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THE STATE OF DADE NEWS.
VOL. X.
KING HUMBERT ASSASSINATED.
Shot Through The Heart at Monza Sundai
Night.
HE HAD DISTRIBUTED PRIZES
To Coutestants at Gymnastic Exhibi
tion and Was Just Driving Away
When Shot.
Monza, By Cable.—King Humbert, of
Italy, was assassinated Sunday night.
The king was shot here Sunday even
ing by a man named Angelo Bressi de
Prato and died in a few minutes.
The king had been attending a dis
tribution of prizes in connection with
a gymnastic competition, lie had just
entered his carriage, with aide de camp
amid the cheers of the crowd, when he
was struck by throe revolver shots
fired in quick sue;
One iierced the heart of his maj s
ty, who fell back and expired in a few
minutes. The a sassin wa3 immedi
ately arrested and was, with some dif
ficulty, saved from the fury of the pop
ulace.
He gave his name as Angelo Bressi,
describing himself, as of Prato, in
Tuscany.
Rome, By Cable.—The news of the
terrible event did not arrive here un
til after midnight. Signor Saracco, the
prime minister, immediately summon
ed a meeting of the cabinet, and the
ministers will start at the earliest pos
sible moment for Monza.
The prince and princess of Naples
are on board the Yela yatching in the
Levant.
New York, Special.—Owing to the
lateness of the hour at which the news
of the assassination of King Humbert
was received in this city it was Impos
sible to see either Consul General
Branohi or Vice Consuls Alberta and
Burdese.
Baron de Fava, tlie Italian ambassa
dor, was at Seabright, N. J. He was
much distressed at receiving the news,
but said to the Associated Press that
he could not give out any statement
until he had been officially notified by
his home government.
Beloved By His People.
Kansas City, Special.—Jerome Fedili,
Italian vice consul in Kansas City, was
greatly shocked when he heard of the
assassination of King Humbert of It
aly.
“King Humbert was greatly beloved
by his people,” said Mr. Fedili, ' and I
cannot conceive why anyone but a
crank or an anarchist should wish to
take his life. He was good and kind
and charitable. I knew him well. He
will be succeeded in all probability by
Ills eldest son, the Prince of Naples,
who is a young man not yet thirty
years old.”
London, By Cable.— Angelo Bressi,
assassin of King Humbert, according
to a special dispatch from Rome, is an
anarchist.
Expressions of Sorrow.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The j
following message of condolence upon
the death of King Humbert has been
sent from this country to Italy:
"Washington, D. C.
"His Majesty, Vittorio Emanuelu,
Rome:
“In my name and on behalf of the
American people I offer Your Majesty
and the Italian nation sincere condol
ences in thi3 hour of deep bereave
ment.
“WILLIAM MoKINLEY.”
The following message has been sent
England to Barrow $65,000,000.
London, By Cable.-In the House of
Commons the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, Sir Michael Hieks-Beach, an
nounced that it was proposed to meet
the supplementary estimates by addi
tional taxation and he asked power
to borroy 13.000.000 pounds either as
•war loans or by means of Treasury or
Exchequer bonds. The House sane,
tloned the proposals.
To Have An Encampment.
Chattanooga. Tenn,, Speeial.-An of
ficial call was issued for the annual re
union and encampment of the Spanish-
American War Veterans in this city
October Bto 12 inclusive. In the call
“all organizations of ex-soldiers of the
Spanish-American war. which have foi
their object the perpetuation of fra
ternal relations by the late members
of the armv and the inculcation of pa
triotism are invited to send represen
tatives to discuss such matters as may
be of mutual Interest and if possible to
unite all such societies into one organ
isation."
to Baron Fava, Italian ambassador to
this country:
“Department of State,
"Washington, D. C.
‘‘His Excellency, Italian Ambassador,
the Octagon, Seabright, N. J.:
“The tidings of the King’s assassina
tion caused a profound shock. The
President has telegraphed to His Maj
esty, Victoria Emanuel, offering in hi*
name and on behalf of the American
people sincere condolences in this hour
of deep bereavement. Permit me to add
the assurances of my personal sympa
thy. JOHN HAY.”
