The Northern News. — 1898-03-05 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

ATTEMPT TO MURDER KING GEORGE.  A DETERMINED ATTACK.  HIS MAJESTY'S HEROISM.  An attempt was made on Saturday to assassinate the King of Greemi. At half-past five in the afternoon as his Majesty was returning in an open carriage from his usual drive to Old Phalerum, accompanied by the Princess Marie, two unknown men, armed with Gras rifles, fired about six times at the Royal carriage. The groom, who was mated by she side of the coachman, was slightly wounded in the leg, inc two of the horses were also hit. His Majesty, although he rose from his seat to shield the Princeee Marie from the shots, was not injured, and returned to the Palace safe and sound. To this brief narrative of the fact it is possible to add borne further details. Just before the Royal carriage reached the iipot where the would-be assassins Jay hidden, one of the latter rose to his feet and standing in the middle of the road, shouted "Stop." The King showed the most admirable presence of mind, and seemed in no way dismayed, even when the speaker and hie oompanion raised their rifles to their shoulders and took aim at the carriage. His Majesty's only thought was for his daughter. He rose to his feet and stood in front of the Princess, so offering himself as a target for the rifles cf the assailants. The coachman whipped up the horses, and as the carriage swept along the Kinf shook his stick at the men, crying out "Be off. •The first shot was fired at a distance of about twenty paves. The King's coachman says he saw a man standing on some rising ground near the scene of the attempt. The fellow gave a shrill whiette as the carriage approached, and the coachman believes that this was a preconcerted aiknaL When the usassins Jumped Out and Began Firing,  a's• horses were put to a gallop, and the last shots I were fired hurriedly and in rapid succession. This i r:::ay explains why they all missed their mark. llitaotioally certain that more than the two men who actually fired were concerned in the plot. The ' King himself caught sight of a third in the distance at the time of the attempt, and witnesses who have come forward state that during the afternoon they saw several suspicious-looking persons wandering in the fields adjoinin the Phalerum road A student of the Cadet A. y was riding along the road near, and, bearing ekete, galloped in the direction einem» the reports puseded. Ho came up just in Lime to see the two men running away in the direction of Hymettus.. The King was overwhelmed with congratulations on returning to the Palace. His Majesty appeared unmoved by the attempt on his life, and worked it to the subversive teachings some newspapers whieh tended to produce diOmiOfe results through the constant distortion os Among the firm to congratulate the King on his fortunate escape were MM. Delyannis,and Kalb, and in the course of the evening hiejkliesty ressived all the foreign representatives, 51.110 came personally to *gimes their heartfelt setiefttetion. At nalf-past nine a thanksgiving service,/ al which the Metropontan of Athena officiated, was held in the chapel of the Palace. The Qnssen remained kneeling through the Te Deum, teimpl'ooureing down her cheeks. .iIiaCTTEMENT AT