VOL.. XT VI.-NO. 14,713.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY,1 FEBRUARY 3. 1908.
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
HEARTBROKEH.SHE
SITS By HER DEAD
Queen Amelie's Lonely
Vigil in Palace.
LISBON SILENT AS A TOMB
Murder of King Has Opposite
Effect Regicides Desired.
ASSASSIN A CAVALRYMAN
Authorities Refuse to Give Out In
formation Sew King Issues a
Message to Subjects jPrecau
tions to Prevent Uprising.
LISBON. Portugal, Feb. 2. All Por
tugal is overwhelmed today at the kill
ing of the King- and Crown Prince.
Although torn by internal dissensions
in the past few months, terrorized by
acts of crime, and bloodshed, uprisings
in the streets, outrages with knife and
Ibomb and always fearful lest these
signs of revolution would culminate in
some dreadful outburst of passion,
Portugal was not prepared for the
blow that fell yesterday when King
and Prince were shot to death in a
public place where thousands had
gathered to greet their homecoming.
All last night Queen Amelie in the
royal palace pat between the biers
where rested the bodies of her hus
band and son, prostrated with grief.
Troops guarded the palace; a squadron
of cavalry surrounded the house in
which Premier Franco passed the
night; special details were drawn up
before public buildings and reserves
were quartered in barracks ready for
a call that might come to spring to
arms.
Monarchial Party Strengthened.
But Lisbon did not sleep. Scarcely a
soul throughout the city closed eyes.
An unnatural silence pervaded the
place, for after the first awakening to
tragedy that , had . been enacted,
with Its attendant noises and confu
sions, shops and cafes were closed; the
doors of theaters were hastily locked,
houses were barricaded and the. streets
were cleared. No one might say where
the next blow would fall, and fear of
a revolution that might sweep through
a city like a fire in dry places drove
the people into their homes or other
places where they might be secure.
The attack on the royal family, how
ever, had the opposite effect from that
most feared, and peace 'and quiet
reigned as though no murder had been
done. Karly this morning Premier
Franco proclaimed the accession of
Prince Manuel to the throne, the naval
and military chiefs, the high dignita
ries of state swore allegiance to the
new King, and Portugal still lived un
der a monarchy.
Manuel's Wound Slight.
The bodies of the King and Crown
Prince rest in the royal palace, and
beside them the Queen sat throughout
the night, sometimes with her hand
pressing the forehead of King Carlos
and sometimes stroking the face of the
dead Crown Prince. The condition of
the newly-proclaimed King, Manuel, is
satisfactory . to the physicians in at
tendance. His wounds are not severe,
and if there are no complications, of
which there are no signs now, he is
expected to make a speedy recovery.
He carries his arm in a sling, and de
clares that he suffers no pain.
The bodies of King Carlos and Prince
Luiz were embalmed today and will lie
in state according to the custom of the
court.
The funeral will probably be held Feb
ruary 10.
Having proclaimed the accession of
Manuel to the throne, Premier Franco an
nounced his intention to adopt the most
rigorous measures to crush any possible
insurrection. In the absence of the Cham
ber of Deputies, the Premier announced
the House of Peers will be convoked to
recognize the accession of Manuel, and he
would then again' take the oath of al
legiance. The army and navy have sworn
allegiance to Manuel, as wejl as all the
garrisons and naval stations in the king
dom and the new King has confirmed
the dictatorship.
Later in the day came' a solemn proc
lamation by King Manuel n, announcing
that ho would uphold the constitution and
preserve the Integrity of the kingdom.
In this proclamation, which is addressed
to the Portuguese people; he says:
Xcw King's Jfessagc.
An abominable crime has stricken me in
my heart as a ion and brother. I know
the Nation ..hares my sorrow and indig
nation and d"tost5 the horrible act. which
is unprecedented in history. I am 'called
upon by the Constitution to preside over
the destinies ot the Nation, and conform
able therewith I shall do my utmost to
promote the good will and merit the af
fection of the Portuguese people. I swear
to maintain -the Catholic religion and the
integrity of tha kingdom and to observe
myself and enforce observance by all of
the nation's political constitution. I also
declare that It Is my pleasure that th9
present Minister shall remain in office.
The proclamation is signed by Dom
Manuel II, and' is countersigned by all the
Ministers.