Baron Fava, acknowledged the re
ceipt of President McKinley’s tele
gram of condolence as follows:
“Your telegram received and trans
mitted to my government. lam deep
ly grateful for the part the President
and the American people take in our
great sorrow. . "FAVA.”
Pops Leo Hears the News.
Brussels, By Cable. —A special dis
patch from Rome says: Mgr. Angelo
de Petro, prefect of the Congregation
of the Council, took it upon himself to
inform the Pope of the assassination of
King Humbert. He entered the cham
ber of Leo at an early hour. The latter
was already awake.
The cardinal cautiously first stated
that an attempt had been mads upon
the life of the King, whereupon the
Pope immediately asked if the wound
was dangerous. The prelate replied,
“Very dangerous,” but his anxious air
was noticed by the Pope, who at once
divined the truth. His emotion was
such that he was unable to speak for
some time. When his distress had
passed he wished to leave his bed and
to celebrate mass for the repose of the
King's soul. Imter he summoned Car
dinal Rampolla, Papal Secretary of
State, whom he requested to send a dis
patch of condolence to Princess Clo
tilde, sister of the Queen. The audi
ences fixed for the day were suspend
ed.
Italy’s New King.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The
State Department has received official
notification of the assassination of Kin
Humbert frorn Mr. Iddings, the charge
of the United States embassy, at Rome,
as follows: “King Humbert was as
sassinated last night at 10 o’clock at
Monza, while driving away, after dis
tributing prizes in a competitive ath
letic exercise. Have just received of
ficial note from the Minister of For
eign Affairs announcing the death of
the King and succession of his son,
Prince Victor Emanuel.”
Foreigners Safe July 21.
Berlin. By Cable. —The German con
sul at Tien-Tsln has telegraphed under
date of Saturday, July 28. to the For
eign Office as follows: “The German
secretary of legation Pekin, Herr
Bulow, writes July 21: ‘Thanks for
your news, July 19th the condition of
Cordes satisfactory. The remaining
members of the legation are all right.
The detachment of the guards lost 10
killed and 14 wounded. The houses of
the legation, much damaged by cannon
fire, are held by the guards. The at
tack of the Chinese troops on us ceased
July 16. Speediest possible advance
of relief troops urgently necessary. Ac
cording to trustworthy report the body
of Baron Von Ketteler has been buried
by the Chinese government.’ ”
O.ie Thousand Chinese Killed.
Tien-Tsin, By Cable.—The latest ad
vices from Pekin, under date of July
15, sav that the legations are holding
out. The Chinese attacked the lega
tions on the night of July 10, but were
led into a trap by the Americans and
British* and 1,000 of them were killed.
Afterwards they continued bombarding
the legations more freely. Among the
Chinese killed was General Ma. The
legations were subsequently attacked
with constantly increasing fury.
Notes.
Estes G. Rathbone, former director
of posts, in Cuba, now under arrest on
a charge of fraud, furnished bail Mon
day evening, Senor Lopez, a wealthy
Spaniard, going his bond. Several
Spanish merchants came forward and
offered to provide the necessary securi
ty.
The green apple and the small boy
are getting together.
All Alive.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The
secretary of state has received a dis
patch from Mr. Fowler, the American
consul at Chefoo, dated at midnight on
the 26th: ' , ,
“This morning, by request of the al
lied admirals, I wired to the governor
(supposed to be governor of Shan
Tung), their wish to get news from
ministers themselves. The governor
row replies: ’Have received to-day
edict from emperor saying that the
ministers are well. They are sending
provisions to the legations Am con.
fident. ministers out of distress and re
quest you (Fowler) transmit thi 3 pre
liminary announcement to admirals.
"YUAN. GOVERNOR.’ ”
TRENTON, GA., ALGUJST 2,1900.
STILL HOLDING OUT.
Pekin Ministers Were Certainly Safe
On July 22,
REASSURING NEAVS ONCE MORE.
It Is Now B lieved That the Foreigners
in the Chinese Capital Will be Rescued
—ToTestthj S ncerily of Chinese.
