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BELGRADE, June 1L Following is a narrative of the revolution which result ed in the assassination of King: Alexan der and Queen Draga by men who took an active part In it: Army officers to the number of SO, hav lng formed the project of revolt, among them being delegates from almost every garrison In Servia. and a majority of the officers of the Sixth Regiment. Lieuten ant-Colonel MIthich Invited his comrades on Wednesday evening at 11 o'clock to meet in the Kallmagden garden, and there the Immediate carrying out of the Intended deed was organized. At 1:40 A. 11. the officers in eight groups went to Konak, the royal palace. Each had a cue and especial directions regard ing his part. In the Konak palace Itself the revolutionists had two important par tisans in the King's bodyguard. Colonel Alex Maschln, Queen Draga's cousin (not brother-in-law), and the King's personal adjutant, Lieutenant Naumovlcs. The officers of the high military acad emy appeared at the appointed hour, 2 A. 21.. at the gate of the Konak, where the King's adjutant, Panajotovic, who was in the conspiracy, handed to them the keys to the garden gate, which is al ways kept locked. First, stepping before the guard at the Konak, one of the two .officers called, "Throw down your arms." A flght ensued, with shots from both sides. In which several persons were wounded. Trnitor Is in Waiting. The revoluUonlsts then entered the front garden without hindrance, and reached the courtyard of the old Konak, whore Lieutenant Naumovlcs was await ing- them. He opened the lock of the iron door leading to the front room on the first floor. By this time it was seen that tho Konak was carefully closed and that danger was suspected. Hurrying upstairs to the first floor, the revolUng officers at tracted the attention of tho palace at tendants and the royal -couple by tho noise of the shooting. Lieutenant Lavar Petrovitch, alarmed by the hubbub, hur ried forward with a drawn revolver In one hand, and in the other a sword. "What do you want?" he cried. "Show us where tho King and Queen are," came the reply. Faithful Gunrd In Shot. "Back!" cried Petrovitch, and at the same moment a ball stretched him on the ground. The revolutionists pressed for ward, when suddenly tho electric light gave out. All stood in darkness. In the greatest excitement and feeling their way, the revolutionists climbed the stairs and got Into the dark ante-room tq tho ICing's apartment. Here they found can dles and lit them. This seemingly slight circumstance was decisive to the whole action. Without light they never could have found the vic tims, who fled from their sleeping apart ment through corridors and numerous rooms, and might have escaped, but part of th& officers with burning candles, and others with pistols commenced to search for the royal couple. In breathless haste, the conspirators ran through the rooms, opened wardrobes and looked behind cur tains in vain. Servant Reveals Their Hiding: Place. In the ante-room connecting with the corridor between the old and new Konak tho Sergeant of the Gendarmes was sleep ing. Awakening, he stepped before the revolutionists, who felled him. At last. Queen Draga's servant was found. He wounded Captain Dlmltrevlc severely, but was spared because he was needed in finding the fleeing couple. Indeed, this servant showed the officers where Alex ander and Queen Draga had gone to se crete themselves. When he had told this. he was shot. Colonel Maschln now joined the revolu tionists and led them back to the sleeping apartment, where the King's adjutant tried to hinder the search. He shot at Lieutenant Naumovlcs, who fell dead. The others killed the adjutant After a long search, a smaU door leading into the alcove was discovered, but it was found locked. It was broken In with an ax, and here the royal couple wa3 found in undress. Old Heads Are Overruled. The older officers first Intended forcing the King to abdicate, but tho young offi cers shot at tho royal couple. Nobody knows who shot first, but It Is said it was Lieutenant Klstics. After tho murder. King Alexander's body was found entire ly covered with "blood. That of Queen Draga was badly torn by