Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-28

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was assaSsinated Sunday evening at
Lyons by an Italian giving the name
Of Cesare Giovanni Santo President
Carnot who was in Lyons to attend
the exposition, was on his way TO The
theater in IL carriage.
SantO Sprang upon the step of the
carriage and plunged 4 knife into
President Carnot's breast The knife
penetrated the upper region OF the
liver and the president died soon after
the wound was received.
The assassin was seized by the po-
lice, but mounted guards with drawn
sabers had to be called out before the
police could get the assassin to the
station. He was badly beaten by the
crowd. and would have been lyuohed
but for the desperate efforts Of officers
TO save him.
The people Of Lyons We're 50 curased
that an antiItalian riot was started,
and several Italian cafes We're sacked.
The mob attacked the Italian consul.
ate but it was too strongly guarded.
The assassin refuses to state the mo-
tive for his crime. He is presumably
an anarchist. The fact that the aSSaS-
sinaiion was committed on the uuui-
versary Of the battle of Solfcrino Is
very much commented on,
The political situation is simple.
Until tac meeting of congress, which
is composed of the senate and chamber
of deputies, the president of the sen
ate. Challemcl I.acour, is president OF
the republic ad interim The two can
didates are NJ Casimir-pcrier and NJ.
Charles Dupuy The election of the
former is probable
At cabinet council held yesterday
Premier Dupuy formally announced 10
the ministers the murder Of President
Carnot, and an official message con
tanning the same intelligence was
sent to Senator Callemel-LacOur, pres
idcnt Of the senate, and to NJ Casimir-
perier, president Of the chamber Of
deputies
The government will propose TO the
chambers that the remains of The late
President Carnot be accorded a ma
tioual funeral
The inquiries of the police this after
noon resulted in showing that Santo
was born at Motta Nisconti north
west Of Paw, in December 1873 The
prisoner is a baker by trade, and was
tried in Milan in 1892 for breach of
the peace, but he was acquitted owing
to lack of sufficient evidence against
him.
Twenty detectives have gone to Get.
te, department of Herault whore san
to was recently domiciled, in order TO
track down his supposed accOmplices.
Crowds Of people during the morn
ing and afternoon have surrounded
the Elysee palace, where all the for
eign ambassadors and the ministers,
senators and deputies called during the
day.
The senate and chamber Of deputies
will assemble in the electoral congress
at Versailles at l p. m. tomorrow for
the purpose of electing a new presi-
dent
Santo was known as a dangerous an
archist and delivered lectures Of the
widest character before going 10
Switzerland last year
There no longer seems TO be much
doubt that the presidents assassina.
ton was the result Of an anarchist con
Spiracy to ayenge the deaths of Vail.
liant and Emil Henri two recently ex-
ccuted anarchists.
The weapon used by the murderer
was a long, triangular blade of the
stileuto pattern. Upon the blade are
engraved the words Record Of To
lcdo." The sheath OF the weapon Is
of velvet, with red and black stripes
RI Asident Carnots last words were:
Thank you. my friends; thank you"
The police inquiries late yesterday
resulted in obtaining the following
facts in regard 20 the aSsassn's move
ments previous TO the crime;
Santo missed the train running di-
rect to Lyons from Ccttc on Saturday
and had 10 20 to Montpelier and
from thence to Vienna, From the lat
ter place he was unable to pay his
fare Oh the train to Lyons, having
Only bD teHlllit6 III his DOthtI anu
was obliged 70 walk thirty miles. He
arrived at Lyons the same afternoon.
When the police rescued the prisoner
from the mob, after he had stabbed
the president, his clothes were torn 10
shreds.
CARNOTS CAREER
Francois Sadi Carnot was elected to
the presidency Dec 3, 1887 His coIa-
petitors were Gen Saussier NJ. Ferry
and NJ de Freycinet Practically he
was the candidate Of the radicals and
he was often accused ~ sympqthizing
with the COMMUNISTS and reds
Ills history is simple and uuerent-
full. BY profession he was an engi-
neer and by taste a political economist.
He planned public works and edited
John Stuart Mil He took part in the
national defense during the Franco
Prussian war and consistently voted
with the radicals He spent the best
part Of his life in remembering that he
was Carnot's grandson and in pre-
serving the family tradition DC integ-
rity and courage Carnets GRANDPA