Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-07
RIOTING IN LISBON.

Five persons we're shot 10 death AMI
80 Others wounded by soldiers Sunday
evening after the voting in the elections
in Lisbon had ended. The riotng wss
widespread. and such was the confusion
during the violent conflict between The
populace an / the municipal guard that
he guardsmeD, mistsking infantrymen
who had BEEN called out for members
of The moh, fired a Volley ioto their
ranks, seriously wounding three Of The
soldiers.
The night was one of terror for Lis
bon, which seem suddenly afsme with
seething revolt. Bands of men ran
wildly through the streetG, brsndishing
weapons, while the sharp crack Of rifles
was heard IN various sections Of the
city. Thousands of the most peaceaole
citizens fed t. heir homes, Just as they
did on the night sfter the assassination
of King Carlos, and the crown prince.
The principal rioIing was the result o.
dispute between the republicans and
the monarch'ss regarding the counting
of votes. Tue republicans, who had
been tearing fraud at The varr Us l. 'on
polling PLACES, msde determined sand
for their rigb's 1t ST. DOmlpi9ue's
Church, which is in the center OF the
city, a district that practically Ihs
stronghold of republican n. Bot1 ih'
repunlIcal : and The mOnarchs kstta
sharp Va ch throughout the da,. Ao
the voiers were follo~ing The ancient
custom of vo,ing in e churches, they
filed steadily, hut slowly, into his oric
st. Domin qn''s and deposit'd Their bal
lots in the oill Il voting boxes When
he polls closed 'ne monsrcnis, elecnon
officers declared thai it WIS tor IL g I"
C unit the votes aud prOpOsei TO keep the
ist In ,be churn aud count them mex
day. The republican, tellers refuaed 10
assent TO this, insisting upon an imme-
diate count, fllowed by the sealing OF
the hoKes.
Tho difference between the officials
spread {, the Crpwds that fll.d the
church, and in moment blows wer
struck aud then n general fight f1llOwed
~ denly the municipal guard arrived
s,d cleared he fd'fce of the struggling
CO. bstsns at the point Of The bayonei.
In the mes ntime the crow outside (
tt, crutch had ben great, augmented
and the gusrdsmen's appearance at the
doors after they hsd forced The people
luto the streets was the signal for a
shower of stones, under which they were
forced to relreat to the interior of the
edifce. As they retired they fired a
vOlley from their rifles, bringing down
several of the rioters The mob steadily
increased, and shouts aud imprecations
and cries of anger we're heard on every
side. Ire rioters armed themselves
anew, and soon the edIfce was literally
surrounded and besieged by maddened
mob.
The guardsmen fred intermittently
through the dOOrways, but the volleys
were feeble and Intellectual. Eventually
he commanding officer placed detail
on the balcony over the main portal,
from which point of vsntsge the guards.
men fred repeatedly into the surgiDg
popuIace. wounding q large number.
Still the mob did not give way, but only
attacked the chnrch, in an attempt to
reach the guard, The more turiously.
Several of the gua'dsmen were wounded,
but they were replaced on he balcony
by others and for three hours The fight
continued, than three companies of IN
fsntry and troop of cavalry, with one
battery, appeared, driving all before
them.