During the day Queen Amelie was vis
ited by Senlior Pinto, ex-Minister of the
Chief of the Conservatives, the Chief of
the Nationalists, and a large number of
military officials,- who expressed their
deepest sympathy. She has received con
dolences from the rulers of many coun
tries, and from every quarter come evi
dence to the Portuguese, that the' crime
that has caused her breavement is viewed
with horror.
The government has given out a state
ment that this event will only strengthen
monarchists sentiments, both among the
civil and military classes of the nation,
and that the discipline and temper of
the troops Is unfaltering.
Regicide Is Identified.
The principal regicide has been iden
tified as Manuel Bulca, a sergeant in the
Seventh Calvary and a teacher in an ele
mentary school. For eight years he
acted as a private tutor in the city. He
was about 30 years of age.
The other two assassins who were killed
are believed to be Portuguese.. The police,
however, refuse to make public the re
sult of their investigation of the men
under arrett. An official report of the
tragedy, which was given out by the
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government tonight to the newspapers,
reads as follows:
The KfnK. Queen and Crown Prinr were
riding In the first carriage from the villa out
side of the city. Prince Manuel and officers
from the roj-al palace were In the second
carriage. In front of the Praca Do Com
mereio, a man armed with a carbine sud
denly broke throuich the front row of the
crowd and shot at the Kins. The dis
tracted Queen tried to shield the Crown
Prince, who was defending himself cour
ageously with hia walking-stick against the
two other men. Suddenly more shots were
heard and the Prince fell wounded. The
Queen, shouting for help, bent over the body
of the Crown Prince and received hia last
kiss. The Prince immediately expired. All
three perpetrators .of the crime were killed
by the mob and the" police."
It 1b announced that Jose Alpoim, a
prominent opponent of Franco, who was
under surveillance by the police, has left
Lisbon and gon to Salamanca.
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY
DAY IS WARM AND CROWDS ARE
OX THE STREETS.
Without Warning Fusillade Is
Poured Into Royal Carriage.
Manuel Fires, but Ann Is Hurt.
LISBOX, Feb. 2. Xo more ' beautiful
day could be imagined than that which
hereafter will mark the date on- which
King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz met
their death at , the hands of assassins.
Returning. from a sojourn at the King's
estate .at Villa Vieosa, accompanied" by
the Queen, the Crown Prince and the
Infant Manuel, the sovereign seemingly
was in a happy mood when he stepped
into the carriage in waiting at the rail
road station. Thousands of spectators
gaily attired, in common with -the bright
decorations set out to welcome the royal
family, made an animated 6cene.
All the surroundings were filled with
the gay, light-hearted throngs waiting to
greet the King, and. though guards were
stationed all along the route, no one had
thought of the dastardly attempt . which
was to come. The people were allowed
to circulate as freely as they pleased,
and for a short time so great were -the
crowds that the driver of the carriage
had difficulty in making a start.
Populace' Had Made a. Holiday.
The entire court,, ministers, latiies-in-waitlng
and many officers were in the
station when the tram drawing the royal
family pulled in. The weather was glori
ous, almost like Summer, with warm,
soft breezes blowing in from the ocean.
The sun. whose rays were uninterrupted
by clouds, was almost setting at the mo
ment the royal party arrived. Among
those in the throngs without" were tre
mendous numbers of the working classes,
who, having completed their labors for
the week, were sauntering through the
streets, chatting and laughing and ready
to welcome the returning King as an in
cident of regular contrast to the monot
ony of every-day existence. , Others, en
thusiastic members' of and sympathizers
with various political factions and friends
of political leaders now under arrest
also had assembled there to see the King,
who came back to Lisbon at the end of
a day. which was marked by the sternest
of repressive measures.
Sharp Shots Rend the Air.
It was because of the beautiful weather
that an open carriage was in waiting for
the royal family, and when they took
their places they were greeted with some
lifting of hats, but mostly In silence.
Then, as the carriage sharply turned
into the Rua de Arsenal there was a
cracking of guns and a shower of bullets
tore their way into the bodies of the
King and Crown. Prince and the little
PrlnCe, who proved an easy target.
The assassins, numbering six in all,
boldly ran up to the sides of the carriage
and poured In a hail of lead before the
stupitled escort could intervene.
The King and Crown Prince, half
rising, fell back into the cushions, the
blood gushing from many wounds. The
coachman brought his whip across the
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GARFIELD OFFERS
" HEWUHD POLICY
Special Agents to Aid
Honest Entrymen.
