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VOL. XXVII. NO. 5. rORTLAXD, OREGON, ; SUNDAY 3I0RXIXG, FEBRUARY 2, 1908. t HilCE TIVE CENTS.
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CARLOS AND
HIS HEIR
Assassins Attack
Royal Family of
Portugal.
Queen Vainly Tries to Shield
Crown Prince With .
Her Body.
THREE MURDERERS KILLED
Panic Strikes Lisbon at Cli
max of Republican Plots.
MANUEL BECOMES KING
Zcad!y Fusillade Closely 'Follows
Decree, Giving Franco Despotic
Tower Conspirators Make No
Move to Seize- Power. v
LISBON, Fc-b. 1. King Carlo.', of Por
tugal, and tlie Crown "Prince, Luiz
Philippe, wcro assassinated today, and
tlio city is In a state of uproar. The
King's second son, the Infant Manuel,
was slightly wounded, but Queen Ainelie,
who strove to save the Crown Prince's
life ly throwing herself upon him, was
unhurt.
A hand of men waiting at the corner
of tho Prueo de Comnicnio and the Rua
dc Arseii'il suddenly sprang toward the
open carriage in which the royal family
was driving to the palace, and, leveling
carbines which they had concealed upon
tlicin, fired.
Death Almost Instant.
'The King and Crown Prince, upon
whom the attack was directed, were each
shot three times, and they lived only
lung enough to be carried to the Marine
Arsenal nearby, where they expired. Al
most at the first shot, the King fell
back on the cushions, dying, and at the
same moment the Crown Prince was seen
to half rise and then sink back on the
seat. Queen Amelie jumped up and
threw herself toward the Crown Prince,
in, an apparent effort to save his life at
the cost of her own,, but the Prince al
ready' had received his death wound.
The police guard fired upon the assas
sins and killed two of them.
The royal family was returning from
Villa Viclosa, where It had been sojourn
ing, and-was on the way from the' rail
road station to the palace. A strong
suard was in attendance, because of the
recent uprising In the city and the dis
covery of a plot to assassinate Premier
Franco and overthrow the monarchy. But
the band of murderers had selected . the
most advantageous spot for the commis
sion of ' the crime, for it was concealed
from the eyes of the party until the
vehicle had come into the Praeo de Cora
mercio, a large square.
Three of Assassins Dead.
Before any of the guard were aware
of what was happening,, the assassins
leaped to the carriage and instantly a
fusillade of shots rang out. In a mo
ment all was terrible confusion, the King
and Crown Prince being shot down with
out the slightest chance to save them.
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4 Who fairt It TVn Freezing Weill ber?
MURDERED
selves.;' Police guards sprang upon the
regicides, the number, of whom is some
what uncertain, and killed two of them
and captured one of the others, who com
mitted suicide after being placed In
prison. lc la charged- that one of the
murderers was a Spaniard.
The bodies of "the King and' Crown
Prince were removed from the marine
arsenal in two closed carriages to the
royal palace, the late residence of the
King, and escorted by mounted munici
pal guards.
Each Has Three Wounds.
An examination of the. wounds of tlie
King, who was already dead when he
reached the arsenal, showed that three
bullets had found their mark. One wound
was at the nape of the neck, a second
in the shoulder and the third, which was
the fatal wound, severed the carotid ar
tery. The Crown Prince, who was still
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living, hut .who died almost immediately
after admission to the arsenal, had re
ceived three wounds in the head and
chest. Two bullets had struck Prince
Manuel.
Queen Marid Pia, the mother of King
Carlos, tho Duke of Oporto, his brother
and a number of ministers and' court
officers hastened at once to the arsenal
when the news reached them of the at
tack upon the royal family.
Panic Spreads In Lisbon.
The news of the assassination swept
through the city like tire through dry
grass, and tonight half the populace is
panic-stricken, not knowing where the
next blow may fall. There is the great
est dread for tlie future of the country,
which seems on the verge " of being
plunged into the throes of a revolution,
with ull the horrors . of bloodshed.
