm spread like wild fire an 1 | ■M-is'T: were blown, bells rung,shots fire'! pnd cries or warning were sounded, hut eve” w’.'h '1 tills pandemonium many of the Inhabitants failed to leave their hon.o . Within an hour the houses stood In water that reached to the roofs of the or.c-sfory v Wages. Many fled to large brick buildings. Rescue boats today so md many people in second stories and on house tons, but there is grave fear that when al! the living have been trans f Tr- d to land, the boats will bear bodies of dead from the flooded cottages and the desolated quarter. In the turmoil it has been Impossible to verify reported deaths, but from ap- j y ■ rent!;' n-'lahle sources the Associated t Press gathered that the following eleven I persons were drowned last night: JOHN FOOLISH and three children.] drowned on north side. CNII >EXTIEIED J’■ ABY. E. H. SHERWOOD. L \ WHENCE DAY. TWO UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN. TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN. Jt was currently reported today that I sc*, r-n negroes caught looting houses last ! night were stmt to death. They were al! I on a raft and v. re surprised by guards v. shot thum down and threw their T'- ' ‘ » the water. While this is not . ■•'••finnol, it is known that there was heavy firing on the north side last night v. a'? xiase negroes are said to have been ki’.icd. Gave Their Lives for Beer. The deaths of John Koolish, a Polish carp'-nter. in I his three children, two b aged 5 and 7. respectively, and a g:r of 12 years, were drowned by trying to save three kegs of beer. The Koolish home had been surround ed by water for several days. The fam ! ■ had been living in the second story ard last night decided to go to land. Koolish took two sons and his wife ami : lie t’u-'n returned for his other three chil li- n. i>t:.:t; them safely into the boat, Im stopped as a submt rged house to take ’ff il ’-ee kegs of beer as requested It the owner, a friend. In trying to load i’ ■ lit.'- Into the boat the craft v. s ox. • ar:: 1 and the occupants were fi-.'-'-pt heir deaths by the swift cur rent in • u sight of the mother. A >m;>any of naval reserves from Al to-. which had rowed down to the city yostcri.iy in a cutter, rendered splendid porvi in r -ante work. Rescuers began work as soon as it was light enough to fo e .and continued their work far into the night. Word was sent out generally for more boats and the government re st... i’-d through Unite*! States District A'torncx Dy--r, of St. Louis, who issued a , order to confiscate temporarily every boat scon in and around St. Louis re gardless of ownership and to rush them to East St. Louis. The St. Louis fire <1 ■ partment at once tendered their hose and coal wagons and boats were gath ered up throughout the city and from along the river front apd hauled by run ning horses to East St. Louis. Volunteer oarsmen promptly manned every boat furnished and before 9 O’clock scores of craft were plying back,and forth across tin flo *ded railroad yards. When boats were rowed alongside homes whose occupants were marooned In second stories and on roofs many at first refused to leave. They feared river thieves and would stand guard. Women were the ones most unwilling to be res cued. although some of them wrung their hands and wept in terror. Promises of militia patr •l*an<l force won the recal citrant persons to salvation. Scene Beggars Description. The scene in east St. Louis beggars Hundreds of families from the choicest residence portions of the city carrying trunks, grips, bundles of clothing and valuables began to cross Fads bridge toward St. Louis. Most of the refugees were scantily clad. Strong men carried aged women in their arms. Barefooted children were in the proces sion which continued steadily over the bridge. Hundreds of others sought pro- tection in the second story of the public library building. As the water en croached upon the build! g mane dished through the shallow ov rd -w :■> find i more secure retuse. In t Tro: of the rising tide *.f water refugees in hundred? thronged the street, cr weed lite ears and beseeohed public offirials. In the city hall alone stm homete.-s persons wit'., scant belonging * as t hey had be* :: able to seize on short notice were assembled. ■Provisions for the time being was sup plied them. Business is totally suspend 1 The streets ar' filled wil'.i rim st p.-ini?'- strteken inhabitant Women with chii dren in firms nt n carrying household furniture, horses, dogs and other >•■■ mails of once co-fortab.c domestic es tablishments j.•trade the sir* *• ■'. Ihe commo i dlrec ion of all m >vem< nt is to ward tiie bring ■ ov r which he r< ftigocs are hurrxing t> St. '.