Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-11
FRANCO PICKS France
As Place OF REFUGE
Ex-PREMIER OF PORTUGAL NOW
IN FRENCH CITY AFTER
LONG FLIGHT.
GIVES UP POLITICS;
LIKES PRIVATE LIFE
Former Dictator Leaves Madrid for
Gay European City, Accompanied
by His Wife, Son and Senator
Novas-secrecy Is Nipped.


by His Wife, Son and Senator
Inconsistency Is Nipped.
Paris, Feb S.-Accompanied by his
wife, son and Senator Novas, EXPIRE
mier Franco of Portugal arrived in
Bordeaux Friday night, having come
from Madrid in their wild flight away
from the country which the former
dictator deserted in order to prevent
a revolution. When the party left
Madrid, they purchased tickets only
to the frontier, but did not leave the
train at Hendaye, France, continuing
towards Paris. 1t is generally thought
here that Franco desires to reach Ger
many and place his son in university
there. In his flight Franco has en-
deavored to maintain absolute secrecy,
but his whereabouts leaked out con-
tinually.
Franco Consents to Talk.
The train was guarded by Spanish
soldiers as far as the frontier.
A correspondent travelled with Senior
Franco as far as Hendaye, and on the
way Franco finally consented to dis
cuss the protentous events of Satur-
day: THE tragedy was sad blow for
me- he said; Il have been struck to
the heart. Yet, in spite of everything
] hope to see my country recover.
have confidence in the future of Por-
tugal and in the monarchy which has
been so cruelty tried. When 1 offered
my resignation l told Queen Amelie
that all the monarchical parties had
friends would give the ministry the
most loyal and the most complete
support. l wish henceforth to live in
peace, far from the politics / have
abandoned forever
Franco Is Nervous.
Madrid, Feb. S.-Former Premier
Franco displayed great nervousness at
the railroad station here. He arrived
there accompanied by several police
men and entered by side door. While
paying for the tickets for his party his
hands trembled SO that the money fell
from them to the floor. These arrange
ments finally completed, the travellers
quickly entered sleeping car which
had been switched to side-track and
which later was attached to the regu-
lar Paris train. Policemen surround
ed the car to keep back the curious
crowd. There was no hostile demon
stration. The Spanish government de-
tailed detective to accompany Fran
co to the frontier.
Kings Body in Coffin.
Lisbon, Feb. S.-The body of King
Carlos was placed in its coffin, after
which the queen mother, Maria Pia,
Queen Amelie, his wife, and Manuel,
his son, were admitted to view the
remains. There was then a painful
and heart-rending scene, for the two
queens and the young king broke down
and wept bitterly. Maria Pia had been
kneeling in prayer beside the body of
the king. Suddenly, a victim to I'M
comfortable emotion, she grasped the
dead mans hands in hers and kissed
them repeatedly. Her face was stream
ing with tears. Friends were obliged
to remove her gently though forcibly
from the side of the bier. When the
wife and son of the dead monarch
were admitted to the mortuary cham
Der they knelt in prayer tears flow
ing from their eyes and their voices
choked with emotion.
State Officials Attend.
1t was midnight when the body. in
Its coffin, was solemnly transported to
the royal chapel. All the doctors and
high officials of the palace were in at
tendance The head priest attached
to the palace led the procession carry
ing in his hands the palace cross. He
was followed by the palace major
domo, and then came group of cour-
tiers and other officials. Behind the
coffin marched the duke of Oporto, the
kings brother, and Vice Admiral
Capello, the latter bearing the kings
plumed helmet and sword. The troops
presented arms as the cortege passed.
On the breast of the dead king were
various insignia and orders, and his
hands We're encased in white gloves.
In his fingers was a rosary, the beads
being black pearls. AS the process
sion moved slowly along priests re-
cited the prayers for the dead, while
from afar could be heard the boom
OF cannon on board the warships.
When the final prayers were said the
palace church bells broke out in a
rhythmic and cadenced dirge. A sim
liar ceremony marked the transfer of
the body of the crown prince to the
Royal chapel. The face OF the young
man was covered with a Portuguese
flag to hide his wound
Carlos Wealth $4,000.
King Carlos died poor man. His
entire fortune consisted of insurance
policies held by the Bank of Portugal
as security for advances made. After
these repayments have been made it
is declared that there will not remain
more than 100000 to be distributed to
the heirs of the king.
Senior Machado, the leader of the
republican party, in an interview Fri
day denied Indignantly that there was
any connection between his party and
the assassinations, which tragedy thu
party deeply regretted. Machado ex-
planned that the republicans were an
opposition group, that their course had
been perfectly legal, and that nothing
was further from their minds than a
propaganda of force.
Begins Printing Office Probe.
Washington, Feb. William S.
Rossiter, who was designated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to make a thorough in