Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-02-06
KING CARLOS |
and SON SLAIN
RULER AND CROWN PRINCE OP
PORTUGAL ASSASSxNATEo.
QUEENS EFFORTS SAVE SON
Prince Manuel Alec Weanded By
Band Of Assassins Flriag
CsrhlRes.


Portugal and the crown pstnee. Luiz
Philippe, were assassinated yesterdav
and the city is In state Ct Sprsas.
The kings second son, Ne infant
Manuel. was slightly wounded but
Queen Amelie. who str0ve - save
the crown princes LIE BY thsowing
herself upon him. was unhur<.
A band of men waiting at the cor.
ner of the Praco de Commercio and
the Rua de Arsenal suddenly sprang
toward the open carriage in which the
royal family were driving 10 the pal
ace, and, leveling carbines which
they had concealed upon them. fred.
The king and the crown 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.
pired.
Almost at the first shot the hing fen
back on the cushions dying and at
the same moment the crown prince
was seen to half rise and then sink
back on the seat. Queen Amelie
jumped up and threw herself toward
the crown prince in an apparent e.
fort to save his life at the cost OF
her own, but the prince already had
received his death wound. /.
The palace guard fired On the as,
sassins, killing three the police killed
one.
For days and weeks there Has been
the greatest crisis in the history Of
Portugal and the administration Of
Premier Franco Is held responsible
for the present outrage. The king an
along had favored his preaaier whom
he believed to be the man who would
eventually re-establish peace In the
realm.
recurrence OF the scenes of the
French revolution Is feared The mill
tary authorities of the city are doing
everything In their power to prevent
the uprising.
Regiments of soldiers which are
known to be loyal to the seignins
house are being thrown into the city
and the streets are being cleared Of
all people
Intense excitement prevails. All
messages are being censored and no
one Is allowed to leave the country
or cross the frontier into Spain.
While there had been considerable
disruption In political affairs In Por-
tugal for a long time, the strained
relations between King Carlos and
parliament were brought to a head
only on May IL last by the dissolu-
ton OF the chambers. The state coun.
cillors addressed letter to the king
protesting against the state Of abso-
lutism which resulted from the disso-
luton and declared then that the king
and the country had been placed In
a dangerous position.
The crisis in the political situation
arose from the fact that the cabinet,
which represented exclusively the new
liberal group, found its programme of
reforms obstructed by both the old
conservative and progressive parties'
and decided to ask for the dissolution
of parliament In order to bring about
the PRONUNCIATION of a number of
measures by means of DEGREES. The
cabinet was of the opinion that thus
having established its determination
radically to reorganize the affairs of
the country 1t could appeal with the
fullest confidence to the people In a
general election. The opposition at
tackled the king for dissolving parlia-
ment, declaring this t, be an uncon-
stitutional step.
Lisbon, Feb. ga boy king who
hence forth will be known as Manuel
II, is now the ruler of the kingdom
Of Portugal. and the revolution into
which the instigators OF the bloody
events of Saturday had hoped to
plunge the country, has not yet at
least engulfed the nation.
Franco fhn dtnfofar onA 1901 -.
mander of the oountry's destinies.
whom the moral and physical might
OF all parties and interests ave not
succeeded In destroying, remains still
the triumphant leader, not emily uncon-
quered and unaffrighted. but retained
In power by the new king, at all costs
to prevent further violence and in
surrection and to preserve the mon
archy.
The only word of indication that
universal order in Portugal has pos
sibly been broken came from Opo~te
In the,form of rumor that republic
has been proclaimed there, but this
was not confined.
Lisbon, from a scene OF revolution
airy outbreaks, seems sincerely pros
trated with grief. The streets are
silent and the people, wearing en-
blems of mourning, pass slowly ana
sorrowfully, discussing the murder or
the king and the crown prince. 4
So far as outward appearances go,
nevertheless, subdued excitement per-
vades the city whose population sim
is fearful that Saturdays crimes will
be followed by more bloodshed ana
are only the prelude to series Of ma,
tional disasters.