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THE SUNDAY--OREGOXI AX,. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2, 1908. 7 crown- PRINCE IS REACTIONARY Incurred Hatred of People by Advocating Despotic Rule. BANISHED BY HIS FATHER Returned From Colonial Tour Willi Exaggerated Idea of Ability and Aggravated Crisis by Op posing the Liberals. LISBON. Feb 1. (Special.) Luis Philippe, Duke of Braganza, tlio Crown Prince of Portugal, was born in Lisbon In J8S7, the son of King Carlos. In another month he would havo been 21 years of age, the customary legal ma jority, which, however, in the case of European royalty is usually at 18 years. His mother Is Queen Marie Amelie, a princess of France, who was married to King- Carlos in May, 1SS6. Throughout his boyhood he was ex. trcmely precocious, and, being excep tionally good-looking, high.spirited and accomplished, was much spoiled. J I is companions and associates were recruited principally from the houses of the old aristrocracy of Portugal, which are all ultra-conservative and therefore, opposed to the pending regime of reform and liberalism. Head Turned by Adulation. It was partly with the object of re moving him from the influence of his associates and the political consequences which might follow that, early lasl Sum mer, ho was sent on a species of royal progress through the colonial possessions of Portugal in Africa, his father being of the opinion that the trip would at the lame time broaden his mind and encour age those of his subjects who were en deavoring to promote the welfare of the Portuguese crown and nation in remote dependencies. . In the last-named respect the trip was a great success and served to give rise to a pronounced revival of colonial en terprise jn Portugal. Hut the enthusiasm witli which the Crown Prince was re ceived at every place he visited, the adu lation to which he was subjected and the importance accorded to his every act and utterance in all the cities and settle ments sufficed completely to turn his head and to imbue him with the convic tion that he was gifted by Providence with qualities of statesmanship which his father had only acquired after nearly 20 years of experience on the throne of Portugal. Hanlshcd for Giving- Bad Advice. It was natural, therefore, that the Crown Prince on his return from Africa should have lent a ready ear to his former conservative friends when they urged him to point out to his father the error of his ways. The Crown Prince went to the length of telling his father, it is understood, that the latter was en dangering the existence of the dynasty. Hon Carlos realized that the difficulties with which he and his Government had to contend were calculated to be in creased by the hold which his foes had succeeded in establishing upon the sym pathies of the heir-apparent, in whose favor they recommended he should abdicate. As a result he took the most efficacious method to remove him out of harm's way last November by sending him In quasi-banishment from the court and the capital to the royal residence at Villa Viciosa, an isolated place 100 miles away. At tho time King Carlos declared that his son was turning Portugal into a hot bed of Republicans and Anarchists and endangering the monarchy. The Incident created the greatest sensation. MOST HISTORIC MURDERS Rotable Rulers and Others Who Have Died by Violence, a Paul, Czar of Russia, by nobles, March 24. lSifl. Spencer Percival, Premier of Eng land, by Bellingham, May 11, 1812. August Kotzebue, German. dramatist, for political motives, by Earl Sand, March 23, 1S19. Charles, Due de Berrl, father of the Comte de Chambord), February 13, 1S20. Cap d'Istria, Count, Greek statesman (torture), October 9, 18:11. Denis Affre, Archbishop of Paris, June 27, 1818. Jlossi, Comte Pellegrino, Roman statesman, November 13, 1S48. Frederick William IV. of Prussia, at tempt by Sofelage, May 22, 1850. Francis Joseph of Austria, attempt by L'Benyl, February 18, 1S53. Ferdinand. Charles III., Duke of Par ma. March 27, 1S54. Daniel, Prince of Montenegro, Au gust 13, 1860. Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States, at Ford's Theater, Wash ington, by John Wilkes Booth, on the evening of April 14: died April 15, 1865. Michael, Prince of Servia, June 10, 1868. Prime Marshal of Spain, December 25; died December 30. 1870. George S. Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, by Communists, May 24, 1871. Richard. Earl of Mayo, Governor-General of India, by Shere Ale, a convict, in Andaman Island, February 8, 1872. Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, June 4, J STB. Hussein 'Avni and other Turkish Min isters, by Hassan, a Circassian officer, June 15, 1870. William I of Prussia and Germany, at tempts by Oscar Becker July 18. 