The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-20
ASSASSINATION OF RULERS.

A Thirty Years. Record in Europe and
America OF Attempts on the Lives of Men
In Power. .i'ti'e 'hi nil
184S-November 26.-The life Of She
Duke of Modena was attempted. u avr
1S49-June 21.--The Grown Prince of
Prussia (the present Emperor of Ger
many was attacked at Minden. ..,,
1851-May 22.-Sefeloque, a work.
man, shot at Frederick William w.,
King Of Prussia, and broke his forearm.
1850-June 2S.-Robert Pate, an ex-
lieutenant in the army, attempted to
assassinate Queen Victoria. .f,.
1852-September "a. An Internal ma
chine was found at Marseilles with which
it had been intended to destroy Napo-
leon III. eHH -u3-lgN
1853--February 1S.-The Emperor
Francis Joseph, of Austria, was griev-
ously wounded in the head while walk
ing on the ramparts at Vienna, by a
Hungarian tailor named Libzens. 'f
1853-April 16.--An attempt on the
life of Victor Emanuel was reported to
the italian Chamber.
1853-July 5.-An attempt was made
to kill Napoleon ILL.,, as he was entering
the Opera Oomique.
1854-March 20.-Ferdinand Charles
ILL.,, Duke of Parma, was killed by an
unknown man, who stabbed him in the
abdomen.
1855-April 28.-Napoleon III. was
fired at in the Champs Elysees by Gio-
vanni Pianeri.
l856-April 28.-Raymond Fuentes
was arrested in the act of firing on Isa-
bella, Queen of Spain.
1856-December 8.-Agesilas Milano,
soldier, stabbed Ferdinand ILL.,, of
Naples. with his bayonet.
1857--August7. Napoleon Ill. again.
Bartoletti, Gibaldi and Grillo were SEN
fenced to death for coming from London
to assassinate him.
l858--January 14.-Napoleon III. for
the fifth time. Orsini and his associ-
ates threw Illuminating bombs at him as
he was on his way to the opera.
1S61-July liking William, of
Prussia, was shot at by Oscar Becker, a
student, at Baden Baden. Becker fired
twice at him, but missed him.
1862 December 18.--A student named
Dossios fred pistol at Queen Amalia,
of Greece princess of Oldenberg) at
Athens.
sp1S63-Decembe 24.-Four more con-
of irators from London against the life
Napoleon III. were arrested at Paris.
1865-April 1l.-President Lincoln
was shot by J. Wilkes Booth.
1S66-April GA Russian named
Kavarasof attempted Czar Alexander's
life at st. Petersburg. He was foiled
by peasant, who was ennobled for the
deed.
1867-The Czar's life was again at
tempted during the great Exposition at
review in the Boi de Boulogne at
Paris.
186S-June 1O.-Prince Michael, of
Serbia, was killed by the brothers Rad
warowitch.
1871-The life of Amadeus, then new
ly King of Spain, was attempted.
1872-August.- Gutierrez as
sassinated President Balti of the Repub-
lie of Peru.
1S73-January 1.-President Morales,
OF Bolivia, was assassinated.
1875-August. president Garcia Ma
emo, of Ecuador, was assassinated.
1877-June.-President Gill, of Para
quay, was assassinated by Commander
Molas.
1878 May The Emperor William,
of Germany, was shot at again, this
time by Emile Henri Max Hoedel, alias
it will be remembered, fred
three shots at the emperor, who was re-
turning from a drive with the Grand
Duchess of Baden, but missed him.
To this list we must now add fourth
attempt on the life of the Emperor
William, at Berlin.