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Lisbon, Portugal.-King Carlos and

assassinated here at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon as the King with the other
members of the royal family had ar
rived from Villaviciosa, where they
had attended the fair in accordance
with annual custom.
Just at the moment when the open
carriage with the royal party left the
Praca do Commerce. for Arsenal
street a group of men armed with
| carbines rushed forward and fired on
King Carlos and the Crown Prince.
The Queen arose from her seat and
flung herself across the bodies of her
husband and son to shield them, but
her action was too late.
The royal victims were hurried to
the Marine Hospital, where they both
died soon after their arrival.
The Queen and the Infante Manuel
were also in the carriage. The Queen
arose and endeavored to cover the
King and her eldest son.
The King and Grown Prince re-
ceived three bullets each.
The Infante Manuel escaped with
slight wounds.
The Queen was not harmed by the
assassins' bullets.
The men who lurked in small
groups near the scene of the attack,
awaiting the royal carriage, concealed
their weapons, which were cut OF
short, under their coats.
Both the King and the Prince were
hit with bullets at the first discharge.
It is supposed that men were told off
beforehand to aim at each. The
King made no motion when hit. but
the Prince arose and then slipped
back into his seat.
After the tragedy there was a reign
of terror in the streets Of Lisbon.
Thousands Aocked to the palace and
other crowds gathered as near the
scene of the assassination as the po-
lice and troops, who speedily took
possession of the streets in thousands,
would permit.
Prince Manuel Marie Philippe
Charles Amelio, second son of the
murdered King Carlos and heir to the
throne through the assassination OF
his older brother, Luiz, was next day
proclaimed King of Portugal under
the title Of Manuel the Second. The
King Is in his nineteenth year.
Having announced to the people
King Manuel's accession to the throne
Premier Fanco led the highest digni-
taries of State and church and the
chiefs of the army and navy to the
royal palace, where they swore alle-
rr;o 10 hn
The whole army and navy, in all
the garrisons, camps and naval sta
tions in the kingdom, have sworn al
legiance, too.
Most significant of all. King Man.
uel Immediately confirmed the dicta-
torial powers which have been vested
in the Premier, so Franco, dictator
and real leader of the country's des-
TIMES, whom the might Of all parties
has not succ ,eded in destroying, re-
mains the triumphant, unfrightened
leader, retained in power by the new
King, and determined at all hazards
to prevent further violence and to
preserve the monarchy.
The King, the youngest reigning
monarch, addressed solemn procla-
mation to his people. He promises
to uphold the constitution and pre-
serve the integrity of the kingdom. .
The Government issued this brief
official account Of the tragedy:
Government Story Of Murders.
"The King, Queen and Crown
Prince were riding in the first car
riage to their villa outside Of Lisbon.
Prince Manuel, with officers from the
royal palace, was in the second car
riage. In front Of the Praca do Com
mercio a man armed with a carbine
suddenly broke through the front row
of the crowd and shot at the King.
The distracted Queen tried to shield
the Crown Prince, who was defend
ing himself courageously with his
walking stick against two other men.
Suddenly more shots were heard and
the Prince fell wounded. The Queen
shouted for help, bent over the body
Of the Crown Prince and received his
last kiss. The Prince Immediately
expired. All three perpetrators OF
the crime were killed by the mob and
the police"
So much the Government chooses
to be added. The royal family was
returning from a shooting expedition
at Villavicosa. They entered an open
landau, the two princes being seated
with their backs to the coachman's s
box, of course, and facing their par
ents.
The weather was beautiful, the
streets were crowded. There was no
indication Of danger, no sign OF an
ambush. Of a sudden persons, OF
whom there were six at least, who
wore civilian dress and who were
draped in cloaks, opened fire on, the
royal carriage from both sides. AT
first they fired with repeating rifles
which they had hidden under their
rloaks; then, getting to closer quar-
ters, with revolvers.
And, the police state, both rifles