1861: by HoOcl. May 11, 1S78; by Dr. Nobiling. June 2. 1S7S. Mesmet All. Pasha, by Albanians, Sep tember 7. 1878. Alexander II, of Russia, attempts by Karnkozow, at St. Petersburg. April 16. I: by Berezo'wski, at Paris, February 6. 1S67; by Alexander Solovleff. April 14, 1870; by undermining a railway train De cember 1. 1879; by explosion of Winter Palace. St. Petersburg, February 17. 1880: killed by explosion of a bomb thrown by a man who was himself killed, St. Peters burg. 2 P. M.. March 13. 1881. James A. Garfield. Piesident of the United States, shot by Charles Jules Gul teau. Washington, July 2, 1881; died from his wounds September 19. 1S81; Guiteau convicted of murder in the first degree January 26. 1882: sentenced February 2; hanged on June 30, 1S82. Marie Francois Carnot, President of France, stabbed mortally at Lyons by Cesaer Santo, an anarchist, Sunday, June 24. 1894. Stanislaus Stambouloff. ex-Premier of Bulgaria, killed by four persons armed witli revolvers and knives, July 25, 18U5. Nazir-ed-DIn. Shah of Persia, May 1, 1896: he was entering a shrine near his palace. The man who shot him down was disguised as a woman, and is believed to have been the tool of a band of con spirators, lie was caught anu suffered the most horrible death that Persian in genuity could invent. Antonio Canovas del Castillo, prime minister of Spain, shot to death, by Michael Angollllo, alias Golli, an Italian anarchist, at Santa Agueda, Spain, while going to the baths, August 8. 1897. Juan Idiarte Borda, President of Uru guay, August 25, 1897. at Montevideo by Avenillo Arredondo, officer In Uruguayan army. Jcbe Maria Reyna Barrios, President of Guatemala, at Guatemala City, February 8, ISI'S, by Oscar Solinger. Empress Elizabeth of Austria, stabbed J In the heart by Laochine, a French Italian anarchist, at Geneva, Swltz- j land. while going from her I hotel to a boat, September 10, 1898. i William Goebel, Democratic claimant to the Governorship of Kentucky, shot J by a person unkown Tuesday, January ' 30. 1900, vhlle on his way to the statei capitol in Frankfort. Ky. Humbert, King of Italy, shot to death July 29, 1900, at Monza, Italy, by Angelo Bresci. William McKinley, President f the United States, shot at Buffalo, Septem ber 6. 1901, by Leon Czolgosz, an an archist. King Alexander and Queen Draga. of Servia, . assassinated by revolutionists, June 10. 1903. General Bobrikoff, Governor of Fin land, assassinated by revolutionists, J.une 17, 1904. Viotsheskoff Constantinovich von Plehve. Russian Minister of the Interior, assassinated July 2S, 1904, by revolution ists. Grand Duko Sergius, of Russia, assas sinated February 17, 1905, by revolution ists. ' QUEEN WHO LOVES P AM F.LI E STUDIED MEDIC1XE TO REDUCE CARLOS' FAT. Princess of Exiled French Hour lions Who Cares for Hospitals and Opposes Tight-Lacing. LISBON, Feb. 1. (Special.) Her Majesty, Amelie, Queen of Portugal, is the oldest child of the late Comte de Paris and the elder sister of the Due d'Orleans. She was born at Twick enham, September 28, 1865. and was educated in England, although she spent some time every year in France and Spain with the relatives of her father and mother. Prior to her marriage to King Carlos she was looked upon in many respects as an English princess, as. after her father's banishment from France she spent a great part of her time with her purents in England. She was the favorite grand-child of her maternal gr;ind mother. the late Duchess de Montpensier, the youngest sister of the ex-Queen Isabella of Spain. It was through the Duchess that a marriage was arranged between King Carlos and Queen Amelie. Love at First Sight. When King 4'arlos was 22 years of age, ho made a visit to the court of England that decided not only his -fate but i..at of Princess Anielic. He fell In love with the latter at first sight, and his suit was aided by his aunt. Queen Victoria of England. At the time of her betrothal Princess Amelie was 20 years of age and a remarkably handsome girl with slight, graceful figure and great powers of fas cination. The marriage took place at Lisbon, May 22, 1886. with great rejoicings, and the royal pair settled down to a quiet life in Portugal, enlivened only by visits to France, Spain. England. In 1887 Crown Prince Luis Phillipe was born, and No vember IS, 1889, a second son came. Tho latter fell heir tb the titles of Duke of Sxony and Duke of Beja, in addition to 14 Christian names. Only Royal Doctor. For years Queen Amelie was considered one of the most talented women in the European nobility. She. is the only royal doctor of medicine in Europe, having taken up the study or anatomy and