bullets. The report that tho bodies were thrown out of tho window into the gardon is un true. The young officers intended to. do so, but Colonel Maschln prevented It, ex claiming "That would be barbarous." AU tho servants of the royal couple fled when tho flrst shots were heard, with the exception of Queen Draga's servant, who was found dead. At 12 minutes past 2 all was 'over. Colonel Maschln issued from the gate to the Konak, around which great crowds had collected, and made a speech, saying: "We have now destroyed the dynasty of the Obrcnovitchs, and have got rid. of the dishonorable woman who was the King's evil spirit. Long live Servia," The people responded: "Long live tho Army." Unsuspicious of Their Doom.' Almost simultaneously with the butch ery in the palace, tho troops endeavored to arrest oil the relatives of the Queen and those Ministers whom the conspirators disliked. Two brothers of tho Queen, Colonel Nikola and Nldokern Lunjevlcs, were seized and escorted by a detachment of troops from their dwelling to the guard room of the divisional commander. They were evidently unsuspicious of their doom, and were lighting cigarettes when they were shot dead by eight soldiers. General Zlnsar Markovics, the Premier; General Palovlcs, Minister of War, and M. Todorovlcs, Minister of the Interior, were shot by the troops as they attempted to defend themselves from arrest. The former two were killed, while Minister Todorovlcs Is just alive late tonight. Shortly after midnight the bodies of tho dead King and Queen wero carried to thelr-last resUng place. KIXG LOYAL TO QUEE.V TO LAST. When Requested to Banish. His Wife, He Warmly Embraced Her. BERLIN, June 12. Tho Belgrade corre spondent of the Lokal Anzeiger sends a number of particulars of the assassination which wer.e given him by Lieutenant-Colonel Mlachltsch, the actual leader of the conspiracy. The conspirators, he says, were exclusively junior army officers, and included no Generals among them. The fight at the palace gates, according to Colonel Mlscbitsch 10 men were killed and .20. wounded. Colonel Mischltscii saya thatnyhca ihey discovered the King and Queen In their hiding places in the alcovo ho (MIschitsch) demanded King Alexander's abdication. The King replied In a loud voice: "I am not King Milan. I will not al low myself to be frightened by a few officers. Do you understand that?" The Colonel demanded that the King banish Queen Draga. The monarch re plied by embracing and kissing his Queen. Both were then shot. C ASTELL ANE AGA IN OUSTED French Deputies Find His Election Wns Obtained by Fraud. PARIS, June 12. The Senate today adopted by 220 votes to 45 a bill reducing the military service to two years. A special committee of the Chamber of Deputies appointed to examine and re port on the relations between the church and state met for tho flrst time today and adopted by a vote of 17 to 16 a motion for the denunciation of the concordat and the separation of church and state. The committee on elections haa unani mously decided to vote in favor of the cancellation of the election of Count BonI de Castellane. who, after being un seated by the Chamber last November be cause of irregularities committed during the electoral campaign, was again elected to the Chamber by Basses-Alpes District in January. Renewed charges of irreeu- larities in his electoral campaign wero brought against him, and a committee of the house inquired Into them with the above result. ITALIAN CABINET WILL RESIGN. Ministers Take Offense at Invesiga tion of Navy Department. ROME, June 12. Tho Cabinet Ministers have decided to announce their resigna tion. Although there was a Minis terial majority of 40, the Chamber of Deputies' vote on Wednesday against a parliamentary inquiry into tho conduct of the Navy Department, in which SIgnor Glolouttl. the Minister of the Interior, was a leading figure, caused the Cabinet to decide to resign, on the ground that there was no further reason for its existence. The Ministry was until recently in unison with all the Liberalists, including the extreme left, which, however, joined the opposition in the adverse vote. MANY DKOP TO THEIR DEATH. Two Hundred Pleasure Seekers Are Killed by Collapse of G&nc Plank. ST. PETERSBURG, June 12. Tha No vo e Vremya reports that 200 lives wero lost at Azoff, June 9, as a result of the collapse ot a gangway tnere while a pleasure party were landing from the steamer MosKva. WEALTHY THIEF IS INSANE Mrs. RIcbraan Not Accountable for Taking: Another's Diamonds. "VVATERTOWN, N. Y., June 12. A com mission appointed to Inquire Into the san ity of Mrs. Rachel Rlchman, wife of a r-uhv New York manufacturer, has rendered Its report. The commissioners find that Mrs. Jtucnman is insane now and that she was insane on July 1. 