Throughout the city consternation reigns
and all the houses and business places
are barricaded. The cold-blooded murder
has sent a thrill of horror throughout
tho country, even among those who have
been working politically for the establish
ment o a republic, .and sorrow is ex
pressed on every hand at the dreadful
end of the King., and Crown Prince.
May Be Work of Anarchists.
At the ; first blush it would seem as
though the assassination was tho work
of anarchists and not of republican sym
pathizers. Nevertheless, the stirring
events of the last few weeks had pre
pared tho people for some starling cul
mination. The discovery ' of plot after
plot, as well as the discovery of many
secret stores of weapon's and ammuni
tion, had demonstrated beyond peradven
ture the existence of a determination on
the part of. a large body of the Portu
guese to overthrow the present condi
tions and -proclaim a republic.
The tragedy occurred about 5:30 in the
afternoon, but the panic which instantly
gripped the city and all its activities
prostrated the lines of communication,
and it was not for some hours that the
news of the assassination was permitted
to be sent broadcast.
Lisbon tonight wears an air of utter
desolation. The theaters and cafes are
closed, the . streets are almost deserted,
and the electric "cars are moving without
passengers.. ; In short, the city has shut
itself up in its houses.
Prince Manuel Now' King.
While the people communed-upon the
future of their country,, the minds of all
the faithful monarchists turned at once
to the thought that the wounged Infant
Manuel was now King of Portugal. With
this thought came the other, that all must
be done to safeguard the boy's life, and
couriers went through, the streets sum
moning to the bedside of the wounded
(Concluded on Page 71
Coining Xot Yet. but Soon. .
IS.
CAUSE OF PANIC
SenatorForakerScores
: the President.
RESPONSIBLEFOR DEPRESSION
Influence Lessens, Though, as
Term Shortens.
STANDARD OIL DEFENDED
Banquet of Ohio Society in New
York Calls Forth Many Speeches
of Interest Rockefeller Is
Lauded as a Philanthropist.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Six hundred sons
of the. Buckeye States, residents of New
York City, attended fho 22d annual ban
quet of the Ohio Society of New York to
night in the ballroom of the Waldorf
Astoria. The speakers were United States
Senators from Ohio, Senator J. B. For
aker, LeRoy D. Tolman,. president of the
Ohio Society of Chicago;. Judson Harmon,
of Cincinnati; John D. Archbold, vice
president of the Standard Oil Company
and Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of
the United States Steel Corporation.
John J. MeCook. president of the so
ciety, who acted as toast master, read a
letter of regret from Governor Hughes.
The name of Governor Hughes was
. greeted with prolonged applause.
Senator Foraker's speech was listened
to with rapt attention, which was broken
by applause. The Ohio Senator charged
that President Roosevelt "not only in
creased the general dissatisfaction but
helped to create a general business dis
trust and alarm." v ..
. Muckraking the 'Cause.
The chief cause for the present sltu-
f sfTOTfTTVE HaT"rn!ght be summed up In
the one word "muckraking." A regu
lar crusade, had been started, he con
tinued, against, net only the 'wrongdoers-,
but the innocent also. -The dts-.
ease was Infectious and It had spread
to Congress and all the state legisla
tures. Senator Foraker continued:
"In the midst of all and over all,
was heard the voice of the President.
Conceding that he. meant well, his de
nunciation of predatory wealth,
swollen fortunes, the criminally suc
cessful and the bad corporations were
of Buch - declamatory and frlghtonlng
character that' they not only Increased
the general dissatisfaction, but helped
to create a general business distrust
and alarm.
Extent of the Panic.
"He, -himself, recognizing" this fact,
facetiously remarked that a mere state
ment from him that he was determined
to punish and break up any kind of an
offense was enough to start a run on
the banks. It was not.so bad, as h
thus indicated, but it was bad enough,
the result was inevitable. Market val
ues were affected. The decline com
menced. In less than 12 months it
amounted to an average of "more than
33 1-3 per cent of all railroad, indus
trial and other stocks; a grand aggre
gate of more than 3,000,000,000. ..