Washington, D. C., Special.—Doubt
has given away to a feeling akin to cer
tainty that the legationers at Pekin
and the gallant marines who managed
to reach the Chinese capital just in the
nick of time, were not only alive on
July 22, all probability are still
alive and IP'*' " remain so until re
leased fro’ state of siege. The
officials hty . jgertain that the at
tack by thVohincse on the legations
will not be renewed. They are con
vinced that thqaiKWinsels of the viceroys
in the great and central pro
vinces and the advice of Li Hung
Chang have had effect and' that who
ever is in power in Pekin, whether
Emperor, Empress, Ching, Tuan, or
Tung, now has been made to see the
necessity for the preservation of the
legations.
R .liable News at Last.
Adjutant General Corbin Tuesday
received a dispatch from Lieutenant
Colonel Coolidge, commanding the
Ninth Infantry at Tien-Tsin. It came
by the way of Che Fu and is as fol
lows: f
“Tien-Tsin, July 27. —The following
letter of lieutenant Colonel Shiba. mil
itary attache at the legation of Pekin,
dated July 23, arrived Tien-Tsin July
25 at 9 o’clock in the evening:
Pekin, July 22, Evening.—We are all
awaiting impatiently arrival of re
enforcing army. When are you com
ing? All legations have been block
aded since 13th last month and since
the 20th we have been attacked con
tinually night and day by the Chinese
soldiers from more than teiT*encamp
ments. By a supreme effort we are
still defending. We are daily await
ing with the greatest anxiety arrival
of reenforcing army and if you cannot
reach here in less than a -week's time
it is probable that we will be unable
to hold out any longer. Emperor and
Empress Dowager appear to be still at
Pekin. Were our re-enforcement to
arrive very probably they would flee
to Wan Shoshan. Killed and wound
ed up to date —eight killed, one cap
tain of infantry and an ambassador's
attache: seven seriously wounded, the
first secretary of the legation being
one 0f.20 slightly wounded. The num
ber of Europeans killed is 60 in all.’
“COOLIDGE.”
Conger Heard From.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The
War Department Tuesday evening re
ceived two cablegrams from China.
The first read:
“Tien-Tsin, July 27.—Me-sage just
received from Conger says since loth,
by agreement, no firing; have provis
ions several weeks, little ammunition,
all safe, v'ell. I (Daggett) hear report
that allied forces soon advance. Prac
tically no looting by Americans; no
unnecessary killing. Indiana arrived
on 26th. Oredr McCann, Gladen, both
Allens, Mitchell, Bryce join regiment
here.
“DAGGETT.”
The second cablegram read: “Tien-
Tsin, July 30.—Flintshire arrived 27th.
Two hundred and fifty-seven of the
Ninth Infantry sick. One hundred
doctors and hospital corps men and 20
signal men needed. Unavoidable de
lay unloading transports. Foreign
troops arriving.
“DAGGETT.”
Ordered to Kill the Russlins.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.—Official
reports have been received here that
the Chinese again bombarded Blago
vestchensk, capital of the Amur gov
ernment, on July 26 and July 28. The
Russian guns replied and re-enforce
ments were then approaching. On
July 28 a steamer arrived at I.u Cha
Su, towing hree boats from Harbin,
with 1,500 refugees, including 120 sick
and wounded.
Brevities.
The postoffice at Mount Holly. N.
C., was broken into Tuesday morning
at 1:30 o'clock, the safe blown open
and S6OO in cash. S2OO in stamps and a
number ofchecks and other papers
amounting to several hundred dollars
stolen. Most of the money had been
left in the postoffice by citizens of the
town for safe keeping.
H. H. Batte. aged 65, an insurance
solicitor, who was shot by the negre
desperado in New Orleans on Friday;
has since died, making a total of seven
white men killed by the negro.
John Clark Ridpath, the historian,
died in the Presbyterian Hospital in
Net? York from a complication of dis
I eases
I'EMOCItA TIC.
BLOODY RIOT IN NEW ORLEANS.
A Negro Literally Shot to Pieces By an Ex
cited Populace.
