Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — PORTUGAL MOB KILLS SLAYER OF THE PRESIDENT [ARTICLE]

PORTUGAL MOB KILLS SLAYER OF THE PRESIDENT

Leader of Revolt of Year Age Shot at Railway . Station. STRUCK BY THREE BULLETS! Doctor Paes, After Serving as Pr»>, visional President, Was Formally Elected to That Office by Direct Universal Suffrage.London, Dec. 16. —Dr. Sldonlo Paea, president of Portugal, was shot and killed by an assassin shortly before midnight while he was In a railway station at Lisbon. Advices from Lisbon reporting thoi assassination say that he was struck by three bullets. The president’s assailant, named Jeetne, was killed by the crowd. Led Revolution Year Ago. Dr. Sldonlo Paes, reported assassinated in Lisbon, had wlelded„a mendous political power In Portugal for years. It was under his leadership that m revolutionary force a year ago this month overthrew the government of Dr. Alfonso Costa and confiscated control. Doctor Paes was named provisional president and last April was formally' lected to that office by direct universal suffrage. Life Constantly Menaced. While his regime moved under fairly normal conditions, the president’s) life was constantly menaced by ageatsi of political factions opposing him. He was fired on December 6 by am unidentified man, but tjie shot missed Its mark? Other plots against his lifot were reported unearthed frequently. On one occasion the police ofi Oporto raided a house and seized a, score of political conspirators, together; with 63 bombs. Ex-Minister to Germany. Prior to his assumption of the presidency of Portugal, Doctor Paes wasi Portuguese minister to Germany. Iti was. reported, but without substantiation, that the following revolutionary uprising was the result of Germane propaganda to prevent Portugal from, rendering assistance to the aides. Doctor Paes’ first official action as president was to decree religious and political toleration and grant am-, nesty to till political offenders, except) certain members of the old republican) government.