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Show SER.VIA TURNS WORK OF MURDERERS INDORSED TO NEW KING IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE. People to OARING LEAP OF CYCLIST. -- Bchreysr Risks Life Daily to Pleat Sensation Lovers. The latest sensatior in the cycling world la the dare-devflight of Cyclist Schreyer, who, after a swift run down a lattice-worchute, disengages himself from the machine and. like a bolt, shoots into space and dives Into a tank of tBVee feet of wrater a terrible distance below. The turn of an lncb. or the fraction of One, and he would be dashed to jieces. Yet he asserts ,hat the attempt is made under the most pleasant of conditions and that he remains perfectly cool headed. It u said the performance has never been equaled, and Schreyer, to prove his title to nthe distinction, haa a standing offer of 11.000 to the wheelman who will successfully duplicate every walk of Uf have bad backs. Kidneys go wrong and the back begins to ache. Cure sick kidneys and il k Rumors that Karageorgevitcb Is Not Satisfied with the Situation Authentic Story of the Assassinatidrl Told by One of the Soldiers Who Took Part in iho Affair. & The conference of senators and deputies, held at Belgrade, resolved unanimously, that the constitution of 1S8S should be put In force, and that Prince Peter Karageorgevttch ahould be elected king. It la not certain tjiat Karageorge-vite- h The all) accept the crown. moat sensational rumors have been received from Geneva. One la to the effect that the prince demand! that before he enter Belgrade all officers concerned In the murder shall have left it, require an increase In bl civil lint, and Insists that his election mnst be unanimous, , It ts believed that the terms laid down by the prince will be granted, that the assassins will be banished, and that amnesty will be extended to them later. Prince Karageorgevitcb, although little is known of him among the people of Servla generally seem to have caught the public fancy, and hts election will be a popular one. King and Queen Hurled The bodies of the murdered king and queen were spurned and spit upon by hundreds at they lay In rude cof-- o awaiting burial. They were burled early education of a prince, butpn a boy or 12 he saw the rule n g family terminated and be aa g relativ.s wete driven Into exits he entered the lycee of Salnte Baric there qualified himself for the mflSitey school of St. Cyr. from which Later ie graduated a sublieutenant. entered the rtillitar) staff eollegii graduatlt.g therefrom just before,. 'oull.t.ah of the Fra ar, he eaeerU plunged luto thta cetjjet as an offit er of the foreign teg(i wlilth largely made up Of Itigg of nuble.hum.es and adventurous (of. their way, the revolutionaries climbed the stairs and got Into the dark anteroom to the kings apart-menHere they found candles and fit them. "This seemingly slight circumstance as decisive to the whole action. Without light they could not have found the victim, who fled from their monarchy altogether, and the (nation of a republic, but it ih cetialn that Sleeping apartment through corridors Austria and Russia would not conn gi.d numerous rooms, and might have m aped, but some of the officers with tenance the creation of a republic The governrner.t has laid t laim to birring candles and others with pisthe possessions of the lain monarch, tols commenced to search for the It Is not known whtther he lift a for al couple. ' In breathless haste the conspiratune, but tt 1 sujsjsed that be had elgm-rHe whs iii the hardest fightl lived considerable savings having (, tors ran through the rooms, opened economically during the last decade. the war and took part In the battle of wardrobes, and looked behind curIt Is reported that the greater part of Orleans, where hia cousin, Nloelxle-vleh- , tains, in vain. In the anteroom conwas killed He there attrictqd necting with the corridor between the his money was deposited In England but it is questionable whetheiv the cap- the attention of Gen. Billot, who tidgv eld and new palace the Sergeant of ital would be delivered to the Servian government. The opinion at Belgrade la that all belong to the state, even including the kings foreign investments. It la possible that Natalia may also appear as an heiress. Queen Drags was In receipt of 30 000 gulden monthly, and also had great savings, which will be handed over to her three sisters. and feelift; t death-defyin- g e t - KING i OTMJ c3w half-secon- Where Asaasslnshai of King and Queen Took Place. him a member of his personal atat His conspicuous bravery in the batfl of Vlllersexel brought him the bad ft of the legion of honor. On the conclusion of the war he turned hia attention to Herzegovina's struggle .for liberty and took a prominent part hi the rising which .was the starting war. ,11 point of the Kusso-Turklsspent the great part of his fortnna. I) j aiding the insurgents. til gendarmes was sleeping. he atepped before the Awak-aln- g, revolts-ttaarle- who felled him. At last Queen Dragas servant was bind. Ha wotmded Capt Dimltrevlc merely, but was spared