SECRETARY'S REPORT CHEERS
Hitchcock's Obstruction Plans
Relegated to the Rear.
JUSTICE FOR THE SETTLERS
Unintent ional . Evasion of Letter of
Law- Will Xot Lay Honest Men
Liable to Prosecution, and
Loss of Homestead Rights.
OREGOXIAX NEWS' BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 2. It is the purpose of
Secretary Garfield to so conduct the
Interior Department and so Interpret
the public land laws as to actually 'aid
every bona fide entryman who is en
deavoring to establish a home on the
public domain. Secretary Garfield holds
that the land laws were enacted for a
purpose, and so long as the law is not
abused, he intends that the entryman
shall enjoy its provisions, and so long
as he acts in good faith, shall have
the encouragement and aid of repre
sentatives of the department. In other
words. Secretary Garfield Is proceeding
on the theory that every man is honest
until proven guilty; he" is human
enough to recognize that honest men
may make errors which do not lay
them, or should not lay them, liable to
the law. A reading of Mr. Garfield's
annual report, made public today, will
convince any man that there has been a
phenomenal an almost incomprehensi
ble change In the manner of conduct
ing the Interior Department.
Contrast With Hitchcock.
Under Secretary Hitchcock, the en
tire force of the Interior Department
and General Land Office, on special in
structiona.ironv tba-Se-ereita-ry;, proceed
ed on the theory that the public-land
laws were enacted to prevent men ac
quiring public lands; every technical
failure to comply wfth the law was
regarded as ground for criminal prose
cution; every obstacle was placed in
the path f the honest, as well as the
dishonest entryman, and Mr. Hitchcock
retired from office with the astounding
record of having actually deprived hun
dreds of honest settlers of their lands,
while he permitted shrewd thieves to
gobble up large tracts under his very
nose. The report of Secretary Garfield
will carry encouragement to every en
tryman who is striving to acquire pub
lic land for an honest purpose. It is a
most cheering document, and Is here
quoted extensively. Dealing with the
general public land policy. Secretary
Garfield says:
Aid Honest Entrymen.
Kegislers and receivers and special agents
have been instructed that it is quite as
much their duty to aid the honest entrymen
as to detect and punish the dishonest en
trymen. Fortunately, most homestead en
tries are honestly . made, but in many in
stances, through carelessness or ignorance,
mistakes are make which may defeat an
entry. It is therefore necessary that . the
utmost care be exercised by the local land
officers, and It is upon these officers that
the Commissioner of the General Land Of
fice and the Secretary must rely for obtain
ing the facts and seeing that Justice is dene.
It is the duty of the special agents to aid
the local officers in all of these cases, and
unless the appropriation is large enough to
employ the kind of men and the number of
men needed. It is Inevitable that there will
be serious delays in the congested districts.
The fact that delays exist does not warrant
the local officers or the specials in passing
or rejecting any entry without proper ex
amination. The purpose of the public land
law is not to get rid of the public land, but
to provide a method under which lands may
be obtained by those Who intend to use
them legally and honestly. The highest use
of the lands is the making of homes. The
utmost care should thus be taken to prevent
the taking for other purposes of lands capa
ble of being entered under the homestead
act; on the other hand, we must not permit
that law to be used as a device to obtain
valuable mineral or timber land.
This Is a very different trend of
thought to that expressed by the ex
Secretary; nothing of this broad char
acter; no such liberal policy was ever
allowed to creep Into any of his reports.
The change is manifestly in the inter
est of the West. Secretary Garfield, it
will be noted, is determined that the
law shall not be violated, yet he recog
nizes that fraud can be arrested with
out hindering or hampering the great
majority of entrymen whom he believes
to be honest. -
Get Facts at First Hand.
Under Secretary Hitchcock, the Interior
Department and Land Office were largtly
conducted by Eastern men, unacquainted
with Western conditions; men for the
most part who had never seen an acre of
public land, and who would not know a
homestead from a mining claim. Xote
this change brought about by Secretary
Garfield "
Under . the present plan of organization
there will be a constant interchange be
tween men in the field and men in the office"
at Washington. By this interchange a man
at the desk will understand the conditions
that exist in. the field, and. on the 'other
hand, the man In the field who has had the
office experience at Washington, will be bet
ter able to accept the responsibility thrown
upon his shoulders.
.It was the first and foremost desire
of Secretary Hitchcock to indict, and if
EVENTS Or COMING WEEK J
Important 'World Happening.
