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and there, as. he was holding q. recep-
tiou, he was shot down by Czolgosz.
The man approached him in the line ot
citizens holding a revolver concealed
by a handkerchies. r. AS he reched the
president, apparently intending TO
Shake. his hand, he fred with fatal ef,
feet. Mckinley was carried 10 a near
By house, and lived for eight days after
his wound. -
Foreign countries have had their full
hare of such assassinations as these:
md in many cases death has overtaken
&. ruler on q state occasion. when he was
making public progress TO perform an
important function.
So, on March u, 1881, the Gear Alex
s,nder II ,5of Russia, was blown to pieces
ny bomb as be was on his way to the
.Tinter palace. He had been distinguish
d by his liberal views and his desire
. ameliorate conditions in his empire,
out be was struck down through con-
piracy of Nihiliss. So, TOO, few years
go, plot in the army caused an arJll-
cry salute in honor of the present car
. take the form Of discharge OF load
d pieces directly in the direction OF the
nperial household.
President Carnot of France was the
aly head of foreign republic beside
resident Borda Idiarte of Uruguay, TO
> assassinated Of late years. He met
is death in Lyons st the hands OF an
allan anarchist. Caserio, who killed
him on June "a, 1894 he had gone. to
the exhibition OF arts and sciences, and
had been enthusiastically greeted on
the way. just as he stepped into his
carriage on his departure from the
building, Caserio sprang up on the step,
waving paper as though it were Pc
tition. The guards permitted him to ap-
prooch 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 Alexan-
der and Queen Draga Of Servia onrJune
II, 1908. That little kingdom had been
torn wfthfnternal strife, and King Milan
had been forced to abdicate in favor OF
his son. Alexander believed in drastic
measures, and in a country seethlng
with revolutionary and liberal feeling
attempted ~to make the power OF the
crown more and more absolute 10 par
'fcuIar he offended his subjects by his
marriage. g
On the evening of June 10, 1903, 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 BE refused, and
Immediately 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 %, 1900, on the other
hand, was inspired by anarchlstlc 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 expos
Ell to anarchistic bullets. The king went
to Monza to present the prizes at gym
nastic competition. No special danger
was feared, and no particular precau-
tions were taken; but as be was leaving
the, hall and stepping into his carriage,
BresG fired three times, one OF his shots
finding 1od gment in the kings heart.
King Carlos of Portugal ard the
Crown Prince Luis fell victims to a rev.
oluti onary conspiracy on February. l,
1908. The kingdom had been in a fer
ment for some time with the republican
feeling which led a year or two ago tc
the abolition of the monarchy. The roy.
al family bad been at Villa Vicosa, ano
Fit was known. that they were about tc
return to their palace in Lisbon. a:
they drove through the streets the con
spirators opened fire upon them WITH
carbines. The king the crown prince
fell dead, but Queen Amelia and prince
eS-Klng Manuel, escaped.
I" OF all the assassinations of crowned
heads of recent years perhaps the mos'
dastardly was that of the Empress EiIz
abeth of Austria at Geneva on Septem
Der 10, 1898. The empress had lived
blameless life, and had known more
than her full share of sorrows. She
was 1aQSu lOE USE ClGt lIioo. boN A'S'
love of travelling was regarded With re-
spect and affection by those who came
| within her influence. But as she was
Shaving at Geneva. and was walking
Quietly to her hotel the Freucn-ltallar
anarchist Luccheni attacked and killed
hex
7 OF attempts to assassinate crowned
beads there has been very large num
fberE Even so beloved a sovereign a:
Oeen Victoria was exposed three OF
| four times to the shots OF would o'
murderers, who were generally tnougS
to have been insane. King Edward wa
the victim Of an attack while traVetlns
in Belgium. But the most sensatlona
assault On royalty was committed upo1
King Alfonso of Spain and bis bride
theSPrincess Victoria OF England, a:
they were driving home after their mar
riage ceremony. A bomb was thrown q
the royal procession, and the carriage
! in which the newly married pair was
driving was so badly shattered that they
we're forced to complete their journey
in another, but neither the king no!
queen was injured.
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