REASON OF THE REBELLION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12281, 13 June 1903, Page 5

REASON OF THE REBELLION.

THE QUEEN'S UNPOPULARITY. KING'S ABDICATION DEMANDED. United Press Association — By Electric Telegraon. — Copyright. Belgrade, Jump 11. • When Colonel Naumovitch •* aslccdKing Alexander to abdicate, the Kingshot him. . <v . '".-.,:'.'.., - , , The^sixth regiment, com;mandefl by Captain Machin, the brother of. Queen Draga's iirst husband^ subseq^ueiitly . ocei»2>ied thepalafeeV Several of the Palace guards were lulled. The army has been hostile since the King's coup d'etat. The plot has been ripening for weeks, and, was accelerated lest tho ' new^SJcuptschina elected. ia£t 'week,' ahoAild givo the* Premier a* great majority to sottle the sfiiccessiou to the thz'one.in favour 1 of t Caj)tain Loinjevitea,- Queen Draga's brot" her. The disaffected Sixth Infantry, which was> gaiTisoning Belgx"ade T surrounded the Palace at midnight on Wednesday,, overpowered the g t uaixl and^killed 100 mol s xiding > tie Commander; Colonel N&umo-vit'ch. * King Alexander^ acl|«tant by means of a bomb hurst open the Royal bdclroora and entered, , acciompaniod by Colonels Njjschets oiifd Machin anid some of. the junior officers. Colonel Naumovitch presented the ►King- > -with a form of abdic.atiosuj directing him to sign it, because in ' many ing a woman . of ill repute he had degraded the country. Kinof Alexander cried "Traitor," and^ instantly shot Naumovitch dead. Colpnel Nusehets ag-ain 'presenting , the document, the Royalties, in their night attire, fled to the roof, where they were killed. Queen Draga's two, brothers were "killed in the Palace. General Nikolich, with eight infantry, tried, to come lo the King's aid,' but encountered a strong force under Colonel Gag-ovitch., The latter was killed, General Nikolioh being severely wounded. • ■ •