Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-26
HOW KE WASKILLED
ur,btr Particulars Of The AsSaSslni-
lion Of President BOrda.
THIRD ATTEMPT ON his LIFE
aha President Was Leaving The Ca,he-
dral a Iha lime He Was Sho.
Motive OF the Murderer.

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porns, of the Republic Of Urugusy.
20, ,ho, and killed ttdsy by ay uug
,o.oss,n named Arredoldo, who was
Immediately arrested.
The president was shot as he was
,..v,pg the cathedral where Tie Deum
nod been sung, which was one OF the
,sa,ptes OF sne rational iete which
wpsin progress today, to Celebrate The
,naanendepce OF Uruguay, which was
achieved August 20, 1925.
Ptes,uent Boria died almost imme-
d,o,elv n ter he was shot. Senior Cues.
tas. president OF the senate, has as
,umed the presidency of the republic
nd Interim.
At the time Of Senior B rda's cleo
uon he belonged to the OH cial party,
aud vas elected by o very narrow ma
Iority, The people. II was said, we e
sadly disappointed at the rosult, but
nrdar anu quiet was mo ntnined. The
leading papers OF Uruqusy depiored
,ha ajectiop Of Senior Borda and de-.
cIared IL marked reaction In the
country'g progress.
Later Preeident Borda Issued a
ntoelamation to the eHert that biz ad-
mtnistration wopld cJDduct the busi-
meas of the state In the interest OF the
whole nation, apd that he would In
Wits the assisia nee OF all political par
lies to that end. This proclamation
made 9 very favorable impression.
An attempt was made to asssssinate
the president on the afternoon OF April
2lst last. An unknown man met
President Borda on the street anu
shot at him. The president escaped
without Injury aud the criminal was
cnptnred.
On that occasion, the president, &C.
compapied by his ale, Lieut. COl.
Turrene, mad been horseback riding.
Just as ne dismounted in froGt OF the
government palace, a youth up.
preached him and drew pistol.
Lieut. Col. Turrene struck up the arm
Of the weuld.be assassin and the ball
passed over the presidsnt'sihead.
Another attempt to assassinate him
wab made on May 20tn, when ne re-
ceivsd a bomb sent to him from La
plata, Argentine. 1t was In box anu
20 arranged that 1t W Guild explode, but
the box WAS turned over to the police
and destroyed.
DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING.
New YORK, Aug. 26.--A diepatcb
TO the Herald from MOntevideO, via
Buenos Ayers, gives these details o
the assassination OF President Iuiarte
Bords.
Montevideo was in gala attire In
celebration Of the independence OF
Uruguay. The day, according to the
program, which had been mapped out,
was one repletc with festivities anu
feasts. Oitue official ceremonies the
singing Of the To Dunn was the most
impressive.
President fBorda had gone to the
cathedral attended by a military es.
cott, the mem bers Of bis cabinet and
diPlomatio representatives from othel
Countries.
His party started to leave the csthe'
drsl about 8.l5 amt the president wa,
well received as he passed out OF tht
door. He had only walked q few
Bteps whom Arrendonds stepped for
ward out Of the CROWD and raised
pistol.
Before any one could stop him he
had fred two shots at the PRECEDENT
The first bullet went wild, but th'
second struck President Borda In TN
left breast. He fell backward into ih'
arms OF Bishop Soler and sank to thu
ground,
For an instant there was an awfu
silence, then a frightiul uproar. Tut
crowd poured forward with shouts,an
while the assassin was seized by sew
eral soldiers the other troops wer'
thrown into the crowd, to prevent
from trsmpling upon the PROSTATE
bedy OF the president. Sharp cries fol
"Order" from the officers were uE
Needed and as the crowd contiousd Il
push ana struggle, the cflcers, i'm
PEELED by tho belief that the lives o
the other officials were 10 danger, CAV
the order TO force ths crowd back.
The soldiers attacked the crowd
with bayonets and finally drove Il
back after many hsu been wounded
and several killed.
The president, then still breathing
feebiy, was then removed under mill
tsry guard to the city palace, wher'
he uiod in few minutes. the bod.
was wrapped In the flag OF URUGUAY
and removed to his late home.
When shot down tho president wa
on his way to review body OF troop
which woulu have closed the exer
clses Of the day proper. Great excite
meDt was caused ali over the city b,
the assassination.
OTHERS KILLED.
Following the assassination ant
while the immediate mem bers OF III.
Presidents official family were stil
bending over him where be hal fallen
there was forward movement OF TIM
crowd which had gathered, snd In or
der to protect the dying PRESIDENT MI
military Escort attacked the crowd Ant
,suoceeued in driving IL back, only az
ter many persons had been wounueu
and several killed. The assassin
,Aveliho Arred0nda, an ofli Ell 10 the
Uruguay army, He ID Ufu4usyni
and only ~ years OF age.
Now that Uruguay's chief execullv
ia dead. he IL calm ana declares tnh
he 10 content with his action. Arren'
aonda, who Ia row in prison unue
close guard, de clareB that bis Grim
was not Inspired by anything NOR
Than personal hatred tor the ffesi
ceut. He had, he sald, no accom-
olices and is willing to tske upon MN
iolt all tho consequences OF Inc ueeu.
Jose CuestAs, PRESIDENT OF the ssn"t
was nominated Tor President al in'et
lm by the cnsmber Of deputies ii
Immediately dismissed nil the nemoet