MURDERER USES HIS WINCHESTER
With Deadly Effect, and Several Are
Killed aad Wounded —He is Finally
Shot to Pieces.
New Orleans, Special.—After a des
perate battle, lasting for several hours,
in which he succeeded in killing Ser
geant Gabriel Porteous, Andy Van-
Kurem, keeper of the police jail, and
Alfred J. Bloomfield, a young boy; fa
tally wounding Corporal John F. Lally,
John Banville, ex-Policeman Frank
H. Evans, A. S. Leclere, a leading con
fectioner of the city, and more or less
seriously shooting several citizens, the
negro desperado, Robert Charles, who
killed Captain Day and Patrolman
Lamb and badly wounded Officer Mora,
was smoked out of his hiding place in
the heart of the residence section of
the city and literally shot to pieces.
The tragedy was one of the most re
markable in the history of the city
and 20,000 people, soldiers, policemen
and citizens, were gathered around the
square in which Charles was finally
put to death. Tremendous excitement
reigned in New r Orleans, as the battle
went on between the police and citi
zens and the negro with his Winches
ter. After the tragedy was over and
Charles was dragged from the mud
and slush in which he had fallen, with
the mob howling for the burning of
his body, statements made that
the man killed was not really the des
perado who had killed Day and Lamb,
but papers found on his, person and
the fact that he fought so desperately
for his life and shot so aocurately seem
to leave little doubt that the right
man was put to death.
Sergeant HabeJPorteous, one of the
best known officers and
Sergeant John F. Lally, who has a fine
record for bravery, were informed dur
ing the day by a negro that Charles
wa3 ill juUulGg ill a, house OQ ~ilO, Tl€:Qr
Saratoga street. Determining to take
him alive if possible, the officers sum
moned a number of patrolmen to their
assistance and went to the house
where Charles was supposed to be in
concealment. The negro informant
of the policemen accompanied the of
ficers. They entered the alley side of
the house and were surprised in'prac
tically the same way as were Day and
Lamb. Before the officers were awarer
of their danger, Charles, who was hid
den behind a screen on the second
floor of the building, raised his Win
chester and began a furious but ac
curate fire. Lally fell with a bullet in
the right side of the abdomen. Por
teous was shot through the head and
dropped dead across the body of Lally.
The other officers and the negro fled
from the scene. The reports of
Charles’ Winchester and the fact that
two officers lay bleeding in the yard,
raised tremendous excitement.
Hurry calls were sent to the mayor,
the cheif of police and Col. Wood, in
command of the special police, and as
fast as possible armed help was rush
ed to the scene. In a little while there
was an immense crowd around the
square in which Charles was located.
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald, of
St. John’s church, was to
administer extreme unctioßjnicJthe po
lice officers who were lying^nThe alley.
The priest responded Jltcmptly and he
was anointing the body of Porteous
with Alfred J. Bloomfield, a young boy,
standing by his side, when Charles
again fired from the window. The lad
saw him at once and begged the des
perado not to shoot him. Charles im
mediately fired his Winchester again
and Bloomfield fell dead. The priest,
unhurt, left the scene after pluckily
General Massacre In AMftgress.
London, By Cable. —Tljf Daily Ex
press has the following fJom Che Fu,
dated July 27: “Four TOore Brjjsji |
missionaries have been murdered In
the province of Shan SI. ■N eWS from
the native Christian souit'dl? say that
for eight days a general ‘aferasSaere of
foreigners has been in in the
provinces of Ho Nan and Shan Si.
Mob Burns Schoci'B'Ulding.
New Orleans, Special. —At a late |
hour a mob which had evaded the |
militia and police, attacked the Thorny I
Lafon school house. Sixth and Ram
part streets, upon the supposition that
negroes had stored arms and ammuni- -
tlon in the building. They quickly
gained possession and fired the struc
ture, destroying it completely. The
school building was erected a few
years ago by the city and was devoted
exclusively to the education of colored
children. No negroes were found in
the school, but a number who emerged
from houses In the vicinity were pur
sued for quite a distance. A strong
force was dispatched to the scene as
soon as the alarm was given but too
late to save the school
performing the last offices of the dead
officer.
