Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-08
Final Tribute Will Be Paid
to Late King Carlos.
Ex-Premier Discusses Tragedy
While on Way to France.
Kas abandoned Politics For Good.
Wants 10 Live In Peace.

Lisbon, Feb. THE body Of the late
King Carlos was placed in its coffin
yesterday, after which the Queen
mother, Maria Pia, Queen AnelIe, his
wife, and Manuel, his son, were adj
mtted to view it. The two Queens and
the young King broke down and wept
bitterly.
AT midnight the body in it's coffin
was transported to the royal chapel.
The head priest attached to the palace
led the royal procession. carrying the
palace cross. He was followed by the
palace major domo and then came j
group of courtiers and other officials.
Behind the coffin marched the Duke
of Oporto. the Kings brother. AMI
Vice Admiral Capello. the latte- bear
ing the Kings plumed helmet and his
sword The troops presented arms rs
the cortege passed. On the breast OF
the dead King were insignia and or
ders and his hands We're encaSci in
white gloves. In the fingers we're
rosary. the beads being black pearls.
As the procession moved slowly aIn"E
priests Tecited the prayers for the d"a !,
while from afar could he heard the
boom of the cannon on board .he war
ships. When the final prayers were
said the palace church bells broke ont
in a dirge. A similar ceremony mark
ed the transfer of the bodS Of the
Crown Prince to the royal chapel The
face Of the young man was covered
with a Portuguese flag to hide his
wound
The .simpl" but impressive funeral
services tomorrow will be tho final act
in the bloody tragedy of Saturday. All
the arrangements for the solemn
march through the city and In" cere-
mony at the Church of San Ninccntc
have been completed. Although it is
the ancient custom In Portugal for
the new sovereign to walk behind tie
coffin Of the dead monarch d. King
Carlos did when his father was buried,
1t was announced today that neither
of the Queens nor the boy King would
be able to support this trying ordeal
Additional troops were brought into
Lisbon today to accompany the corteCa
and line the route of march.
The last of special foreign missions
to attend the funeral arrived in Lis
bon tonight and hundreds of floral
tributes have been received at the
palace. Practically every government
is represented. Charles Page Bryan.
the American minister, has aent two
wreaths. one to King Manuel with *
pressions Of the most profound sorrow
of President Roosevelt and the !tmeri-
can people and the other to Queen
Amelic. conveying the heartfelt re-
grets of the American nation.
The bodies Of the late shing and
crown prince were viewed by thp, MEM
hers of the diplomatic cofEs today.
They lie in the royal chapel
King Carlos died n poor man. IIi-
entire fortune consisted of insurance
policies held by til" hanks ~ PCr'',.-.,'
as security for advances madr hr...
these repayipcnts have been u ,f
is declared that there will -. .., n.
more than 100000 to be G:..rih,.f.,r r..
the heirs of the late kim Sd -
Machado. the leader of the s"ttI: 's,.:,.-
party. denied Indignantly that there
was any connection between mis- party
and the demonstrations. He explained
that the Republicans were an opposi
tional group and that nothing was fur
Their from their minds than Il propu-
Randa of force. He said he was certain
the Uonarchical regime in Portugal
would die ont peacefully within IL few
years. There would. however. be 10
violence. In this age. he said votes
are mighter than bullets.
IL Is announced today that Captain
Azevede Coutinhe has been appointed
"ivil governor of Lisbon. This is thu,
first time in Is wears that a military
officer has been named to fill this post.