Th3 cominr week will be replete
with interesting events at home and
abroad, including the developments
of the suiious political situation in
Portugal, the passing- of the Ameri
can fleet into the Pacific Ocean, the
renewal of the fight for Irish home
rule in the British House .of Com
mons, the formal inauguration of
Vice-President Fairbanks' Presiden
tial candidacy by his home state, and
Attorney-General Bonaparte's inaug
uration of the Federal suits against
the so-called Harriman Pacific Rail
road merger.
Congress Is Quiet.
Congress promises nothing sen? a
tionat during the week. The Indian
appropriation and pension bill will
be taken up by the House. The urg
ent deficiency appropriation will be
reported to the Senate Monday.
. After four days' coaling at Punta
Arenas, the American warshlos will
thread- the remaining passage of the
Magellan Strait and by the end of
the week they will plow into the
waters of the Pacific.
Home Rule Bill I'p.
Home rule for Ireland will again
snake its appearance on Tuesday,
when John Redmond, the Irish leader
in the House of Commons, will move
a home rule resolution.
The new Japanese Ambassador at
Washington, Mr. Takahlra, will leave
Rome tomorrow for his new post, and
Wi Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister
at Washington. will start from
Shanghai the following day. . This
will soon bring to Washington two of
the best'known of Oriental diplomats.
Launch Fairbanks' Candidacy.
The Presidential candidacy of Mr.
Fairbanks will be formally launched,
with the choice on Tuesday next, of
Indiana's delegation to the Republi
can National Convention.
On Monday an industrial commit
tee will meet in Washington to urge
tariff revision without the interfer
ence of politics, after the next Presi
dential election. The organizations
represented will include the National
Association .of Manufacturers, the
Chicago Association of Commerce,
the Millers' National Federation, the
Chicago Board of Trade, the Minne
apolis Chamber of Commerce, tha
American Meat Packers Association,
the National Livestock Association
and others.
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possible, convict every ' man , who had
knowingly or otherwise deliberately or
innocently violated any of the land laws.
He never favored civil suits; he wanted'
to land every offender Into the criminal
court, and? he -carried out his purpose as
far as possible. Xote the contrast. In
his report Secretary Garfield says;
. Avoid Courts When. Possible.
Whenever the facts warrant, I confer with
persons who are accused of using or hold
ing land Illegally, and, - If possible and
proper, effect a (Settlement or obtain return
of the lands to the Government without liti
gation. , -
Under-the former Administration .there
was no such effort to settle cases of this
character out of the courts. Every of
fender, no matter what his motive, looked
fox a criminal court record if detected.
Incidentallr, while the Government made
a striking record for convictions in Ore
gon, It lost much of the land in con
troversy, whereas the Government is to
day recovering land illegally taken, and
innocent . offenders are not besmirched
unnecessarily.
Secretary Garfield deals sensibly with
the question of fencing the public domain.
On this subject he says:
The law prohibiting the inclosure of the
public domain or the placing of obstructions
thereon needs radical amendment. As the
law now stands, the Secretary of the Inte
rior has no discretion in its enforcement.
Every fence which incloses a portion of the
public domain or obstructs the free paKSaae
across must -be removed. Here again we
have a law that is not applicable to present
day conditions. Because ot the agriqultural
development of the country the great pub
lic ranges have necessarily become re
stricted. The old free range is a thing of
the past. Without proper restriction all the
great ranges would soon be destroyed from
overfeeding. With all fences removed that
result is inevitable. Under the existing law.
no fences can be permitted. It Is therefore
necessary that the law be so amended as to
give the Secretary of Agriculture, who could
best administer such a law, the power to
permit the use of the public range in such
manner as ia equitable to the stockmen In
each locality. This can best be accomplished
by a system of permit, based either upon
an acreage or a per capita basis and regu
lated In accordance with the peculiar and
special needs and customs of each locality.
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather. ,
TESTERDAT13 Maximum temperature, 37
degrees; minimum, 25 degrees.
TODAY'S Generally fair; not so cold; east
erly winds.
Foreign.
Manuel It proclaimed King ot Portugal.
Page 3.
Queen Amelie spends night vigil, with her
dead. Page 1.
Detailed story of assassination. Page L
National.
Secretary Garfield announces new land pol
icy: cheering news for honest settlers,
rage 1.
Doraeatie.