At this time the ambulance arrived
and two citizens volunteered to go into
the alley way and bring out the body
of Lally. They entered and while they
were attempting to take the body of
the dead officer from that of his col
league, Charles tiered again. The citi
zens, nevertheless, got Lally’s body out
of the alley, and succeeded in taking
Porteouß’ body out also. In the mean
time an immense throng had gathered
in the vicinity and schemes were set
on foot to get Charles out of the build,
ing. Charles, however, did not propose
to be captured without selling his life
dearly. Time after time he came to
the window and as citizens, one by Btie,
entered the alley, he blazed aw
them. In this manner Confe<
Leclere, who was one of the special
police squad; ex-Policeman Evans,
John Banville and George H. Lyon3,
son of the head of the biggest drug es
tablishment in the South, were woun
ded.
At the moment of apparent indecis
ion some one went to the neighboring
grocery, purchased a can of oil, and,
pouring it over the rear steps of the
building, applied a match and soon had
the building in flames. So fiercely did
the fire burn that it became evident
that no human being could live in the
building and picked men from the po
lice, special squads and members of the
militia stationed themselves about the
building in order to pick off the des-
perado, as he attempted to leave the
house. A young soldier named Adolph
Anderson, a member of the Thirteenth
Company of the State Militia, was one
of the first to see Charles as he ran
down the steps leading to the second
story. Charles ran across the yard and
entered the room. He fired several
times at Anderson and the latter who
was armed with a Winchester rifle,
shot the negro in the breast and he
fell and died soon after.
As soon as the negro fell numbers
of people, armed with Winchesters and
revolvers, rushed in and fired into the
body. Charles was literally shot to
pieces. After it was certain that he
was dead a mob entered the yard and
dragged the body into the street. There
the police and the mob emptied their
revolvers into it while the son of one
of the murdered mbn rushed up apd
stamped the face beyond recognition.
There were then loud howls that the
body should be taken to a vacant
square in the vicinity and publicly
burned. At this instant, 1 owever, a
big squad of police dashed up in a pa
trol wagon. There were thousands of
people "congregated in the vicinity and
it seemed as if there might be a clash
bet ween the officials and the mob. The
police seemed, however, to have regain
ed their courage and they promptly
-pushed the crowd aside, picked up the
body and threw it into the patrol wag-
The driver whipped up his horses
and the wagon started off with 5,009
people running after it and clamoring
for the cremation„of the body of the
desperado. The wagon, however, was
fleeter than the mob, and it ultimately
made its way in safely to police head
quarters. There an. immense crowd
had gathered, and great difficulty was
experienced in taking the corpse of the
negro from the wagon into the morgue.
When Charles’ body was stripped it
was found to have been literally lacer
ated from head to foot by the bullets
of the mob. Shortly after the body had
been placed upon the marble slab In
the morgue Annie Gant, a negro wo
man, who was alleged to have known
Charles intimately, came to the mor
gue and, after regarding the body care
fully, declared that it was not that of
Charles, but of his half brother, Sly
Jackson. Later in the evening, how- j
ever, Joseph Stags, a responsible Itali
an, arrived at the prison, and, seeing
the body, said positively that it was
that of the murderer of Day and Lamb.
Coroner Richard said to a represent
ative of the Associated Press, upon ex
amination of the clothing of the de
ceased he had found a slip of pager
bearing the name of Robert V. Charles
who also went under the name of Sly
Jackson.
News Items.
A former chief clerk of the Hunts
ville (Ala.) postoffice has sent to the
Treasury a conscience contribution of
$12.68, representing wages received for
Sunday work before resigning his
place.
Four thousand pantmakers of Man
hattan and Brooklyn, N. Y., unex
pectedly went on strike for a ten-hour
day.
Louis A. Lurienne, manager of the
French Te* graph Cable Company sta-
I tion In New York, has been made a
khigfct of the Legion of Honor.
' Alfred E. Crow, whose wife and son
'WteJnlled by the explosion of his
1 gasoline launch Sasco, at New York,
wilj recover from his severe wounds.