1S02, when she was accused of stealing from Mrs. Walter Delabarre, at a hotel In Alexandria Bay, a pearl and diamond necklace, valued at 510CO. Mrs. Rlchman Is now in. a sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. Rlchman were both "indicted, but an or der was obtained for a commission to in vestigate Mrs. Richman's sanity and its report probably means that the proceed ings against, her will be dropped. Large Grain Elevator Darned. KANSAS CITY,. Mo., June 12. The Ex change Grain Elevator Jrt the East Bot toms was burned tonight, destroying 40, Odd bushels 'of wheat and entailing a loss of 70t 1 1 10 Cry for Republic Is Promptly Smothered. RUSSIA WOULD OBJECT Karageogevich Is Almost Sure to Be King. ELECTION IS SET FOR MONDAY Dead Rulers Are Laid In tho Tomb Government Files Claim Upon the Possessions of the Kins. POLICY OF THE NEWLY-PROCLAIMED KING. You ask me what will be my atti tude when I am In possession of the crown. We will assume that I am called to the throne. I shall not fall to take Inspiration from the admirable Institutions of "Switzerland, which I have learned to appreciate highly. I am In favor of absolute liberty of the press. I hope to see Servla prosper under the constitution of 1SS0, which is very liberal. Prince Karageorgevich in an Interview at Geneva, BELGRADE, June 12. The assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga, the patter's two brothers, the Servian Pre mier, the Minister of War and tho ex Mlnlster of War, perpetrated in the dark hours of yesterday morning by a band of officers, and the proclamation by the army of Prince Peter Karageorgevich, pretender to the throne, aa King of Servla, has ap parently, it may be said, now that 36 hours have passed, been accepted by the capital and the Servian people without a mur mur. The meeting of the Skuptschlna on Monday is expected to confirm the proc lamation as King of Prince Karageorge- ieh and to recognize the new situation. " Republic Is Voted Doira. ' The only new element in the situation Is a feeling among the intelligent classes In favor of the abolition of a Servian mon archy altogether and the creation of a re public, and this sentiment is shared by at least one member of the provisional gov ernment. Differences of opinion on this point developed today at a meeting of tho Cabinet, when the new Foreign Minister, L. Jublnor Kalevics, expressed himself for the establishment of a republican form of government. The majority of the Minis ters, however, declared themselves In favor of a new King in Prince Peter Kara georgevich. They strengthened their dec laration by the strong feeling that Russia and Austria would not countenance the es tablishment of a republic. This is tho view generally shared by politicians. Dead Rulers Laid in the Tomb. Tho remains of the ill-fated King and Queen were buried almost stealthily last night In the chapel where the members of the Obrenovich family are interred. Tho government has laid claim to the possessions of the monarch. It Is not known whether he left a fortune, but it is supposed he had considerable savings, having lived economically during the last decade. It is reported that the greater part of his money was deposited in Eng land. It Is questionable whether the capi tal would bo delivered to tho Servian gov ernment. The opinion here la that all belongs to the state, even including the King's for eign investments. It is possible that ex Queen Natalie may also appear as an heir. Queen Draga was in receipt of 30,000 gul den monthly, and also had great savings, which will be handed over to her three sisters. Spat on Remains of the Dead. There have been unpleasant evidences of the public