Bonaparte declares suit against Standard
Oil is delayed in courts. Page S.
Thaw begins simple life in asylum. Page L
Politic!.
Straw vote In Senate shows Taft the favor
ite. Page 4.
'Pacific Coast.
Northern Pacific president says there is no
water in railroad stocks. Page 4.
Bodies of Japanese and his wife found mur
dered near Stella. Wash. Page 3.
Jealous lover shoots at rival in Vancouver.
B. C. and kills wrong man. Page 2.
Political conditions in California are very
unsettled. Pajre 2.
Portland said Vicinity.
Francis J. Heney addresses T. M. -C. A. on
good government. Page 3.
Republican leaders fear Bourne's am
bitions. Faze 6.
Dr. J.' Whltcomb Brougher begins fourth
year of pastorate. Page 10.
Rev.- Jerome R. McGlade resigns from pas
torate ot Mizpah Presbyterian Church.
Page 10.
August Schaffer. "shot by highwayman Satur
day night, dies at .hospital: Page II.
Frank Hacheney, ' prominent pioneer resi
dent f Portland, --dies at Walla Walla.
Page 9 ' .
Thieves commit sensational burglary on Bast
Side. Page 10.
FRINGE MANUEL
0CL1ED
Portuguese People
Loyal to Monarchy.
FRANCO REMAINS DICTATOR
Unconfirmed Rumor Oporto
Has Proclaimed Republic.
PLOT OF REVOLUTIONISTS
Government Takes Precaution to
Prevent Escape of All Suspects.
Numerous Arrests Made Spain
.. Asked to Guard . Frontier.
L1SBOX, Feb. 2. A boy King, who
henceforth will be known as Manuel II,
Is tonight the ruler of tha kingdom of
Portugal, and the revolution into which
the instigators of the bloody events of
yesterday had hoped to plungd the coun
try have not, up to the present, engulfed
the nation. Franco, the dictator, and the
real commander of the country's des
tinies, whom the moral and physical
might of all parties and' powerful in
terests has not succeeded in destroying,
remains the triumphant leader, not only
unconquered and unaffrighted, but re
tained in power with the King, de
termined at all hazards and at all costs
to prevent further violence and insurrec
tion and to preserve the monarchy. .
The only word of indication that uni
versal order in Portugal had possibly
been broken came from Oporto In the
form of a rumor that a republic had beeu
proclaimed there, but this, was not con
firmed. Lisbon, on the contrary, seems
sincerely prostrated with . grief. The
streets are silent, and the people, wearing
emblems of mourning, pass slowly and
sorrowfully, discussing the murder of the
King-nmJ the Crown Prince. . - ' " '
Uncover Republican Plot.
The cowardly shooting ot the King in
the back calls forth words of execration
on the regicides, while the government
declares that . the murder will only
strengthen the cause of the monarchy
and insure the fidelity of the people. The
army, apparently, still Is loyal and no
organized movement of the republicans
to launch a republic is under way, so far
as outward appearances go. Xevertheless
subdued excitement pervades the city,
whose population still is fearful, that the
crimes will be followed by other blood
shed and are only the prelude to a
series of national disasters.
The republicans disclaim responsibil
ity for the assassinations which they
lay at the doors of the anarchists, but
the identification of a dead regicide as
a cavalry sargeant is accepted by many
officials as proof, that assassinations
were tne work of revolutionaries who
had successfully spread the propo
gar.da, smuggled in aims and bombs
and who, headed by prominent republi
cans: plotted to proclaim a republic a
fortnight ago. It is also recalled that
it was officially given out by the police
that an elaborate plot had been pre
pared for an uprising- on January 31,
the anniversary of the revolt at Oporto.
The plot included the assassination ot
Franco during the aight; a general
rising at daybreak, the cutting of all
wires and the seizure of the reins of
government.
High Personages Implicated.
While the bodies of the slain mon
arch, and Crown Prince rested on the
biers in the royal palace surrounded
by a guard of honor. Prince Manuel,
yet in his teens, was solemnly pro
claimed King by the council of state.
Later his proclamation swearing to
promote the good of the fatherland and
the Integrity of the kingdom was read
to the populace.
The accounts of the assassination vary,
but it has been established definitely that
they occurred at the Praca do Commereio
after the members of the royal family
had debarked from the train at Barrero
and thence crossed the Tagus on a ferry
boat -to the Lisbon landing where they
entered a carriage and were driven off.
