Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-06

de la Republiaue, still following the
facade Of the palace. When half way
down the street, which was lined with
enthusiastic crowds of people, who
were loudly cheering, q man rushed
out OF the crowd and sprung upon the
step of the Presidents landau.
just at this moment NJ. Carnot was
waving his right hand and saluting
with his hat In his left hand in re-
spouse to the ovation that was being
given him. The people close to the
carriage saw that the man standing on
the step had a knife in his hand. By
the glare OF the electric lights they
saw the bright blade CLEAN in the air
as the assassin's arm descended, and
President Carnot was seer to fall back
in his seat, his face deathly pale. one
OF his hands was pressed over his
heart where the steel had entered the
body.
NJ. Rivaud, project Of Lyons, who
"a seated beside NJ. Carnot, imme-
diately struck the assassin a blow full
in the face and knocked him from the
step, thus preventing the man from
again stabbing the President, which 1t
was his evident intention to do.
Instantly cries Of "The President Is
%a-sassina' ed" death to the assassin!"
we're heard on every side, and the
crowd in the vicinity Of the carriage
swelled to enormous proportions, every
member OF it seemingly intent upon
killing the assassin. He was grasped
by q dozen hands, and his life would
have then and there paid the forfeit
of his crime had it not been for q
squad of cavalry.
A Gordon was formed around the po-
licemen and the captive and the march
to the police station began. Even thus
surrounded the prisoner was not safe,
for men in the crowd made frantic en-
deavors to reach him. The guards re-.
pei ed these attacks with the fiat sides
of their swords, while at the same
time keeping watchful eyes upon the
crowd to prevent the prisoner from
being shot. Maledictions were hurled
upon the captive, and never before has
such wild indignation against q human
being been seen in the city. Santo,
the assassin. Is q beardless man y
years old. When questioned by Project
I4epin at the police station his replies
were given coolly, but withoutany sign
of bravado. He refused, however, to
answer any of the many questions put
to him regarding his motive for stab.
Ding the President, declaring that on
this sub. ect he would speak only before
q tribunal. When he was searched by
the police q book was found in one OF
his pockets, in which it was written
that he was born in a village in the
province of Milan, Italy. All over the
city threats wore made to take sum-
mary vengeance upon the countrymen
of Santo, and the authorities, tearing
that attempts would be made to put
these threats into effect, ordered bodies
of cuirassiers to patrol the city to pre-.
vent any outbreak.
The receipt Of the news Of the assas-
sination caused q great sensation at
the Grand Theater, which was filled
to the walls by the elite of Lyons.
scene, the handsome toilets Of the
ladies being Offset by the gay uniforms
of the many military officers present.
All were awaiting with impatience the
arrival of the President, and were UNI
able to understand the delay. Sud-
denly q man entered the theater, cry
ing at the top of his voice: "The
President has been assassinated!!" The
most intense excitement followed this
abrupt announcement. Women
screamed, and several tainted. Many
men, without waiting to secure their
hats, ran out of the building in order
to confirm the news. They found all
the streets leading to the palace filed
with excited throngs, and in q few
minutes they era convinced that the
report of the cowardly attempt upon
the life of the President was true.
Indignation 1t the Capital.
The first news Of the attempt upon
the life Of President Carnot was re-
ceived in Paris with many expressions
of doubt, but later when dispatches
began to pour in describing in detail
the oct Of the assassin, doubt could no
longer prevail. Then came the brief
-dispetch announcing that M. Carnot
VA dead. A correspondent Gays that
70 describe the varied emotions that