resentment against the late royal couple. Some persons even spat on the remains. The remains of the royal pair were interred In a vault in the ceme tery chapeh Two wooden orosses alone denoted the spot, marked "Alexander Obrenovics," and "Draginga Obrenovics." The other bodies He outside in the ceme tery In rough graves. Today the elsters and the nieces of the late Queen, who had been arrested by the military authorities, were expelled from the country. The autopsy held has proved that the late King received 30 shot wounds, many of them deadly. Queen Draga had num erous shot and saber wounds, and it is alleged' that her body was torn In a bar barip fashion. The appearance of the royal apartments Is Indescribable. The doors and the floors are shattered, and the ruins drenched In blood. Although it is believed the King was completely surprised, many stories are current that he received warnings that a conspiracy was brewing and had even taken extra precautions. It is also as serted that Count Lamsdorff, the Russian Foreign Minister, had warned and ad vised him to separate from Queen Draga. It Is also reported that the late Queen bequeathed her private fortune to a bank director named Pitrovich, who was one of King Alexander's bitter enemies. NEW RULER- DENOUNCES MURDER, He Expresses His Detcsatlon of the Crime in Unrestrained Terras. GENEVA, June 12. Prince Peter Kara georgevich, the newly proclaimed King of Servia, in an Interview today repeated his disclaimer of any complicity, direct or Indirect, in the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga. He ex pressed his detestation of the crime in unrestrained terms. "I was first Informed of tha royal tragedy enacted at Belgrade," gald the Prince, "by a telegram from a cousin ot mine In Vienna the following morning. Later a Montenegrin friend confirmed the news, which, until then, I had regard ed as quite unofficial. "I have nftelved numerous messages ot congratulation, but that Is alL I calmly await the trend of events. So long as no formal proposals reach me, I have no rea son to leave Geneva, and I will remain here. No one haa yet asked me to re turn to Servia. No one has yet offered me the crown. I am even without news of the members of my family, who re side In Belgrade. "You ask me what will be my attitude (When I am in possession ot the crown. We will assume that I cm called to tha throne; I shall not fall to take Inspira tion from the admirable institutions of Switzerland, which I have learned to ap preciate highly. I am in favor of ab solute liberty ot tho press. I hope to sea Servia prosper under the constitution of 1SS9, which Is very liberal." VARIED CAREER OF NEW RULER. Famed as a Warrior and a Wanderer Czar Arranged His Marriage. PARIS. June 12. The Associated Pres3 correspondent visited Prince Bodijar Karageorgevich, a nephew ot the newly proclaimed King, and other members and intimates ot the family this afternoon, and It was pointed out' that much con fusion existed concerning the various branches of the family. Prince Peter, tho newly proclaimed King, is tho head of the younger branch of the family, which oc cupied the throne through his father, Alexander, 1S40 to 1S30. Prince Alexis is the head of the elder branch of the fam ily, and therefore also a claimant of the throne. A dispatch from Vienna today an nounced that Alexis had withdrawn his candidacy. Prjnco Bodijar Is a brother of Alexis. Prince Peter has a brother named Arsene, who is living here. It was Prince Alexis who visited America, which created an impression among Americans here that the new King was once in the United States. Prince Peter inherited from his father. King Alexander, and his grand father, Karageorge, the Intense family bitterness for the wrongs committed against the house of Karageorgevich. Prince Peter a Famous Warrior. Prlnco Peter attended the military school of St. Cye, from which he gradu ated a Sublieutenant. Later he entered the etaft college, and, graduating there from just before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, he eagerly plunged Into this conflict as an officer of the for eign legion, which was largely made up of scions of noble houses and adventur ous foreigners. This famous body was at tached to the Fifteenth Army Corps of Napoleon IH. The Prlnco was in the hardest fighting of the war, and took part in the battle of Orleans, where his cousin, Nicolaievlch, was killed. General Billot made him a member of his general staff. His consplc uous bravery in the battle of Vlllselle brought him the badge of the Legion of Honor. On the conclusion of the war he turned his attention to Herzegovina's, struggle for liberty, and took a prominent part In the uprising which was the starting point In the Turko-Rueslan War. He spent tho greater part of his fortune in aiding the Insurgents. One ot his com rades in.