The true northerner., 1900-08-03
AVOWED
ANARCHIST
ASSASSIN OF KING HUMBERT DE
CLAREs HIMSELF THUS.
SAYS HE Is READY TO REssUME OF
ERATIONs III RELEASED.
A MANIFESTO ISSUED To THE rrAL-
IAN NATION.

Monza, Aug. 1.-The body Of King
Humbert. dressed ia b4ack, hes on the
bed ordinarily used by him. Around
the massive candefsLbra holding burn
ing tapers mt the foot and head of the
bed are flowers placed by Queen Mar
gherita. who passed the, hong hours OF
the night In prayer by the bed ON
which the body lies Father BtgnamL
the court chaptltn, Is Ia immediate
charge Of the bier. The cardinal
archbishop of Milan has ordered re,
QUEEN lnasSs IN all the churches IN his
diocese. Enormous naInbers OF teie-
grams of regret and coincidence con
tinue 10 arrive, including messages
from the most iilustrto,fs families Of
Rome.
The formal act of recoriin2 tho
death Of King Humbcrt was drawn up
at l O'Clock Tuesday morning In the
kings bedroom 1t was Witnessed by
Count Rudini, former trflDe minister,
and the royal household. The paest
dent OF the senate acted rs not,ny for
the crown. The minister of the interior
and other officials were present.
Revolutionary Anarchist
Bressi maintains an air az the ut
most cynicfsm- In the c,Ersa Of hfB
examination be declared himself to be
a revolutionary anarchist, and said ne
was ready to resume operations II I've
were released The assassin has been
removed from the local police station
to the Jail
Signor Saracco, the premier, ON hfS
arrival az the royal viIia to tender his
condolences 20 Queen MargirT+ta had
an impressive audience. knstfng half an
hour. All the royal prtnn.s, the Queen
OF purtugal and the Duke Gf tEsoato
have arrived here.
Manifesto to the Nation.
Rome, Aug In the absence 0f the
new king the ministry has issued in hrs
name a manifesto to the nation, as fol
lows:
king Victor Emmanuel Ill. in as
cending the throne, has TO perform the
painful duty OF announcing TO the
country the awful calamity which has
violently cut short the life Of King
Uunbert
The nation, wounded IN its sincere
affection for the august dead. and in
a sincere feeling of devotion and adj
hesion To the dynasty, while execrating
tire cruel crime, VIII be plunged into
profound grief for the veneratai mem
or-y of good. brave and magnaniInous
king. the pride of his people and the
worthy perpetuator of the trad'tions OF
the house OF Savoy, by ------ with
unshakable loyalty around LIS august
SUCCESSOR Italians VIII prove by their
deeds that their Institutions dD MOI
die"
The king II expected TO arrive al
Regyi di Cahnrta tD-mOrrUw. lie ~
ceived the fra news Of the sfssasSiIia
ton OF his Gather by semaphore-
Tntse Oath of Afse1-sance>
All the Italian troops took the oath
of allegiance TO Che new king Tuesday
amid the applause Of the people Per
feet tranquility reigns throughout ''fF
country.
A deputation OF senator's and depu
ties bad arranged to mess King Vlei0i
| Emmannei bat. as IN conformity with
court etiquette, the Journey or his ma
/ jesty 90 Monaz was strictly private, tins
/ idea was abandoned For a siInila,
reason the minister's decided not t0 ~
10 Naples.
Searching for Information
The police are pushing inquiries n
all directions. but tire Information VIII
reagrd I'd the assassin Bressi h not yeI
very definite. II appears that when ht
was searching for lodgings ON Friday
ut Monza ne was accompanied by
young man. whom the police are noW
seeking The pistol the ASSASSIN used
was n new and superior weapon
marked massachusetts.
The police ~ Milan searched th6
io,rse of a man named Raneifa and. r
Is reported found important paper'
showing that BreSsi had relations witt
persons in the United States and THAI
communications had passed betweeI
him and them IN connection with fb'
crime
RrS,sssa and anotteF Tuscan fre-y,nDt
cd the cafes In Milan. whore they wers
overheard discussing big scheme tina.
would astonish the world. Everyth frS<
coes 10 show ttat the crime was lons
pr,enedftated. and the police are nov
being charged with v'aut OF rUresight
II appears that tie coyNions formed or
the arrival OF the king af che fet'
grounds were Withdrawn prior to biz
departure. Az the king was k.aviDy I
sort of scuftie en%ued. probably rear
ranged TO distract the attention " th'
carabinierS. The king was So pieases
with his welcome at honza and felt -
safe that ne turned 90 his aid and said
"I'd like 10 return on foot bun he Wa.