Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1898 — THE KINg IS AVENGED [ARTICLE]

THE KINg IS AVENGED

JUSTICE METED OUT TO TWO WOULD-BE REGICIDES. Two Men Who Tried to Kill Kins George of Greece Are Kxecnted at Athens—Young Minister in Tennea’ nee Shot by Unknown Persons. I ~ Assassins Pay the Penalty. At Athens, Kurditza and Georgius, the two willing tools of the Ilmitzavantis, who tried to take the life of King*George of Greeee and his daughter on Feb. 20, ]>aid with their lives the just penalty of their crime. The men died bravely, else they would not be Greek. They were stolid fellows of the lowest order. Both had confessed their guilt to the military authorities before whom the trial wan had, and to whom was intrusted the carrying out of the deuth sentence. They claimed that the act was n imtriotio one, and that their motive was anger at the course of the accepting the proposition for international control of the Greek finances isunling the payment of the war loan. Although they did not intend to do King George a good turn, it is certain that the two would-be assassins did more than any other person to restore the prestirfl* which had'been so cruelly injured by the war. The King was driving in a landau with his daughter, the Princess Marie. Two men, hidden in a ditch, opened fire on the carriage. At once the King arose and placed his regal body Is-tween his daughter and the hostile fire. The coachman whipped up his horses and got away. The King escaped untouched, but one of the horses was slightly wounded. Fierce in their loves and hat<>« and admiration, the Athenian populace went wild over the King’s parental chivalry, awl many who had grown bitter towards the monarch forgot their anger in admiration of his personal bravery and gave back their shattered fealty. Kurditza, the leader of the two murderers, was formerly a non-commissioned officer in the army. Georgius whs u Macedonian workman. t ~ Race for the Pennant. Following is the standing of tbs cluba In the Katioual Base-ball League: W. L. W. L. Baltimore... 1) 51 Pittslnirg ... 0 9 Cincinnati ..12 4 New York.... 8 8 Cleveland .12 tl Philadelphia.. 7 7 Brooklyn ... 1) G Bt. Louis 4 10 Chicago 0 G Louisville ... 5 1G Boston ...,.10 0 Washington.. 2 13 Following is the standing of the cluba in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis. 13 2 Minneapolis.. 6 10 St. Paul 15 3 Milwaukee... G 11 Columbus ... 9 4 Omaha 4 13 Kansas City. 9 8 Detroit 2 13 . . Young Preacher la Slain, - Rev. Mr. Buchmuu, pastor of the Swedenborgian Church at Gruetli, the Swiss colony in the Cumberland Mountains, in Grundy County, Tennessee, was assassinated by unknown persons. The minister, who is a young man, was sitting near a window reading to n friend, when a gun was discharged through the window, the entire load taking effect in his back. He arose and walked into another room, where he fell dead. There was no clew to the identity of the murderer, but it is supitosed that some one became offended at a late sermon awl took this means of expressing disapproval.