Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-02

parts Of the country indicative Of the
deep sorrow felt by the whole nation.
Everywhere work is suspended and
bourses and theatres closed. In the
principal cities municipal authorities
are considering plans to honor the
memory Of the murdered monarch. At
Mesina the procession marched
through the streets cheering for the
house Of Savoy and the young king. At
Palermo an imposing demonstration
proceeded in solemn silence to the
municipal Offices to express the sorrow
and indignation Of the population after
which the vast crowd cheered the new
king. There were similar demonstra-
tions IN other towns.
Came From America.
Monza, July 31.-Few additional de-
tails of the terrible tragedy are avail
able. 1t happened so quickly and IN
eXpectedIy that the king was dead al
most before the spectators realized
what had occurred. Very few police
were in attendance, and only small
guard Of soldiers was keeping the way
clear for the carriages The king amid
cheers of the crowd, came out smiling.
He had entered the carriage and was
Just driving off, when revolver shots
were fired in quick succession. The
first shot wounded the king in the
neck, the second, the fatal one, pierced
mis- heart; the third broke the arm of
the already dying sovereign. The
crowd was stunned by the unexpected
scene, but speedily a rush was made
toward the assassin He did not at
tempt to escape and was roughly
treated until carabineers secured him
from the fury Of the people The Ang
told the coachman to drive with all
speed to the castle After his exclama-
ton, " 1t is nothing he did not utter a
sound. The assassin, on reaching the
guardroom Of the carabineers, was in
pitiable condition, his hands and
arms being lacerated and bloody, ana
his clothes torn by the angry crowd
Replying to questions he Kissed
through his clenched teeth
Tell them I came from America on
purpose 20 kill Humbert. | have only
just arrived from America and know
no one. | spent day at Bologna, then
came on to Milan" A search made at
his home at PratO resulted in finding
several compromising letters from New
York. Bressi has been absent from
PratO for six or seven years. His
parents live there; he has a brother
in an italian infantry regiment
A Cruel Assassination.
Monza, Italy, July Skiing Hum
bert was assassinated Sunday evening
by man named Angelo Bressi, and
died in few minutes, The king had
been attending a distribution of
prizes in connection with gymnastic
competition. He had just entered his
carriage with his aide-de-camp amid
cheers Of the crowd, when he was
struck by three revolver shots fired in
quick succession. One pierced the
heart of his majesty, who fell back and
expired in few minutes.
The Assassinated King.
King Humbert's full name is Uem-
berto Renter Charles Emmanuel Jean
Marie Ferdinand Eugene He was born
at Turin on March IA, 1914 He was
the son of Nictir Emmanuel IL, who
died on Jan 8, 1878 and of Queen AIDE
aide who was before her marriage an
archduchess of Austria. He succeeded
to the throne upon the death of his
father He was married to Princess
Marguerite Of Savoy at Turin April %,
1868. The heir to the throne is the
prince royal. Victor Emmanuel Ferdi-
nand Marie Janvier prince of Naples,
who was born in Naples Nov II, 1869.
He was married to Princess Helene Of
Montenegro in Rome Oct. "a 1896. His
sister, his senior by one year, was
Princess Clotilde, who became the wife
of Prince Napoleon Jerome Bonaparte.
When the house of Savoy-Carignan
of the older branch, the house of Sa-
voy. and Charles Albert became king
of Sardinia, his realm included the
principality of Piedmont with the ter
Titory of Genia and the hereditary
duchy of Savoy, besides the Island of
Sardinia.
In 1S49 Charles Albert addicted the
throne after the defeat of Novara, leaY-
ing his crown to his son, Victor En-
manuel. The latter was enabled, by
The remarka bic political and military
events of 1859 to 1870, to annex to his
dominions all the other parts of Italy.
He was proclaimed king of Italy in
March, 1861, by a vote of the Italian
parliament at Turin, representing
every province and capital except Rome
and Venice. These were Joined to the
kingdom in 1866 and in 1870 respect
lively. Eight years later, on the aces
sion Of Humbert to the throne, Italy
had a population of nearly 100000
revenue of over $250,000, 900 annually
and a national debt of $4,000, 100000 81
that, though the youngest kingdom il
Europe, it ranked fifth Of the grea
powers.
Humbert. like his father, was
soldier whose personal courage hat
been proved on the battlefield befor
ne was made king Saturday, Jan. 19
1878 when he took the oath of fideIit.
% the constitution before the unite,
senators and deputies comprising til
Italian parliament. he declared the pol
icy of his reign. In an address de
HvereG after he had taken the oath a
king he declared the constitution t
he rho tfai-b Of hiS bOrco opJ Il;