The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
REBELS SOON SUBDUED.
Portugal Has a Few Hours
of Revolution.
Mutineers Capture Oporto's
Town Hall,
ButAre Quickly Forced toCom-
plete Surrender.
The Gillian Rebels Carrying
All Before Them.
Another Massacre I'm the Caroline Is
lands.

0PoRTo, Jan. 3l.-A tremendous sensa-
ton has been caused here by what may
turn out to be revolution against the
authority of the government. Three reg
iments of infantry, comprising a portion
of the garrison, openly revolted today.
The remainder OF the garrison, including
the municipal guard, remains loyal to the
government The population of Oporto
holds aloof from the movement at pres
ent. 1t is alleged that the object of the
mutineers is 10 establish a Portuguese re-
public. The rebels and loyalists are, as
this dispatch assent, fighting in the streets.
Rumor has il that many have been killed
on both sides. Citizens are barricading
their houses, aud the report is circulated
that government troops are being sent in
haste from several points to this city.
4;30 y. m.-Tbe revolt has been sup
pressed and order is once more restored
in this city. Shortly after tho beginning
OF the revolt the insurgent troops and a
portion OF the fiscal guards led by the
two non-commissioned officers, seized
the hotel de vile town hall i'm
Dom pedro's square and proposed
there and then TO declare a
republic. However. n strong BODY OF
loyal troops composed OF artillery and
fusileers promptly surrounded and laid
siege 10 the hotel de vile. When that
building was well surrounded the artillery
opened fire upon il and soon caused the
bricks to fly about the heads Of tho in
surgents, who defended the building. The
bonn bardment of the hotel de vile
by the artillery was followed by a COM
bined, we'll laid and cleyerly directed in
fantry attack upon the insurgents fortress.
The fusileers behaved grandiy, keeping up
rafting fire and advancing at the same
time. The result was that after n
feeble resistance the insurgents sur
rendered Internationally. The loss on
both sides, so far as known, was slight.
The insurgents will be tried by court mar
tial, and in all probability the ringleaders
will be shot
Oporto this evening is a city OF rejoic-
ing. The stOre-keepers have thrown
down the barbados from the windows
and doors Of the hoV 7es, and everybody is
congratulating everybody else that the in
surgent outbreak was not so serious as
The insurgents 10 the number OF 400
assembled at o'clock in the morning,
and with much cheering paraded through
the principal streets. They made an
attempt to seize the prefecture OF
police aud the central telegraph
Office. Their plans. however, We're frus-
trated by the municipal guard, who made
repeated charges on the insurgents
and succeeded in repelling their
attacks. Meanwhile the civil
governor transferred his authority
10 the general in command whosummored
loyal troops when the civilians supp, RI
ing the rebels dispersed. The latter then
proceeded TO the hotel De Vile. forth
fying tho structure 20 the best OF
their ability. Lacking ammunition
they speedily submitted in response TO an
artillery bombsrdment The number OF
the killed and wounded on both sides,
including civilians is variously
estimated mt from twenty 10
fifty. Some of the rebels
escaped but surrendered later. The
municipal guard subsequently occupied
the hotel and ut once hauled down the
flag OF the republican federal club which
the rebels had hoisted on the building.
Six or seven officers of an inferior
grade took part in tho revolt, which
was OF a distinctly republican character.
II Is alleged that the civilian leader in
the revolt was lawyer named Alves
Vega BY o'clock in tho afternoon the
revolt had been entirely suppressed but
the department has been declared in
state OF siege