The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06
KING AND PRINCE
ASSASS|NATE TED
Don Carlos of Portugal and Crown
Prince Laiz Philippe Murdered
by Band Of Anarchists.
Second Son Of King Also Badly In.
Jured, While Queen Amele Has
Narrow Escape From Death
Lisbon In State Of Uproar.

Lisbon.-King Carlos of Portugal
and the Crown Prince Luiz Philippe
were assassinated on Saturday and
the city is in state of uproar.
The kings second son, 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 cor
ner of the Praco de Commercio and
the Rua de Arsenal suddenly sprang
toward the open carriage in which
the royal family were driving to the
palace, and, leveling carbines which
they had concealed upon them, fired.
The king and crown prince, upon
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.s and
at the same moment the crown prince
was seen to half rise and then sink
back on the seat. Queen Amelie
jumped up and threw herself toward
the crown prince, in an effort to save
his life at the cost of her own, but
the prince already had received his
death wound.
The tragedy occurred at about $3.50
in the afternoon, as the royal family
was returning from the Villa Vicosa,
where they had been sojourning. A
strong guard was in attendance, but
as the party came into the Praco de
Commercio, public spare, the as
sassins leaped to the carriage and be-
gan shooting. In moment all was
seIrible confusion, the king and
crown prince being shot down with
out the slightest chance to save them
selves. Police guards sprang upon
the regicides, the number of whom
Is somewhat uncertain, and killed
three of them and captured three
others. One of these committed sui
eide after being placed in prison. 1t
Is charged that one of the murderers
was a Spaniard.
The cold-blooded murder has sent
thrill of horror throughout the coun-
tiys CfCh ohhOhS thOSC WIZ hdSCt pSSh
working politically for the establish
ment of republic. and sorrow is ex-
pressed on every hand at the dread
full end of the king and the crown
prince.
At the first blush it would seem as
though the assassination was the
work of anarchists and not of repub-
iican sympathizers. Nevertheless, the
stirring events of the last few weeks
have prepared the people for some
startling elimination. The discovery
of plot after plot, as well as the dis
covery of many secret stores of weap
ons and ammunition, had demon
strated beyond peradventure the ex-
istence of determination on the
part of a large body of the. Portu-
guese to overthrow the present condi
tons and proclaim republic.
Among the first to be called into
the critical situation created by the
assassination was Premier Franco
The dictator of the kingdom. France
was protected by a squadron of cav
alrymen as he hastened to the pal
ace, and there he conferred with the
queen and high officials of state on
what immediate action should be
taken. 1t Is understood that Queen
Amelie will be regent during the mi
nority of Prince Manuel, who is now
in his nineteenth year.