pathology in the hope of being able to reduce King Carlos' corpulence. When one court physician advised his Majesty to eat less, the King dismissed him. It was then that the Queen, having re ceived. her diploma, began to practice her profession by planning a diet for Dora Carlos. The latter, however, could not always abide by his wife's advice in matters of diet, and on a number of oc casions visited foreign courts, where the dinners in his honor were certain to be ample. Words for Sick Poor. Since her marriage, one of Queen Amelie's greatest interests has been in working for the improvement of the hospitals In Portugal and in founding nursing establishments -for the benefit of the sick poor. She has maintained a dispensary and hospital for the sick children of the poor at her own ex pense. She is an enemy to tight lacing, and has preached to the ladies of her court against this habit. When tho Roent gen rays were discovered, she was one of the first to apply the discovery to a practical purpose. She photographed, with the aid of the rays, a tight-laced woman and was then able to demon strate the dangers of the practice. Since her agitation on this subject there has been a marked decrease In tight-lacing in Portugal. RESULT POLITICAL TROUBLE French Papers Ascribe Portugal Tragedy to Disturbance. PARIS. Feb. 2. A special dispatch to the Matin from Lisbon says that five regiciies were killed after they had mur dered King Carlos and the Crown Prince. The news of the killing of the King of Portugal and the Crown Prince was re ceived here with feelings of combined consternation and sorrow. Evidently the strictest censorship prevailed at Lisbon, for it was fully six hours before a sin gle message was alowed to pass. What is happening in Portugal is not definitely known, although the last dispatches re ceived here say that calm followed the assassination. The newspapers here express great sympathy for the Queen, who is French and whom the Gaulois describes as thes embodiment of all that is good. The general view, as voiced by the papers, is that the tragedy is the sequel of the po litical situation and the sure result of an effort to proclaim a republic. Maxfleld at Newberg. NEWBERG. Or.. Feb'. 1. In the local oratorical contest here last night to de termine who should represent Pacific College in the State Oratorical contest at Monmouth, first place was won by Harry Maxfield, a member of the senior class, who spoke on "Educational Emancipa tion." There were six contestants, the others being Alice Hayes, whose subject was, "A Nation's True Wealth"; Beuiah Spaulding. "How Long Shall King Alco hol Reign"; Roy Mills. "The Triumph of Altruism"; Laura Hammer, "The Bar nacles of Our Ship of State"; Haines Burgess, "The Fruits of Progress." On "San Juan Hill," bounded by West Slxty-nrst and Sixty-second streets. Amster dam and West End avenues, in New York City, is a block that ha 6173 Inhabitants. It la the most populous blork In the world. Perfect fitting glasses fl at Metzger's. CARLOS ID MS HEIR MURDERED (Continued From First Page.) youth all the skilled physicians that could" be found in Lisbon. The last bulletin from the bedside of Prince Manuel states that at present there is no danger of complications from the wounds. The greatest fear is of the pos sibility of blood-poisoning later. Queen Amelie Is Regent. Among the first to be called- into the critical situation created by the assassina tion was Premier Franco, the dictator of the kingdom. Franco was protected by a squadron of cavalrymen as he hastened to the palace, and there he con ferred with the Queen and high officials of state on what Immediate action should be taken. It is understood that Queen Amelie will be Regent during the minority of Prince Manuel, who is now in his 19th year. If the assassins were inspired in air way by the Republicans, there was no evidence after the King and his son were 6lain that the Republicans intended im mediately to follow up the advantage their cause found in th6 death of the two highest personages in the stale. The only striking i sequence to the tragedy was the complete and bewildering si lence in which Lisbon is enwrapped. The details of the murders show that they were cunningly arranged. The fact that the royal family was returning from Villa Viciosa had been King Carlos I, of Portugal. Who Was AsMMHinated With His Son Yesterday. made public in advance, and the author ities had arranged what they considered an effective guard along the route which the royal carriage was to take. Sudden Crack of Carbines. The -trip from Villa Viciosa was with out incident. The King and his ' family returned at the end of a day of the greatest excitement in the city