"Finally the crash came. All the king's
army and all the king's men, unaided,
were helpless and powerless in the pres
ence of the widespread disasters that
threatened. But some of the hated and
'most abused malefactors of wealth came
to the rescue and to. the great relief of
the whole country, stemmed the tide,
calmed the excitement and restored or
der. Since then muckrakers have been at
a discount. A more wholesome senti
ment prevails.
President Xot So Powerful.
"One of the most significant evidences
of improvement in the public mind as
well as in the condition, is found in tlie
fact that the President's message of yes
terday', although it caused gome advance
alarm and proved to be one .of the
fiercest ever sent to Congress, yet Instead
M U C KHAKI rJ G
HARRY MURPHY BRINGS TO LIGHT A FEW NEW IDEAS ABOUT THE WEEK'S
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THE 8l)SlN5,V- WHI0H IS HUVT BY THF -
nENT FOR HONEVTY - li THt KINO OP
BUSlNE IT PAYS THE COUNTRY TOWWEKlR
"H Judge, who fails to jo his, wty by
a,a, k i r&ainC WITH LRW BREPKINQ,
MUST EXPBCT TO EL THf. W6.,T
PuBLtt OPINION" .sECURe WRTIONRU
'6UR ?UrrNESS POLITICS."
HONESTY IN eUail" fcCtFSSRRY TO
Kev CONDIT'ON e we
SCHRKL;: y
of producing a ibad. effect .on values,
seemed to stimulate the market, doubt
less due to" tlie fact that the whole coun
ty realizes that as the months pass and
the end draws nearer and still nearer,
Congress grows correspondingly Inde
pendent, while the power of the chief
executive as constantly wanes."
Senator Foraker rclqsed by saying:
"Finally, it would be most fortunate If
a padlock could be provided for the muck
rakers, all of them, high and low, big
and little, well-intentioned ' and evfl-in-tentioned,
for It is high time to stop the
slandering of the American people.
Standard Oil Defended.
."The discussion of the party politics
should not be introduced on such an oc
casion, but I trust I may without impro
priety express the belief that ifv in ad
dition to what has been suggested, the
next President will be content and proud,
as any man might well be, to execute
I hih v simple, old-fashlqned Republican
policies, Instead of his own, our prosper
ity will not only come again, but perma
nently abide With us." ,
John D. Archbold ably defended the
, Concluded on Page 6-)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
"V The Weather.
YEen'KP.DAY'? Maximum temperature, 31
degree; minimum, 28 degrees.
TOBAt'S Generally fair: easterly winds.
Assassination of King Carlo. .'
King and Crown Prince of Portugal mur
dered and Prince Manuel wounded, feec-
tlon 1. pago 1.
Three of assassins killed and one commits
suicide, section" 1. page I.
Prince Manuel now King and Queen Amelie
4-egent. Section 1. page I.
Decree giving Franco absolute on er Issued
just before assassination. Section 3,
page I. '
Crown Prince was advocate of despotism.
-. Section 1. page -7.
Queen Amelie. French Princess, loved for
her beneficence. Section 1.. page 7
Polltleal crisis which caused assassinations.
tfeclion 1, page .7. '
Former assassinations of rulers. Section 1,
page 7. - .
. . Foreign. "
Engl ih expert visit from Ttooscvelt after
his term endx. faction i, page 1. -.
Cause of new land agitation in Ireland.
Section 4. page 1. ''.
National.
War , talk brings increased appropriations
for defence of Pacific Coast. Section 1.
page 3. . ' '
Government begins suit against Harriman
system- Section 1, page 'J.
Senate committee coneiderlng Fulton rate
Dill. Section 1. page 6..
Fleet arrives at Punta Arenas. Section 1.
page 2.
Politics.
Foraker calls Roosevelt chamDlon' muck
raker. Section 1. .page 1.
Taft gave up Now York fight because
landslide 10 Hughe. . Section 1. page 1.
Bryan says Roosevelt Is honest reformer.
Section 1, page 1. .
Domestic. -:
Thaw acquitted and sent to insane asylum.
