The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-03
AnnansLns Lean Eorward.


Of what was happening the assasstns
leaped toward the carriage and in.
stantly fusillade OF shots rang out
In moment all was terrible confu'
sion, the king and crown prince being
shot down without the lightest chance
to save themselves. Police guards
sprang upon the regicldes, the number
Of whom is somewhat uncertain. and
Killed three of them and captureA
three others. One of these committed
suicide after being placed in prison.
1t is charged that one OF the murder
ers was a spaniard named Cordova.
Bodies Taken to Palace.
The bodies of the king and crown
prince were removed from the marine
arsenal in two closed carriages TO the
royal place. the Pace Das Neccessl.
daes. the late residence of the king.
escorted by municipal guards mount
ed.
The news of the assassination
spread through the city like FIRE, and
Saturday night half the populace were
panic. stricken, not knowing where the
next blow may fall. There is the
reatest dread for the future of the
country, which seems on the verge
If being plunged into the awful throes
If a revolution with all the attend
mt horrors and .bloodshed.
CONSERVATION Reisns.
Throughout the city CONSERVATION
reigns and all the houses and business
places are barricaded. An examina.
ton 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 sit.
uated at the nape of the neck. sec
ond In the shoulder and the third,
which was the fatal wound, severed
the carotid artery. The crown prince,
who was still breathing. but who died
almost Immediately after admission
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.
Queen Marie Amelie, the mother of
King Carlos. the Duke of opporto, bis
brother, and number OF the ministers
and court officials. FASTENED at once to
the arsenal when the news reached
them OF the attack upon the royal
family.
Thrill of Horror.
The cold blooded murder has sent 4
thrill OF horror throughout the coun-
Try, even among those who have been
working politically for the establish
ment eventually of republic, and sor.
row is expressed on every hand at the
dreadful end of the king and the crown
prince.
At the first blush 1t would seem as
though the assassination was the work
of anarchists and not of republican
synpathizers. Nevertheless the stir
ring events of the last few weeks had
prepared the people for some startling
elimination. The discovery of plot
after plot as well as the discovery Of
many secret stores of weapons anil
ammunition, had demonstrated beyond
peradventure the existence OF a dc
termination on the part of larga
body OF the Portuguese to overthrow
present conditions and proclaim re,
public.
Dissolved Chamber.
Senior Franco. the premier, publish
ed decree dissolving the chamber.
and stated that after seven months OF
parliamentary strife he had found II
impossible to govern with parlia.
ment and to carry out his programme,
which included policy OF social and
economic reforms and efficient party
control of the administration. In this
he established veritable dictatorship
and since then has governed with an
iron hand.
Reports emanating from many parts
II Portugal and through Madrid with.
In the last few months have indicated
that trouble was brewing for Portugal
and that revolutionists were at work.
After numerous minor uprisings had
been put down, the police on Januar!
% came upon
A widespread Plot
10 overthrow the monarchy, and pro
claim Portugal a republic. The plo'
was organized by n small group OF ad
vanced Republicans, and the originnl
intention was to nssassinate Premier
Franco and depend upon the secret, re
publican and labor organizations. arm
ed with bombs, and revolvers, to com
plete the work OF revolution in the
streets.
But the police raided the meetinf
place of the consplrators and made :
number OF arrests, selling quantities OF
bombs and other weapons, and since
then other raids have been made in