Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04

1t is curious fact that no King OF England
CrEDFeTor OF Germany has ever fallen victim
to an assassin. although several attempts nave
tteh Dade Ca the present mOl3rcl5 OF these
COUNTRIES. tt ere are murders enough OF very
bruta! SORT on record IN English history OF both
actual occupants OF the throne and heirs TO IT,
hut ttey all were done openly before the world.
as II the perpetrators scoTned TO conceal their
deeds. or as Ii they felt that they had the right
to perform summary execution. The only case
IL English history IN which the really guilty
party sought Concealment IS the murder OF
CCD, the circumstances OF which have been
told to every visitor. Several Popes have fallen
victims TO tie daggers OF assas sina, aud Henry
OF Navarro, enc OF Frances aoiest mouarchS
met the same fate The killing OF Marat By
Charlotte Courday was also an assassination
In tie true sense OF the word. Russia has the
longest record OF such crimes to snow SO far,
but the United States seem TO be in a fair way
OF taking at least an undisputed second place.
The attempts at assassination have been par
ticuarIy numerous during the past third OF q
century. or since the use OF fire, arms and the
scientific use or gunpowder have oeen per-
fected. a list OF these, successful and unsuc-
cessful, is ST this time particularly Interesting:
ISiS-NOv ember 26-The lie or the Duke OF
Modena was attempted.
ts49-June 21-The Crown Prince OF Prussia
was attacked at Minden.
1S5i-May 22-SofelOQue a workman, shot at
Frederick William ", king OF Prussia, ana
broke his forearm.
fS50-June aS-RoDert Pate. an ex lieutenant
Ia the army, attempted to assassinate Queen
Victoria.
1s52-September 24-An Internal N }chine was
found az Marseilies with which IL had Deem In
tended 70 destroy Napoleon iii.
1S5S-FebrUary 1S-The Emperor Francis
Joseph OF Austria was griev0usiy WOUNDED In
the lead While walking on the ram0arts at
Vienna by Hungarian tailor named LlDzens.
1S53-April i6-An attempt on the life OF VIC
tor Emmanuel was reported to the italian
1s5S-July SAN attempt was made to kill
Napoleon III. as he was entering the o Jera Co
mtoue.
Is55-March 20-Ferdlnand Charles Ill. Duke
OF Parma, was killed by an unknown N an, who
stabbed him In the abdomen.
ls5SIAprllr , 2;s.NaPoieon III was flrei on at
1S56-ApTfl 2,-Raymond FuenteS WAS ar
rested in The act OF firing Oh Isabella, Queen OF
spain.
1s56-Dec. S-Agesilas Milano, a soldier
stabbed Ferdinand III, OF Naples, with his
bayonet.
lett, Gibaldi and Critic were sentenced to
death for coming from London to assassinate
him.
IS5S-Jan. l4-Napoleon III for the fifth time.
Orsini aid bis associates threw Illuminating
bombs al him as he was on his way TO the
opera
for the first time shot at by Oscar Becker. a
student, at Baden Baden. Becker fired twice
ST him. but missed him.
1S62-December 1S-A student named DoSSios
fired pistol at queen Amails OF Greece (Prin-
cess OF Oldenoerg) at Athens.
fs6S-December 2i-Four more consplrators
IL,
were arrested at Paris.
1s65-April 14-President Lincoln was shot BY
j. Wilkes Booth.
1S6'-April "a Russian named Kavarsor
attempted Car Alexander's life at St. Peters.
burg. He was foiled By peasant, who was
tnnobled for the deed.
1S67-Tke Cars life was again attempted on
June during the Great Exposition al review
in the Bots de Bo.logne, at Paris.
116i-Ju1e 19-MaXimilian snot.
1StS-June 10-PIlnce Michael. of Serbia was
Killed by the brothers Rad xaroTitch.
losl-The life OF Amadeus. then newly King
OF spain was attempted.
ls12-Augll5t - Col Gutierrez assasslnated
PIE sdenr Balta. OF the republic Of Peru.
loi3-JaL uary 1-President Morales, OF b.
nyia, Was aSSaSSinated-
1S.5-August = President Garcia Maeno. OF
Ecuador. " as assassinated.
1,76-sultan Aod1l-Az'z was Killed In his
palace o. CFdeT Or his ministers June ).
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GIL. OF Paraguay, was
assassirsjed oy Coz III ander Molas.
lS.S-hay 1.-THE Emperor William, of Ger
many, was shot at a9ain, this time by Emile
Henri Max Hoede], alias Lehman, the social
ist. Lehman nred three shots at the En-
peror, VITO was returning from drive With
the Grand Duchess Of Baden, but missed him.
1S,s-June 2-Emperor William shot at by
Dr. Nobling while out riding. He received
6D0ut thirty small shot In the neck and face.
io.e-Aprn 15-Attempted assassination OF
the Car at st. Petersburg by one SolojeW. He
was executed May9.
1S,9-Decemoer 1.-The assassination of the
MOSCOW.
1s19-Decemoer 30-The King Of Spain was
shot at white driving with the Queen.
1sSe-FebTuary 1.-Atternpt TO kill the royal
Palace. Eight soldiers were killed and for y-
five wounded.
1ssI-March 13-The Car, Alexander H.,
killed by bomb.