Section I. page 1. ' ,
Rockefeller's lather dead anfl fcur'?! cret-
ly. Section 1. pa(t O; " V
Tornado In Mississippi killed eight persons
and ' wrecked whole towns. Section 1.
page
Sport.
Kelly loses races at Boston. Bmltuson third
in hurdle race. Section 1. page .
Contest for control of directorate of Mult
nomah Club; Section 4. pago 7.
Referee discusses mtercotlcglate athletic
conference to.be held Friday at Walla
Walla. ectiun 4. page 8.
Yale and llarvard want dual athletic meet
with Oxford and Cambridge. Section
4, page 7.
Northwest Fair Association . convenes ttl
Tortland this week, section 4. page 7.
University of Oregon planning-to develop
. strong baseball team. . Section 4, page 7.
IOcal fans pleased with men engaged for
Portland team. Section 4, ' page 6.
Paciao Ceaat.
Walla "Walla wheat men save $.10,000 by
buying grain saeks from, wholesalers.
Section 1. page .1.
Powder explosion at Fisher's quarry shakes
houses in Portland. Section 1, page 5.
Measures to be voted on at June election.
Section' 1. page 4.
Eugene students expose tricks of clairvoy
ant. Section 1, page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
Oniongrowers profit by high prevailing
prices. Section 4, page 8.
Steadier undertone .In grain markets. Sec
tion 4, page .
Stocks neglected and weaker. Section 4,
page 9.
Steamship Rose City scheduled to reach
Portland February .11. Section 4, page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Judge rebukes Edwin Mays In land-fraud
trial. Section 1, page 10.
Lack of funds may compel closing of garb
age crematory. Section 3. page 10. .
W R. Wheaton. restaurant- keeper, -shoots
hlmseir. probably fatally. Section a.
page IO.
Juvenile Court flies January report. Section
3. page 10.
August Schafter shot in .holdup In Macadam
road. Section 2. page 10.
Sixth Ward Republicans organize club. , Sec
tion 2. page 3.
Convict whose release was demanded of
Governor Chamberlain has. bad record.
Section 1. page S.
Statistics show strong local business revival.
Section 2, page IO.
False death certificate found to conceal
death of young school teacher from crim
inal malpractice. Section 1, page 10.
Bank merger petition taken wider advise
ment by Judge Gantenbein. Section 2,
- page 3. . . , - -
Harriman system to resume construction
work on new lines in Oregon. Section 1,
page 8. .
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GOES PROTESTING
TO THE ASYLUM
Thaw Vigorously Main
tains He Is Sane.
YERDICTAFTER25H0URS,WAIT
Prisoner Greatly Elated and
Bows His Thanks.
HURRIED TO MATTEAWAN
Less Than Four Hours "After Verdict
on1 Way Counsel Will Make Ef
fort to Have Lunacy Commis
sion Obtain His Libert.
XEW, YORK. Feb. 1. Adjudged not
guilty of the murder of Stanford White
by reason of insanity at the time the
fatal shots were fired, Harry Kendall
Thaw today was held by the court to
be a dangerous lunatic and was whirled
away to tho state hospital for the
criminal insane at Matteawan.
It was a. quick transition from tire
dingy-little'. cell in the Tombs, which
had been the young man's home for
more than. 18 months, to the white
bedded wards of the big asylum, tucked
away on the snow-covered sleeping
Jjanks of the Hudson River, 50 miles
above the city.
The verdict came -after 25 hours of
waiting, and when every one connected
with tho case had abandoned all hopo
of an agreement ever being reached in
this or any other trial. Four hours aft
er the foreman's lips had framed the
words "not guilty," with the accom
panying insanity clause. Thaw, protest
ing ho was sane, was, on his way to
Matteawan. A little after nightfall he
had been received In the institution
under commitment papers .which di
rected his detention "until discharged
by due course of law." " ' ' "
" No more unwilling patient ever made
a journey to a state institution. Thaw's
train on Its .way to Kishkill Landing,
where a carriage was taken to Mat
teawan, passed beneath the very walls
of grim Sing Sing, but at no time
since his arrest on the night of Juno
25, 1906, had tlie young Pittsburg .mil
lionaire ever held the thought that ho
would see the insldo of that famous
prison, and he heeded It not.
