The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-03

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the street The effort of the crown
prince. who was sitting opposite the
! king to rise was pitiful and without
avail, for he just lifted himself Suf.
J ficiently to pitch forward and fall over
the PROSTATE body of his father
| Queen Amelie. utterng a scream that
could be heard by all who had not be-
come fTenzied by the attack. threw
herself toward her sons, shielding theiI
bodies with her own. She frantically
struck at the murderers with a bou-
quot of roses which she had been car
rying, but even in the face of this the
men fired again and again. As he saw
his father and his brother fall. Prince
Manuel whipped out revolver and
discharged it at the men, but was him
self struck on the right arm by a bull
| let from a carbine. A fOotman in the
carriage also was wounded, and it
was stated that a bullet grazed the
queens shoulder, but did not do her
harm.
Attack from the Rear.
Only mounted police accompanied the
carriage, as the king had refused mill
tary escort. The attack came from
the rear, for it was found afterward
that the king had been shot in the
back of the neck, il was so entirely I'M
expected that the murderers had emp
tied their carbines and reVOlyers al
most before the police knew what was
going on, and had turned to flee into
the crowds that. now panic-strucken.
had dropped back before their Wea-
pons. Then the guard charged upon
them, pursuing them down the street
and Kidding three of them with bull
let's. Hundreds of people Joined in the
pursuit, and the others of the band of
assassins were made prisoners.
The royal carriage had by this time
been driven into the quadrangle. and
/ the gates of the arsenal were shut.
| The grief of Queen Amelie and Prince
Manuel was heart-breaking Within a
| few minutes the queen mother. the
DOWager Queen Maria Pia, the Duke
of OportO, the kings brother and the
ministers of state assembled, alb weep
ing bitterly.
Doors and Windows Barricaded.
The news of the assassination
spread like Wildfre and thousands OF
people. bewildered and terrified, poured
into the streets. Soon the troops and
police occupied all the prominent
places and the people hurried to their
homes and barricaded the doors and
windows TO await in fear the unknown
future. The strictest measures were
taken by the officers in charge of the
troops to suppress the slightest sign
of disorder, but their work was light.
| There have been no disturbances in
Lisbon in the last twenty-four hours
and Sunday passed off only in the
deepest gloom, with the populace
mourning on every hand
the bodies of the king and crown
prince rest in the royal palace. and be-
sides no
the night, sometimes with her hand
pressing the forehead of King Carlos
and sometimes strOking the face of the
dead crown prince. The condition OF
the newly proclaimed king, Manuel
IS satisfactory to the physicians in at
tendance HIS wounds are not severe.
and If there are not complications. of
which there are no signs now. he is
expected to make speedy recovery. He
carries his arm in sling, and declares
that he suffers no pain.
The bodies of King Carlos and Prince
LUZ were embalmed today and will
lie in state. according to the custom
of the court.
Funeral Feb. 10.
The funeral probably will be held on
Feb. TO-
Having proclaimed the accession of
Manuel TO the throne. Premier Franco
announced his intention to adopt the
most rigorous measures to crush anv
possible instruction. In the absence
of the chamber of deputies the premier
announced the house of peers will be
conVoked to recognize the accession of
Manuel, and he would then again take
the oath of allegiance.
The army and navy have sworn ale
glance to Manuel, as well as all the
Sarrisons and naval stations in the
kingdom, and the new king has con-
firmed the dictatorship.
New Kings Proclamation.
Later in the day came a solemn
proclamation by King Manuel II. an
nOuncing that he would uphold the
constitution and preserve the integrity
of the kingdom. In this proclamation.
which is addressed to the Portuguese
people, he says:
AN abominable crime has stricken
me in my heart as a son and brother.
know the nation shares my sorrow
and indignation and detests the hor-
rible act, which is unprecedented in
history. I am called upon by the con-
stitutiOn to preside over the destinies
of the nation and, conformable there
with, / shall do my utmost to or0-
mote the good of the fatherIand and
merit the affection Of the Portuguese
people. I swear TO maintain the Cath
Ollie religion and the integrity of the
kingdom and to observe myself and
enforce observance by all of the ma
TONS political constitution. 1 also de-
clare that it is my pleasure that the
present ministers shall remain in Of
fee"
The proclamation is signed by Dom
Manuel II and is countersigned by all
the ministers.
Messages of Sympathy.
During the day Queen Amelie was
visited by Senior Pinto, eX-minister of
war. the chief of the Conservatives,
the chief of the Nationalist and a large
number of military officials, who ey-
pressed their deepest sympathy. She
has received condolences from the rul-
ers of many countries and from every
quarter come evidence to the Portu-
gal court that the crime that has car
ried bereavement with it is viewed
with horror.
The government has given out a
statement that yesterdays event Will
only strengthen monarchstic sentf-
ments, both among the civil and mill
taTy classes of the nation: that the
discipline and temper of the troops is
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