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WEATHER. , Fair and Colder., VOh XXIII NO. 78. Widowed Queen of LISBON, Portugal, Feb. 2. The official announcement of the Council of State says that the'murderers of King Carlos and the crown prince composed a party of six, three of whom were killed on the spot by the police guard, and two were captured. One of the assassins is known to be a Frenchman, a political outcast, while another has been identified as a Spaniard, a leader of the anti-royalists in Spain. The crimes which have stirred all Europe to its very foundations are believed to have been the result of the iron dictatorship of Premier Franco, and his resignation is hourly ex pected. The wounded Prince, the Infanta Manuel, has been proclaimed king by the Council of Statev A strong guard now surrounds the palace, and all pedestrians subjected to a rigorous scrutiny. EUROPE IS STUNNED TO ITS MM FOUNDATION? BY ASSASSINATION OF PORTUGAL'S RULER AND HIS HEIR ''?1 Later Details of Frightful Tragedy Tells of Diabolical Cunning and Well Laid Schemes of the Murderers. Hid In Ambush And Took Advantage of a Festal Day To Perpetrate Bloody Deed Potentates of ' the World Send Messages of Sympathy LISBON.. Feb. 2. All Portugal is overwhelmed today at the killing of the king and crown prince. Though torn by Internal dissensions, the past few month terrorized by acts of crime and bloodshed, uprisings in the streets, outrages with knife and burn!) und always fearful lest these signs of revolution would culminate in some dreadful outburrt of passion, Portugal va not prepared for the blow that fell yesterday, when the king and prince were shot' to death In a public place, where thousands had gathered to greet their home coming. All last night Queen Amelie, In the royal palace, tat between the biers where rested the bodies of her hus band1 and her son, prostrated with Brief, Troops guarded the palace; squadron of Cavalry surrounded the house in which Premier Franco passed; tho night; special details were' drawn up before the public buildings, and resrw--'were iuartered In barracks, ready-for i'njthlng that might come' to spring to arms. But Lisbon dirt not sleep, Few closed their eyes. A deep silence pervaded the place, for after the first awakening, lo the trag edy that had been enacted with its attendant noises and confusions, shops j and Cafes were closed, the doors of theatres were hastily locked, houses! were barricaded nod the streets were cleared. No one 'might say where I the next blow would fall, nnd revolu- toon, that sweeps through a city like! a fire In dry places, drove the people ; Into their homes or other plncesl where they might be secure. Proclaimed King. The attack on the royal family, however, had the opposite effect from that moat feared, and peace and iik-t reigned as though no murder hail been done. Early this morning Pre mier Franco proclaimed the arcossion of Prince Manuel to the throne, and the military and naval chiefs and the high dignitaries swore allegiance to the new king, and Portugal still lives under a monarchy. In stating the fact3 of the murder the premier's proclamation declares that when the assassins attacked the royal carriage Queen Amelie acted with the greatest courage, attempting to shield her sons at the risk of her own life, and at the same time strik ing at the murderers with a large bouquet which she carried. Prince Manuel's woundaTwhich at first were believed to be -serious, haw proved to be of comparatively slight conse quence, and today he li well on the road to complete recovery. It Is con fidently believed that this young man will find his great task considerably lightened hy the fact that he Is of a charming, sympathetic nature, which has always been a delight M those about him. Kvn with his. wounds and amid the dreadful scenes which accompanied and followed the trag edy, the young" prince has preserved ' a demeanor of the utmost dignity. His wounded arm Is carried in a sling, hut he makes light of his own hurts, and protests that he suffers no pain whatever. Ureal Secrecy. The greatest secrecy is being main tained aa to the Identity of the regi cides and the details of the investi gation which is being made into the assassination. The names of the a tarslns who were shot down- by the police guards and others who were captured while thty were fleeing from the scene of the fatal attack are being withheld, If. Indeed, they have been learned by the police themselves The bodies of King Carlos nnd the j crorn -pflnoo are laying today in the palace Jn the same room of the suite i which wa occupied by the kin. No; arrangements, have yet Uecn made for the funeral. I,ate In the day came a .lolcmni proclamation by Kins Manuel II. an-I nouncinff that he would uphold the constitution and preserve the Integ rity of th kingdom. In thH proeln- mation, which Is addressed to the: Portugese people he says: "An abominable crime has strlck en me In my heart, as a son nnd , brother 1 know the nation shares my sorrow and Indignation, and detests the horrible act which Is unprece dented In history. I am called upon by the . constitution to preside over 1h gesttnlwt -or the-nation and con frfrmable therewith I shall do my ut THE the Biers most to promote the good of the fatherland and merit the affection of the Fcitugese people. 