Because they are under contract Jo
! work in a lace mill to be opened at
Pawtucket, R. 1., several English' lace
makers are detained at the Barge Of
fice at New York.
Mrs. E. M. Waller* Thomas Bartles
and William occupants of
at Alton, 111., were struck and killed
yesterday at a crossing of the Illinois
! Central Railroad,
THROUGKOUT THE COUNTRY.
The South.
The consecration of Dr. R. W. Barn-
Well as Bishop of the Protrelfrfll Epis
copal Diocese of Alabama took "place
at Selma.
It is understood that Chairman
Richardson will make Imperialism,
militarism and trusts the three leading
points in his speech at the Bryan rati
fication meeting.
Police Captain John T. Day, one of
the best men on the force, and Patrol
man Peter .T. Lamb were killed in New
Orleans by negioes who were resist
ing arrest. Patrolman Mora was
wounded.
The water system of Atlanta, Ga.,
has failed twice within two weeks, be
'ing out of use for nearly twenty-four
hours and causing * much inconven
ience.
'■T" ” ’
TThe North.
\fusn Populist, Demo-
conventions
fn \v. Breidentbal, of
Ternor.
fol Local Building and
Vns met at Indianapolis,
■ \ Draper, of Hope
f V n t to Washington a
! 1 \b*s resignation as
l£!b #' \idor to Italy.
United | ,
Wed theC
W. J. * a nd Apny ’■
tion to attfc w
campment^* ;
A
nent person
purpose of fin
tween England
Wm. C. May’
was nominated
Governor of M
cratic ticket,
largely with St>
At their cc
Democracy surt
lists and thereby
most harmonious x _
existed in that State.
endorsed by the Democra
and Silver Republicans. It J
by John W. Breidenthal, Popu.
was nominated for Governor. ~ ''
Several hundred striking pantsmalTrv
ers in New York returned to work at
last year’s scale.
Convention Hall, in Kansas City,
Mo., has been insured for $150,000,
with more policies yet to be issue...
Kansas Populists, Democrats and
Silver Republicans nominated John
W. Breidenthal for Governor.
*
Ex-Representative George M. Cur-T*
tis, of lowa, has declined the office ot
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Foreign.
The Austrian war ships Kaiserin
Elizabeth and /Aspern have sailed for
China. kg
United StateS Minister Conger has
sent a letter Pekin, slated July 1,
stating that on that date tlfe legations
were under heavy fire Chinese
troops. \
An edict fias been issued in China
calling upon Go.'Uernors to prepare for
national defend’"Jf
In the
attacked Clm^'ri ain , s gouth
policy, as a manife3:a -4L mal
displeasure that his pay as CoDW_
Steeretary be cut down. Wp 5
lord Roberts has notified the Bri
tish Foreign Office of a general ad
vance from the position he has been
holding east of Pretoria.
Peru is now on a single gold stan
dard basis, the libra being the coin of
unit, of the same fineness and weight
as the English pound sterling.
The outbrak of yell ok fever among
the United States troops del
Rio, Cuba, has been glitek^fr
Governor Wo orbs decree for a con
stitutional convention has reached
Cuba.
A municipal government has been
established at Yigan, Duzon, Philippine
Islands.
Korean, advices report the killing of
80 Russians at An Tong by Boxers.
The Chinese feebly cannonaded
Blagovestchensk, Siberia, on July 2_.
The Japanese government is read?
to mobilize three additional divisions
for service in China if required.
The French Consul at Shanghai re
ports that five French missionaries
have been killed in Southern Man
churia.
Max Gruss, an American painter in
Berlin, has been ordered from Prussia.
Russian troops from Nikolsk and
Sungary River are hastening to the re
lief of Charbin and other places in Si
beria.
Miscellaneous.
The National' Committee of
Gold-Standard Democracy decided un
animously against fusion with tha
anti-dmperialists and not to nominate
a Gold Democratic ticket.
Democratic National Chairman Jones
has gone to Washington, whence lie
will return to Chicago aboat August
I, when the campaign will begin in
earnest. ’ ,
Japanese -correspondents .ccuse the
Russians of brutal inhumanity in th
fighting at Tientsin.
NO. 18.