The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
Prince Manuel Receives
Slight Wound.
Poems WHO COMMITTED THE
MURDER ARE KILLED ON SPOT
Royal Family Was Driving In an
0pen Carriage.


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Madrid. Feb. 1--King Carlos. Of Por-
tugal, and the Grown Prince Lux
Philippe. were assassinatsd today ana
the city II In q state Of uproar. the
Kings second son. the infant Manuel,
was slightly wounded but queen
Afnelie, who Htrove to save the Grown
Princes life by throwing herself upon
him, was unhurt
al band OF men waiting ut the corner
OF the Praco do Commerce. and the Rua
do Arsenal, suddenly sprang toward
the open carriage in which the Royal
family were driven 70 the palace. ana
dwelling carbines which they had con-
ceaied upon them, fired.
The King and Grown Prince. upon
whom the attack was directed, were
each shot three times and they lived
only long enough to be carried to the
Marine arsenal nearby. where they ex-
most at the sirst shot. the King
~ back on the cushions. dying. and
same moment the Crown Prince
seen to half rise and then. sink
ID up and threw herself toward
la- rown Prince in an effort to save
Re at the cost Of her 0wus but the
already had received his death
wound. The police guard fired upon
the assAasins and killed three Of them
The Roysl family were returning
from villa Vices where thay had been
sotonrning and were on their way from
the railroad station 70 the palace. A
strong guard was In attendance be,
cause OF tho resent uprising IN the. city
and the discovery Qf q plot to assass
sinate Premier Franco and overthrow
the InopaFcby. But the band 81 muir.
tageous spot fer tie cenmlsYlop ~
their crime whefe they wsea conceal
Cd from the eyes ax tho police sin9il
the carffage hH9 wnesie6 Into trace
do Conamercio. ataEgH SQUARES
Before any OF the guards were aware
of what was happening, the aagassins
l6Rpad to the carrIage and tnstaAtiy d
nstt sill was terrible con2nhion the
King and Crown Prince being shot
down without the slightest chance to
save themselves. Police guards sprang
upon the regicides. the number 81 whom
Is somewhat uncertain, and killed three
OF these committed suicide after being
placed in prison It Is charged that
one OF the muFderers was g spaniard
named Cordova.
Bodies are Removed.
The bodies Of the King and the
Crown Prince were removed from the
marine arsenal in two closed carriages
TO the royal palaces, escorted by nlu-
nicipai guards mounted.
The news OF the assassination swept
through the city like ire through dry
grass and tonight the entire popula-
taco Is panic stricken not knowing
where the next blow will fall There
- the greatest dread for the future Of
the country which seems on the verge
- AnA 49, raIrx fFaf n n
revolution with all the attendant hor-
rors and bIoodshed. Throughout the
city CONSERVATION reigns and all the
houses and business places are harri-
caded.
An examination Of the wounds Of the
King. who was already dead when he
reached the arsenal, showed that three
bullets had found their mark. One
wound was situated at the nape Of the
neck, q second in the shoulder. and the
third, which was the fatal wound sew
cred the carotid artery. The Grown
Prince. who was still breathing, but
who died almost immediately after adj
mission to the arsenal, had suffered
three wounds in the head and chest.
Two bullets had struck Prince Manuel,
one on the lower jaw and the other in
the arm s.,
queen Maria. Pia. the mother Of King
Carlos the Duke Of oporto. his brother.
u
court officials hastened at once to the
arsenal when the news reached them
Of the attack upon the royal family.
The cold-blooded murder has sent &
thrill Of horror throughout the coun.
try. even among those who have been
working politically Tor the establish.
ment eventually Of q republic. and sor-
row is expressed on every hand at the
dreadful end Of the King ana the
Crown Prince.
At the first blush It would seem as
though the assassination was the work
of anarchists and not OF republican
sympathizer. Nevertheless. the stir
ring events OF the last few weeks has
prepared the people for some startling
elimination. The discovery OF plot sf-
ter plot, as well as the discovery OF
many secret stores OF weapons and am
munition, have demonstrated beyond
peradventure the existence Of a deter
mination on the part of q large body
OF the Portuguese to overthrow the
present conditions and proclaim a re-
public.
The tragedy occurred about $40 in
the afternoon but the panic which in
stantly gripped the city and ali its ac-
tivities Frustrated the lines Of comrnu-
nicaion and 1t VIZ not till some hours
that the news OF the assassinations
were permitted to be sent broadcast.
Lisbon tonight wears an air OF utter
desolation. The theatres and cafes are
closed. the streets are almost deserted
and the electric cars are moving with.
out passengers. In short the city has,
shut itself up in its houses.
Physicians Sunamoned.
While the people communed upon the
future OF their country the minds Of an
the faithful. monarchists turned Al
once to the thought that the wounded
Infant Manuel was now King OF Por-
tugai With this conviction came the
other that all must be done to safe
guard the boys life and couriers thun-
dered through the streets summoning
to the bedside OF the wounded youth,
all the skilled persons that could be
found in Lisbon.
The latest bulletin from the bedside