1 swear to maintain the Catholic religion and the integrity of the kingdom, and to ob.servo myself and enforce ol- scrvanee by all of the nation's polttl-1 cal constitution. 1 also declare tlrati my pleasure that the present j ministers shall remain In oftloe.' Official Hcport. An oniclal report ot the tragedy or yesterday wnicn was given out nyimier Franco. the government tonight to the newa-J papers, reads u.t follows: HE.uii AT LONDO.V. The king, quetn and crown prince j JjasDONt Koo 2 Official were ruling in me irrsi carriage iu; Manuel with the officer from the royal palace were In the second car- . TS.. , ,1 J" ; " niTO.avBKn,l thft ncwiipap!. cahteil ,revjously suddenly broke through tho front row i receivej here i ' of the crowd and shot at the king. , jspatche from tj.boli .ay 5 that ine rcown von o. .. ....- ,, nirnseu courngeousiy wim ni mmim stiCK against two mner men. tuo de'nly more Bhot.4 were heard and the prince fell wounded. The tpieen .shout lng for help bent over the body of the crown prince and ree ved his last kiss. The prim e lmuiediat 'ly expir ed. All three ;ierpetrat .s of the crime were killed by the mob aad po lice" One ItcelcVic identified. The principle regicide killed has been Identified as Manuel Ituluea. a iiernreant in the Seventh Cavalry, and a teacher in an elementary school. For eight years he noted a.. a private tutor in this city. He was about :!0 ( years of ae. The tv.o other assas sins who were killed are la lieved to be Portugese. The police, however. I refuse to make publie the result of, their examination of the men under arrest. The account." of spectators of the assassinations var.i . hut it l estab-; lished deliiilttlv that they incurred at the Prac.i do Commercio, after the members of the royal family had de-, barked from the train at Darrein and I thence crossed the Tagus on u ferry boat to the Lisbon landing, w!i -re ; they entered a carriage and were ririv en off. A niaidrn had offered a. beautiful hoiinuet ..f rises to the iuem ,f rises to the iueni. and i It was with these later I hat the queen, with motherly Instinct, sought vainly to protect her son from death. Prince Manuel, neeing his brother mortally wounded and his father dead. tire. I at the assassins with a revolver until his at in was struck by bullet Kcvolullonlsts- Work. The identification of one of the dead re(;ielrtes as a portugi'se cavalry srr(?ennt Is considered hy the public as proof that the assassination was the work of revolutionists, who had s .icccMKfully spread the work of pro paganda. sniacBled in arms, anil sought to proclaim a republic -a t ut niKht as- " 's also rec alled that It was crucially Riven out by the police that an elaborate plot had bci n lire pared for an uprising on January :: 1 I the anniversary oi' the revolt at opot to. the plot Including the assassin i-j linn of Premier Franco during the night a general rising at daybreak the ctittlnu of all wires and the set?, ure of the reins of government. ) FT K'l.A), STATKM F. XT. MAIilUP. Feb. ; The foreign ' office today save out a statement - lug that the assas.-ins of King Carlos and the Crown Prinee of Portugal, i numbered six. all of them being arm-j ed with carbines and revolvers. Tb- ; were paid by political agitator. ne-j mies of the government. One of the! slain regicides was a Frenchman, ae-i cording to the f tat.mrnl. and em ir-j cling His body was u belt Idled witlij gold the profit of his share In the: niur-h rows a.