&tiempt Made in Streets of Lisbon
to Wipe Out Dynasty by Mur
dering Reigning Family.
HARSH RULE SAID TO BE CAUSE.
.Whole Populace Aroused by Brutal
Expression , and Capital of Little
Nation Is in Turmoil.
REGICIDES SLAIN BY GUARDS.
olCjrr Tliro\v.s Herself in Front of
Jlcir to Throne , Trying < .Shield
Ifi.s Horty from
s Carlos of Portugal and the
Crown Prince Luix Philippe were shot
to death in Lisbon Saturday , as they
sat in the royal carriage , by a band
Of revolutionists. His majesty , accom
panied by Queen Amelia , Crown Prince
laiiz and Prince Manuel , were return
ing' from the Villa Vicosa. where they
ihad been temporarily residing , when a
company of men leaped from behind a ,
barrier , and , leveling carbines .at the
royal family , lired. The move was so
-sudden that none of the king's guards
could prevent the assassination. Imme
diately after the regicides had fired ,
however , the police returned with a
volley and killed three of them.
There were many evidences that the
plot to kill Portugal's monarch had
been planned to the minutest detail.
King C-arlos had been warned of his
danger and an extra strong escort was
n attendance. The fact that the
assassins casilv outwitted this com-
KIM ; CAJ5LOS.
pany gave rise to rumors of treachery ,
but no substantiation is obtainable.
King Carlos within twelve hours re-
rcived information that Premier Fran
co was to be killed by the. revolutionists
and that he would be disposed of HE
the same time. The idea was , so the
king was told , to overthrow the mon
archy. The people were weary of op
pression : were confident that the reign
ing dynasty was behind Franco in all
his repressive measures , and therefore
were ready to create a new power.
The king's assassination brings into
peculiar prominence the head of a pow-
ASSASSINATIONS OF HISTORY.
King Edmund of England.March 20 , 946
King Edward the Martyr of Eng
land March IS , 079
King Edward II. or England.Sept. 21 , 1
King Edward 11. of England
Sept. 27 f 1327
King James I. of Scotland.Feb. 21 , 14.TT
King Edward V. of England. .July , M83
King James II. of Scotland
June 11. 1-1SS
Prince William of Orange.July .10 , 13S4
King Henry II. of France. .Aug. 2 , luS9
Feeder ! . , last of the House of
liurik. which had governed ilussia
for 7H ( > years 1.j0.f
King Henry IV. of France-.May H , 1010
George Villiers. Duke of Bucking
ham \ug. 2 : ; . 102S
Peter III. of Russia , dethroned and
murdered : succeeded by Catharine ,
his wife 1702
Ivan IV. of Iiiissin. murdered in
prison 170-i
King ( jifslavus III. of Sweden
. . - . ! : . . : . . . March 10. 1702
Marat , by Charlotte Corday.July i : { , 1793
Car Paul of Kussia March 2-1 , 1S01
Jiarfiltam Linroln , President of the
Fnited States \pril 14 , 1SG3
Abdul Aziz , Sultan of Turkev ,
June 4. 1S7G
Alexander II. of Ilussia. .March ij : , 1SSI
James A. ( Jarfiehl , President of the
I'nited States July 2. 1SS1
Sadi Carnot. President of France. .
June 24 , 1S94
StanihoidoO * . Premier of Bulgaria. . .
lime ! . " > , 1S93
Elizabeth , Empress of Austria
Sept. 10. 1SOS
King Humbert of Italy Inly 20. 1000
William McKinley , President of the
United States Sept. S. 1001
King Alexander and Queen Draga of
Servia lunc 10 , 3003
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia lOOo
King aud Crown Prince of Portugal.
Feb. 1,1008
In Lisbon Sunday Prince Manuel was
proclaimed king of Portugal , succeed
ing his father , Carlos , who , with the
cown : prince. Luiz Philippe , was shot
la
'
v- : *
Bullets from several pieces pierced
the budy of his majesty and of Crown
Prince Luiz , and they fell from their
-seats. Prince Manuel , the younger son.
> * as given a flesh wound , but Queen
! A.melia escaped without a hurt. The
-queen seemed to understand the danger
-of the situation more than her con
sort or children. As the assassins
raised Their guns her majesty stood
op and endeavored Avith motherly intu
ition to shield the crown prince. Queen
Amelia was too late. .
erful family which formerly reigned in
Portugal the house of Braganxa. Dom
Miguel Uraganza is the present hea'd oi'
the family , and the understanding is he
will make a strong bid upon popular
sentiment to succeed the dead Carlos.
