The Portland daily press., 1894-06-25
Further Particulars.

Paris June 4.-President Carnot, of the |
French Republic was stabbed mortally at |
9.25 this evening in Lyons by Calzare Santo, |
an Italian anarchist, p years old. Carnot |
went to Lyons to visit the exhibition of
arts science and industries. He left the |
Chamber of Commerce banquet, given in his |
honor shortly after nine, and walked to his |
carriage that was waiting in the. Place de
la Bourse. He hardly had taken his seat
when Santo, newspaper in hand pressed
through the crowd and sprang upon the
carriage steps. President Carnot started
slightly when Santo .snatched dagger
from the newspaper and plunged it into
the Presidents abdomen near the liver
thus threw off their guard the persons
nearest the President. He was seized as he
was about to jump from the steps and had
but half withdrawn the dagger. The Presi-
dent had repeated hemorages, and after
he was removed to the Prefecture he sank
gradually but steadily until 2.45 this morn
ing, when he died. Nine. Carnot and her
two sons left Paris at 11.57 last evening by
special train for Lyons. All the ministers
who did not go to Lyons with the President
were in council at the Elysee at midnight.
The Senate and Chamber will be convoked
today. A despatch was received at mid
the assassination: Carnot had already en-
tered the carriage when an attack was made
upon him by Santo. He had partaken of
refreshments at the Chamber of Commerce
and the procession which had escorted him
from the exhibition had been reformed in
the Place des Cordelliers, and had started
| to the grand theatre where gala perfor-
nance had been arranged in his honor.
rCl1 han Sfa toH
along Rue de la Republique amid the ac-
| clama tions of the thousands of spectators
and Carnot was acknowledging tn enthu-
siam of the people, when man suddenly
| ran forward to the carriage and jumped to
| the steps and stabbed the president to the
| heart with a dagger, which he had con-
| cealed under his coat. An eye witness who
was walking abreast of the presidents car
riage with Alden Dupuy, the premier's
| brother, says that as the presidents carri-
| age approached the Gre dit Lyonnase, his
| attention was attracted by a slight dis
| turbance in front of the line of the crowd.
| He then saw the carriage stop and the
| president had fallen back against the cush-
| ions and his face had become livid An
| outcry was raised at once and hundreds
| shouted that an attempt upon the Presi-
| dents life had been made. The crowd
| seemed to go mad with excitement as the
| President sank back unconscious. He was
| taken at once to the Prefecture and the
| most skilfull surgeons in the city sum-
moned. In the meantime Santo was
arrested. The news spread swiftly to every
part of the city. Infuriated crowds filed
| the streets. Ten Italian restaurants were
| sacked and the police were obliged to strain
| every nerve to protect theItalian consulate.
HAS STOPPED DISPATCHES.
The London Office says the French gov
ernmenJ has stopped all telegraphic dis
patches from Paris concerning the assas-
sination. Mostsof the matter therefore
must be telephoned to London and ca
bled thence.
WAS RECEIVED WITH ENTHUS-
ISAM.
President Carnot arrived in Lyons
Yesterday and intended to remain there
over Tuesday. He was accompanied by
most of his household officials and Pre-
mier Dupuy, M. Burdeau and other
members of the cabinet.
He was received enthusiastically at
at the station by the mayor and district
officials. The President planned to go
to the Grand theatre in the Palace Del
Comedie this evening after the banquet
at the chamber of commerce.
INSTRUMENTATION of enthusiasm of the
crowd caused confusion which gave
Santo his opportunity, as he was able to
push his way forward unnoticed until
at the step of the carriage. AS Santo
| sprang from the carriage step and tried