-t. Franco Staled. Himultanously with the asas ina-j tlon. the statement also says an arm- i d band surrrnnded the home of I Premier Franco, but was beaten off' bv the guard. I The Dissidents had announced that I grave events would develop from the i situation In Portugal, but it was not ( Imagined that tney wouoi mne .ur gravA t"ro thev did. The flpalsh press, while expres:sing sorrow and Indignation at the aas slnatloiis, makes varying commenta on the political asjicct of the murders: ASHEWLLE CITIZE ASHt:VILLE, N. C, MOND AY MONN'INU. FEHUUAlfV :i, 1!M8. of H The Liberal, says they probably were provoked by the negligence of the Portugese flovt i nment. adding: "We can only suppose that Premier Krun co the moral author of the horrors If not yet dead from remorse, has alreadv retired from public life." The Liberal welcomes rumors that Spanish ministry of war will send troops to the Portugese frontier In I ; readiness for any eventuality. El l als. thinks the tragedy the re-. ult of political absurdities of Pie-! nouncement of tho tragedy at Lisbon was received at the Portugese lega tion between 3 and 4 o'clock this ...... .,n. ..v lillfered but Uttle from those given V wlne(t the government, Bnd In con I sequence the official reports that the aequentie the offli asAHlns wcr anarchist Instead of Kcpuhllcnns Is received with reserve. The eenjored telegrams Ktate thut tho effect of the assassinations has been to strengthen the monarchist feeling among the masses nnd that the army spirit and discipline are perfect Statements regarding political con ditions In Portugal will he regarded suspiciously throughout Europe until news through uncensored channels becomes available. i PARTS STUNNED BY THE NEWS tii- . ., o . ; PAItlf, Feb 2. So great was the I shock experienced at the Portuguese ; legation here over the announcement I of the assassination of the king and crown prince that at first dlnpatehcs from Madrid giving an official view or the events at Lisbon scarcely could be credited. Later the legation was drap ed in mourning. President Fallieries received the news of the tragedy direct from the Duke of Operto, the king' brother. The French president In reply tele. j graphed his condolences to the duke "" 1 wet-u numir '" "MI '-""" hoo er prince rntllppe, and manner of i as It recalled her the murder or I their taking on. caused a profound j King Humbert at Mnnsa In 11)00. sent sensation among the Portuguese col-1 a mess-age t" Queen Amelie, saying, ony In Paris. There was general ex-! 'None better than myself can under prcsHnii of grief and horror at the i stand your terrible misfortune." crime and execration of the mur-! The pope ' mast diet reused this dereir. : morning when Cardinal Merry d. 1 Kenor Magiilhies Lima, a prominent Val commiinlcHi. d to him the Iniisedv , republli un, and a grandmaster In the I In all its rtct'ii!'- I Portugal PMrdered Husband and Son Portuguese Masonic fraternity, who wa banished from I he country for treason. today charged Premier Franco with being alone responsible. "It Is he," liltld Henhor Lima, "who fomented, .with! cool en I cubit Ion, pop ular discord and popular hatred. "Now, either; Franco will retain the dictatorship. In -which case there will he-a terrible revolution, or. Franco will retire, wlikii will moan's: period of calm WILHEU1 WAS GREATLY MOVED BEftLIN. 'Feb, I, When news of the ayaa.iuinutlrin of the king of Por tugal and the frrowB prince, " Wins mm- munlcated ttv the emperor by the adju tant nn duty, jribotit o'clock In the mr!nK,th-n,irr'ror wa greatly dl. treesed, s he nMn(Miur lon or the crow o inmviv " "'" much durlnir his visit Ul Portugal 111 a our., i The emperor nt omie U-loteraphed to the queen and Prince Manuel his con doleatWkt, nnd later directed that the court should go Into mourning for three weeks. The Rehcrnl official view herp ap pears to be that the death- of KIiht Carina and the erowil prince Is a great misfortune for Portugal an It was be- I lieved that tin- klp would haw sue- ceeded In cslnblishinsr reforms. PEOPLE OF ROME i ARE PROSTRATED nMK. Feb 2.-The whole press anfI PU1I'' horrified and express violent indignation at the assasslna- tions In Lisbon, although doubt Is ex pressed In the newspapers as to the advisability of placing restraint on personal feelings. Mourning is deep and sincere end everywhere sympathy Is heard for Queen Amelie. who Is most popular in Home. King Victor K:nanuel has ordered the observance of strict mourning for thirty days. l-iager Queen .Marghar- ita. to wnom ine announcement ot mo irageuy at iani"n was a great snocK. T HMELLS TO HEAVEN." Now Weeps Over IS CONFIDENT THAT HIS STAY WILLJORIEF Thaw Strum Little Worried Over Confinement. One of Knife and Fork Squad. IK EXAMINED BY FAMILY PHYSICIANS Bettered to Be Preparing Evidence For Habeas Cor- lus Proceedings. 