The true northerner., 1900-08-03
.HAlY'S KING
MURDERED
SHOT SUNDAY EVENING ny A MAN
NAMED ANGELO BissSssi.
THREE SHOTS FIRED, ONE EsTias-
ING THD KINGS HEART.
srp DIED IN A FEW mINUTEs-THE
ASSASSIN ARRESTED.

Monsa, Italy, July 3n-king Hum
bert has been assassinated.
He was shot here Sunday evening ny
n man named Angelo de fr'to aiiu
die,i IN a few minutes
The king had been attending uis-
trfbutfon OF prizes IN connectloh Win
a gymnastic competition lie han just
entered his carriage with his aire-uc
camn amid the cheers of the crowd
x,,hen he WAS struck by three revolver
shots fired in quick succession
One pierced tive heart OF hls majesty,
who fell hack and expired IN lew
minutes.
rhe ass,,ssin was immendfately ar
rested. and was with some difhculty
saved from the fury OF the popul;ice-
He gave his name as Angelo BresSsl
describing himself "a of Prato IN 1us-
cany-
Tyt. Dead Monarch.
King Humbert L. was the eldest son
of the hate King Emmanuel H. ana OF
Adelaide, archducheSs Of Austria lie
was born AT Turin, March IA, 1874. Az
an early age be obtained insight into
political and military hfe under che
guidance OF his father. whom he at
tended during the war or Italian lnde>
pendence, although be was then 700
young 10 take an active part IN the
struggle. The youthful heir or the
throne was more closely connected
with the movement for the uniflcauon
of Isaly. which followed the events or
no. tc-,ly m fna
work of reorganzing the Ancient
Kingdom OF the two Ss,ilies, and i'll
July. 1862 he visited Naples and
Palermo. where he shared the popular
ity OF Garibaldi When the war be-
tween Prussia and Austria was Inn
ninent Prince Humtert was dis
matched TO Paris to ascertain the sent1-
ment of the French government in ref
erence to the alliance between Italy
and Prussia.
ON the outbreak OF hoStilities he has
tened TO take the field: obtained the
command OF division of Gen. Clal'
dini's army, with the title of lieutenant
general and was present ut the disas
trous battle OF CustozZa, June ~, lS.b
where, it is said, he performed pro
digies of valor.
On April 22, 1863, he married. n
Turin his cousin, the Princess Mar
guerite Marie TherpSe Jeanne OF Sa
voy, daughter of the Late Duke Ferdi
nand. OF Genoa, brother of King Vic
tor Emmanuel. \ son was born a
Naples, Nov. II. 1859, who received th'
name OF Victor Emmanuel Ferdinand
Mary Januarius, and the title of Princ'
of Naples. After the occupation o
Rome by the Italian troops in 1874
Prince Humbert and the Princess Mar
guerite took up their residence in th'
Eternal City. He succeeded To tn
throne on the death of his father, Jan
8, 1873.
AS he was enterving Naples Nov.
1878. man named Giovanni PasSan
ante approached the royal carriage an'
attempted with poniard to assassin
ate his majesty The king escapes
with slight scratch, bat Signor CaiI
oil, the prime minister. was Wounds
rather badly in the thigh. Passanant
was condemned 10 death. but the pun
ishment was cOmmuted by the king &
penal servitude for life King Hum
bert received the Order OF the Carte
by the hands OF the Duke of Abercof1
at the Quirinal, March ,, 1873 III
was Cheyalier Of the Order Of tn
Black Eagle, and Of the Austrian Oh
der OF the Golden Fleece, etc.