I'opulnci * in Terror.
The ncrws of the assassination swept
through the city like fire through dry
grass and half the populace became
panic-stricken , not knowing where the
next blow might fall. There is the
greatest dread for the future of the
country , which seems on the verge of
being plunged into the throes'of a revolution
elution , with all the attendant horrors
and blootlsred. Throughout the city
consternation reiinied.
At the first blush it would seem as
though the assassination was the work
of anarchists and not of republican
sympathizers. Nevertheless , the stir-
riim events of the last few weeks have
* ?
prepared the people for some starting
ulmhiation. The discovery of plot
after plot , as well as the discovery of
.nany secret stores of weapons and am
munition , have demonstrated beyond
pel-adventure the existence of a deter
mination on the part of a large body
> f the Portuguese to overthrow the
present conditions aud proclaim a re
public.
Queen Maria Pia. the mother of King
Carlos ; the Puke of Oporto , his broth
er : a number of ministers and court
official : ; hastened at once to the ar
senal when the news reached them of
the attack upon the roral family
down in the streets. The king's proc-
iam.ition. signed by himself as Dom
M.inuel II. . and countersigned by all
the ministers , was read from the bal-
cniiv. l > nt beyond this there was no
publ'c ' ceremony.
Although in his proclamation the
kii.g declared he would support Prime
Minister Franco and his policy , hi wag
persuaded later to accept the resigna
tion oi' the entire ministry. This was
tlo.'ic in return for the promise of the
progressive nd regenerationist parties
rni.Mi : PIIII.IPPK.
to suppi-ri the government and bury
their di'Terences with Premier Franco
i1'a coalition cabinet were appointed.
The Jlnrvcster Trust Fines ! .
Judge Dana , at Topeka. Ivan. . Jan. 18 ,
assessed a fine of $12.GUO against the In
ternational Harvester Company , w'iich '
the court had found guilty on forty-three
counts of violating the State anti-trust
THE GBEAT EMANCIPATOR.
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ST. VALENTINE'S DAY.
St. Valentino's day ! Aud midst old recol
lections
That rush to my heart with an echoing
Joy ,
I remember once more the old hopes and
dejections ,
When yon were a girl , dear , and I was a
boy ;
When I sent you a rose on that February
morning.
And with it a nussionate , rhyme-halting
lay ,
And met your reproaches and "well-acted
scorning
By whispering : "Sweet , 'tis St Valen
tine's day ! "
And the sky was so blue , and the sunshine
so yellow ,
And the soft southern wind blew so shril
ly and sweet.
And each tiny bird sung so loud to its fel
low.
While the snowdrops and crocuses bloom
ed at your feet.
Email wonder our hearts broke to tremulous
beating
As we learned In the wonderful , old-fash
ioned way
What the earth and the sky and the air
were repeating
In mystical cadence of Valentine's d.iy.
And now that the crazy-sweet babble and
laughter
Of golden-haired children have rung In
our ears ,
Ansl brought us the hope of a tender here
after
To link to the thought of those far-away
years
Once more in the words of the happy boy-
lover.
I veil deeper meaning in whimsical way ;
A meaning your heart will be quick to dis
cover
P.y whispering : "Sweet , 'tis St. Valen
tine's day ! "
The Housekeeper.
Jjiin lii"s Specific i..JfeVorlc. .
