The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-05
KING AND PRINCE
ASSASS|NATED
DON Carlos Of Portugal and Crown
Prince LUZ Philippe Murdered
by Band of Anarchists.
Second Son Of King Also Badly In.
jured, While Queen Amelle Has
Marrow Escape From Death
Lisbon In State Of uprosr.

Lisbon.--King Carlos OF Portugal
were assassinated on Saturday and
the city is in a 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 Commerce. 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, we're
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 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
Commerce.. public spare, the as
sassins leaped to the carriage and be-
gan shooting. In a moment all was
terrible 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. II
Is charged that one of the murderers
was Spaniard.
The cold-blooded murder has sent a
thrill of horror throughout the coun-
try, even among those who have been
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-
tican 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
eovery of many secret stores of weap-
ons and ammunition. had demon
strated beyond peradventure the ex-
istence of a determination on the
part of large body of the Portu.
guese to overthrow the present condi.
tons and proclaim a republic.
Among the first TO be called into
the critical situation created by the
assassination was Premier Franco,
the dictator of the kingdom. Franco
was protected by a squadron OF cav.
alrymen as he fastened to the pal
ace. and there he conferred with the
queen and high officials of state on
what immediate action should be
taken. II is understood that Queen
Amelie will be regent during the mi.
nority of Prince Manuel. who is now
In his nineteenth year.