A smiling maiden had offered a beauti
ful bouquet of roses to the Queen and it
was with these that the Queen later, In a
flood of motherly Instinct, vainly sought
to protect her son from death. Manuel
himself, his father and brother mortally
wounded, drew a revolver and fired re
peatedly at the murderers, until his arm
was struck by an assassin's bullet.
The assassins who are under arrest
are maintaining a stolid silence. The
police are pursuing an exhaustive in
vestigation, and it is declared that the
arrest of high personages implicated in
the plot will be made shortly.
Block Escape of Suspects.
The government has adopted most
thorough measures .to block the escape
from Portugal of suspects. ,
Premier Franco has telegraphed to
the (Spanish government requesting
that it place a guard on the frontier to
prevent an exodus of Portuguese revo
lutionists' and the coming Into Portugal
of Spanish revolutionists.
The number of persons now under
arrest in various forts, many of whom
were taken into custody prior to the
-assassination, is very great. The pris-
oners in Fort Caxias have refused to
accept the food given them, declaring it
is unfit to eat.
PRETEXDER'S CHANCES SMALL
Don Miguel Reported, However,
Availing Close to the Frontier.
VIENNA, Feb. 2. The statement was
made at the Portuguese Legation today
that the assassins of the King were an
archists and not subject of the Portu
guese monarchy. The Portuguese Min
ister here telegraphed to his government
that he was convinced that Don Miguel
de Braganza, the pretender to the throne,
is in no wise connected with the affair.
Don Miguel has for some time past been
traveling in Italy, and he is now staying
at Via Reggio. The members of his im
mediate family and other relatives held
a council here today, and their imme
diate advisors assured the family that
Don Miguel had no chance whatever of
obtaining the throne, notwithstanding the
strong Republican movement. The present
dynasty, represented by Prince Manuel,
they declared, possesses the sympathies
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of the majority of the Portuguese peo
ple. Rumors have been circulating on
the continent that Don Miguel is not far
from the Portuguese frontier at the
present time, awaiting developments, but
his relatives emphatically deny this.
LEADEUS
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-ARRESTED
Chief of Progressists and Others In
carcerated in Fortress.
PARIS, Feb. 3. The Lisbon corre
spondent of the Petite Parisiemie says
that Jose V. Alpolm, chief of the pro
gressist dissidents, and a naval officer
named Hertado have been arrested.
The correspondent says also that the
Republican leaders at Cintra, .Aquelaz and
other towns near the capital have been
arrested and" incarcerated In a fortress
in Lisbon.
E OF PLOT
THOUGHT THAT FRANCO KNEW
OF MONARCH'S HANGER.
Staled Several Men Prominent in
Republican Parly Are Concerned
in tiie Heath of King Carlos.
MADRID, Feb. 2. According to news
received here, the assassinations of
King Carlos and the Crown Prince were
executed under the order of the repub
lican Ferreira..and the intention was to
assassinate the whole Portuguese fam
ily. '
Premier Franco had an Intimation of
theee intentions, and fearing that the
police would be unable to give the royal
family adequate protection at Villa
Vicosa. had arranged ' for their return
to Lisbon, "taking many precautionary
measures for their safe journey, such
as stationing special service police and
detectives at various points and occu
pying the landing stage by , strong
forces. Crossing the Tagus by steamer
was advised by him in preference . to
the long route by railroad, where pro
tective measures would be more diffi
cult. It seems that altogether some .10 men
concerned in the plot - were ' secreted
among the trees along the Villa .Vicosa
road, in the vicinity of the landing stage
and at other points along the route. A
group was stationed in the Praca do
Commereio. There were a dozen men in
this group, and all of them wore long
cloaks to conceal their weapons.
It is even stated that the Portuguese
government lias proofs that several men
prominent in the Republican party, in
cluding one ex-minister belonging to the
regeneration party, were concerned in
and defrayed the costs of the plot. Some
of these men, it is said, have escaped
across the frontier. The Portuguese gov
ernment has requested the Spanish
authorities to guard the frontier and pre
vent further escapes, and rigorous
measures have been taken in all the
Portuguese ports to arrest any suspected
pursons attempting to leave the country.
During the night following the as
sassination, the police of Lisbon dis
covered and seized a large store of
bombs and arms, and Republican proc
lamations, and arrested a number of
Republicans and regenerados, including
a few well-known men.