'ly Attoolated Preu.) MATTEWAN. W, Teh. .Harry K. Thaw began today the routine )f a simple life which, the authorities at the state hospital lor the criminal insane eay, will make hla Ions stay In the tombs prlaos In New York city seem like the height of gaiety In Dora parlson. - ',. r!i Th new patient In the observation ward slept soundly last night, tho presence' uf the 40 other men In the dormitory not giving him the (light est concern. H was after the usual retiring hour when Thaw reached the hospital last night, and he Immedi ately went to bed. He1: arpw-vthui morning at I o'cloek and ate n hearty breakfast t the "knife and fork la Iftk.., , tto1 14 man JHilOV ffte nVPt than ,70 in l the' Institute", re al lowed this privilege, the othors belnir restricted to (ipoons. Thaw seemed much refreshed Trom his sound sleep, ant), declared he needed the rest after the trying hours of Friday night and. Sukurdgy, while the Jury was nut ut)d aeemlnrly un able to agree upon a v. rdlct. Aiiout 60(i men were in the main dining room when Thaw reached the breakfast ta ble this morning, mid he wa the cen ter of attention. The novelty of Ihe noted patient's presence had not worn off by dinner time, nnd he was com pelled again to eat under the scrutiny of many eyes. No arrangements for specially prepared incals" having yet been milde for him, Tnaw shared the hospital rare with all the other. His dinner lia-i. tiled mi ! pork, potatoes, rauerkru it. bread, butter end cof- At 3 ; m services In 111 Thtw attended divine hoitpltal auditorium or I heatre. inning the day Thaw declared to one of the attendants that he prob ably would not be In the hospital more than one week. Me said hla lawyers would sue out a writ of ha beas corpus In his behalf, and he was sure he would he allowed his liberty as the result of a hearing In court or an Inquiry before a commission. Ihirlng his stay In the observation ward Thaw ulll be tinder the Imme diate supervision of Iw. Amos T. Baker, one of the medical assistants to Supt Lamb. Dr. Haker said to dny that he would not allow Thaw lo have lliiuor or tobacco unless his condition seemed to demand them for a lime in medical moderation. N ASHEVILLE IS STILL BOUND BY ICE KING Wintry Blasts Bench Acute t Htage and Freeze Up The Marrow." OLDEST CITIZEN SPINS HIS YARN Noses Glow and Finger Tipn Thrill m the Breath of Boreas Blows. "Weather, Oh weather, Oh what shall wa do, ; ; ' . With the frost biting deep from our . nose to our toes -v , Please send u the sunshine ' and bright balmy day For It's far from a pleasure to feel The Man In the fttreet. I'll tell you. friend, said the "man In the street" yesterday as he huddled himself Into the sheltered corner of a convenient duorway and diligently puffed t':?hl-'"rtMl''.veot: jpa'rye never .before seen storm that amnuh ed into Buoli; vkrletj' t thlns as this one has. first the! snow record W thjtoeii" tH 'lokr'4tin liist aa j thluajA beirtn i. aii down a hit the meroury foes on'; thi' jam page nnd another new tow record for the winter la act nnd now the confounded storm has taken a smash at the llternry firmament. How 7 Why Its as plain a that frost bitten nose on yiiur face. You've heard thttt old time honored statement haven't you about an 111 wind that doe nobody goo,!. Well, do you suppose that thut wind of yesterday did anybody good? Nothing but harm, my boy, and so smash goes the cherished line from our school books. And then thern Is III II Rhakespeare's line about "blow blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's Ingratitude." flay, "Ilo," Ingratitude Is mere child's play compared to that wind yesterday. It was certainly "the un kindest cut all " und that tine of Hill's govs tvtn If fhe "blow one Is wrong." At eny rate March may come In like a Hon and go nut like a lamb or vice versa, but our friend February came In like a whole menagtie of lions, tigers and elephants. And a pnsser-by mumbled worse than that." Hla jed at Home. Ashevllle stayed In doors yesterday and even then the cold knocked and demanded admittance and there was n't a bouse in the city but thut had the visitor. Around the stove or the radiator the atmosphere might 1) ac ceptable, but uny distance uway and the unwelcome guest made hla bout feel very much bored und the tone of remarks was chilling. During the day the mercury never went above the sixteenth Hour and In the early morning stopped for a long time st the fifth iMHt night the weather man said the thermometer before morning would be to zero and make this the coldest day not only of thlsi Near but of many. j "This l the coldest ever," said the: man In the street." to the oldest In habitant an he met him on the ave nue. "Well now. I don't see it that! wnv at nil." was the answer "don't von renumber back In fit." but there I the man In the street Interrupted. I "Hay. Ho," what do vnu think I ami an) way. the Kgyptlan Hphyns. Oue HB"ln (loess again " "Jliit. Mow that was a cold winter," continued the oldest inhabitant ywliv we couldn't llnd a thermometer In the town, ft was a town then, that would record how cold It wus. I remember e gi,t thorn all together In a row and then watched that mercury drop out of sight as If It was on Its way to china. Why, It never showed Its nose again for nearly a week and we had to give the tubes hot baths to bring It back again." Why I knew It