New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
HUMBEaT IND 4SSISSLNITI0N

Turin Latter ~ The PARIS F,garo.
The Royal amIY of Italy - now staying IN TIN,
". lie King r. especially popular IN Piedmont
H j.. ind ed. unpopular nowhere III his country
but tHc qr.a; care nevertheless Is taAlu 10 guard
his safety when travelling or riding.
Whenever GUWbrrC is about 10 start from his
Palace. The Qg'rual at Hom", Oh ride, the tact
hec1iIta ray..ly known o. ali, owing 90 tAe larg.
nun .e. 81 tuucuonaIies sent I'D acvaIcr to guard
tie route taken 10y the ROYAL carriage. Every mere
number. or caTbiuter- policemen nuHlrlDll Uuari,
and detectives are - DE met watC.lN- over
Us Majesty. When lee travels b. railroad.
h5ril s. - telegraph pole Ou the way IS WltLCu. IFS
sentinel. armed 20 the tech, and thus the train
eDerds literally between double hedge Of soldiers.
Ike all tue members OF hIs house. HImbert Is es-
seutally brave. ami n lie only lld his own way
about Il be would ob.i-c The police rather 70 turn
their attention % the bTgauns who are again
renewing their Cepicdaiions in some VI the prov
luces.
But If the Italian police are taking precau iouarv
measures a. regards their soyer IN, they have GOOD
reasons for 80 doing. HumDert ana the house Of
savoy are Irc0nte.tapiy popular IN Italy, but a
group of sJ-calrl International nevertheless eX-
ISIS, winch ~ experience has s.oWn, DO not shrink
from assassuI for the attainment OF their ends.
The police nave al TINS moment L-hed ,he con-
vIctlOn t4at duru. tue night OF The l3ih July an
al -empt was made on the lie OF the KING, while
the latter was travelling on the Rome dnd Naples
Railroad. DuUng the journey, Huu5crt was
awakened and informed that riterei were indications
THAT demonstrating persons were lettering near
the anl that assassination womb perhaps be l.
tempted. LIS piece OF news ~ no Wise ulocoDceitcd
tie monarch VITO, after remarktng that nothing was
10 be feared ordered the journey TO continue. He
further made the ad-de-camp AID two other officers
enter his private car where 10 decided ,lat any
aggression should be met with force
BY way of precaUtlOn, however, anO' her train was
sent in advance Of The royal train. The latter Train
arrived in Naples an hour late but withOut any in
cdent.
Another attempt at assassination was to take
place ~ Rome two months ago. 1ou published the
fact of a man having thrown stones at some depu-
ties ,memOers Of the ChamDer) ut MOntecItariO in
the month OF jane. One Of these stones narrowly
mis- ed striking VI. Biccarni, tie Minister OF Pub
lie Works. The thrOwer, when arrested, wac lmme-
dlately Oguized As being CERTAIN COrGlgllanl, a
tailor living at NelletTi
to aviug attempted an assassination OF the King.
In 1879 Il appears he became acqualn ed at VII
lctri with stranger. who offered nm a large sum
OF money for killing King Victor Emanuel. CordIg-
ilani hestated, and then refused the oner alto
cether but ne became more or less att lated with
the sect OF lnternatlOnallsts. In May lie went 10
Cunsmith's in Rome and bought a revolver. with
which be waited for King Hum6ert one day
at the corner of the COrO. When the King
appeared, however, the W0uld-De ASSASSIN let drop
his arm and changed his InlnC on the spot. do
not know whether the police believe Cord glIanps
seusIblIty but he nevertheless persists IN tins state
meut lie saws that the frank aud noble appear
ance of the King, coupled VITA his courteous man
ner inspired him with the idea that HumDert must
be too good and generous TO be responsible for the
evils which curse Italy. Cord ghanPs hatred was
oh, prodigy l-tran-l Ormed INTO sympathy! lie
resolved TO disclose all 10 the police and 10 ask for
their protection against the vengeance OF the Inter
natiOnasts; then he determined upon suicide
But being without courage u DO either the one
thing or the other and in mortal fear Of being
derod by bis comrades be tried 10 get INTO prison.
IL was 10 this end that he threw the stones at the
deputies whom ie considers 10 DO the real and
sole cause OF misery IN lay"