The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-18

dent Mckinley, there have twice been
rumors of plots of which he was to be
the victim. On March II, 1899,
Henry Muller, who had served as a
private in New York regiment dur
ing the civil war, was arrested at Mon
trcal, Canada, because of threats
which he had made to kill the Prcsi-
dent. Muller declared that Mr.. Nc
kinley was an enemy Of the Germans
and said he intended to go to Wash
iDgton and assassinatc him. Muller,
it appeared. had been wounded in the
head during the war, aud since that
time had been subject to periodical
fits Of insanity. His threats against
the President were not taken seri-
Ous:y.
On July II, 1900, there was pub
l;shcd report Of an alleged plot which
had been discovered among Spanish
and Cuban conspirators to assassinate
President Mckinley. According to
the story, the conspirators had their
headquarters in cigar store in lower
Broadway. An investigation by the
authorities was said to have estab-
lished the groundlessness Of the ru-
mors.
In monarchical countries attempts
on the life of the ruler have been
equally but no moro frequent. The
assassination of Emperor Alexander I,
of Russia, Of the Empress Elizabeth
of Austria, and Of King Humbert, o;
Italy, and the attempt on tho life of
King Edward at Brussels, when he
was yet Prince of Wales, are the most
conspicuous Of recen. instances.
The assassination of President
Carnot, Of France, occurred on June
"a, 1894. Like the attempted killing
Of President Mckinley, it occurred at
an exposition. The assassin vas a
young baker, who had been working
in Cette, an Italian not very familiar
with the French language. The
tragedy occurred as NJ. Carnot was
driving in State through the streets
of Lyons as the guest of the city,
which was holding IN exhibition of
arts, sciences and industries.
The President had ordered away the
special guard provided by the prefect
of police for his safety, and the as
sassin had no difficulty in leaping
from the front rank of tho spectators
to the step of the landau in which
President Carnot sat- With pom
lard, held concealed in a newspaper,
the assassin struck the Chief Execu-
tive vicious blow that drove the
poniard's point through the Presi-
dents l:7aT. Tie iatter died that
night.
The assassin shouted, "Vive IAN
archier' and started to fee, but was
struck and seized by some persons
standing by and taken to prison under
strong escort Of police, which had
struggle to save the prisoner from
being lynched. He was guillotined at
Lyons on August 16.
Of assassinations of rulers in mon
archical countries the most recent was
that of King Humbert, of Italy, which
occurred on July 30, 1900. The King
was shot at Monza, where he was in
attendance upon q distribution of
prizes in connection with a gymnastic
competition. His murderer was the
Anarchist BrosOi. who ut one time
was !. resident Of Paterson, N. j..
King Humbert had just entered his
carriage with his aido-de-camp when
he was struck by three revolver shots,
fred in quick succession. One pierced
the Kings heart He fell back and
expired in a few minutes. The as
sassin was Immediately arrcated aud
with some difficulty was saved from
the fury of the populace. Capital
punishment having been abolished in
Italy, Bresci was sentenced to soli-
tary imprisonment for life. Some
time ago he was reported to have com
mittcd suicide in the dungeon in
which he was confined. Other reports
were that ho was killed by the guards
in whose custody he was.
Empress Elizabeth, OF Austria, was
assassinated by an italian Anarchist
on quay at Geneva, Switzerland, on
the af.ernecn &c Saturday, Saturday September
10, 1898. The Empress, who had
been at the Hotel Beaurivage for sew
eral days, left 4 few ladies Of her
suite, and was walking from the hotel
to the pier Of the lake steamers. She
had almost reached the pier when
man ran up behind her and plunged
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