on acr count of the wholesale arrests and the continual' discovery of new depots of arms and bombs. A great throng was grouped about the Barreiro railroad sta-. tion and the neighboring streets when the members of tho royal family disem barked for the purpose of driving across the Tagus into the limits of Lisbon. The carriages awaited them before the land ing stage, and the King and Queen and the two Princes entered the leading car riage, which started immediately, wheel ing into the Praco de Commercio. Suddenly the sharp crack o a car bine startled the assemblage. Then the air was filled with a succession of sharp reports and the King was seen to jump up and reach for his throat, t,hen to drop back' on the cushions. The Crown Prince almost simultaneously was seen to collapse and fall toward the side of the carriage, while the Queen, driven to a frenzy, was seeking to save the Crown Prince and the In fant Manuel by shielding them with her body. A great hush fell upon the crowd, which for the moment did not com prehend that a swift tragedy had be fallen the nation. Then loud cries of anger burst forth, coupled with the shrieks of women and screams of frightened children and the commotion and the roar of the populace, suddenly thrown into rage and fear. Assassins Shot in Flight. Near the royal carriage a small group Of silent men had quietly awaited its approach. Then at a muttered word from one of them, they swiftly threw back their cloaks across their shoulders and raised their carbines, which the cloaks had concealed, and quickly fired ' again and again in the direction of the royal family. Ir seemed as, though a score- of shots were fired and all in an instant, and before the startled onlookers could move the men had turned and were mad ly fighting their way through the crowd in an endeavor to reach an open space and make their escape. ' It was upon this scene that the. multi tude looked, when quick sounding shots had - told of violence. The royal escort instantly .galloped, in the direction of the assassins and pursued them down the street, firing repeatedly and bringing to the earth two of the regicides, rid dling them with, bullets. The people on all sides drew back - aa the assassins dashed away from the carriage, bran dishing their weapons. , They cleared the way before them, but a portion of the crowd followed the soldiers in pursuit and succeeded in capturing three- of . the men who had escaped the bullets Tragic Scene in Carriage. Meanwhile an unhappy scene was In progress at the royal carriage, where King Carlos lay already dead, the Crown Prince unconscious and breathing his last and the Infant Manuel with blood stream ing from his mouth, leaning over the slain father and his dying brother. The Queen, who had miraculously escaped unwounded from the veritable rain of bullets, was kneeling beside her husband and son. The excitement in the vicinity of the: tragedy threatened to become serious, and the soldiers quickly sur rounded the carriage, which was driven to the Marine Arsenal nearby. The King and Crown Prince were then tenderly carried Into the building, while a surgeon, one of the spectators, hastily did all possible to save their lives, but his efforts were without avail, for the King w.as dead and the Prince expired within a few moments. . Pursuit of Regicides. Francisco Figueira, an orderly who was walking near the royal carriage at the time of the outrage, drew his revolver and killed one of the regicides and the police sprang, at the otlvrs. They turned rapidly and fled, the police pursuing them i iS:'S'iK3!::is:;SfS! A . V. riri "ST Vl - MERCHANTS SAVINGS 8 TRUST GO. Of Portland, Oregon CAPITAL, $150,000.00 This Compa'hy Now Holds Properties in Trust For Private Owner ship For Corporate Bodies For Bond Issues For Estate Distribu tion For Maintenance of Aged For Sundry Other Purposes Trusts kept separate from the other business of the Company. Call or send for our pamphlet setting forth the functions of a thorough and reliable trust company. and killing one of them near the Town Hall. Both of the bodies were carried into the Town Hall, but have not yet been identified. It is believed, however, that one of the men is a Spaniard and the other a Frenchman. The weapons that they used were repeating carbines of five chambers. Outward Calm in City. The Ministers of State held a council and ordered the most rigorous precautions throughout the city. On the surface the city tonight appeared to be calm, the silence that prevailed being remarkable, and there was hardly a sgn of life. The square surrounding the Naval Arsenal, however, tb Town Hall and the Bank of Portugal are occupied by troops. STRUGGLING WITH DICTATOR Events