The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-12
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to his project To accomplish both the de-
struction OF the Quiniral and of the lives
OF all those housed beneath its roof, the
king and queen foremost.
The greatest secrecy is maintained con-
corning the matter. But so great is the
alarm which has been created by the
affair in court and official circles that
1t is doubtful whether the tunnel beneath
the QuiniraI vii he thrown open 10 tram
car traffic as long as the palace continues
to be occupied as headquarters OF the
sovereign here at Rome.
At the time when King Humbert fool
ishly granted permission 10 the tramway
companies TO run the tunnel beneath the
palace. he was warned by the police OF
danger II would present. since IL would
be the easiest thing in the wcrld for any
passenger riding through the tunnel on
one Of the surface cars 10 drop unseen
some Internal machine which in five or
ten minutes would explode, blowing the
palace above into rains.
The authorities pointed out that II
would be almost impossible 10 devise
safeguards against dangers OF this kind.
When Victor Emmanuel came 70 the
throne last year he was urged to repeal
the permission for the construction Of
the tunnel but declined 70 do anything OF
the kind on the ground that his fathers
wishes would always be sacred 10 him
The discovery Of the present plot and
the arrest of the Anarchist entrusted
with its execution have terrified 10 such
a degree TIE young queen, who is on the
eve OF becoming q mother, that either the
tunnel. which has been completed but not
yet thrown open TO traffic. viii have TO
be closed OF its opening delayed until q
new palace has been built for the king
and queen in some other part Of the
city.
Il Is the latter alternative that is likely
70 be decide upon For there is much IN
the Quirnal. formerly the residence Of
the pope. TO remind the Italian sovereigns
that they are intrudcrs there. while the
very fact Of a large portion OF II being
subject TO papai ben is sufficient 70 render
Catholics reluctant 70 cross its threshold
Moreover. II is difficult TO protect against
outrages Of the Anarchist order. while
in grandeur il is in no way commensurate
to the purposes for which IL Is used.
The construction Of a new palace has
long been the pet scheme OF King Victor
Emmanuel. and i viii be a source of no
epense whatsoever TO the national treas
ury, as the money used for the purpose
will be derived from the sale OF some OF
royal palaces which are 20 be found
vacant and unused in almost every city
OF the peninsula
Were II not for the alarm o. Queen Hell
cate health. il is doubtful II King Victir
Emmanuel would aIiow himself 70 be un-
duly moved by the danger with which he
is threatened. For he Is known 20 snare
the views Of his father that regicidal out
RACES are risks inherent TO kingshiD an
opinion which can only be considered as
correct when it is borne in mind that at
the present moment not only the Italian
monarch, but the car. the sultan and the
kaiser are ia imminent danger Of death
Within the last week internal machines
have been discovered beneath the dininS
room OF the car and czarins, in theLs
palace at Tsari1oe Zel0. while dissatisfaLs
ton prevails 70 such an extent even With
IN the Yndiz Kiosque al Constantinople
that the sultan is covering with terrar
and changing his rooms and his guarus
every Gay
Moreover. the kaiser has Just recOvcrsS
from the wound winch he received az the
hands Of an assaiiant while driving
through the streets 81 Bremen. and seems