because he needed In finding the fleeing enple. Indeed, this servant showed tb officers where King Alexander and (keen Draga haa gone to secrete them sdres, .When he told them this he vs shot , ACCOUNT OP THE MURDER. a , CoL Maschin now joined the and led them back to the Royal Couple Long Evaded Their sloping apartment, where the king's , i wiiniiretrr.ii 'ajjutaut tried to hinder the search. The following!. a narrative ot 0t at Lieut Naumovltc- h- who revolution given by men who took an dead. The others then killed the ' active part In It. t t adjutant " -Army offlceni to the number ct jAer doo. small loQ gearch ninety having formed a project of BJea(ns jBt0 an alcove was discovered, IbuG? it was found locked. It was Q Q .'broken in with- - an ax, and here the jroal couple were found In undress. The older officers first Intended IK forcing the king to .abdicate, but the oung officers were In no modd to be eld back and shot at the royal couple, lobody knows In the excitement who hot first, but tt ts generally said It as Lieut. Klstics. -After the murder King Alexander's !body was found entirely covered with ibtood. That of Queen Draga was Cabinet Minister Were KMedily torn by bullets. The report that bodies were thrown out of the revolt among them being delegates1 18 utrae from almost every garrison In 8eryla wttdow lnto and the majority of the officer, of the ung officer. Intended to do so, but CoL Maschin prevented It, exclaiming, Sixth regiment Lieut Col. Invited his comrades to meet that would be barbarous. "All the servants of the royal couple In the K&limagden garden at 11 oclock on the night of the murder, and there fled when the fifat shots were heard, the exception of Queen Draga's the Immediate carrying out of the tended deed was organized. lerv.nt, who was found dead. At 2:12 At 1:40 a. m. the officers in eight tclock all was over. Col. Machln went to the royal palace. Each iued from the gate of the palace, had special directions regarding his around which great crowds bad In the revolution. In the palace lected, and made a speech saying: Itself the revolutionaries bad two lm-- t J! lWe have now destroyed the of the Obrenoritches, and have partisans In the king1 body-Wt- y !lot Col. of the dishonorable woman Alexander rid Maschin, Queen guard Drags' cousin, not brother-in-law- , and; ho waa the kings evil spirit. Lzmg the king's personal adjutant, Lieut, Sflve Servla. . . -Naumovltch. "The people responded: Long live f ltfie "Two officers ot the high military army. with the academy appeared at the appointed t Almost simultaneously hour, 2 a, m.. wt the gate of the pab'tutchery In the palace the troops en ace, where the king's adjutant, who was In the conspiracy, banded them the keys to the garden gate, which is always kept locked. First, stepping before the guard at the palace, one of the two officers called, Throw down your arm. A fight ensued, with shots from both sides, In which several persons were h revol-utbntst- - ; t nt Pana-Jotovl- wounded. The- fevetot-tenafe , x-- , y M h "V - . ft IHir.' iiri is ft ;ftM 4 - v?(f- T V hf.is f Vs Palace, Shewing Windows of Apartments Occupied oy tha King and Quean. -- c. them' f entered the front garden without hindrance and reached the courtyard of the old palace, where Lieut. Naumovltch waa awaiting. He opened the kick of the Iron .door leading to the front room on the first floor. By this it was seen that the palace was carefully closed and that danger was suspected. Hurrying np stairs to the first floor, the revolutlng officers attracted the attention of the palace attendant and the royal couple by the noise of the Lieut. Lavsr Potrovltch, shooting. alarmed by the unwonted hubbub, bur-rie- d forward with a drawn revolver In one hand and In the other a sword. -'What do you want? he cried. -'Show us where the" kthg and queen are,' cam the reply. . Back!' cried Petrovltch, and at the same moment a bullet stretched him on the ground. The revolutionaries pressed forward, when suddenly the electric light gave out All stood In darkness, la the great eet excitement. Geographical Position of Servla. avored to arrest all the relatives of queen and those ministers whom he conspirators disliked. Two brother of the queed, Lieut Cols. Nikola id Nlkodetn Lunjevirs, were seized of fcd escorted by a detachment the hoop from their dwelling to giardroom of the divisional They were evidently not of their doom, .and were light g lgarettea' when they were shot kai by eight soldiers. k com-Samler- . sus-IHdt- mony g , Halls Catarrh Cure Is a constitutional care. Price, 75c. JOKE ON SWEET CHARITY. And the Colored Porter, He Thoroughly Enjoyed It bad-Whe- re col-pa- rt 1 wheelman mounts his bicycle at the top of the Incline. Once started, he shoots through space at a terrific speed, and when the end of the chute Is reached the man ie going at the breath-takinpace of two miles a minute. It is at this time that the driver must qo rapid calculation, for In less than a he will have reached the chute's end. To control his wheel; to be alert; to jump at the moment the brink Is opening beneath So