Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
MURDERED THE king
And PRINCE OF PORTUGAL
While DRIVING.
King Carlos and Prince Philippe Each
Shot Three Times by Assassins,
Expiring Soon Afterward-PeopIe
in Panic, Not Knowing What to
Expect Next-ManueI II. New Kinu.

Lisbon, Feb. 3.-King Carlos of Por-
tugal and the crown prince LUZ Phil
ippe were assassinated Saturday, and
the city is in state of uproar The
kings second son, the Infant Manuel,
was slightly wounded, but Queen
Amelie, who strove to save the crown
princes life by throwing herself upon
him, was unhurt.
A band of men waiting at the corner
of the Prado de Commerce. and the
Rue de Arsenal suddenly sprang to-
ward the open carriage in which the
royal family were driving to the pal
ace and, leveling carbines which they
had concealed upon them, fired.
The king and crown prince, against
whom the attack was directed, were
each shot three times, and they lived
only long enough to be carried to the
marine arsenal near by, where they
expired. Almost at the first shot the
king fell back on the cushions dying,
and at the same time the crown prince
was seen to half rise and then sink
back on the seat. Queen Amelle
jumped up and threw herself toward
the crown prince in an apparent eff
fort to save his life at the risk of her
own, but the prince already had re-
ceived his death wound. The police
guard fired upon the assassins and
killed two of them. A third was cap
tured and is believed to have commit
ted suicide in prison.
The royal family were returning
from Villa Vicosa, where they had
been sojourning, and were on their
way from the railroad station to the
palace. A strong guard was in at
tendance, because of the recent upris-
ing in the city, and the discovery of a
plot to assassinate Premier Franco
and overthrow the monarchy. But the
band of murdererS had selected the
most advantageous spot for their
crime, for they were concealed until
the vehicle had come into the Prado
de Commercial, large square. Before
any of the guard were aware of what
was happening the assaSSins leaped to
the carriage and instantly a fusillade
of shots rang out In moment all
was terrible confusion, the king and
crown prince being shot down without
the slightest chance to save them
selves. Police guards sprang upon the
regicides, the number of whom is
somewhat uncertain, and killed two
of them and captured another, the one
said to have committed suicide after
being placed in prison. 1t is charged
that one of the murderers was Span
lard.
The bodies of the king and the
crown prince were removed from the
arsenal in two closed carriages to the
royal palace, the late residence of the
king, and escorted by municipal
guards, mounted
An examination 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 situated at the nape
of the neck, a second in the shoulder,
and 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.
Queen Marie Pia, the mother of
King Carlos, the duke of OportO, his
brother, and a number of court officers
FASTENED at once to the arsenal when
the news reached them of the attack
upon the royal family.
Popuace Is Panic-Stricken.
The news of the assassination swept
through the city like wildfire, and to
night half the populace is panic
stricken, not knowing where the next
blow may fall. There is the greatest
dread for the future of the country,
which seems on the verge of being
plunged into the awful throes of rev.
olutioRa with all the attendant horrors
and bloodshed. Throughout the city
CONSERVATION reigns and all the
houses and business places are barred
and barricaded.
Biography of Carlos.