The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-02-14

and fired more or less at random, kill.
ing another assassin.
Directly the fusillade began the
king stood up in the carriage and
turned as though 10 see what was go.
ing on. He was struck down at once
falling across the knees of the queen
PRINCE FIRED AT MURDERERS
LISBON, Feb. awhile the bodies
of the slain monarch and the Crown
Prince rested on the biers in the royal
palace. surrounded by guard OF hon
or, Prince Manuel, yet in his teens,
was solmenly proclaimed King by the
council of state. Later his proclama-
ton swearing to promote the good of
the fatherland and the integrity of the
kingdom was read to the populace.
The accounts of the assassination
vary, but it has been established def
initely that it occurred at the Praca
do Commerce. after the members of
the royal family had alighted from
the rain at Barrero and thence crossed
the Tagus on ferryboat to the Lisbon
landing, where they entered a carriage
and were driven off.
A smiling maiden had offered a
beautiful bouquet of roses to the queen.
and it was with these that the queen
later, in a food of motherly instinct,
vainly sought to protect her son from
death. Manuel himself, his father and
brother MORALLY wounded, drew a re-
volver and fired repeatedly at the MUIR
derers until his arm was struck by an
assassins bullet.
QUEEN GRIEF-STRICKEN.
All last night Queen ArAelie, in the
palace, sat between the biers on which
rested the bodies of her husband and
her son, Frustrated with grief. Troops
guarded the palace, a squadron of cav
airy surrounded the house in which
Premier Franco passed the night, spe-
cial details were drawn up before pub
lie buildings, and reserves were quar-
tered in barracks ready for a call to
arms.
But Lisbon did not sleep. Scarcely
soul in the city closed eyes. An I'M
natural silence pervaded the place, for
with realization of the tragedy shops
and cafes were closed, the doors of
theaters were hastily locked, houses
we're barricaded and the streets were
cleared. No one might say where the
1ext blow would fall, and fear of revo-
ution that sweeps through city like
| fire in dry places drove the people |
nto their homes or other places where
hey might be secure. The attack on !
he royal family, however, had the op- |
,osite effect from that most feared and |
,eace and quiet reigned, as though no /
murder had been done.
PROCLAIMS NEW KING.
Early this morning Premier Franco
the accession of Prince
Manuel to the throne. The naval and |
military chiefs, the high dignitaries Of /
tate swore allegiance to the new king, |
md Portugal still lived under mon
Irchy.
No more beautiful day could dawn |
han that marking the date on which |
King Carlos and Crown Prince LUZ |
net their death at the hands of assas-
ips. Returning from sojourn at the |
ling's estate at Villa Vicosa, accom-
'anied by the Queen, the Crown Prince |
md the Infant Manuel, the Sovereign |
was in a happy mood when /
lie stepped into the carriage in wait
ng at the railroad station. Thousand I
# spectators gayly attired in combina-
ion with the bright decorations set out |
o welcome the royal family, made an
scene. All the surrounding /
treets were filed with gay, light |
hearted throngs waiting to greet the
King, and though guards were station
d all along the route, no one had !,
bought of the murders to come. The |
,eople were allowed to come and go as
RELY as they pleased. and for a short
ime, so great were the crowds, the |
river of the royal carriage had diff
ulty in making a start.
SHOTS CHANGE GAY SCENE.
The entire court, ministers, ladies in
Waiting and many officers, were in the
station when the train drawing the
oval family pulled in. Among those
n the throngs without were tremendous
numbers of the working classes, who,
laving completed their labors for the
week, were sauntering through the
treets chatting and laughing and ready
o welcome the returning King as an
Incident offering contrast to the monot-
ny of everyday existence. Others.
members of various polit-
cal factions and friends of political