Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-22

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the way, Just as he stepped into his
carriage on his departure from the
building, Caserio sprang up on the
step, waving a paper as though 1t were
petition. The guards permitted him
to approach the president, and he
drew a dagger and stabbed him in the
body. The wound was mortal, and
Carnot died the next day.
One of the most terrible of political
assassinations was that Of King Alex
ander and Queen Draga of Servia on
June IL, 1903. That little kingdom had
been torn with internal strife, and
King Milan had been forced to abdi-
cate in favor of his son. Alexander
believed in drastic measures, and in a
country seething with revolutionary
and liberal feeling attempted to make
the power Of the crown more and more
absolute. In particular he offended his
subjects by his marriage.
On the evening Of June 10, 1908, a
military conspiracy came to a head. A
number of officers forced their way into
the palace, aided by their comrades,
who were supposed to be on guard.
They reached the royal chamber and
were faced by King Alexander with his
queen in his arms. They demanded his
immediate abdication. He refused, and
Immediately a storm of bullets fell on
the royal pair. They were shot down
and the throne was given to Peter Of
the house of Karageorgevitch, the pres
ent reigning monarch.
The assassination of King Humbert
of Italy on July 20, 1900, on the other
hand, was inspired by anarchistic feel
ing. A band of anarchists with head
quarters in Paterson, N. j., selected
Angelo Bresci to slay the king, who had
already, three years before, been ex-
posed to anarchistic bullets. The king
went to Monza to present the prizes
at gymnastic competition. No special
danger was feared, and no particular
precautions were taken; but as he was
leaving the hall and stepping into his
carriage, Bresci fired three times, one
Of his shots finding lodgment in the
kings heart.
King Carlos of Portugal and the
Crown Prince Luis fell victims to a
revolutionary conspiracy on February
l, 1908. The kingdom had been in a
ferment for some time with the repub-
lican feeling which led a year or two
ago to the abolition Of the monarchy.
The royal family had been at Villa vi
cosa, and 1t was known that they were
about to return to their palace in Lis
bon. AS they drove through the streets
the conspirators opened fire upon them
with carbines. The king and the crown
prince fell dead, but Queen Amelia and
prince, now ex-King Manuel, escaped.
OF all the assassinations Of crowned
heads Of recent years perhaps the
most dastardly was that Of the En-
press Elizabeth of Austria at Geneva
on September 10, 1898. The empress
had lived a blameless life, and had
known more than her full share Of
sorrows. She was famed for her chari-
ties, and her love Of travelling was re-
garded with respect and affection by
those who came within her influence.
But as she was staying at Geneva, and
was walking quietly to her hotel the
French Italian anarchist Luccheni at
tackled and killed her.
OF attempts to assassinate crowned
heads there has been very large num-
ber. Even SO beloved a sovereign as
Queen Victoria was exposed three or
four times to the shots Of would-be
murderers, who were generally thought
to have been insane. King Edward was
the victim Of an attack while travelling
in Belgium. But the most sensational
assault on royalty was committed upon
King Alfonso Of Spain and his bride,
the Princess Victoria of England, as
they were driving home after their
marriage ceremony. A bomb was
thrown at the royal procession, and the
carriage in which the newly married
pair was driving was so badly shatter-
ed that they were forced to complete
their journey in another, but neither
the king nor queen was injured.