- arros-rtaracd Xesch describes him as an enthusiast In the -national- cause, dreaming of a greater Servia and of all the Servians under one flag. He even of fered to serve under the late King Milan, whom he regarded as a usurper of the Servian throne, and be his loyal serf If the Servian army would join the in surgents. King Milan refused, and thus Intensified the rivalry between the houses. Just after tho Russo-Turkish War, the (Concluded on Pace 3.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. The Servian Assassination. One of the principals In the assassination of the rulers fives minute details of the crime. Page L Move to make Servla a republic Is rejected by Minister for fear ot Russian opposition. Page 1. Election will be held Monday, and Prlnco Karageorgevich Is almost sure to be elected. Page 1. Dead rulers are laid in the tomb. Page 3. Government flies claim upon the possessions of the King. Page 1. Domestic. Coming Congress will be strongly urged to make reciprocity agreement with Canada. Page 2. General Alexander McDowell McCook is dead. Page 2. Arrival of troops causes Arizona miners on strike to make peace. Page 8. General Land Office drops charges preferred against Clerk Charles E. Dustln, of Port land, by ex-Surveyor-Generai Meldrum. Pago Foreign. Emperor Francis Joseph narrowly escapes be ing attacked by an Insane man. Page S. Russia's activity In Manchuria Is overtaxing the patience of Japan. Page 3. French Deputies will again refuse to seat Count Bonl de Castellane cn the ground that ho was elected by fraud. Page 1. Sports. Scores of Pacific Coast League: Seattle 6. Portland 0; Los Angeles 5, San Francisco 1. Page 11. Scores of Pacific National League: Portland 3, Seattle 2; Los Angeles 7, Helena 5; Butte 7, San Francisco 7 (called). Page 1L Joe Cans will second Peter Jackson. Page 11. Pacific Coast. Fear of felony law causes all gambling games In "Washington to' close. Page 4. Governor ilcBrlde names the Washington Lewis and Clark Commission. Page 1. "Warner Valley squatters make final plea before the State Land Board. Page 6. Jacob JCachel, a Montana rancher, threatens a woman. Is knocked down and drowns him self. Page 4. Skagway, Alaska, Is visited by an earthquake that causes buildings to sway. Page 4. Drunken Indian berryplcker at Hood River killed while trying to hold up a man. who has a gun. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Hop conditions in Willamette Valley. Page 13. Prospects of large wheat crop depress Chicago prices. Page 13. Substantial recovery in stocks at New York Page 13. 1 "Wool sale at Pendleton. Pare 13. Big freighter Oakley arrives with rails from Germany. Page 12. River nearly at its highest stage. Page 12. Portland and' Vicinity. "W. F. Matthews will retain reins of political power In Multnomah County; Congressional delegation will meet today. Page 14. City Council proposes to build two bridges across Sullivan's Gulch. Page 8. Mllwaukle Council takes action against powder houses. Page S. Directors of Lewis and Clark Fair decide to have woman's board ot managers. Page 10. Contest between father and mother for custody of children. Page S. County Court revokes tax settlement cn Mar- quam building, and orders suit for balance ot taxes. Page 8. Polling places and officers for school election. Page 10. Railroads will withdraw settlers' rates Mon day. Pago 8. President of Painters' Brotherhood will at tempt to arbitrate strike. Page 10. Oh Washington Lewis and Clark Commission NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR Representative of the State's . Leading Interests, NEARLY