Cheap Passenger Rates Via -- Santa him these are the requirements. far he has not failed to render them. e Route To Boston, Baltimore, Minneapolis, TRADE ON SOUTHERN RIVERS. Detroit, Atlanta and other points. For address C. F. Warren, Used Queer Looking Flatboats by particulars, General Agent, A. T. & S. F. Ry., 411 Peddlers on Water. Queer-lookinflatboats, varying in Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. size and capable of carrying many tons of freight, having on board a Young Men and Maidens. It Life would become intolerable rnde home for the owner, are again beginning to ply up and down the girls could not be on frank and terms with men ot .their, broad expanse of the Ohio river and Its tributaries 9ne 1 particular haa own age, or soma years their seniors. attracted the attention of the farm- The Idea that because taro young peoers through whose lands It occasional- ple may have a great deal in common ly wends its way. It haa been fitting- - they must also be in love is happily dying out No one Is hurt, no one Is when a friendship does compromised, hob lead- to marriage. John Oliver Hobbes in Pan Mall Magazine. g View of Belgrade, 1 The Editor Ate Too Much. The editor and wife had another square meal Sunday pn account of having received an invitation to dine at the hotel. Perk said be was afraid we wouldn't accept, but we did. For will the benefit of our lady readers state that they had chicken and the stuff that goes with such a layout, and strawberry shortcake and lettuce. Our wife wore her blue and white and looked real dear. Mrs. Perkins had a new skirt and looked too sweet for anything. The editor wore his Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, Saturday suit and was sick all night. White (S. D.) Leader. The Cycllats Daring Leap. DENIES COMPLICITY. s and learn how it can be done. A. A. Boyce, a farmer living three and a half miles from Trenton. Mo., A severe cold settled in my says: kidneys and developed, bo quickly that I waa obliged to lay off work on account of the aching in my back and sides. For a time I was unablq to walk at all, and every makeshift I tried and all the medicine I took, had not the slightest effect My back continued to grow weaker until I waa unMrs. Boyce noticed fit for anything. Doan's Kidney Pills advertised as a sure cure for just such conditions, and one day when In Trenton she brought a box home from Chas. A. Foster drug store. I followed the directions carefully when taking them and 1 must say I was more than surprised and much more gratified to notice the backache disappearing gradually, until It finally stopped." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Mr. Boyce will te mailed on application to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milbur- n Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price 50 cents per box. Work has begun on the chute on will make bis ride. The chute Is 100 feet high at the uppermost point. Its sur-'ac- e ide slats placed is of three-inch-four inches apart. It drops steeply to rhout twenty-fivfeet, and then has a rudden rise of five feet. More than 100 fret away lies the tank, with its three feet ot water. When the trip is to be made the which Schreyer n Says tha Killing Was toriim a Shock- . ing Surprise. Prince Peter Karageorgevltch, the pretender to the Servian throne, gave an Interview at Geneva, Switzerland, In which bd repeated his dlsclalmor of any complicity, direct or Indirect, in the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga. He expressed hia detestation of the crime, and gave brief outline of his own political tendencies. Replying to a series of direct questions, Prince Peter said: "It ts true my partisans have a comin Servla, with plete organization which I am In frequent communication. I know from other sources that the discontent of tne Servian people had reached Its height, but I could not possibly have foreseen the events of the other tilghL I in no way contributed to- - their preparltton, and 1 AE7V took no part,- - direct or Indirect, in petvee: them. On the contrary their perpe' after midnight, secretly and without tration surprised-m- e. "My opinion of the executions of ceremony, with not a tingle friend at the king and queen of Senrla la thta: their grave tide. , I deeply regret, that . It has , been The reraalnswera lnterr,L Jjyt vault In the cemetery chapel. Two thought necessary to shed streams of wooden crosses alone denoted the blood, 1 formally disapprove of the pot, marked 'Alexander Obrenovlcs" violent measures, and I especially deand "Drmgtnja Obrenovlcs.' The plore that the army haa had recourse lie outside In The cemetery to stK'h nieaaures an army which hag " nobler tasks to accomplish than assaster tough graves It would have sufficed to Lieut. Naumovltch. was not hurtel sination. with the other vlctlma, but In response force King Alexander to sign his abdito the withes of the public wss burled cation. In daylight, with full military honors, Ever a 8oldier of Fortune. and Is now generally styled "a patriot . Since Prince Peter Karageorgevitcb who died tor his