Thaw Bows His Thanks. "
The first thrill of the words of acquit
tal 'brought Thaw to his feet in the court
room, and with that lack of grace of ac
tion which always has characterized his
movements, . he awkwardly, almost
haughtily, bowed his acknowledgments
to the 12 jurymen as they were discharged
by the court. A smile played about his
pallid features and there was every
reason to believe that he was entirely
pleased with the outcome. It. was after
he had, heard the words of Justice Dowl
Ing committing him to Matteawan on the
ground that his release. In the opinion of
the court, would endanger the public
safety, and after the elation of the ver
dict had died away, that Thaw rebelled.
He commanded his attorneys immediately
to sue out a writ of habeas corups to have
his sanity tested before he was sent away
to the up-state Institution where the in
sane of - criminal tendencies were con
fined. Mrs. William Thaw, from her
hotel," where she had received - over the
telephone the news of the trial's end,
joined In the, demand of her . son. Martin
Yr- Littleton, whose conduct of the case
as chief counsel, for the defense, has
won so much favorable comment, finally
prevailed against the wishes of , the
mother, indicating to her that he believed
it would be better for the present to obey
the mandate of the court.
. Counsel Persuades Itim to Go.
Justice Dowllng, It Is said, had been
go 11s ul ted in the matter before he had
signed his order of commitment and In
formally, had advised Thaw's counsel
against maklrfg an immediate contest. The
prisoner's consent was not -won until
after a lively scene w-ith his counsel,
and his wife, the. latter pleading with
him for more than an hour to be content
for a time at least with what fate had
given him. - - -
Under promise that some action speed
ily would be taken; looking to the ap
pointment of'a commission to inquire into
his present sanity or for his transfer to
a private Institution where his wife and
other members of his family might re
side, with him, Thaw consented to go
without further protest. ,
On hie way " to Matteawan Thaw dic
tated the following . authorized state
ment to a' representative of the Associ
ated Press:
"I am perfectly sane now, but I am
going to Matteawan on tho advice 'of my
counsel, who thought it unwise to sue
for a writ of habeas corpus at this time.
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J Premier Franco, of Portugal. Whom
IHclatorshfo -Caused ANsassinatloB
4 of King unit Crown rrinee.
Counsel will proceed in the matter of my
release Just as soon as they can get to
gether the proofs they-will present that I
am at present sane. I Jim confident that
my stay at Matteawan will be for a
filiort period of time only."-
Wifo Goes to Station With Him.
Thaw was accompanied from the
Tombs to th. Grand Central Railway
station by his wife and'josiah Thaw, his
brother. Attorneys A. Russell Peabody
and Daniel O'Reilly went with, him to
Matteawan. Mr. Littleton is understood
to have talked, very plainly to Thaw
while the subject of suing out a writ of
habeas corpus was under discussion.
lpOtr""iirr-rTrroptlon liled by ir.- Little
ton, Justice Oowling had granted a de
lay until 3 o'clock in the execution of tho
-commitment pa.ers, so that, counsel
might consult with the defendant.
' Mr. Littleton Informed Thaw, it was
stated, that "there is such a thing as
public sentiment in New York City."
"But I shall not go to Matteawan,"
Thaw is reported to have repeated
many times.
"You will ' have to go," replied Mr.
Littleton.
Daniel O'lteilly joined in his decision.
It was remarked later that Mr. Lit
tleton wpnt neither to the station nor
to the asylum with his client.' He was
said to be well nigh worn out, how
ever, from his arduous work during
the trial, which was rushed to Its
conclusion v at highest possible speed,
and with the trying jvalt for a ver
dict. . . .
Thaw had no opportunity to bid his
mother farewell.. The Court order com
manded "forthwith," and Deputy, Sher
iff Bell, who had him in charge, was
anxious , to take the first train' leading
up the Hudson. Both the mother and
Evelyn Thaw will visit Matteawan on
Monday, all visitors being barred from
the institution on Sundays. .
