Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-17
Wild ASSAULT ON DIAZ
The Assailaut is Evidently a Dangerous Fanatic
or Lunatic.
The MEXICAN PRESIDENT WAS UNHuRT'


c,,v of Mexico. Sept. 1G.-Ignacia
,,,,,ifo. violent character, assaulted
resident Diaz today during the mill
.orv procession usual ON independence
49,, THE man was felled with a cane
~, companion Of the president ana
,,.,s immediately taken into CUSTODY
by the authorities.
The central thoroughfare of TINS city
extending from the great plaza to the
Alameda or public park, and known by
,,,rtous names, was thronged by great
Numbers of people, assembled to see
the military professions. Gens-darmes
-, each side of the street Kept the
,r,,vd from pressing the marcners On
10 yay to take part in the puphc eN-
ercises ut the Alameda, atter when
M military parade was TO murvh
..Ls,,,,,,b the same street on us way TO
" ,,stionnl palace, to be reviewed by
i1o,t I1iaz The scene was I'M
.,,anselv picturesque, the historic ave
~, rotled by George Augustus Saia
nre of the famous streets OF inc WoIiu'
Ioirg All aglow with color nha tne
snnnish-fashioned balconies hiled WIN
ladies' in brilliant toilettes' .,.,
Nfter n short wait the murmur run
.,,ro,,gh the crowd that the presldent
IN. ~, Gaming, and on foot, dressed IN
Mu' ,,niform of a general of divlsloh'
~ nresldent, bowling right anu lCl'
20 the applauding crowds, c,lllle' ~,
,,.5iately behind him being Gen. i
M. tbc Governor of the natonhl pal-
ulIo ,,.bo served in the same capacity
..,,5er Emperor Maxlmilian. Foliowihs
NJ, we're other officers, cabinet min
it s,SdenIy. near the Alameda there
,,ss "a disturbance in the crown on
,bn sidewalk, and we'll puilt, rius ,'t,
lar man, with noWlhB pia'N ~, t,anen-
,nustache. forced his way by treiii l,..l
LINE fort past the gens-d'armes ana
I,,,,,ad between the president ulu
yt prndillo and the chief OF stan
NCnnosterio. and dealt blow AT the
hack OF the presidents neck, put wy
,,ioleuce of the blow was diminished
~, the fact that he was crowded ne
w ~ tho president and the officers
;r,nediately following him. The presl-
~ turned around and caught slght
% bis nssailnnt and resumed MS
,1,rch with admirable steadiness.
Meantime Chief of Staff Monasterlo
hit the man with cane ana inc
would-be assassin. turning, stiEeu
and broke IT. Gen. Pradillo theh hi'
rim "A powerful blow on the neck, teil-
,nC him. The gens-d'nrme rushed for-
,ssrd and some mounted officers ana
nolice seized and pinioned him. re was
taken through a side street ana leu
away. the people shouting: Give MN
"a iisi we will hang him!" But the
,,ens-d'armes succeeded in keeping
their prisoner, being reinforced by
cayalrymen, the. crowd shouting ana
running behind. 49,. o,,oa
The man was taken to the palace
and stripped, but no weapon was FOUND
on his person. He was taken away TO
the city hall. securely Douna Shu
placed in solitary confinement, aIter
being questioned by the officers HIS
name Is Ignacia Anulfo. He has OF
late been employed in n notary
office as clerk, and Is said by the
chief of police to have a record as a
man of violent habits, given to drink
and quarrels.
his design on the president, one
theory being that lie was armed with
q dagger as many OF the police ne
lleve but IL SO he must have thrown
II away, as no weapon was round on
him. Ii seems almost certain that he
intended harm. for at the moment
OF dealing the blow, he used opprobi-
Gus terms and seemed most maniacal.
The president, on returning to the pal
ace, was cheered by the crowds, and an
immense crowd assembled In front OF
the palace, cheering and shouting and
gaining Tor MIN.
President Diaz took the matter very
calmly, and advised that the man be
kept in custody until tomorrow and be
brought before him to explain his mo-
tives apparently believing that the
man had no murderous intent, but the
police feel that the case is one that de-
mands the deepest investigation, and
they counseled his being turned over
to the military tribunal, as he had as
sautod their COMMUNICATIVE chief
while in uniform. 1t Is variously re-
ported tonight that the man Will be
tried by court martial and also that he
viii be handed over to the civil au-
thorlties.
Gen, Powell Clayton, the United
States minister, Immediately called up
on the president and offered his con-
ordinations, as did other diplomats
and many prominent people.
There Is no doubt that If Anul:o had
fallen into the hands of the crowd he
would have been torn into pieces, so in
Tense was the rage of the people.
Some think Anulfo made the assault
ior the sake of gaining notoriety. hav-
ton of COnovas.
entering the chamber of deputies to-
ent desiring to show their satisfaction
That he had escaped unframed from an
attempted assault.
10 address him, but was immediately
arrested by the gens-d 'armes.
Bnrk Wrecked.