country." The sisters and nieces of the late haa been spoken of for King ,rot queen, who had been arrested by the Bervta, those who have known for a military authorities, were expelled long time the members of bis family front tba country. . Her sisters were and who some years ago knew him as permitted to take a farewell look at an interesting figure In Paris, are rethe dead queen's remains. They were calling various phases of his advencareer. Hia subsequently conveyed by the police turous and checkered on board a Servian ship, which took life has been fllled with dare-devi- l them out of the country. They were escapades and the ups and downs of a royal pretender and, a soldier of lucky to escape with their lives. The autopsy held has proved that fortune. He has been constantly entha late king received thirty shot gaged In intrigue, plots, and count eft woands, many of them deadly. Queen plots for the realisation of hia royal Draga had numerous shot and saber demands. The prince received In Belgrade tb wounds, and It it alleged that her View of Comer of to quickly die appears. Read this it. L t NEW lr backache A Trading Boat. ly named that it Is The American Trader- ,- In a veritable floating store and Junkhouse. According to river men, the life of the water trader Is far more pleasant than that of the average peddler, whose vocation necessitates the., frequent cleaning and continual looking after a horse. Then, again, there are enough residents along the larger rivers to make an inland trip altogether unnecessary. The trading boats are supplied with groceries and provision of all kinds, and ' take In exchange snch articles aa butter, eggs, Iron, wool and bones. When laden It puts olt to some town and there sells its accumulation of stock. It ts said that long before the war the fiatboat was used to take produce down the rivers, but that with it passing came the modern barge, now almost a novelty, yet often a useful one. As a general rule these "traders keep to the smaller streams, like the Wabash and White rivers,- that are not so easy of navigation by the The other day a colored porter from one of the hotels was sent to buy some tin cups. After inaking the purchase he started back to the hotel and met one of the hosierys best patrons a commercial traveler and the latter asked the negro to rarry his sample case to a Washington street store. A few minutes later the negro, sample case, and tin cups, were In front of the ttore. The traveling man was in the store. While waiting for him. the negro sat down on the sample case, and in less than a jiffy fell asleep. One of the tin cups was in his hand, and- - It fell forward, as does the cup held bY a blind man. Perhaps you wont believe it, but that negro collected 43 rents while he slumbered. Passersby thought him a blind mendicant. And maybe that porter didnt enjoy the Joke! He did 'deed he did. Indianapolis News. Japanese Handkerchiefs." The Japanese do not send their used handkerchiefs to the wash, but summarily burn them, as they are made of paper. The specimens at a recent exhibition In London were of a texture more beautiful to the eye than linen, and, of very small bulk. They cost about half a cent apiece. Stop the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablet. Price 25c. - The Venom of Snake. The veaom rof snakes contains only ; Targerstemners. bodies, which alone Intermediary would not be virulently poison our; Barn Keep Steadily Growing. Tan Crawley, a farmer of the Coral but the normal blood serum of suscepHill country In Kentucky,- had a novel tible animals contains the substances which, by conjoint action with tha Inexperience. A few years ago he built Oodles of the venom, cause termediary construca small barn, and in its tion used green willow posts at the the deadly poisoning. For corners and along tho sides. Razor 150 Years Old. some time nothing unusual was noCharles Morton of Bardstown, Ky., ticed, but after a year it was observed Is the proud possessor of a razor that that where he had laid the floor near Is something over 150 years old, but the ground It was three feet above the Is In a splendid state of preservation, soil He then discovered that the and "Ts far" superior to the razors ol willow posts Instead of being dead modern times. The razor was formerwere alive and had taken root and ly owned by Judge Veneble of the colwere growing and that in their up- ony of Virginia, and who was a promward movement they had raised the inent patriot- - Judge Veneble was apbarm Last spring the bam waa oa pointed judge of Kentucky county by' stilts nine feet high, and he put in a Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia, new floor and surrounded fbe posts Kentucky then being a dounty of that with siding, thereby making a two-stor- commonwealth. The razor was mads Is now a space at Sheffield, England, In the affair. There 1751. of twelve Inches between the new and la very heavy, the btade year exfloor and the ground, Crawley expects tremely thick and broad, withbeing a large bam In. course wooden handle. to have a three-stor- y at time. y -- - |