Evening star., 1908-02-03
NEW KING MANUEL
CHANGES CABINET
Premier Franco Is at Last Out
of Office.
HE WILL REMAIN A POWER
Thought the Country Is Saved From
Revolution.
DEAD REGICIDES IDENTIFIED
British Fleet Has Sailed From Gil
braltar for Lisbon, Where 1t
Will Watch Events.
DEAD REGICIDEs IDENTIFIED

Admiral l7erroira do Amaral has
formed coalition cabinet at Lis
bon. making himself president
without a portfolio.
1t is announced that the Sc
lcctions are not final and that
changes are probable
Even the most pcssimistic now
realize that there is not the slight
est danger OF any popular rising as
sequel OF Saturdays tragedy. On
the other hand, the effect OF the
crime has been to subdue the revo-
lutionary sentiment in the coun-
try. for the time being at least
Even he republicans are in favor
OF giving the boy king a fair
chance under the circumstances.
1t is denied officially that the
army was in any way connected
with the plot Many republican
leaders are now confined in Lis
bon fortresses.
There is no truth i'm the report
that republic has been pro-
claimed in Oporto. Order pre-
walls throughout the country.
LISBON. February 3.-Premier Franco
has relinquished power and new cabinet
has been formed with Admiral Ferreira
do Amaral as its president in the place
of the late Dictator Franco.
This step signalized the practical with
drawal of Franco from power. He agreed
to this measure as one calculated to
pacify public hostility at time when but
spark was needed to flame the whole
country and harl ii headIong to revolu-
tion. 1t is nevertheless believed that
Franco still Will be the. IMAM of power"
but his official prerogatives are at least
shorn of real authority.
The opening session of the new council
was held today. King Manuel ii appea red
before his ministers and with a voice vi
brant with emotion said;
Il am yet without experience either in
science or in politics. l place myself en-
tirely in your hands needing and belev-
ing in your patriotism and wisdom
New Cabinet
The new cabinet is made up of coalition
clements. in the hope of reconcling the
many disturbing clements Some of the
new ministers have been notably opposed
to Frances iron rule. Not one of the
Franco ministers remain. SO that his re-
gime disappears with him. The complete
PIesdent-Admral Ferreira do AmaraI
succeeding Franco.
Minister OF war-Mathias Nunes, sue
Ceeding V Porto.
Minister of juStice-JoSe Y AlpoIm sfIr-
ceeding DR.. Abren.
Minister of finance-Teixera de Souzs
succeeding A. de Carvalho
Minister of the interior-Senhor Beirao
succeeding Franco. who held this port
folio In addition 10 the presidency of the
council.
= Minister of foreign affairs-WenccsIau
DE- Lima. succeeding J.. Monteiro.
Minister of pubic workS-Josc Azav-
edo. succeeding VI. Remayo.
Minister oi marine Antonio Cabral, sue
cecdinS Ayres dc Ornelas
Assassins Identified.
Tie ministry is thus entirely recon
structed. The most notable changes are
those OF the president and Of minister
of justice. the latter. SENIOR Afpoim.
having ben foremost in opposition to
the Franco regime.
The city is stiil in the throes of in
tense excitement, and the authorities
continue TO follow INCREASINGLY the de-
tails of the plot which culr,nated in
the assassination OF the king and his
heir. 1t was established today that
Buicd. one of the regicides is a
widower with daughter aged seven
and a son only few months I'D. The
newspaper Noticias says one of the
regicldes who was killed was q Span
lard who was taken into custody re-
Gently in connection with the discovery
of depot of bombs. but who was later
released One of the men no:y under
arrest is an Italian who played in the
orchestra OF tbeatcr in Lisbon. This
man - III an extreme condition OF tys-
terra. His food in the prison is served
him without knives or forks. ior fear
1hAl he Will kill himself
New Cabinet Liberal.
King Manuel has announced his iutcn-
ton OF summonins parliament and OF
taking the oath to preserve, the integrity
Of the Kingdom before that body
The chamber, which was dissolved bv
Premier Franco. will rcasscmble before
the holding OF the regular elections.
The new coalition cabinet is hpcraI
with morarchical tendencies. The new
president OF the cabinet, Rear Admiral
Francisco Joaquin FcrTeira do Amaral.
belongs tU the famous Ferreira family uf
Portugal. He has been a consp.cuou
naval officer for many years was al
one time superintendent OF the Lisbon
arsenal and later commander-in- -chief oi
the Portuguese naval forces He also
served as minister of marine. In APRIL
1906. when mutiny occurred on the Por-
tuguese cruiser Dom Carlos L. Admiral
do Amaral went board the vessel and
ordered the mutineers ashore placing
over 10 men under guard in the naval
barracks. He Is "A member of the So
called progressist- -dissident party
The minister OF War. Jose Matthias
Nunes. Is progressist. He at one time
held the rank OF general and Il mem
ber OF the cIamger OF deputies in 1886
lie is also well known author.
The minister OF justice Dr. Jose Ma ria
Alpoim de Cerduera Borges cabral, cont
monty called Dr.. Alpoim. for many years
held the post OF minister of Justice and