The reported attack on Premier
Franco's house would seem to indicate
that there was foundation for the re
ports current of the Intention of the
conspirators, after wiping out the mem
bers of the royal household, to kill
Franco and proclaim a republic.
It is difficult to procure reliable de
tails of the assassination. One report
says 14 assassins were killed, including
their leader, and that half a dozen of
them effected their escape. It Is re
ported here that Queen Amelie only
escaped by a miracle, several bullets
striking her hat, the murderers hav-
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HENEY SPEAKS ON
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Stirring Address Under
Y.M.C. A. Auspices.
REPUBLIC IN GRAVE DANGER
Prosecutor of Grafters Points
Out Way to Save It.
TWO REFORMS IMPERATIVE
Higher Standard of Morality Must
He Infused Into Business Life
and the Centralization ot
Wealth Prevented.
lUiNEVS REFKBKNt'F. TO FULTON
"I did not tell at the church the
other night .one-half about Fulton
that I know. I am waitlns for his
reply.' I am thinking of making an
other speech on Fulton before I leave
Portland." said Francis J. Hcney.
the prosecutor of grafters, in an
address at the White Temple yester
day afternoon. This announcement
followed an interruption of Mr.
Heney's address. He wag commending
President Roosevelt's policy ot regu
lating the corporations and had made
the statement that "your Senators"
were striving to prevent the enforce
ment of that policy when a ' voice
In the audience called out the name
of Fulton. ,
GO GO
RNMENT
Two elements are essential to the
preservation of a republican form of
government in this country, declared
Francis J. Heney in an address deliv
ered under the auspices of the Y. M.
C. A. at the White Temple yesterday
afternoon. First, a higher standard of
morality must be Infused Into Its busi
ness life before a purification of poli
tics can be effected; and second, the
concentration of enormous wealth In
the hands of a few must be prevented.
While President Roosevelt has begun
a campaign for rate-regulation, that
reform must be followed, asserted the
speaker, by some movement by which
the capitalization of corporations and
the amount of their income can be con
trolled. Mr. Heney professed to see in the
concentration ,of wealth of the country
in the hands of a few individuals a
serious menace to the liberties of the
American people. He urged more gen
eral' Instruction in. self-government in
tiie public schools, that the coming
generation may be prepared more in
telligently to discharge its duty, since
good citizens 'must be the salvation of
American institutions.
Avoids Political Side.
Aside from Mr. Heney's announce
ment that before leaving Portland he
would further discuss Senator Fulton's
alleged shortcomings as a representa
tive of the people of Oregon in the
United States Senate, following the,
shouting of Fulton's name by someone
In the audience, politics were only dis
cussed in a general way, to show how
they tended, under the present system,
to operate seriously against the inter
ests of the common people. Although
Mr. Heney did not announce the fact, it
Is understood that he has accepted an
Invitation from the Municipal Associa
tion to deliver another public address
before he leaves Portland for San
Francisco, probably the latter part of
this week. The time and place for
tliis meeting have not been arranged.
Profiting by their experience last
Tuesday night, when hundreds found it
impossible to gain admission to the
First Congregational Church to hoar
Mr. Heney's first public address In this
city, many admirers of the graft prose
cutor gathered at the White Temple
yesterday afternoon as early as 2:30
o'clock, with the result, that at 3
o'clock, or 30 minutes before the meet
ing began, not a seat in the building
was unoccupied, and several hundrel
were standing. Although the meeting
had been advertised for men only,
probably 100 women attended and pa
tiently shared the discomforts of the
crush. The audience numbered about
3000. '
Is Given an Ovation.
It was nearly 4 o'clock when Mr.
Hcney arrived. He began his address
a few minutes later. He spoke until
5:25 o'clock, and stopped then In face
of numerous requests from the audi
ence to "go on." When he entered the
church, and again following his intro
duction, Mr. Hcney received an ovation
that would have been creditable to a
popular candidate for the Presidency.
As a basis for his talk on "Citizen
ship," Mr. Heney first detailed at soma
length the corruption that was recently
found to exist In the city government
of San Francisco. He commended
Roosevelt's policy of regulating and
controlling the large corporations of '
the country, and said that corruption
in the administration of. public affairs
would continue until the people de
manded that men elected to office
should represent the interests of their
constituents and not the Interests of
corporate wealth.
He urged the necessity of divorcing;
public-service corporations and their
corrupting influences from the politics
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