The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
ONE MORE.
Another Ruler Falls by tho Hand
of an Assassin.
President norda, OF Uruguay, shot
Dead at the Door of a Church--Iiis
slayer Acknowledgement
Hatred the Motive.

Hatred the Motive.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 25.-Telegraphic
adyices from the Herald's correspondent
in Montevideo. Uruguay. state that
Idiarte Borda. president of the repub-
| lie. was assassinated Wednesday after
noon. The crime was committed just
few minutes after the president left
the cathedral, where he had listened 10
the TIE Deum sung on the occasion of
the anniversary OF the independence of
Uruguay. Following the assassination,
and while the immediate members of
the presidents official family were still
bending over him where he had fallen,
there was a forward movement of the
crowd which had gathered, and in order
to protect the dying president his MILF
tary escort attacked the crowd and sue
ceeded ia driving il back. only after
many persons had been wounded and
several killed.
The assassin is Avelino Arredondo,
AZ officer in the Urugunyan army. He
is Uruguayan and only p years old.
Now that Uruguay's chief Is dead, he Is
N'iiis anu NtNldlNa lAaN Ht - tonltuA
with his action.
Arredondo. who is now in prison un-
der close guard. declares that his crime
was not inspired by anything more than
a personal hatred for the president. He
had, he said, no accompliccs and Is
willing to take upon himself all the
consequences OF the deed.
Montevdeo was in gala attire in cele-
bration Of the independence OF Uruguay,
which was proclaimed on August %,
1925. The day, according to the pro-
gramme which had been mapped out,
was one replete with festivities and
feasts. OF the official ceremonies, the
singing of the Tie Deum was The most inn
pressive. President Borda had gone TO
the cathedral. attended by military es-
cort, the members of his cabinet and
diplomatic representatives from other
countries.
His party started to leave the cathe-
dral about 1918 o'clock. Hundreds had
gathered in front OF the cathedral and
the president was well received as he
passed out the door He had walked
only few steps when Arredondo
stepped forward out of the crowd and
raised n pistol. Before anyone could
stop him he had fired two shots at the
president.
The first bullet went wild. but the
second struck President Borda In the
left breast. He fell backward into the
arms OF Bishop Solen and sank TO the
ground. The president, still breathing
feebly, was removed under military
guard TO the city palace, where he died
in few minutes. The body was then
wrapped in the flag of Uruguay and re-
moved TO his late home. When shot
down the president was on his way TO
review n body OF troops, which would
have closed the exercises of the day
proper
Great excitement was caused all over
tie city by the assassination Jose
Cuetlas, president of the senate, was
nominated for president ad interim by
tie chamber OF deputies later In the
afternoon. He Immediately dismissed
all the members OF the cabinet except
Gen. Luis Perez, who will continue at
the head Of the war department. For
mer President Herrera Obes appears
to be the man most likely TO succeed
Senior Borda.
London, Aug. ga dispatch TO the
Morning Post from Buenos Ayres says
that while the assassination OF Presi-
dent Borda is universally denounced.
his removal from the sphere Of con-
trol is regarded as a good thing for
Uruguay. lie has long been suspected
OF keeping the revolution alive for his
cwn purposes. and he was connected
v IN a firm which rovi1ed miiit-ry
materials for the government. whereby
he had amassed fortune.
New York, Aug. 2G.-At the time OF
Senior norda's election he belonged 20
the official party. and was elected by
n very narrow majority. The people.
II was said. were sadly disappointed
NJ the result. but order and quiet was
maintained. The leading papers OF
Uruguay dcplored the election OF Senior
Bordn and declared that Il marked a
reaction i'm the country's progress.
Later President Borda issued proc.
lamaiion 20 the effect that his admin
istrution would conduct the business OF
the state in the interest OF the whole
nation, aud that he would invite the
assistance q all political parties to that
end. This proclamation made a very
favorable impression. An attempt was
made 10 assassinate the president on
the afternoon OF April q last An un
known man met President Borda on
the street and shot al him. The pres.
dent escaped without injury and the
criminal was captured.
Wave OF Reform.
Kansas City, Mo. Aug. %. Chilhowe.
town in Johnson county. Mo. Is un-
dergoing a decided wave OF reform.
Four gamblers. caught In the act, aud
druggist, arrested for selling whisky.
were arraigned Wednesday morning
and created n sensation by prcfcrring
charges against other druggists and