Leading to Assassination. Pretender Slay Take Throne. Carlos L was born September 23, 1S63, the son of King Luiz I., and his Queen, Maria Pia. He married Marie Amelie, daughter of Philippe, Due d'Or leans, on May 22, 1886. He succeeded to the throne October 19, 1889.' The Crown Prince, Luiz Philippe, Due of Braganza, was born March 21, 1887. While there had been considerable disruption in political affairs for a long time, the strained relations be tween King Carlos and Parliament were brought to a head only on March 1 last by the dissolution of the cham bers. State counsellors addressed a letter to the King protesting against the state of absolutism which result from the dissolution, and they declared that the King and the country had been placed in a dangerous position. Establishment of Dictator. The crisis in the political situation arose .from the fact that the cabinet, which represented exclusively the new liberal group, found its programme of reform obstructed by both the old 'Con servative and Progressive parties and decided to ak for the dissolution of Parliament in order to bring about the promulgation of a number of measures by means of decrees. The cabinet was of the opinion that, thus having estab lished its determination radically to reorganize the affairs of the country, it could appeal with the fullest con fidence to the people in a general elec tion. The opposition attacked the King for dissolving Parliament, declaring this to be an unconstitutional step. Senor Franco, the Premier,, published a de cree dissolving the chamber and stated that after seven months of parlia mentary strife he haji iound it Im possible to govern with a Parliament and to carry out his executive and leg islative programme which included a policy of social and economic reforms and efficient party control of the ad ministration. In this he established a veritable dictatorship and since then has governed with an Iron hand. Plots of Republicans. Reports emanating from many parts of. Portugal through Madrid within the last few months have indicated that trouble was brewing for Portugal, and that revolutionists were at work. Aft er numerous minor risings had been put down, the police on January 23 came upon a widespread plot to over throw the monarchy and proclaim Por tugaf a republic. The plot was organ ized by a small group of advanced re publicans and the original intention was to assassinate Premier Franco" and depend upon the secret republican and labor organizations, armed with bombs and revolvers, to complete the work of revolution in the country. ' But the police raided the meeting place of the conspirators and made a number of arrests, seizing ' quantities of bombs and other weapons, and since then other raids- have been made in Lisbon, with the result that the po lice believed they had the revolution aries well in hand. Each day, how ever, brought new evidences of the ramifications of the plot to remove the heads of the state. The treaty with England, however, not only provides for assistance from that country In event of foreign invasion of Portugal, but is also designed to safeguard the crown against any demonstrations from revolutionists. Don Miguel May Claim Crown. " Dora Miguel de Braganza, head of the house of the line of Braganza, which formerly reigned over Portugal, the pretender to the throne, is likely to come to the front again because of the death of King Carlos and the' Crown Prince. The father of Dora Miguel was the late King Miguel I., Duke of Braganza, who seized the throne from his niece, Huen Maria II.. daughter of Emperor Pedro I. of Brazil, and was King of Portugal from 1828 to 1834, at which latter date Huen Maria .was re stored to the throne. There have been numerous rumors of a rebellion with the object of placing Dom Miguel on the throne, but recently these were not given serious consideration. Last Juno Dom Miguel, through the medium of the newspapers of Vienna, announced his readiness to fill any va cancy on the Portugal throne arising from the dispute in that country. It was long ago stated that the result of the political crisis in Portugal might not only determine whether a new and prin Ja World Derbys Soft Felts ' Crushers Buff um better order of administration would pre vail, but whether monarchical rule should not give way to a republican form of government. The Republicans believed that Franco, by exposing the practices of tho monarchist parties, administered a severe blow to the prestige of the King and the monarchy from which they could never recover and had made a republic a probability. The Republicans had Franco's avow al that the country for years had been the football of the monarchist parties, with the