*ui- Ad traffic to cast St. Louis from the west side hns been suspended. and podeemen turned back all who attempted lite trip. Food is needed in east S;. iziuis a. once. Sec-etary Thomas T. i'eket. of the relief committee, -aid this afternoon: ■ We need at o. * • trom S.UCO t* I<l,oo> loaves of bread. We have ten thousand people to feed, and there is little or nothing for them to eat. River Still Rising. As night drew on another fear con fronted the inhabitants. The water that had steadily been pouring through the Broadway embankment was believed to be undermining that, bulwark, and it is declared that the street could not with stand the pressure without giving way before long. The belief that the river was rising was confirmed by the St. Louts govern ment gauge tonight. The gauge regis tered 37.95, a rise of .15 of a foot In 24 hours. No attempt is made to explain this rise, except that the wind is forc ing water from the low lands into the channels of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and swelling the torrent which passes St. Louis. Denver Side, a. suburb of east St. Louis, was completely Inundated, and today Alta Sltta. farther to the east, was half flooded. If the river should rise even a little more the water must swamp Alta Sltta. News of the inundation excited the people of St. Louis early today. Rumors of many deaths started thousands of sightseers across Eads bridge. But the authorities prepared to turn back an Influx of curious people. Al both ends of the bridge ropes were stretched and police were stationed with orders to allow no Ingress into the city of spectators who only hinder the work of rescue. East St. Louis was practically shut off. from the world. Even refugees who wanted to go to St. Louis were stopped, and unless they could show that they wero sure of being taken care of by friends they were turned back to the relief offered by the city. No Pictures for Newspapers. N .w-spaper photographers and persons with small cameras were dealt with un ceremoniously. Instructions were given the guards by sh«» mayor todav to p.,,T.,l i:e •‘vt where furniture is stacked and to patrol the sand bag Levees. Any thieves or possible levee cutters are to be shot down instantly. Martial law has not been proclaimed officially, but east bt Louis is .practically being governed under such condition during tlw flood, and there is no place for unscrupulous per sons. A few hqprs before the break in the levee early today. New Roberts; a negro employed as levep builder, was killed by members of the levee patrol for attempt ing to tear down a portion of the dike. His act was caused by. anger because he was not allowed to draw his pay at once. As the noise of the approaching flood was heard, rhe flight, at. first a rapid re treat with more semplance of order, as sumed a panic stage. All i fforts to assure the Inhabitants that there was sufficient time to escape unless a gap was washed through the embankment, failed to con vlnce them and most of them fled without any effort to save property. The Terror Grew Intense. Messengers were sent to the main por tion of the city telling of the danger from the new point of attack and the great cst excitement prevailed. As the bottoms filled and the river gained a larger en trance, the terror in the business section of the city grew intense It was al! the greater because of the darkness and the fear that while guard was maintained In one direction the torrent, would break through at another point and engulf the luckless inhabitants between the two floods. By the thousands they began to desert their homes and run vainly up and down the streets seeking a place of sue t’ongressman Rodeiiburg estimated that, thirty lives were lost in the flooding of the lower portion of East St. Louis early this morning. While general alarms wero given by tiie police and retreating levee workers with shouts and pistols, there was not time to call at ev< ry house in the thickly settled district and it is believed many families in one-story cottages awoke only to find it was too late to escape- It is estimated that 10,000 inhabitants are affected by the district already Hooded ami that 500 to 60i) are immediately in danger from rising flood. Tiie police pressed into service all who were seen loitering about and these men were set to work building flat boats and rafts and assisting in handling the skiffs already in service. Think Worst of Flood Is Over. St. Louis, June li. That the crisis of the flood situation in East St. Louis has passed so far as that city is concerm-d was generally accepted as a fact by the citizens of East St. Louis tonight. Boat < rows which yesterday strained their en ergies to the point of exhaustion in res cuing the prisoners of the flood today oc cupied themselves In saving property and in bringing to higher ground belated refn-' gees who previously had not been them selves in immediate danger. The river tonight is stationary at 