ALL ON ST. LOUIS BOARD McBrlde'a Plan Is to Conserve tha Appropriation so That Prominent Features of the Exhibit May Be Sent to Portland. WASHINGTON LEWIS AND CLARK COMMISSION. J. G. Megler, Brookfleld, cannery man. Colonel F. J. Parker, "Walla "Walla, retired editor. "W. Vi. Tblman, Spokane, lawyer and, miner. G. "W. B, Peaslee, Clarkston, nursery man. R. P. Thomas, Anocortes, lumber manufacturer. Thomas Harrington. Buckley, mer chant and lumberman. . George Llcdsley, Vancouver, fruit man. OLTMPIA. Wash,, June 12. (Special.) Governor McBrlde today announced the appointment of the members of tho Lewis and Clark Exposition Commission of tha State of Washington. They are: J. G. Megler, ot Brookfleld; Colonel F. J. Par ker, of "Walla Walla; W. W. Tolman, of Spokane; G. W. R. Peaslee, of Clarkston; R. P. Thomas, of Anacortes; Thomas Harringtom, of Buckley; George Linds ley, of Vancouver. In this list, Messrs. Tolman, Peaslee. Thomas, Harrington and Llndsley ara also members.of. the Louisiana Furchaso Exposition Commission. The object ot appointing a majority of the. members ot the St. Louis commissioners on the Port land board, according ' to Governor Mc Brlde, was to carry out the executive's purpose that the appropriation for tho St. Louis Fair should be so conserved as to permit enough remaining after tho close of that fair to send the permanent feature of the state's exhibit there to Portland for use at the Lewis and Claris Exposition. Messrs. Megler and Parker were on tha preliminary board ot the Portland Expo, sltlon, having been appointed by Gov ernor Rogers. The Washington members of the Lewis and Clark Commission represent person- ally the leading interests of the state. J. G. Megler Is a wealthy canneryman on the Washington side of the Columbia and Is also one of the best-known men in the state by reason of his long service) in the State Senate and House of Repre-. sentatives. Mr. Peaslee was a member ot tho last House, and on the Fair Commission rep resents , the fruit and agricultural inter ests of Eastern Washington. His busi ness is that of a nurseryman. Mr. Linds- ley, of Vancouver, also represents thq fruit Interests of the state. R. P. Thomas, of Anacortes, is an old friend of the Governor. He is in the lumber manufacturing business, and, be ing located at Anacortes, where the fish eries are a leading industry, is also mora or less familiar there with that Industry. Senator Tolman has been a- member ofj tho last State Senate for two Legisla tures. He represents the mining inter ests. He is a lawyer by profession, but also manages one of the best mining properties in Eastern Washington. Mr. Harrington is a resident of tha lumber manufacturing town of Buckley. He Is engaged in the general merchan--dise and lumbering business. Colonel F. J. Parker was for many, years editor of the Walla Walla States man, but is now retired. He wa3 g Colonel on the staff of Governor Rogers. Incidentally, It may be mentioned tha the members of tho Fair Commission who were members of the last Leglsla tura stood for the policies of Governor McBrlde. Senator Tolman, though a Democrat, presented the railway com mission bill, which had the approval and support of the Governor's, forces. Peas lee was one of the commission orators in the House, and Megler voted with th commission men. Harrington, Thoma.1 and Llndsley are not known in state poll- tics. CLEVELAND DENIES IT. Ex-President Is Offered Presidency of University of Virginia. PRINCETON, N. J., June 12. It was learned today that ex-President Cleveland has been offered the presidency of thi University of Virginia. When seen to- night, Mr. Cleveland said: "I should b utterly unable to accept such a position.' Bridegroom Kills Himself. NEW- YORK, June 12. Herbert Hen drlckson, 23 years of age, a bridegroom of two months and brother-in-law to the for mer wife of Louis T. Dl3browr who waa tried for murder in connection with tha TIana Bay tragedy, has committed eulcide. "Kerr President of College. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 12. Leobaron Russell Briggs, dean of tho faculty ot Arts and Sciences at Harvard, today waa elected president of Radcllffe College to succeed Mrs. Agassiz, resigned. wSVtiyt' ii.1t