The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-31
KING
Humbercs Taking Off is Uni
versalIy MOurned

pert was aSSdSSlndtbQ ltIt TINS evening"
He was shot three times and died In a
few minutes.
The name OF his assassin is Angelo
Bressi.
The king had been attending n distri-
button of prizes in connection with a
gymnastic competition. lie had just en-
tered his carriage with his aide-de -camp
amid the cheers Of the crowd, when he
was struck by three revolver shots fred
in quick succession.
One pierced the heart of his majesty,
who fell back and expired in few min
utes.
The assassin was Immediately arrested
and was with some difficulty saved from
the fury OF the populace. He gave his
name as Angelo Bressi, describing him
self as of Prato, in Tuscany.
King Humbert was born at Turin March
IA, 1874, and was the son Of King Victor
Emmanuel IL of Italy and the Archduch-
ess Adelaide Of Austria. 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 nga nf
% he commanded a division Of the Ital-
ian army and covered the retreat Of the
army after the battle of Custozza, in 1866.
Al the age Of "a he married his cousin
Katharine OF Savoy, and to them there
was born one son, who was named Victor
Emmanuel Ferdinand. In 1S7S at the age
of 3S years, Humbert ascended the throne
left vacant by the death of his father
Shortly after mis- ascension to the throne
there was an attempt made to assassinate
him. During the cholera epdemi, in
1874 he gained great favor with his peo-
pie for the generous manner in which he
assisted the victims of the plague out of
his own private Golfers, and for the bra
very he showed in entering the city Of
Naples at the time the epidemic was at
its height 49, D.. .-J
When Humbert was % years old hs
father put him in command of a division
in the battle of Villafranca, and the
young prince managed his charge so well
that with a minimum of raw infantry he
by strategem, overcame whole regiment
Of cavalry at one turn. Victor Emman-
uel 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 SOL
der pure and simple and nothing but a
soldier. Prince Humbert was sent to AL
countries. that he might learn the latest
arts of war and military practice, and
therefore we may look to the father for
the blame of educating a 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 a statesman king.
Stree his early youth Humbert had sub
jected himself to the severest personal
regulations, and for whatever he can be
blamed he can never be said to have
failed in any duty because of his love of
luxury or his disinclination for physical
fatigue or discomfort lie was always
winter and summer, up and at work at
5 o'clock in the morning; he performed ev
erything, down to the smallest personal
duty, for himself, with military exact
ness; and was as punctual in all engage
lnents and appointments as a business
man whose time Is precious and who re
a'izes the Importance of not keeping 9TH
er men CT affairs waiting. Unless there
vas some accident or some unavoidable
delay rver which he had no control, or
unless he was accompanied by the queen,
NAIb - ~ lOA hJhSiS bNAAlA'N NAiiA-i =
always appeared invariably the moment
he was expected. Three wears ago. whel
his life was attempted by an anarchist.
who spranE into his carriage, as he was
driving t. the Russian embassy, the king
ordered hle attendant to proceed in haste
tc the 6Cstnatcn, and. upon his arrival
made formal epology for the delay, not
mentioning the cause of The consequently
excusable failure to come up to time.
POPE CELEBRATES MASS.
BRUSSELS, JULY 30.-A special from
Rome says:
Manager Angelo di Pietro, prefect Of
the congregation OF the council took it
upon himself to inform the pope Of the
assassination of King Humbert. lie en-
tered the chamber Of Leo at an early
hour The latter was already awake
The cardinal cautiously first stated
that ar attempt had been made upon the
life of the king, whereupon the pope I'M
rnediately asked If the wound was dam
gerous. The prelate replied Very dan
gerous. but his anxious air was noticed
by the pope, who at once OWNED the
truth. His emotion was such that he was
unable 10 speak for some time When his
distress had passed he wished to leave his
bed and to celebrate mass for those Of
The Kings soil.
Later he summoned Cardinal Rampolla
(papal secretary Of state), whom he re-
quested TO send dispatch Of coincidence
TO Princess Clotilde, sister Of the queen.
The audiences fixed for today were sus
pended"
LoUBET SENDS CONDOLENCE.
PARIS, JULY 30-President Loubet and