37.9 feet. Since the break in the Illinois Central levee tiie flood has made no dangerous breaks, although the flood area was further increased by seepage today. Some water has been finding its way into the territory betw en Missouri avenue and St. Louis avenue. People in tills district, however, have not been compelled to leave their homes, although it is neces sary for them to use boats to obtain food. East St. Louis today, as a whole, was a scene of disaster. No one could be found today with anything like a defi nite idea of the property loss. Vague mention of “millions of dollars” was the nearest even tiie best informed citizens could come to it. There was a great tlis osltion, however, to accept minimum re ports of loss of life, rather than the stories originating in tiie excitement of tiie moment when the flood poured In. There were no reports of drownings to day, nor were any bodies recovered. The work today has been and wjll con tinue to be that of earing for the refu gees, The supply of food seems ample. THE WEEKLT OONSTITUTIONi ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. JUNE 1.5, 1903. ® . a-. c - , « •.•>-a-a -o -a-. o »-9 -0.. <»... 0 ..,0...a » o a.• a•.••••■•■•■o■•••••••••••••••••••■•• •••••■►• ] .. 1 » ; ,i 'I I' J 'I 1 A .. , ‘ W ■ / ■ jSI . '•'L, T ; '’o-H Snapshots at East St. Louis, from the Viaduct at High Water. .»...0...®...a-, a—a-« a« a ,-a-,-a-,-#',-a-, e ..■a-,-a-,-a-,-e-,'a-,-a-, a-»’e.« a ..©■•■• ■•■©■•■a e ,-<-,-a-,-a-,-a-,-e-,-a-,-a-,-a-,-a-,-a-»'a-«-a KING ANO QUEEN OF SERVIA KILLED ' Continued from First Pag». of the public resentment against the late royal pair. Home persons even spat on the remains. Outside the palace a vast crowd await ed the removal, not only of the corpses of the king and the queen, but of the bodies of nil the other victims, which were simultaneously burled, being con veyed la hearses to the Belgrade ceme tery. In the streets there was a dread silence, and the onlookers were kept back by the troops. The burial service was brief. Two priests were present, but no high eccle siastical dignitaries. Inside the cemetery none was allowed except a strong force STATEMENT IS MADE BY THE MURDERERS S-. • . o i Belgrade, June 11.—The new min- o ° istry tonight published the follow- • Ing statement: » • “Certain differences which arose ® ® at court have led to tTie interven- o tion of the army and a conflict tn • r w,.l h the king and queen lost * i their lives. a o “Willi a view to maintaining I t peace and older tn the count v, at - a 4 the present moment, difficult and ® ® fat’-f:il, the representatives of all 7 the political parties have hastened ; • to come to an understanding and • ® to form a provisional government e . in order to reeit iblish the const!- • ' ! existing before Ma rch 23. • 1 and to reassemble the rep- ■ • r’sentatives elected under the con- • 6 siitution of April C, 1901. ® o At a sitting to be held on June • • 15, tiie national representatives will • ® elect a sovereign and assume con- ? o t ol of the situation. According to • 2 the reports received up to the pros- * i er.t from the civil and military an- i ° thorltb's, order has not been dis- ® £ turbed in any part of the country * • and the government will take steps • • t<> maintain It. The government • . f-,,'1..; convinced that by acting thus . • It will Insure for the now order of • things the sympathies of all the * o European powers." • -• »-•-®a » »o • • > t> of gendarmes and a few officers. Not a single friend or relative of the deceased was present. The. bodies of the royal pair were Interred in a valut in the cemetery chapel. Two wooden crosses alone di note the spot, marked “Alexander Obrenovics" and “Draganja Obrenovlcs.” The other bodies lie outside the ceme tery in rough graves. Varying Accounts of Burial. As m everything else connected with the tragedy, accounts vary as to the In terment. The official story Is that King Alexander and Queen Draga wero buried during the night in the family vault of the Oberno vitchs in the chapel of the cemetery of the St. Mark. An Interment was carried on with complete secrecy between half past 1 and 3 o'clock this morning. Tho strictest privacy was maintained in order to avoid hostile demonstrations. Two coffins were brought in by servants and cai’ri ,1 up to the room where the bodies of ii. :■ e king and queen were lying, Tiie corpses were then put In tiie coffins and the latter were placed in a hearse, which was hurriedly driven to the old cemetery, where tiie other members of the Obernovitch family are interred. In addition to the attendants, only two pri. ■ were present at the funeral. The metropolitan of Belgrade was absent. The whole ceremony lasted only a few min utes. The body of Hie late Premier Mark ovitch will be buried with military honors. Another story current is