sole object of distributing graft to their "clients," the scandal of the advances made secretly from the public treasury to the royal family and an admission of the unnecessary man ner in which these advances have been liquidated by decree. Cannot Keep His Promises. No one, however, was more severe In his criticism of the practice of ad vanced money to the royal family than Franco himself, and he pledged him self to make It impossible in the fu ture for the King to obtain anything beyond the royal allowance and to in troduce a system of public accountabil ity that would defeat the destination of every dollar that left the treasury. He kept his promise, but he had also to pay back debts of the King, which amounted to a large sum and which he liquidated by decree. Premier Franco promised also to hold the elections at an early date, if the conditions in the country would permit, but the recent revolutionary tactics of the opposition led him within the month to repressive measures and to set aside, for the present at least, the idea of hold ing elections. His life had been more than : once threatened and lately he has been com pelled to sleep in a different house every n.ight and to go about protected by a guard. Previous Attempts to Kill. In April. 1906, an attempt was made on King Carlos' life as he was being driven through Lisbon, but it met with complete failure. On January 18, 1896, an anarch ist artist made an attempt on the King's life while the latter was issuing from the palace in an open cartage for' a drive. The anarchist threw a heavy stone, which narrowly missed the King's head, but hit the aide-de-camp riding with him, in juring him severely. Warned by King Edward. . On her return from a visit to London early in December, Queen Amelie took back a letter to King Carlos from King Edward, in which . the British King gave it as his opinion that the dictatorship injured the crown, and recommended a return to the constitution. PORTUGAL AND ITS HISTORY Limited 'Monarchy Established After Many Struggles. Portugal is the Lusitania of the Romans and forms the western part of the Spanish peninsula. It . was conquered toy the Ro mans in the time of. Augustus and by the Alans and Visigoths in the 5th century. It shared with Spain the misrule of the Gothic kings until their monarchy .was overthrown by the Moors, early in the 8th century. After four centuries of Moorish rule, the Castilians reconquered Northern Port ugal and set over it as Count, Henry the Younger of Burgundy, a descendant of the French kings. He continued the con quest of the country from the Moors and his son completed the work by the middle of the 12th century. The independence of the country was gained in 1143 by the victory of a picked body of Portuguese knights over an equal number from Cas tile in a tournament. The house of Burgundy ruled the coun try for 440 years and gave Portugal some of her greatest kings. At first they were occupied in struggles against ti.e Moors, and against Spanish attacks on the na tion's independence, but by the beginning of the 14th century King Dlniz was able to turn attention to agriculture, manufac 7 i!; i SPRING STYLES -Renowned Hat NOW ON DISPLAY KNOX' & 311 MORRISON, OPPOSITE POSTOFFIGE tures, navigation and commerce. In the 15th and early 16th centuries the nation was devoted to maritime exploration and colonial conquest. It traced the coast of Africa, discovered the Cape of Good Hope and the route to India, established colonies in Africa, India and the Malay Islands, discovered and colonized Brazil. With the extinction of toe Burgnndian line, in 1580. the country wa-s reconquered by Philip II of Spain and endured his tyranny for 60 years. Then John,. Duke of Braganza. led a revolution, drove out ' tho Spaniards and was proclaimed King John IV, thus founding the house of Bra- j ganza. 1 lie independence or me country was maintained after 1703 by the guaran tee of Great Britain. When Napoleon ocenpied the country. In 1S07. the royal family tied to Brazil, and after his downfall, popular dissatis faction with Its absence, led to a revo lution in favor of constitutional monarchy and an invitation to the King. John Vf. to return home, which he did In 1820. Two years later Brazil revolted and elect ed John's son, Pedro, Emperor. Tho ab solutist party again gained control In 1823 apd after John died. In 1826, Emperor Dom Pedro abdicated as King of Port ugal in favor of his daughter, Maria, on condition that she marry her uncle, Dom Miguel. The latter headed a successful revolution for unlimited sovereignty and became King in 1S28, but three years later Dom Pedro resigned the throne of Bra zil, returned to Portugal, overthrew Dom Miguel and in 1833 restored the crown to Maria. A revolution in 1836 restored the constitution of 18i0, but another six years later restored the absolute monarchy. On the death of Maria, in 1S53. Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, as regent for her son, Pedro V. again put the government on a con stitutional basis and it 'has so continued until the dictatorship of France was es tablished. The successors of Pedro V made -many reforms and In 1568 slavery was abolished in all Portuguese dependen cies. The present King, Carlos I, ascended the throne in 1SS9 and a month later saw the extinction of monarchy in Brazil. The reign of Carlos has been marked by many troubles, social, political, colonial and financial and there was danger of a rupture with Great Britain on account of the importation of arms to the Transvaal through Portuguese East . Africa during the Boer War. ' The constitution recognizes four powers the legislative, executive, judicial and moderating, the last being the royal pre rogative. The parliament consists of a Chamber of Peers and a Chamber of Dep uties. The peers are nominated by the King and are hereditary, but under a law of 1885 the 'hereditary peerages are being gradually abolished. The sovereign also appoints the president and vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies. Men over 21 years of age who can read anu write and pay a little over 50 cents a year .In taxes. The revenue is about J55.000.000 a year and has long been exceeded by the expenses and the National debt is over WOO.OOO.OW. HIS LAST DESPOTIC DECREE King Gave Cabinet Absolute Power Just Before Assassination. LISBON, Feb. 1. A decree was gazetted today giving the cabnet unlimited power to repress revolutionary agitation in Portugal. This decree is framed on the lines of the bill recently introduced in the Spanish Cortes, but it is more sweep ing and arbitrary. It empowers the cabinet to expel from the kingdom or exile to the colonies members of all associations- that are deemed inimical to the state or that are conducting a campaign against public security; It suspends parliamentary im munity and It compares all persons sen tenced for political agitation to criminals and deprives them of their civil rights, titles, decorations, etc. The decree is retroactive to January 21. The decree provides that suspects shall be tried within two days of their arrest. prm Silk Hats Opera Hats Tuxedo Hats Pendleton No appeal from the sentence passed will bo entertained. ROOSEVELT VOICES SORROW American Minister Cables Official News of Aa'sasslnation. WASHINGTON", Feb. 1. -Official news of the assassination of King Carlos and tho Crown Prince of Portugal, was re ceived here late tonight through a cable gram from Minister Bryan at Lisbon, whivh conveyed the simple announcement of the commission of the crime. Presi dent Roosevelt was at once notified by Acting Secretary of Ktatc Bacon and ex pressed his deep sorrow. He tomorrow will send his formal expressions of grief to the royal family. Government officials and members of the diplomatic corps were shocked at the news, and on every hand were heard words of sorrow over the tragic ending ol Portugal's monarch and heir of the throne. Italy Sends Condolence. ROME, Feb. 1. The news of the assas sination of King Carlos and the Crown Prince of Portugal, at -Lisbon, created a tremendous sensation In Rome, both al the Quirinal and the Vatican. King Vic tor Emmanuel at once telegraphed to the Queen of Portugal, who Is his consin, his most profound sorrow and expressed his warmest sympathy. 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A magnificent Lindeman. $54. A Gardner piano, good tone, $12, and. think of It, a Pearson square piano, a rattling good one, in playable shape, $18. All of tiiese last named pianos may be obtained for $5 or $ cash and $:! or $4 monthly, if you like. An Angelus for $110. A Cecllian for $100, and a genuine Pianola for $162, all accompanied with plenty of music rolls. These can be had for $6 or $S a month, and will surelv solve the "silent piano" problem in your home. ORGANS, TOO. A good little Bridgeport organ goes for $28.50. A flue quarter-sawed $125 style Kim ball goes for $54. Then there is a beautiful little self playing organ, a lot of music rolls go with it we t hall close this out at $68. $6 down and $3 a month buys an organ. Any of these used pianos and organs and piano players may be returned to us at any time within two years and full price paid -will be allowed toward purchase of any new instrument de sired. Remember the above prices are sub ject to four per cent if you make votir selection within the next three iiav. Filers Piano House, 351 Washington street. ,
