The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-05

sneOn OF Ct. vincent 1Or 1nIerment. Inc
cofIins repose in the center of the inn
proVised chapel on a bier covered with
rich black velvet upon which is embroid-
cred large white cross. At the head
of the coffin of the king rests the royal
crown. covered with crepe, while at the
foot lies the late kings sword and he'll
met
During the entire time the bodies lie
in state the forts of the city and the
warships in the Tagus will fire statutes at
intervals of fifteen minutes.
National mourning Syill be observed by
the court and public for three months
A high official said today that Franco
wanted to exercise even a more deSpotic
power and that at the interview with the
new king he said it was quite impos-
sible for him to join the coalition move
ment. 1t was with eyes filled with tears
that King Manuel finally accepted Fran
co.'s resignation. The former premier shen
hastily left the palace and has not been
seen since. King Manuel then called in
the mOnarchical leaders and named iAd-
riral Ferreira do Amaral premier of the
new cabinet. Queen Ame1ie herself Is
sued orders TO the military that the life
of Franco should be carefully guarded.
Censorship Relaxed.
The censorship hitherto imposed on the
press here has to some extent been re-
Taxed and the papers are publishing list
of political prisoners.
The new ministers, while at the palace
this afternoon. took the oath of office,
and. having offered condolences to the
queen. held a council of state. King Man
uel presided and the ministers received
their portfolios tonight They win pre-
pare fresh DEGREES, which Will be pub
lished in the Official Gazette tomorrow
1t is confidently asserted that the king
strongly favors the carrying out of an
absolutely constitutional policy.
The cortes must be convoked immedi-
ately in order to permit the king to take
the oath. There is some slight nerv-
BUSINESS over what may occur at the fu-
neral on Saturday, but doubtless ample
precautions will be taken to guard
against any untoward incident.
Bells Toll Daily.
Thrice daily the church bells in Lisbon
toll for the dead, who rest in a room
in the second floor of the palace. Here,
side by side. lie the bodies of the muir
dered king and prince, covered by the flag
of the country. An altar. on which re-
pose crucifix and six burning candles.
has been erected at the head of the bier
Here the patriarch of Lisbon says masses
for the repose OF the souls Of the dead
and the two queens come to pray. On
Thursday. when all has been arranged
the public will be admitted to the ROOM
The Associated Press correspondent this
afternoon visited the palace, an irregular
pile of red buildings situated on a terrace
overlooking the broad reach of the Ia
gus. Soldiers with arms stacked guarded
the gates and walls. Visitors, chiefly OF
the Portuguese nobility, members of the
court and diplomatic corps, and officers.
of the visitors simply inscribed their
names in a register in the antechamber
leading to the royal apartments, where
the kings guard, in scarlet and yellow
uniform, were drawn up with halberds re-
versed.
Disfigured by Wound.
The body of King Carlos will be placed
in a new casket during the night. Those
who viewed the body OF the crown prince
today observed that the face was dis
figured by a wound in the cheek which
the skill of the embalmers had not been
able to entirely conceal.
After leaving the palace the Associated
where the bodies Of the three regicides
were propped up in zinc watts before the
curious gaze of a dense crowd which con-
stantly besieged the doors.
The last of the regicideS was Identified
today as a school teacher. He had an
beard, and a broad. high brow, and was
plainly a master mind. He looked the
typical dreamer, and ii was easy to i'm
agine how the other two men, ordinary
WOrkmen of the lower class in dress and |
appearance, under the fire of his words
believed in the Kidding of the country of
the tyrants.
King Carlos was the victim of his own |
imprudent courage. Premier Franco had |
arranged military escort. but the king
disdaned to meet his people surrounded |
by an armed guard. Instead he tele- |
graphed to Franco to have open car |
riageS in waiting and no troops. The pre- |
mier, who knew the situation better than |
the king, is blamed for not insisting upon
his original arrangements. The dOWager |
queen, who was at Lisbon. urgently ad- |
vised the king against returning to the |
city and when he insisted she telegraphed |
him at Villa Vicosa that if he came to
come alone.