that the bodies of Ixmg Alexander and Queen Draga were buried in a. large pit dug in the vil lage of Rakovica, and that, as a mark of ignominy, the bodies of their murdered relatives and those of the military killed were placed above them and then the common grave was filled witli earth. Corpses Vilely Treated. Manx horrible stories are afloat In re gard to the tragedy, tho most revolting of them being that the soldiers outraged Queen Draga and mutilated the body of King Alexander and that those who wore admitted to the jiala.ee yesterday to view the remains spat and stamped on them. Tiie backbones of both King Alexander and Queen Draiga, it is announced, were broken in consequence of tho violence with which tiie murdered sovereigns were thrown from tiie windows of the palace. Colonel Naumovics, who was killed while forcing an entrance Into the pal ace with dynamite, is described in the official notice of his death as “dying on tho field of honor fur his fatherland." It. is now confirmed that only Queen J naga's two brothers were killed. Her sisters were taken to Panavosa by some of the conspirators. it is said that the massacre lasted three quarters of an hour. The assailants de clared th® tilling of King Alexander was unavoidable. If the queer alone had been murdered or removed the court clique would have Incited the long to persecu tion. A windoxv of the Russian legation at Belgrade was shat.tr: -d by a bullet during the fusillade at ’ palace. Assassin Tells of the Massacre. In on Interviexv with Colonel Michies, who was one of the leaders of the mili tary party which burst, into the palace, the colonel is quoted assaying: "There was a number ■■■ us. Whether It w'as I or another who fired the first shot is simply conjecture. The chief point for us Is that our work was suc cessful. We have rendered the father land a tremendous service and we are highly satisfied at our success. The first shot was from the r-volver of Cap tain Risties. who is a n m-d marksman. Petrovltch was hit in th” forehead and fell dead instantly." In the course of an Interview today Premier Avakumovics said "We minis ters only accepted office In order to avoid the country falling into . state ot an archy. As soon as a king Is elected he will have to appoint a ■ nite cabinet. Tho skupschtina • an dec' !■■ the fate of tiie country qui.” ladej>< leutly of the army, although ar agro meat seems jirobable. In i ; ' '■'■■ill ■ : the ■-.ectiou of Prince Farage : n.< h. a s-’i ■ u will go to Geneva, inform him of his election and Invim him to come to Bel grade. He will be Peter ta- firs’ “The constitution of 1.901 will be the basis of the future governmental sys tem. As to the present position of the country, calm pr vails everywliere. There have been no di >turbances and the si u ation promises to become better in the future. Those who speak of excitement, popular sentiment ani predict turther changes are entirely wrong. Alexander’s Friends Marching. Berlin, June 12 —A dispatch to The Lo kal Anzelger from Budapest says the garrison at. Nish, where the late Fing Alexander was m- st popular, is, according to a railroad official who has arrived at Budapest from !;■ -'.grade, marching on the Servian capital with full w.-ir nient and artiilei . Draga Ready To Flee. Belgrade, Servin. June 13.- Although the people remain qn- : hire, but little Is talked of save tho murder of King Alex under. Queen Draga and the friends of the royal couple. It is now known that the late king lived in a. state of terror during tho last weeks of his life. Nightly soldiers be longing to the Pioneers’ division searc.ied the palace from r- of to cellar, peering In to all dark corners ' bombs Each night the king was securely locked In his bed chamber by the adjutant In the presence of the palace commander. it 1s also stated that for several weeks the late Queen liras-' hail prepared for flight independent of the king, who is sup. posed to have been gradually growing conciled to the project of his divorce trom Draga and his marriage with tho princess of Xenia of Montenegro. The conspira tors are reported to have learned this and fearing the marriage would prove a con tinuance of the Qberr "Vltch dynasty, hur riedly commenced the task of extermina tion. Lately King Alexander tried vainly' to become reconciled with exiled Servians, which also increased the anxiety of tho conspirators. Queen Draga’s sisters were permitted to have a : st look at the bodj of the late queen. They say the corpse was shrouded in whl ■’ silk. The young est of Draga’s sisters was carried away unconscious. In the late king’s d- sk there was found in addition to variou: interesting private papers about SIO,OOO. It Is claimed the draft of a bill xvith marginal notes, written by tile late Kmg AI-X.IH ler. has been found in the palace. It provides for the proclamation of Queen Draga’s brother as heir to the throne. This, the dispatch adds, is held by the con spirators to be complete justification for their action. The palace is guarded by a cordon or infuntrv and all the ministerial residences in th-"vicinity of the palace are closely guarded b\’ detachments of troops. Th- minister of commerce. General Genshics In an interview, said he con sidered that if there was any republican tendency in the cabinet It was insignifi cant. The election of a ruler, he said, could not occur before Tuesday, but it was almost certain Prince Peter Kar.s georgeovitch would be elected. Prince Mirko, of Montenegro, had no chance whatever. Murder Was “Accidental." Paris, June I:l.