The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-16
AFTER THE KILLING
OF KING, HUMBERT


THE second King of Italy is dead.
Escaping, thanks to his valor as SOL
der, the danger of battle and depart
ing unframed, thanks to Providence,
from the risks he confronted so cour-
ageously to end in a public calamity, |
this good and virtuous King fell VIC
tim to an atrocious crime, while, with
easy conscience and without fear of
danger, he was participating In the joys |
of his people at their feteS.
TT was no6 permitted to me to be |
present at the last breath of my father, !
but 1 understand my first duty to be to
follow the counsels he left me and to
initiate the virtues of the King and first
citizen of Italy.
have to aid me the strength which
comes with the examples of my august
father and of that great King who de-
serves to be called the father of his
country. / have also as a support the
strength which comes from the love
and devotion of the Italian people for
the King, whom they venerated and
weep for"
THE AIDE A SCAPEGOAT.
NEW YORK, August A cable to
the Sun from London says: Unhappy
General Ponsio Vaglia, Humbert's aid
de-camp and master of the royal house,
masters own carelessness and con-
tempt of danger. Humbert always re-
fused an escort or special police protec-
ton while living among his own peo-
pie, as he used to call the Monza folks.
After Acciarito's attempt on his life,
the King was implored to allow precau-
tons to be taken wherever he might be,
and as for idyllic Monza, 1T was point
ed out that 1t was too near Milan, the
| hotbed of revolutioniSts, to be consider
ed outside the danger zone. All such
representations were unavailing. Hum
bert went his own way and was happy.
Now General Ponsio Vaglia is being
upbraided by the press and villified on
all sides for not doing the very things
which he earnestly endeavored to do.
The Queen has not spoken to him since
the fatal night, and the young King,
after listening to his verbal report of
the tragedy, is said to have dismissed
him from the royal service in a few cut
ting words, and the suggestion that not
only the General should have insisted
upon military and police escorts at
Monza, but should also have been able
to prevent the contamination of Bres-
cts murderous design by sacrificing his
own life.
The simple fact that he was in the
, carriage with the King and escaped
!. while Humbert fell is held to be damn
ing proof that he was at fault. Some
papers are even base enough to accuse
3 the fine old soldier of personal COW.
= ardice, and 1t is reported that he, Ii
i consequence, has demanded a military
, court of inquiry.
e A LIBERAL KING.
NEW YORK, August 5.-A special t,
the Times from London says: A ques
;, ton now agitating Italy and interest
j ing all Europe is what the new King
o Victor Emmanuel III, will do. He, a
= is the fashion Of heirs apparent, ha
:, been in the opposite political camp from
his father, and since he attained man
hood has congregated with Socialist
o and leaned to the side of reformers
i VIII he be prepared to continue thi
attitude and to face the consequences
J. Should he do so and prove to be
n strong man, with political qualities Xix
n those of the grandfather, only of
= higher order, then he may regenerat
Italy. On the other hand, should he
e driven by the murder of his father int
y the arms of reactionaries and attemr
/ once more to hold the Italian peopl
a down by the iron hand of the soldier
"A he will not have long to wait for re
- newed attempts at revolution.
- Those who know the young man sa
i he is sensible and amiable, but some
% what obstinate, and easily excited, S
lie the future is dark enough and is nc
X nuCn Illuminated by his IfSt manifest
,e as sovereign of Italy.
J. PLANS FOR FUNERAL.
ROME. August 5.-The presidents
IL the Senate and Chamber of Deputie
y. will accompany the body of King Hum
1t bert from Monza. The train will
ID draped in black. The large hall of tn
railway station here is being trans
= formed into a chapel, richly but severe
!, ly decorated with black cloth, fringe
o. with silver. The troops who are to /
a drawn up on guard, will not form pal
Us of the funeral cortege. According to
s. wish often expressed by King Hun
to bert. the coffin will be transported o
g. a gun carriage.
in The Pantheon is to be lighted wit
ne large lamps and 4S0 candles. At til
n close of the ceremony the coffin will /
=. placed in a small chapel behind til
"a altar, where the coffin of King Victt
10 Emmanuel III has for a long time res
he ed.
a King Victor Emmanuel and Quee
es Helene will arrive in Rome on Wedne;
o. day. The remains of King Humbe
=. will leave Monza the same day, reacl
~ In the city at a. m.
Oh Queen Margherita has composed
no tender prayer in memory of her hu
vn band and has obtained permission fro
the Archbishop of Cremona to circula
The City Council of MonZa has ced,
the plot of ground, including the SD
where King Humbert was assassinate
>, to the royal family. who will erect
chapel there.
- THE NEW SOvEREIGNS IN ROM
ROME, August SKIING Victor Ell
,d manuel III and Queen Helen arriv
here this morning. They were receiy
by the ministers, the presidents of t
Senate and Chamber of Deputies, ma
senators and deputies and all the eli
and military authorities. The sove
eigns went Immediately to the Out
- nal. During their passage through
an streets the crowds present uncover
their heads.
"e THE Krupps beat the world in ma
'ar ing light field artillery" said one Of I
dy English officers in New Orleans looki
lea after stock shipments to a newspar
-. man of that city. II don't know a.
'oh good raacn, xvtx- tho Garx,o-. clo,-