The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
Political Assassinations.
thirty Years Record of Attempts
the Lives of Rulers.
IPhiIadelphia I1mes.1

| Philadelphia Times.l
| lSfS-NOvember 26-The life of the Duke of
| Modena was.attempted .-- I..... b..
1849-June 21-The Crown Prince of Prussia
was attacked at Minden
1S5l-May 22TSefeloque, workman, shot
at Frederick William w., King of Prussia and
| broke his forearm ' & .-.t-s a-. b..
1S5o-June 2S-Robert Pate, an ex-lieuten-
ant in the army, attempted to assassinate
Queen Victoria a1 .ar 1tl.. ssff ~
1S52-September o4-An internal machine
was found at Marseilles, with which it had
been intended to destroy Napoleon I'LL. a.f.
ls53-February 1S-The Emperor Francis
Joseph OF Austria was grievously wounded in
the head while walking on the ramparts AZ
Vienna by Hungarian tailor named Libzens.
oo5-Aprll 10 An attempt ON the life of
chamber. ~ I'd .r.-l--. 80 - =" =.
( loo5-July 5-An attempt was made 10 kill
Napoleon Ill as he was entering the opera
Z 1S5i-March 2O-Ferdinand Charles III.
2 duke OF Parma, was killed by an unknown
man, who stabbed him in the abdomen. d m
lS59-April 2S-rNapoleon III. was fired at in
the Champ Elysees by Giovanni Pianeri. .-l..
loo6-April 2S--Raymond Fuentes was ar
rested IN the act of firing ON Isabella, queen Of
Spain. -a,,.fs. LII 49, - = -.
lS56-December S-Agesilas Miano, a SOL
der, stabbed Ferdinand LII. of Naples with
his bayonet. .,g. ri .....-.. . = - -. -
1S57-August Napoleon III. again, Bar
coletti, Gibaldi and Grilo were sentenced TO
death for coming from London to assassinate
him. 's-s .Il.A 9l'-'7 -
1S5S-January 14-Napoeon Ill. for the b
NTH time. Orsni and his associates threw ful-
minatlng bombs at him as he was on his way
TO the opera sgIuJ a1grFU e sGU afY<
, 1S61-July liking William of Prussia was
Tor the hrst time shot at by Oscar Becker, a
STUDENT t s! at Baden;Baden. Becker, fired twice
at him, but missed him. ,
lo62-Deceniber 1S-A student named Dos
'sios fired pistol at Queen Amalia of Greece
(Prlncess OF Oldenburg) at Athens. 49,, ,'
lo63-December 24-Four more conspirators
from London against the life or Napoleon III.
were arrested at Paris.
1866 April IA President Lincoln was shot
by Wilkes Booth. HFlEkNEE az
IS66-Aprii GA Russian named Kavara-
soii attempted Car Alexander's life at St.
Petersburg. He was foiled, by a peasant, who
was ennobled for the deed.
lo6I-The Cars life-was again attempted
during the great exposition at review in the
Bois de Boulogne at Paris 2-l6I 9Ha
l56I--June 19-Maximillian shoJM ..IiJE.Bd
1863 June 10-Prince Michael Of Serbia was o..
Killed by the brothers RadwarowitcK. ~,
lSn-Ihe life of Amadeus. then newly king
OF Spain, was attempted i % ,slii!dF y d7stl
1S72-August-Colo Gutierrez assass nat.
ed PRESIDENT Balta, of the republic of Peru. 4,
lS73-January President Morales, of Bo-
llvia, was assassinated. hiniA9 He0t2 iosf ~ 90
lS75--August-=Preside Garcia Maeno, of
Ecuaeo, was assassinated. ii9n4tsue3 stfIt is.-
1o7S--May 1.-THE Emperor William of
Germany was shot at again, this time by EN-
lie Henri Max Hoedel alias Eehmann the So -5i
cialist. Lehman fred three, shots at the Em- ID
peror, who. was returning from drive with 4
the grand duchess of Baden, bnt missed him.
lolS-June emperor William shot at by
Ia
about thirty small shot in the neck and face. a
1o79-April 14-Attempted assassination of :,
the czar at st, Petersburg by one Solowjew.
He was executed May O. = .I3fIf bfS1r nl
lSl9-December 30--The king of Spain was 4
shot at while driving with the queen. u ,,r,, ..i
iSSOEFebruary 17-Attempt 70 kill the roy
al family OF Russia by blowing up the winter
palace. Eight soldiers were killed and forty
five wounded. - 4.
1SS1-March 1.-THE czar killed by bomb.