—At. the council of mln isters today. Foreign Minister Dclcasse gave out to his colleagues telegrams from Belgrade saying that the provisional gov ernment had communicated to the Servian ministers abroad a formal notification of tiie new regime’s assumption of power and that Servian authorities were determined to give the skupschtina complete liberty of action in the choice of a king. The Servian legation here has received a number of dispatches from Belgrade. They say no woman, except Queen Draga, was assassinated, and declare that it was not intended to kill her but to compel the royal pair to consent to a divorce. When they refused it was proposed that the king abdicate and depart with the queen. He answered by shooting Colonel Naumovics, which brought on e. genera! melee, resulting in various deaths. The queen's sisters have been conducted to the frontier. The Patrie quotes M. Georgeovltch, sec retary of the Servian legation, as saying that Queen Draga was the cause of the uprising, which was also due to popular resentment of Klug Alexander’s course In establishing a legislative body without in cluding In it any representatives of the opposition. Prince Alexis Renounces Claims. Vienna, June 12.—Prince Alexis Kara georgeovltch, a. nephexv oif the newly pro claimed king of Servla, who has hereto fore been a pretender to tho throne, dur ing the course of an Interview here today announced that he had abandoned all claim thereto and welcomed tho advent of his uncle ns the best solution. The t» —— , ■ I ! • • ? AUSTRIA T i HUiHOAR'V \ \ i !>> .-'-owi i P \ Btctp AD jQ x • ® j ; » / i \ ? jr v C.. \ » i A 1 i ion ( an d vNx ? 9 St* Xcs-UK, '.A xf, <>> i i y * t • ? Map showing Servla and the Bal- • • kan States. • ♦ • «o ® ••• ® ® e ■•■••■•■••••••••••• ■•■ prince, like other well Informed persons, attributed the ievolution to dissatisfac tion at the late King Alexander's mar riage, to the attendant scandals and to the king’s hostility to the radicals. SHOULD AVENGE MURDERS. LONDON, June 15.—The Geneva cor respondenet of The Daily Express asserts ithat Prince Peter Ka.ru gcorgeovitch. in an Interview, declared emphatically that the nation ought to avenge the crime of the assassination of the king and queen of Servla. “A king," he said, “who would receive a crown from the hands of assassins would be their accomplice." A5777-J if he would punish th® assassins, he replied: “I have no power." To a question, “But xvhen you nre king?" Prince Peter gave the answer; “That may never be." King’ To Be Elected Today. After tiie election of the king tomorrow, the Skupshtina will draw up a pro gramme of procedure for tiie new sover eign, and will then adjourn until the ar rival of the King at Belgrade. Tho sovereign will then form a new ministry and dissolve the Skupshtina. The provisional governor yesterday par dored all persons Imprisoned for political offenses and ordered their Immediate re lease. No arrests have occurred, nor have any sentences been passed since the tragic events of last Thursday. The court of cessation and the appeal court suspends 1 their sitting from tnat time. Prince Karageorgeovitch, although little is known of him among the people goner ally here, seems to have caught the public fancy, and his election will be a popular one. EUROPE STANDS AGHAST London, June 11.—The possibility of In to mention u I eomiplocations growing out the sensational crime In Servla has thrill ed all Europe. Every development of international politics in one of tho Bal kan states is fraught with menace to the equilibrium and the peace of southern Europe, involving, as it does, the ever present determination of Russia to domi nate ihose states eventually, drive Tur key out of Europe and assume control the coveted Constantinople, and the ■qa ilix persistent determination of other European powers that Russia shall not h the coveted goal. The crisis precip itated 'by the coup at Belgrade has com pktely eclipsed the tariff struggle which but yesterday was convlusing all Eng land. Is this dynastic change in Servla to ma,\e the spark which will set all the Balkans afire, forming pretext for outside interference? This is a question being asked <>n all sides, and the only possible reply is speculative. Paris Shocked by Tragedy. Paris, June 11.