Crowd Cheers Departure.
Thaw was cheered by a crowd of
several hundred persons as he v.-as
whirled away from the Tombs in his
wife's 'automobile. If he heard, he paid
no heed. The machine was so filled
with deputies and members of, counsel
that neither Thaw nor his wife wa
visible to the waiting throngs. It was
at first planned to have Thaw enter the
automobile from the Criminal Courts
Building, but the crowd in White
street became ' so.-dense the chauffeur
jwas directed to drive into the Tombs
yard. The party then crossed the
bridge of sighs leading to the prison
and entered the waiting vehicle with
out trouble. Few people at the Grand
Central station knew of Thaw's com
ing, and the party was little noticed
In the rush of the week-end throngs
(Concluded on Page 3.)
EVENTS
Help! Help!
WHY
TUFT El
NEW -YORK FIGHT
Found "Landslide for
Hughes Coming.
LEADERS CRIED FOR QUARTER
Could Not Hold Voters in Line
Against Hughes.
FACTIONAL FIGHT AVERTED
True Story of Taffs Letter Calling
Off Opposition to Hughes Gov
ernor Would Xot Accept
Second Place. .
100
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. (Special.) Sec
retary Taffs letter to Chairman Par
sons has'greatly improved conditions In
the Empire State. It lias minimized
the dangers of a factional war, which,
if continued, would undoubtedly havo
led to a Democratic triumph this Fall.
Tho point that is mainly interesting
politicians nowadays is this: "Who wan
the author of the letter?" Mr. Taft will
not talk; Mr. Parsons declares that he
knows no more than anybody else, but
friends of all concerned have various
explanations. The story generally ac
cepted among New York politicians Is
that the document, which left Mr. Par
sons free to support Governor Hughes, '
was practically dictated In the White
House.
Here is the explanation that Is fur
nished by a New York City Congress
man, who is a close friend of Mr. Par
sons. Several months ago Mr. Parsons and
Mr. Woodruff were summoned to the
White House and asked as to the out
look for delegates. They declared the
Hughes boom was principally talk, and
that they would have'no trouble In con
trolling the situation. With thla end in
view,' Mr. Parsons for two months held
up the Hughes indorsement resolution
In the New York County committee: in
Brooklyn Mr. "Woodruff got his lead
ers together, issued his orders, and
they decided that there, would bu
nothing doing.
Troubles of the Chairmen.
Within the past few weeks, however,
both Mr. Parsons and Mr. Woodruff
have had their troubles. At the Janu
ary meeting of tho New York foramlt
tee Mr. Parsons only held control by a
scant 100 votes. Leaders who were witli
him told him they were imperilling .
their future. Several have since
warned the chairman that on another
tost of strength they would be forced
to line up with Mr. Hughes.
Several postal card canvasses of tlie
enrolled Republicans have been made in
typical districts. The results have been
so many black eyes for the Taft men.
In one district, controlled at present by
a lieutenant of Mr. Parsons, 204 Repub
licans returned Mr. Taft as their choice,
while 1167 designated Mr. Hughes as tho
candidate they wanted.
"What do you think will happen to me
at the primaries?'' asked the leader of '
the district, when he showed the figures
to Mr. Parsons. It might be mentioned
that the poll was not made public.
Three days before the Taft letter was
issued, the Parsons men privately admit
ted that they could not hold more than
seven of the 35 assembly districts. And
these were in Democratic sections of the
city where tho Republican organization
is a joke. Over in Brooklyn Mr. Wood
ruff was in even- a worse plight. Ten of
his district leaders had notified him that
the pressure of their followers would
force them to line up with Mr. Hughes.
All the others had fights on their hands.
Fled to "Washington for Help.
With an absolute certainty of being
wiped out as political factors, Mr. i ar- .
sons and Mr. Woodruff fled to Washing
ton for; sympathy and advice. They, ex- . ,
CConcluded on Page 3.)
In His FootHtep.