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Show SELECT NEW KING. Prince Peter Is Chosen to Rule Over Scrvla. Tlio skupschtlna and scnato of Sor-via Sor-via mot In Joint session precisely nt noon Monday,, nnd wlthlni flftcon minutes had eloctod Pilnco Peter Kaiageorgovltch as king of Scrvla, Long conferences woro hold between be-tween tho ministers nnd Doputlcs on Surdny night nnd nil Monday morning morn-ing These resulted In a cut and dried progiammo, which wont through without with-out a hitch. Tho Inhabitants of Bolgrado aro re-mnrkably re-mnrkably quiet, nnd apparently unconcerned. un-concerned. The cafes aro filled with people, reading the nowspapors nnd playing cards or chess, and thcro Is llttlo to ludlrnto that tho nation has been engnged In tho election of a now bo oielgn. The olcctlon closely follows that of 1SS8, and is ovon nioro democratic It is describee) na making Sorvla virtually virtu-ally a republic with a king nt its head. |