—During tiie afternoon the Servian legation received an official despatch in cipher, signed by a member of the new government, which confirmed the deaths of the king and queen and specially emphasized the fact that perfect quiet prevailed at Belgrade and through out Servia. The presentation of many messages of condolence brought out the peculiar CAREEROFALEXANOERANDDRO Alexander aeoended the throne In 1989. He was then a boy of 13. Ho is the son of King Milan, who was the most noto rious of European monarchs. Milan reigned twenty years, during which time be succeeded in making a record for proSigary and dissipation which has sel dom been equaled in history. W*hen, in 1E99. he abdicated In favor of his son. he had succeeded in earning the contempt of all his people as well as of all decent people throughout the world The boy king reigned for a few years Enough regents, high officials of state, and during this period his rule was not bad. because he wai a mere figurehead. When lie was 15 years of age he fell into the clutches of tiie wife <>f a colonel in the Servian army. Madame Draga Mas chin. She was a brilliant and very ambitious woman, who had no idea ot letting a little thing like morals stand in the wax ot her ambition. Her rela tions with'the young king were so scan dalous that her husband was compelled to get a divorce from her. Sim lived n the palace witii the king, and despite all of the efforts of his queen mother, lie fell eompie.tely under het sway. Twice His Age. Madame Draga was at this time at least twice the age of tiie king, but Im was completely fascinated by her Win n Im had been on the throne about four years she determined that, for her own interests, it was necessary to get rid of the regents. It was a battle for po litical life between them and her. and she won. The king had the regents throxvn Into prison on i trumped-up clt.-irge of treason and pr*?-laimed liimsel:' king. th» teal thing. Since then. Draga’s swax has been absolute. In all his acts th*' king has been influenced by her He is described as a degenerate and tiie scan dals about the court at Belgrade are the most nauseating in European court circles. So nasty have these been, so no torious, that Alexander ami his queen have ever been unable to secure social recognition at the hands of the royalty. In 1900, after he had vainly endeavored to make a respectable match with some prlficess, but had been uniformly reject ed, Alexander married Draga. Fight for the Throne. They have not had a child Servia, be ing one of tiie little states between the Russian frontier and the Mediterranean, plays an Important part In the politics of Europe. The fight for control is be tween Austria and Russia. Th'e Austrian Influence has been the strongest with the Obremjvitch dynasty, just deposed, while the Russian influence is largely allied with the Karageorgeovitch family, in whose name the present coup was ac complished. The fact that the queen had not fur nished an heir to tho throne has caused the question of the succession to be a verv live one in Servian affairs. Alex ander had made overtures to Russia to let Russia select the heir apparent on condition that the Russian empress would recognize and receive Queen Draga. but, although th*' Russian statesmen regarded it of the highest importance that they should dominate in Servia, the Russian empress, who is a good woman with oid fas'hloned ideas of decency, would not consent. Wanted Her Brother Chosen. Queen Draga had a little plan of her own in this emergency, which was to pro claim her brother, Nikoden Lunjevitza, as heir apparent. He and she were children of a respectable horse dealer at Belgrade, and the boy. who is said to be a very de cent sort of a fellow, had absolutely no claim upon the throne and itad no sup porters except his sister. B hen a year or more ago it became known that she had influenced the king to a favorable consideration of her brother's claims, tho ministry decided that it was their patriot ic duty to stand in the way of the i on summation of any such plan Tiie cabinet called upon the king at his palace and asked for an audience. When tiie king appeared it was xxith the queen up n it * arm. To the suggestion of the prime minister that his cabinet desired to con status of the present Servian government, which is receiving condolences tn the suc cess of its own acts. The tragedy at Belgrade was tiie uni versal theme for discussion in tin- lobbies of the senate chamber and general horror or surprise were expressed at the unfore seen events, which, it is believed, will not have a serious effe* t on European pol itics. Public sentiment is intensely wrought up over the bloody event in Servia. Throughout the da.'