The Irish standard., 1900-08-04
IIUNllsMis'r"S REIGN.
a Brief Sketch of the Life of til.
Murdered Ruler.

King lIumhrrt'& fun name WAS Ermbrrtn
Rrnier Charles Emmanuel jean Mario Fer
diuand ltuernC. He was born at Turin ON
March a. lStl. He was the son OF Victor
Emmanuel H.. who died on January g.
1878, and of Queen Adelaide, who was be-
Tore her marriage arhcduvhcSs of Aust ria
He succeeded To the throne upon the death
OF his father He was married to Princess
Helen" ui Munt,nvSru in Rome on April
| 80. ISIS.
Once before his majesty was attacked by
an aSaiSsin. Tn November H. 1875 short
~ after he had been crowned, an ATTEMPT
was made on his life while he was entering
the city of Naples, Giovanni Passarate. u
couk. W"NlnE :, lag. approached the royal
carriage and stabbed the king in the arm
with a short dagger. His maj Sly drew his
sword and wounded the man. Members of
the royal suite came To his assistance, but
not until one of them WAS severely wound
Ell Mas the wOuld-be murderer secured.
kihG linnOcrtS reign has been marked
more Tor his ability to keep his people knit
| together than Tor any extraordinary uctiv-
i,y he has shown in the affairs of the ma
| tons OF Europe. Most of the historians of
modern affairs contend that ltaly's stHbil-
1ty since 1861, when Victor Emmanuel WAS
1irSt Saluttd king, has been due to the
Sasacity OF h,r ministers rather than to
tile greatness OF either llumbert or his
father But it is memorable that even
! army and navy of his country were as
nothing, his people were Impoverished,
roads were unDuilt and the nation had II
poor standing among the people Of the
earth
The triple alliance with its acconpani-
mentS OF ready armies and equipped navy,
has llOurslcd under his rule. and his pco-
pie have remained loyal to him. in spite
OF the scandals which shook, in turn, every
minister from place and power
The most notable achievements OF King
1lumbert's reign have been the conslIm-
nation of the triple alliance between Ger
many, Austro-IIungary and Italy, ana tho
securing OF Turkish adhesion to the COM
pact as precautionary measure against
the possible cncrOacimcntS of Russia and
other powers Beyond this he seems to
have been content to care mostly for the
Internal and material advancement of his
people. as though they were at most and
at least his ncighhors. companions and
friends. OF late years he has followed
more clJscly in the humane and generous
practices OF his nmiHble wile--visiting hos
pitals. mingling with the poor and giving
his personal care to charities that are not
included in the written duties Of the state
departments.
ItnIy's New King and Queen.
Nittorio Emmanuel Ternandno Maria
Gcnnaro. who succeeds his father to the
throne of Italy, was the only son OF King
llumbert. He was born November H. 1869,
and has the reputation of being u liberal,
scholarly and soldicrly man. He is a gen
cral in the Italian army, and Il patron of
art and literature. He is Il cheva lier of
he Order of the Golden Fleece and
i Knight Of the Garter.
His wife. ltaly'S new queen, was Prin-
cess Helena one OF the seven daughters of
Prince Nicolas. the ruler of the little prin-
cipality OF Montenegro. She was born in
the royal palace. in Ccttnjc in 1873. With
her sisters. she inherited the superb dark
beauty OF her mother, the daughter of a
Montcncgrin nobleman. She has been most
carefully reared by tutors and govcrnesscs
and is not only admirable in all the arts and
6rhceS Of European courts. but Is we'll
vcrsed in the play OF politics and in every
way qualified to succeed even so lovely a
queen as Marghcrita Of Italy. The nup-
tails oi Prince VittOrio and Princess Helena
were celebrated in Rome October "a, 1886,
with all the pomp and circumstance usual
ON such occasions.
known ut Paterson.
Paterson, N. j., July 31.--The rumor
that Angelo Bressi, who was ed
Sunday at Monza, Italy, for the ussas-
sina,ion OF King llumbcrt. had lived
here caused quite sensation in the
Italian quarter. Monday afternoon.
after diigent search among the ltal.
ians. it was learned that broad silk
weaver named Angelo Bress, aged
about SO years. had worked in the silk
mills owned by Hamil d Booth, in this
city, up to May last. lie left for Italy
about that date and nothing has been
heard Of him since. During his stay
here. which was about six months, he
lived at the Hotel Barftholdi, 325
Straight street. Those who knew him
say that he was of a quiet temperament
and inotfensive man.
Michigan Gets Her Money Back.
Washington, July 31.--The treasury
department on Monday delivered to
the private secretary of the governor
of Michigan warrant for $247, 474, be.
ing the amount due the state for army
stores and munitions of war furnished
by the state during the Spanish war.
COrbett and Mccoy 10 Fight.
New York, July 31.-James j. Cor
bstt and Charles (KidD Mccoy have
been matched to fight Is rounds be.
fore the Twentieth Century club in
Madison Square garden in the last