The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-10-22
Under FIRE Of RIFLES.
DANISH EDUCATOR FALLS AS
coYoEmNED REvoLUTIoNlsT.
KINGS LIFE NOW THREATENED
o,,v, Fears for Alfonso's Safety Fol-
lowing Angry Hints at
Assassination.

barcelona. Cable Standing with
III fremor before the group OF
rs soll.er executors. Prof. Francisco
rerrer. me spanish educator, con
,f.-.l las "a reyOlutiOnist, fell al the
f-.t lo.lcs In the Fortress OF Mont
mich. where he had been confined
since his condemnation by court-mar-
tal Except for one moment OF emo
non Immediately before his death, he
retained bis composure.
Crave anxiety is felt over the safety
~ King Alfonso. whose life had been
repeatedly threatened in event that
rsrrer vas executed Every precau-
non Is being taken TO guard his per-
Son. ana these precautions were only
drawn rgNfor with vOlley Of threats
which followed the death of the edu-
Gator THE feeling among many prom
inent citizens BIS that the execution
was grave mistake and that the
king has invited doom in not prevent.
ine o.
on Forrers arrest his family was
let dependent upon his daughter. VINO
al once secured employment in "A bis
cult factory
When b was known that her father
had been sentenced to death the
daughter made personal appeal to
KIM Alfonso calling upon him in the
name at his known generosity and
chi,aly IT, spare her fathers life
Ferrer declined 10 receive the last
acramcuts and turned away from the
two priests of the order OF Peace and
Charity. who had been sent by the
prison authorities TO offer him the
fnal consolation OF the church
When the hour OF his execution ar
rived be walked brayely through the
prison yard % the ditch in the shadow
q the eucircling wall Without
culver h. faced the twelve infantry
men. who. AZ the word OF command,
fred simultaneously Mhen the re-
port IL The yolley had died away Fer
re- al dead upon the ground
With thr execution of Francisco
Ffrrer the authorities have removed
trom the Affairs OF spain one long sus-
ptcred % evolutionary activities and
who. because Df his education and in
flelce was deemed OF peculiar dan.
ger 'p the state
The decree Of the court-mariial was
carried out 30 the face Of protests
from syur1thizers not only in Spain.
bl' in parts Of France and il was
said 70 Paris and Rome the protests
were voiced md mass meetings by
Workmcu az socialistic tendencies.
, Ferrer Was formerly a director Of
ne Modern school OF Barcelona and
vas repeatedly accused OF teaching
revolutionary doctrines. In 1906 he
was arrested. charged with completely
With Manned Morales in the attempt
ucu the iic % King Alfonso on the
das Of The ROYAL marriage on trial
Ferrer was acquitted
on September last he was ar
rested. charged with having melted
he ri0i.rg which occurred in BARGE
Iona last slmmer. This outbreak.
which spread through the Catalonian
provinces. was in the nature Of pro
Test AGAINST the sending Of Spanish
troops against the Moors on the Riff
coast and for a time assumed alarm
Ing proportions IL was alleged that
F~rer was a principal in the uprising
AZ hs trial documents were submit
ed ALLEGED 10 have related 10 revolu-
uonary movements and TO have in
dnfei tie proclamation of a Spanish
republic
fv his VIII Ferrer leaves the bulk
q DIS fortune 10 his children. with the
OK ressei desire that they turn il over
y TWO Weli-known reyolutionaries 10
continue bis schools Ferrer's calm
anl f'sn.htd bearing in the last mo-
MNnfF 81 lie greatly IMPRESSED even
ls most inte'erate enemies.