.’ the tragedy was *.ils cussed at the foreign office, in govern ment circles generally, on the bourse, at the clubs and in the cases and public thoroughfares. As the details of the atrocity became known a feeling of in dignation arose over the calm, systematic method of carrying out the murders. A few-of tiie newspapers seemingly justi fied the radical measures adopted against the late Queen Draga. holding iter chiefly responsible, but the more serious papers, like The Temps and The Journal Des Debats, sound a note of warning. The Des Debats purti uarly voiced the wide spread feeling of indignation, saying there was "no parallel for such t drama except in the days of barbarianism or among barbarians." Tiie belief is rapidly gaining ground here that the new dynasty will have a dangerous task in attempting to overcome the recollection of its bloody entrance into power. The Debats chara* terlzes the dominant Servian element as ’the pttr'.y of regicides." Attitude of Germany. Berlin, June 11.—The German govern ment cannot be said to have taken any attitude as yet regarding tiie provisional administration of Servia. Horror was expressed at the foreign office at the bloody coup d’etat. I lie immediate fee*- ing Is one of antagonism to the ni‘W ministry, and there is an Indisposition to make its path easy. lite foreign office for the present is simply' waiting t ill information from its legation at Belgrade and is also sounding other chancellories. The fact that King Alexander was not allied to any European reigning family is regarded as simplifying the situation. Germany lias no special jjolitical intel *'st In tiie events in Servia. That an intrigue looking to the dethronement ot tiie late king was on foot had been known to the German government and also to th*- government of Servla for some time, but no importance was attached to the mat ter The late king seems to have looked upon the hints of Hie existence of a plot •xs having no special significance. Re ports to this effect have been cir.'Ulated in the Austrian and German newspapers and have been cabled to the I'nited States but as the Balkans are so pro ductive of baseless rumors, those con cerning the plot against the late king of Servia were treated lightly. News Shocked Vienna. Vienna. June 11.—The startling news from Belgrade disturbed the solemn cer emonial of the annual Corpus Christi procession In a manner unprecedented In Emperor Francis Joseph’s long reign. Men attempted to throw bulletins an nouncing the news over the heads of the soldiers to the crowds watching the procession. While the procession was o*pposite Ilofburg court Chamberlain Monte Nuovo informed the emperor that Foreign Minister Goluchowsky desired to make a statement to him and when noti fied of the occurrences at Belbrade his majesty was visibly affected and Imme diately communicated the news to the heir presumptive, to the throne, Arch duke Francis Ferdinand. A dispatch received by the Austrian for eign office this afternoon announces that tho Servian parliament, which had been summoned for June 15, will only elect Prince Peter Karageorgevitch king in the event of Austria and Russia not op posing such a step. Austria would not object because, although the prince was suit will: him upon a matter ot state, Alexander declined to dismiss the queen, but insisted that she be present. The ministers suggested that, before any steps were ta.ken toward the selection of the heir-apparent it would be wise to consult with the lenders of parliament because ths approval of that body' was necessary un der the constitution. According to the stories printed at the time, Alexander in | terrupted. declaring: “I shall carry out Imy will." “The will of the people must I also be considered,” was the response. At I this the queen motioned her husband to be silent, and brought the audience to an end by declaring that “The will of tho monarch 's >iie more Important.” Thon she almost dragged the king through the audience chamber. It was her settled plan to hax'e her brother named, hot a few’ days later sne received a message from tiie leaders of parliament to the effect that If she tried that sort of a game it would be very dan gerous for h<?r and trial there would be no | guarantee of her personal safety. Since then she ha- said little, apparently, on th<- subject of her brother’s selection, but his return to the palace xva.s the excuse of the killing of king, queen and the lead ing members of the king’s cabinet. The New King. Peter Karageorgeovitch, who has been ! proclaimed king, has been the recognized ] pretender to the throne as the descend ant <*f the great Karageorge, who was the liberator of Servia. Peter Far.