was going to be a cold winter this year. Didn't you notice how heavy the bark Was on the; north clde of the trees'? That's a pretty good sign. Dame nature knows how to protect her own." "All, ex-j eept the two legged specimens," said i the man In the street. "Then there I was the fur on the iulrrels," con tinued the oldest Inhabitant not heed ing the Interruption, "that wae thick er than I have seen It In a long time and when that Is the case count on cold weather." Just then the oldest Inhabitant snei'ied and Immediately started for the stove nnd the- man in the street pulled. the ear tups on his new cap- a little rloser-and trndged along. i ( t Need Ihr opening cliaplct-e of Tile Fighting (Inure" in today's litUou. PRICE FIVE CENTS. R. GUASTAVINO ; THE ARCHITECT DIESATB'KMTN Designer and Constructor of St. IjftwrcneeV Catholic Church Passes Away. , .', WAS SICK FOR. . ' ONLY TWO WEEKS Deceased Was Architect of International Fame and Accomplished Musician. , Raphael Ouastsvlna, the famous architect of New York. Inventor of the "Uuastavlno arch" and the de signer, and constructor of SI, Law rence's new Catholic church In this city, died last night at 1 o'clock at his summer residence, Black Mountain, attended by hla wife and the Reverend Father Patrick Marlon of thin citv, after suffering or , two weeks with diabetes. Tho Illness uf the decease.) wan aggravated by an attack of grip. contracted during a- visit to .Boston four weeks ago. Fata! results were not looked for, until yesterday mnrn Inir at .o'clock, when Father Marlon was summoned by. telephone mes sage from Slack Mountain, father Marlon undertook the 21-mlle trip In an euon- beggy: Bfld reitrhed the la-d-sltle uf ihe sick man nbottt II o'clock. He uuk rues, oi tne VHinoiie cnurcn were Administered, and the end came peacefully at ? o'clock last evening. The deceased, who was ii years old, leaves a wife and two sons, one, Raphaeh who la now on hla way from New York, and another In Mexico, The 'funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. , but It is staled that the body will lie fn state at Hi. Lawrence', church, where a high re-, oulem mass will - be celebrated - on; Tuesday, ' ' " , ' s , Famous Architect, . Itaphanl Ottastavlno was an nrchl- tect of International fame, having de signed and constructed buildings In nearly alt parts f Oie world, lie Invented that famous style of con struction known ns the "Oue(avJno arch" while quite a young man, and this form of architecture was success fully used by him lit the construction of the Jew York City subway; ths St, bouts exposition building and ' the famous Jewish temple at Baltimore. A big Rplscopal church designed by Mr, Ouastavlno is now twlng . conw atructed at Ban Francisco, and Free bytertan fhurch b bslnt erected on u flmllsr plan at Brooklyn,', - Although a remdent ot New York, Mr. (luastsvlnu spent most of his time at his sumner home at Black Mountain, and the residents- of thuv section speak In glowln terms of hla boundless charity. , The success of many years brought the deceased an Independent fortune, and he used It" unsparingly lo allevhtte the suffering of the poor and needy, : .'. t Gift 10 floral riinrcli. ,' , One of his mot prlncet gifts nf recent years was that tendered to Ht. Lawrence's new rathdllc church on Haywood street. While exact figures ere not now available, It Is known that Mr.-Ouastavlno bore nearly half the- expense of the construction of th new edifice, fhe mammoth dome of tho church, with Its matchless decs charge, and the ultimate completion of the siruct'ure was one of the wishes nearest lo his heart. Throughout thn summer ne wnicnea the steady growth of tho church with the solicitude of a father Mr his child, and hla un timely death on tho eve , of the architectural triumph Is greatly de plored. It Is not thought that the death of the architect will seriously handicap tho completion of the church, but there were still a fer de tails with which none but him wera fa miliar. ' .V-compll-dicd Musician.. felde being an architect, ' Mr.: Ouastavlno was sn accomplished mu Flclan. and at the lime of hi death he woe engaged In composing a new mass which was to be sung at the opening of Kt. Lawrence's church Many of his ecclesiastical composi tions have been published, and have attracted much favorable Comment. Raphael Ouastavlno, son of the de ceased, and also an architect of soma prominence. Is expected to arrive at Black Mountain todny to make ar rangements for the funeral. , 3VM1K W I iJi KS DI FX (By Associated Press.) 1 NASHV1UUK, ,.TKNN.. I'W i Judge John 8, Wilkes, nsHocinte Jus tlco of tho-miprrme emm of Tennessee-, died tlav t ls bwne In lulaikl. aired f T. . t ' , i 1
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