Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1897 — BORDA IS ASSASSINATED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BORDA IS ASSASSINATED.

President of Uruguay la Shot Down at Montevideo. During a national fete which was held in Montevideo President J. Idiarte Borda of Uruguay was shot and killed by an assassin. The weapon used was a revolver. The assassin was arrested. Senor J. Idiarte Borda was elected president of Uruguay for the term extending from March, 1894, to 1898. The fete at which he was assassinated was being held in celebration of the independence of Uruguay, which was achieved on Aug. 25, 1825. The assassination of President Idiarte Borda of Uruguay was not altogether a surprise to officials in Washington who have watched the recent outbreaks in Uruguay. This was the second attempt on the president's life, the former being

made April 21 last by a crazy student named Revecca. The last issue of the Montevideo Times, received in Washington, states that the president remained away from the state house in evident fear of his life. At the time a junta of those seeking to overthrow the government had established active operations at the capitol. The assassination of the president doubtless will bring the country to a revolutionary crisis, which has been long impending. The revolution thus far had been confined to the country districts, where several extensive engagements had been fought, the Government forces securing the advantage. There is no Uruguayan representative in Washington. At the time of Senor Borda’s election he belonged to the official party, and was elected by a narrow majority. The people, it was said, were sadly disappointed at the result, but order and quiet was maintained. The leading papers of Uruguay deplored the election of Senor Borda and declared that it marked a reaction in the country's progress.

PRESIDENT JUAN IDIARTE BORDA.