Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1908 — AWFUL DEED DONE AT LISBON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AWFUL DEED DONE AT LISBON

King Carlos and the Crown Prince Assassinated. SECOND PRINCE IS WOUNDED He Will Recover and Has Been Proclaimed as Carlos’ Successor. ?OETUGAL’S CAPITAL 18 QUIET T roops Guard All Points and There Is No Danger of Trouble Just Now. Story of the Murder, Which Looki , Like an Attempt to Massacre the Whole Royal Family. ... V..'' - -"■ - ; ■• : " Lisbon, Feb. 3.—Premier Franco has relinquished power and ' a new cabinet has been formed with Admiral Ferreira do Amaral as its president in the place of the late dictator, Franco. The British cruiser fleet is on the way to this port from Gibraltar to preserve order. The Spanish cruiser Princess de Asturias has been ordered here. Lisbon, Feb. 3. All Portugal is overwhelmed at the killing of the king and the crown prince. Though torn by internal dissensions the past few mouths, terrorized by acts of crime and bloodshed, uprisings in the streets, outrages with knife and bomb, and al-

ways fearful lest these signs of revolution would culminate in some dreadful outburst of passion, Portugal was not prepared for the blow that fell Saturday when king and prince were shot to death in a public place wlier 1 thousands had gathered to greet their homecoming. Queen Sits by Her Dead. All night Queen Amelle in the royal palace sat between the biers where rested the bodies of her husband and her son, prostrated with grief. Troops guarded the palace, a squadron of cavalry surrounded the house In which the premier, Franco, passed the night, special details were drawn up before public buildings, and reserves were quartered in barracks ready for a cal! that might come to spring to arms. City Under Martial Law. Martial law and the suspension of constitutional guarantees have been proclaimed, and the municipal authorities are taking the needed steps to prevent a recurrence of disorders. Tb» palace and the public buildings are still guarded by troops and the police are in strong force on the streets. It has been officially denied here that the revolutionary movement is spreading to Oporto or anywhere else in Portugal. DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY Attack, of the Conspirator* on the Royal Carriage. No more beautiful day could be imagined than that which hereafter will mark the date on which King Carlos and Crown Prince Lula met their death at the hands of assassins. Returning from a sojourn at the king’s •state at Villa Vicosa—accompanied by tee queen, the crown prince and the Intent Manuel—tee sovereign seemingly waa In happy mood when b* stepped into tee carriage in waiting at the railroad station, Thousands of spectators, gaily altfred, In combination with the bright decorations set ont to welcome tea royal family, made an animated scene. Then, as tee carriage sharply turned Into the Ana do Arsenal, there was a crackling ©f guns and a shower of bul-

lots that tore Is way lno he bodies Sf the king and crown prince, and the ttle prince who proved an easy target Theassassins, nutnberingsixin all, boldly ran up to the sides of the carriage and poured In a hall of lead before the stupefied escort could intervene. The king ami crown prince, hnlf rising, fell back into the cushions, the blood gushing from many wounds. The eoaehman brought his whip a c rass the flanks of his horses, and with a bound they dashed away, disappearing into the arsenal quadrangle. The panicstricken people, who had fled on all sides, could see the queen leaning over the crown prince and her younger son, who also was bleeding from wounds made by the assassins’ bullets.

KING CARLOS.