* georgeovit*h l*;.s been living quietly in Switzerland for a good many years, en gaged In scientific pursuits. He is an old man and ii is not considered probable that lie had any direct hand in the plot for tiie overthrow of Alexander, though ii® anti tiie followers of his family have been bile leading opponents of the Alexander dynasty. He married tiie daughter of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro and his relations with Russia a.e very close. Hi.-; three sons are either officers of the Rus sian army or in the military school in Russia The history of Servian politics Is a story of rivalry between the two fami lies founded by peasants. The greatest hero of Servian history, the man who was the real liberator of his country from tho dominion of the Turks, was George Petro vitch, called Karageorge as a nickname becau:?“ of his dark complexion anti black hair. “Kara" means black. He was the first king of Servia, having organized a liberal monar hy after he had driven out the Turks. He was a man of great strength, but seems to have been ahead of his times in a good many ways. Because the public would not sustain all of his reforms lie abdicated after having reign ed nine years. He was succeeded by Milos Obrcn, who was tiie son of a house servant, but who had risen to become an influential man. Milos was afraid of n popular movement which would recall Karageorge to the throne, so he con veniently had that patriot assassinated. This little affair was the beginning “f a deadly feud between the Obrenowt*-h and Karageorgeovitch families, which has b*?en the dividing line in Servian I I olitics ever since. Milos was compelled I to abdicate in favor of his oldest son. i Milan Hl. who was succeeded a month after by his brother. Michael. He was a go.id king, but believed in spending public money, which did not pleas*' Ins subjects, who drove him from powt ■ . electing as king Alexander Karageorge .- vitch. son of the great Black George Several years lat< r. although Alexand’ - bad made an excellent king, he was con: pdleil to abdicate ami old Milos was call ed back. Like Mountain Kentucky. | Whichever side has been in power *« had to guard against attempted assa: -i --nations and little, pleasantriis of that kind. Milan IV. of the Obrenoviteh t’.inii ly, was crowned in Is6SJ. and as stated, reigned for twenty y.ars to 'he injury anti infamy of his country. Then came \! ex and e i ■■ ' ■ cut of the way. Tiie new king. Peter Kartgeorgeo i:” i, will have no easy : in:’ . Th< ” boles ■ ■ killing al the paiaee at Belgrade : mov'd i tl'e most ;.ggrv=siv, and aetiv. '*!*■: I tiie I tbrenovitch ranks, however, and t:*” I descendant of Karageorge will go !>;*. :■• I to BeLgrade with the populace on h;s si*i once the avowed enemy of Au.-’-t; * has sine e given repeat; la uran In the event’of his coming to tht thr< t of Servia he was desir<>us living cably xvitl: Austria. Tb - fidlowing senii-ofti*•: il sratemen the view of tl” Austria.. goveri'.:v e published tonight: “Austro-Hungarian poll ; *m-*■•*.• ::•■ I plete neutrality as io events in St: . . and will abandon this slandpoin: ( 'T in the event, xvhich al present is not be assumed of being forced to do ” * through the immediate j- ■;*:*rdizing • our interest.-'. in conformity with t* •" i principle of our policx- bx whi.-b xv t’o sire to promote with all our strength th** prosperous *!‘ve' *pm* iit o S . ... we should regard the rev rsi *n of '■ • Servians to the old Karageorgev! it *.“ nasty as natural ami we would .' qiro it under th- present circamst.'im,'-. ?s this step offers the most pr**mi?i:>g S”! : tion for the peace ami ordc; **f the country. PETER NEW SERVIAN KING SOMEWHAT OF SCAPEGRACE GENEVA. June 12.—The new ■ .Servia. Peter, r* eh'ed hi- early ■<l - ■ ucation in Belgrade. .Tiring reign of his fat', r. being 13 ■■ ■ - ” when the farnny was I’xpeih i from s vian soil. Later he tvent to school ■* Pesth and T'-mesvar. ami beside- r* :*”.i ed visits to Russia, spent -ov. .- 1- ' at the small court of Prince Ni- s ’ Montenegro, at Cettinje. While -.- 1 became the suitor of the latter's ,i:* * princess Zorka. and manicxl 1 ■ I She died seven years lat'-r. Th: - ma riage resulted in three children. < i ter of ]f: ami two sons, aged r.sn 15 and 1::. Since IS9I Prince l'.-t-r I been resitting in Geneva. I Because of his dissipated, qiendtl. " | habits Prim’** Peter quarrelled with ' I father in law of Montenegro and j lost tiie good graces of Alexander HI : R - - : m whom h lof money on several oct asi >ns Sine* I accession of the prese:.. *-zar. how* vc . there has been a sort of rei'on.-ilia: !■ I witli St, Petersburg and the finance Prince Peter were put and kept on t sound basis, but he -has been notorious" poor. It is saiii that the Emperor Ft cis Joseph of Austria a-sisted ni:*’’ in this financial rehabilitation. 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