Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-25
PRESIDENT CARNOT KILLED.
Most Sensational Event Since the AS
sassination of President Gar
field in 1881.
Work of an Italian Anarchist-lntense
Excitement Throughout Europe
kilograms of Coincidence.

Paris, June 25.-The deepest sorrow,
dismay and anger prevails throughout
France over the cowardly assassination
of President Carnot at Lyons, last night,
by Cesare Giovanne Santo, young
Italian whose motive is not known. The
president was visiting Lyons in connec-
tion with the international exhibition.
At 1925 o'clock p. III. he started for the
theater where the gala performance was
to be given. Several garages were in
the procession. The first was occupied
ly the president. The Rue de Ia Repub-
l1uue was lined with enthusiastic crowds,
loudly cheering. man rushed out of
the croud and sprang upon the step of
the landau. M. Carnot was then waving
his right hand and saluting the crowd
with his hat in his left hand in response
to the ovation. People close to thecar-
riage saw
A BLADE CLEANING IN THE AIR
as the assassin's arm descended and then
President Carnot fell back in his seat.
His face was deathly pale and one of his
hands was pressed to his heart where the
steel had entered. M. Rivand, prefect of
Lyons, who was seated by President Car
not Immediately struck the assassin a
blow in the face and knocked him from
the step, thus preventing him from again
stabbing the president, which was his
evident intention to do. The assassin
was Immediately seized and the police
had difficulty in restraining the crowd
from tearing him limb from limb.
Nine Carnot, accompanied by her three
sons, arrived in Lyons at Z o'clock this
morning. She proceeded Immediately tc
the prefecture, where the body of the
late president reposes in state. The re-
| mains of
THE MURDERED MAN
are clad in dress suit and across tht
breast is the grand Gordon of the legior
of honor of which he, as chief Of state
was the grand master. Around the biel
are stationed the high officers of thu
presidents military household, who
with the Sisters of Charity, watched th'
remains throughout the night. The pre-
lecture is surrounded by troops, ard |
strong detachment is guarding the build
| ing in which the assassin is confined.
When Nine. Carnot reached the prefec
ture the death chamber was cleared of al
but the family. They remained lons
thine in prayer before the bier and thel
the widow was led away by her sons, al
weeping bitterly. Later the remain
were photographed. Nine. Carnot doe
not desire the body to be embalmed an
wishes it to be removed to this city to Ii
in state in the chapel of the Elysee'
palace.
On the boulevards
SCENES OF THE GREATEST EXCITEMENT
have been witnessed to-day. The polio
had the greatest difficulty in dispersin
the wild and angry people who had as
sembled calling for vengeance agains
the murderer and his supposed accom-
plices. The fact that the assassin is a
italian has given rise to the most,dangel
ouslY bitter feeling against Italy an
Italians. Italian flags displayed drape
with crepe were hooted at and at leas
one was torn into shreds. In every qua
ter fierce demonstration against Italia
residents has taken place. Nearly all tn
Italian cafes and restaurants are cloFet
but the sentiment of hatred with whic
the people regard anarchists is sti
stronger. The murderer. Santo, has bolt
ly asserted that he is an anarchist.
1t is reported that the police are col
vinced that the assassination is the
RESULT OF PLOT.
The weapon used by the murderer was
long blade of the stilleto pattern. Upo
the blade are engraved the words, IRE
ord of Toledo" The sheath is of velv,
with red and black stripes.
President Carnot's last words wer
"Thank you, my friends, thank YOU"
It is believed that ex-Premier Casimi'
Perier, now president of the chamber
deputies, has the best chance of succee
ing the late president.
BRITISH COURT IN MOURNING.
London. - Following the precedel
adopted at the time of tho death of Pres
dent Garfield, the British court will be
mourning for thirty days out of respe
: to the memory of President Carnot.
PROFOUND sENsATIoN IN BERLIN.
! Berlin.--The assassination of Presidel
Carnot has created profound sensatie
/; in Berlin. All classes are indignant. En-
peror William has telegraphed Nine. Ca
) not his coincidence.
ITALIAN SYMPATHY.
Rome.-The Italian bourse has BET
closed to-day out of sympathy for Il
!, French Republic in the loss of Preside
: Carnot.
Paris.-The president of the Itali'
chamber of commerce drew up an a
dress of coincidence to-day which W
signed by the chief italian residents
Paris. Premier Dupuy also received
). message from Baron Blanc, the 1tali
: minister of foreign affairs, saying tn
: King Humbert, the two chambers and t
= government of Italy shares the grief in
y which France has been plunged by t
y hand of the Italian anarchist, a tn
without country.
A NATIONAL FUNERAL.
!, The government will propose to t
!; chambers that the late president be 6
corded a national funeral.