Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-06
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

| TELEGRAPH NEWS.
| LISBON, Feb. 3.-The Boy King" )"
who henceforth will be known as
, Manuel H.. is today ruler of Portugal
| and the revolution into which the In
stigators of the bloody events of Sat
urday had hoped to plunge the coun-
try has not up to the present en-
quilted the nation. Premier Franco,
| the dictator and the real commander
of the countryis destinies whom the
moral and physical right OF all par
| ties and the powerful interests have
| not succeeded in destroying, remains
still the triumphant leader, not only
uhconquered but unaffrighted, but re-
termined to prevent further violence
| and insurrection and to preserve the
monarchy.
Lisbon today seems sincerely pros
| trated with grief. The streets are
silent, and people wearing emblems
of mourning pass slowly and sorrow
fully, discussing the murder of the
king. The cowardly shooting of the
| King in the back calls forth words OF
| execration on the regicides. while the
government declares that the murders
monarchy and insure the fidelity of
the people. The army apparently is
still loyal.
The king and crown prince were
| shot to death while seated in the roy
al carriage at Lisbon after their re-
turn from villa Vicosa, where they
had been sojourning, by band o
| men who fired a volley from car
| caTbines.
The royal family was driving in an
open carriage when a group OF men at
| the corner of Praco de Commercio
and the Rue de Arsenal sprang sud.
| denly toward the carriage and, level
ing carbines. which they had con
cealed upon them, fired mortally
wounding the king and the crown
prince and slightly wounding the
kings second son. Prince Manuel.
Queen Amelie. who rose in the car
riage and tried to shield the crown
prince, was unhurt. Immediately the
police guard fred upon the regicides.
killing three of them.
The assassination of King Carlos is
the outcome of the political war that
has been waged in this and other cit
les of Portugal for the past few years.
and which during the last few months
has grown exceedingly bitter.
Premier Franco has been compelled
to take decisive stand against the
radical republicans and has at times
been forced to use drastic measures
to maintain the authority OF the gov
ernment.
During the past few weeks there
have been rumors OF a plot to over
throw the government and establish
republic in Portugal. Since this
police have maintained an exception
ally strict vigil. On several occasions
plotters were discovered and scarcely
day passed in which the authorities
did not discover and condscate stores
of arms and ammunition.
Recently fears have been enter.
tanned that the disanection was
spreading to the army and only few
days ago the government ordered that
certain officers be transferred TO di:-
ferent regiments.
LISBON. Feb. 3.-An official report
of the tragedy as given out by the
government to the newspapers. reads
as follows:
| THE king. queen and crown prince
were riding in the first carriage to
their villa outside Of Lisbon. Prince
Manuel and officers from the royal
/ palace were in the second carriage.
In front Of the Prado de Commercio
a man armed with a carbine suddenly
broke through the front row OF the
crowd and shot at the king. The dis
tracted queen tried to shield the
crown prince who defended himself
courageously with his walking stick
against two other men. Suddenly
shots were heard and the prince fell
wounded. The queen. shouting fol
help, bent over the body Of the crown
prince and received his last kiss
The prince Immediately expired. All