The Washington times., 1908-02-02
Queen in Party How
erS About Her Dy-
ing Child.
Lisbon StOrmed by
MObS---RumOrS Ter
rify Residents.

LISBON, Portugal, Feb, f.
King Carlos and Crown PrinceLuiza
Philippe were shot dead as they
drove into Lisbon today from Villa
Vicosa in an open carriage.
A party of Tegicides had been ly-
ing in wait for the royal carriags
at the Prado Commerce. and the
Rua Do Arsenal.
As the vehicle appeared the con-
sPirators leaped forward, pulled the
.carbineS from under their cloakS,
and fired.
His majesty's second son, Prince
Manuel, was probably morally
wounded.
Queen Amelie sprang from her
seat and tried 10 shield Prince LUXE
with her own body but was too
late. She escaped unhurt.
me ponce guard opened fire on
The regicideS killing three Of them.
The others escaped. Their exact
number is unknown.
MObs Sweeping Streets.
MObs are sweeping the streets.
The city is in a state of anarchy.
The better class of citizens are bar
ricaded IN their homes. The com
Plete overthrow of the monarchy is
imminent.
The assassination was unoues-
tionably the result Of today's de-
cree authorizing Premier Franco
and his colleagues to expeI political
"undesirabIes" from the country.
For years Carlos had tried TO control
with the mailed hand Of royal cruelty
the smoldering volcano OF his peoples
wrath when he was warned. he play
ed the piano and sang CasuIian love
songs. When the best classes IT his
Kingdoms people plead with him to give
his subjects relief from oppression. he
took a motoring trip or hunted the wild
boar.
Laughed at Peasants Pleas.
When the peasants who lived on chest
nuts as their only food cried for de-
liverance from his yoke, he drowned
their voices with the laughter OF paint
ed women paid 70 minister TO his cause
less vanity.
a slUttOn, an idler. and a King who
bartered his subjects interests for a
mess Of Pottage. he talked vaguely OF
why he should exercise tyranny to sup
press the muTmuTings throughout his
land. Having fOsJered every political
disease in the calendar, he met bis
death through the greatest sore than
can fasten on a body politlc-anarchy.
Made Kingdom Poorer.
He found a kingdom poor. ard mads
# poorer. He discovered in it social
ism as q reforming power. and trans
formed the reforming tendency into d
maelstrom Of revolution
He married a noble woman, and his
cruelty and infidelity wrung ON her
lips a lament that she had ever borne
blm a son. He spoiled and ruined the
crown prince, who reached the time
when lie could scOrn and despise his
royal father.
The day Carlos was slain he was u
social OUtCast in his own realm. The
day he died he could look across the
valleys Of his realm and gaze at the
mountains OF his dominions, and know
that everywhere there was q great,
undying hatred for him. who. as a lib
ertine and a tyrant, had brought moth
ing but woe and anguish to his people
and his family.
But his family for the sake OF their
position, made a show OF friendliness.
It was IA SUCH a demonstration that
they were engaged when their equipags
rolled down the streets Of Lisbon this
afternoon, rolled toward the roar OF
anarchists guns and the dcath-dealing
hiss OF murderers' bullets.
Women Pray for Safety.
From the pOpulace Of the capital. there
was no sign of friendship. Women
looked out through lattices to pray for
safety. Men stood on the white We
-andas and called down maledictions on
the head 81 their ruler. Children had
been schccled 10 hate. on all sides
there were lowering brows ard gloomy
eyes.
Fortugars royalty, fOrsoOth, was re-