One often thinks of his life as cut off ,
but no great man since Ca-sar has seen
his life work ended as did Lincoln. Na
poleon died upon a desert rock , but not
until Atisterlitz aud Wfcgram had be
come memories , and the dust of the emPT -
PT : : oven as all dust. Cromwell knew
ti.at England had not at heart materially
ah-M-ed. Washington did not know that
r.c had created one of the great , perhaps
ric greatest , empires to be known to
; i.-uj. P.tit Lincoln had a specific task to
' . ! his and make it
; - - < > snve country to
fn-e .iii.l cm that fatefid 34th of April
! know that he had accomplished both
icre are those who would say thai
! uiiee : pit : this man where he was to
* v > ths work. To the thoughtful mind
.t ' \s Mot chance. U'nvever. but design ,
fin-l fluu the design of which all great-
. ; "s a part. War is indeed the cruci-
' ] . if the nations. It is the student of
T - ' r.tiiry hence who shall properly place
' . : " Civil War in American history. But ,
v'.revpr ' : that plat-e be , there can bu no
t'V > T of the position in it of the war
' 'r. iilent. Like William the Silent , bis
( i > ; : ; : of all about him was a matT -
T not of personal desire , but of abso-
ute and constant growth. There are few
mere interesting characters in history
than Lincoln. There is none who in
quite the same manner fits himself so
absolutely into his circumstances. It : s
the highest form of genius that so pro
duces as to make production seem ef
fortless , and it is perhaps the greatest
of ail tributes to Lincoln that what he
( k'd seems sometimes only what the aver
age man would have done in his place.
Ili.x Time to Out Even.
"Say. old fellow. * ' said Brown , as he
laid his hand familiarly on Potter's shoul
der , "didn't I .see you in the stationer's
a day or two .ago looking at valentines ? "
"You probably did. as I was in there , "
was the answer.
"Buying for some sister or niece ? "
"Xo for my wife. "
"I Jut you are over HO years old and
have been married a quarter of a cen
tury. You don't say that you are still
romantic ? "
" 1 say this that my wife can beat me
at argument or scolding or doing as she
pleases whether I like it or not. She's
obstinate and pig-headed and touchy , and
the only way I can get even with btf
la on Valentino's day. Then I get 100 of
the meanest burlesque valentines I can
find and send them to her , and for tb
next three months she's wondering wh ?
sent 'em and treats me fairly well. Try
it once. It is a good deal better thaa
threatening her with the family ar.'r
Valentine.
Valentine ! I seize my pen
Tovrlte to you the yearly verse ;
I shall not tune my lyre again
To raptures which my soul immerss ;
I shall not praise your snpphlre eyes ,
Nor sSng the archness of your look
Ah , no : J chant your bread and plea ,
My Valentine , for you can cook !
ify Valentine , I love the glow
The ruby glow s softly spread
Upon your tempting velvet cheek
When you have been a baking bread.
Your hair Is golden , thick , and flne.
In gleaming coil , and curl and loop.
And best of all , oh , one divine ,
I never find St in my soup.
My Valentine ! Let others write
Their lyrics to- your hands and brow.
Your biscuits are as feathers light.
Your cakes are tempting , anyhow.
Let others sing your charms so sweet.
With poetaster's gentle art.
For me , the things you make to eat
Have won the highway to my heart.
What to Eat.
Ail Anecdote ? of Tilncoln.
At one period during the rebellion there
were no less than seventy-four major
generals and 270 brigadiers on the rolld ,
which was far more than there was -iny
use for. President Lincoln recognised ,
this mistake before anybody else , but he
consoled himself by joking about it. It
is recalled that on one occasion , when
one of these superfluous generals ns
captured by the enemy , with a number
of men and horses , somebody undertook
to condole with the President on the sub
ject , remarking that the loss of the cap
tured general's services was a great mj-
fortune to the government.
"Pooh ! " replied Lincoln , "it's the
horses I'm thinking about. 1 can mate
another brigadier general in two min
utes , but horses are scarce , and cost § 200
apiece. " Kansas City Journal.
Abraham Lincoln' * Astuteness.
A leader of the Lincoln party told a
story of the astuteness of Lincoln as a
lawyer.
"When Lincoln was practicing law , "
h ? said , "he had a case involving a dis
puted will. The opposition claimed that
the will was genuine , and for several
hours adduced proof of this. For Lin
coln , who had to prove the will a for
ge ly. things looked black.
"Lincoln , however , called only one
witness , a retired paper manufacturer ,
renowned the country over for his wealth
and probity.
" ' ' Lincoln said the witness
'Mr. Dash. to
ness , handing him the disputed will ,
'please hold that paper up to the light
and tell us- what is the watermark on
it. ' I
" ' watermark of firm
'The my own ,
Plank & Co. , ' the witness answered.
" 'When did your firm begin to man
ufacture paper ? '
" 'In 1S41. '
" 'And what's the date of the document
in vour hands ? '
" 'August 11 , 1S3G. '
" 'That is enough. Gentlemen of the
jury , our case is closed. ' "
GETTING BUSY.