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Show LAST OF THE DYNASTY WIPED OUT BY KILLING 00000 f. NEW KING SURPRISED? WELL, HARDLY. S . GENEVA, June 11. Prince Peter Karageorgevltch, who has been llv- Ing here for some time, appeared to be greatly astonished at the' news from Belgrade,. which h said he had only learned through a private tele- gram .from Vienna. . ... . ... t , ' ffl ra ffi (Si (Si m oi (S a, (A m m m en as a a sensation here, particularly in governmental govern-mental circles. The Foreign office received re-ceived early advices from the French Minister at Belgrade confirming the Belgrade Bel-grade dispatches and adding that the city was comparatively quiet this morning, morn-ing, the people seeming to accept the proclamation of Pinse Karageorgevltch as King. Foreign Minister Dalcasse communicated his advices to President LoubeU Officials of the Foreign office say it is too soon to Indicate clearly the effect of the situation in Servia on the European situation. Servla's dynastic troubles have long been Impending, the present uprising being due to the animosities growing out of the propaganda of the pretender, Karageorgevltch. It Is recalled re-called that when the Karageorgevltch dynasty secured brief rule In 1858, the European powers Intervened and established estab-lished a protectorate and thus terminated termi-nated that dynasty. Whether there will be similar action of the powers at this time, officials are unwilling to predict, saying the shock of the tragedies Is principally occupying attention. It is generally believed that the assassinations assas-sinations are the sequel to the King's coup two months ago when he suspended suspend-ed the Constitution, resulting in the disgrace dis-grace and retirement of a number of Senators and leading officials. The new King is well known here, having frequently visited this city. He has a cousin. Prince Bodljar Kara- ' COLOGNE; June 11. A telegram from Belgrade says: "The career of the Obrenovitch dynasty dy-nasty was closed In the early hours of this morning, the same day of the year on which Prince Michael was murdered mur-dered thirty-five years ago In the park of Topschlder, near Belgrade. Today a requiem mass was being sung In memory of Prince Michael, and now the last of his race, together with all connected with the dynasty by his unfortunate un-fortunate marriage, lies In a bier in the palace at Belgrade. Murder Is Not Condemned. "The people of Belgrade have been flocking the streets since 8 o'clock this morning discussing the tragedy, but without condemnation. A strong detachment de-tachment of troops is encamped about the 'palace of the newly proclaimed King, who was a pretender to the throne for many years. He was born in Belgrade in 1846 and was married in 1883 to Princess Zorka, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro. She died In 1890." The Cologne Gazette prints a dispatch dis-patch from Belgrade which says that a story is current there that the late King Alexander was recently considering consider-ing effecting a separation from Queen Draga and that the latter, becoming aware of this, planned preventive meas- georgevltch, living on the Avenue Dubois Du-bois de Boulogne, who took part in the French campaign in Tonquin and was decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honor. In an Interview today, Prince Bodijar said he considered that popular hatred of Queen Draga was largely responsible re-sponsible for the events st Belgrade. He added that his cousin, the new King, had long aspired to the Servian throne, and declared that the family was closely allied to Russia, thus assuring a pro-Russian pro-Russian policy in Servia. . Dr. Petrovitch of the Servian legation, described the new King as a student of affairs of state, as being intensely animated ani-mated by Servia's political destinies and as an admirer of Russia. The newly-proclaimed newly-proclaimed King. Dr. Petrovitch added, is sending his son to St. Petersburg, where he will be educated at the expense ex-pense of the Imperial court of Russia. Politicians had frequently sought to Induce the new King to attempt to take the throne of Servia. but he always replied re-plied that he would not permit a dynastic dynas-tic contest to provoke a civil convulsion convul-sion and he preferred to await the result of the popular weariness resulting from the old regime. ures. Some high military officers last night, the dispatch adds, entered the palace and tried to carry off the Queen by force, but encountered strong resistance resist-ance on the part of the Queen's partisans, parti-sans, and in the fierce struggle which followed the King and Queen and their respective supporters were killed. All entry to the palace is prohibited and a strong cordon of troops surrounds the royal residence. The Ministers who shared the fate of their sovereigns were the leading spirits of the Obrenovitch party. Their murder mur-der removes the only men capable of making a real stand against the Kara-georgevltchs, Kara-georgevltchs, who have now no serious opposition In Servia. ACTION OF POWERS ON NEW SITUATION NOT. YET CLEARLY OUTLINED. PARIS. June 11. The startling announcement an-nouncement of the assassination of the King and Queen of Servia caused a deep . |