Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02
lTALY'A KING FALLS.
9umbert AssassinaJed at Monza,
His SuT ,ner Home,
A BULLET THROUGH Ills HEART.
The Assassin, Angelo HreSsI an An
RrchlSI, Barely Escages the Fury
Of the Populuco l'ec Murderer
Formerly OI Patterson, N, ..

Monza, Italy, July 30 King Hum.
bert was assassinated here yesterday
evening
He was shot three times and died In
few minutes,
Tho name OF his assassin Is Angelo
Bressl.
The king had been attending a dis
tribution of prizes in connection with
gymnastlc competition. He had just
entered his carriage, with his aide'de'
camp, amid the cheers Of the crowd,
when he was struck by three revolver
shots fired In quick succession,
One pierced the heart Of his ma
jesty, who fell back and expired in q
few minutes.
The assassin was Immediately ar
rested and was with some difficulty
saved from the fury of the populace,
He gave his name az Angelo Bressi,
describing himself as of Prato, in
Tuscany.
King Humbert was born at Turin,
March H. 1874, and was the son OF
King Victor Emmanuel H., Of Italy
and the Archduchess Adelaide of Aus
tria, In his early days he took to the
army, and with his father went
through the campaign in 1859 at the
age of Is years. At the age of 20 he
commanded a division of the Italian
army, and covered the retreat of the
army after the battle of Custo2za, In
1866 At the age OF "a he married his
cousin, Margarlta of Savoy, and ia
them there was born one son who was
named Victor Emmanuel Of Ferdinand
In 1878, at the age OF "a years, Hum
bert ascended the throne left vacant
by the death Of his father, Shortly
after his ascension to the throne there
was an attempt made to assassinate
him, During the cholera epidemic In
1884 he gained great favor with his
people for the generous manner In
which he assisted the victims Of the
plague out Of his own private Golfers
and. for the bravery he showed in en-
tering the city Of Naples at the time
the epidemic was at its height.
When Humbert was 20 years old his
father put him in command of a divi
sion In the battle of Villafranca, and
the young prince managed his charge
SO well thet Will u minimum of raw
infantry he, by stratagem, overcame
a whole regiment Of cavalry at one
turn. Victor Emmanuel saw in the
youth the seed of a future general,
and with the narrow Vision and one
sided prejudice Of the victorious sol
der he straightway turned all his at
tention to educating his son to be a
soldier pure and simple, nothing but
a soldier Prince Humbert was sent
to all countries that he might learn
the latest arts OF war and military
practice, and therefore we may looh
to the father for the blame Of educat
ing soldier to rule his people when
the battle was over, for placing upon
the throne a military ruler when Italy
was at peace, and needed with all the
great crying need Of a bleeding war
ravaged unity statesman king.
Bressl, the assassin, was captured
Immediately and the people wanted
to kill him for revenge. He showed
little excitement when he admitted
that he had murdered the king, The
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laid in the Pantheon.
Rome, July 30.--It was after mid
night before the news Of the kings
death reached here, and until this
morning there was no outward sign
that anything unusual had happened
soon signs Of mourning was rapidly
appearing throughout the city. Crepe
was displayed upon many residences
and public buildings. Portraits Of the
murdered monarch occupied points oi
vantage, draped in black and flags are
now flying at half mast everywhere
King Humbert's body will be brought
to Rome.
II Is stated that the name Of the
assassin does not appear In the list ol
dangerous Anarchists known to the
police.
, "A few newspapers this morning pub
llsh short tributes to the noble quail
ties of King Humbert, declaring that
it is due to his love for the working
classes that he has fallen victim ia
assassination. The papers add a few
words of sympathy and respect for
the new king.
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Cape Town July 30.-General Prins |
loo, with 5000 men, has surrendered
Internationally to the British
London, July 80. The following Of
ficial dispatch has been received from
Lord Roberts.
Now Yorh. JNly 81 Ango!o Bressl