Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-04
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has drawn to it's strong patriotic sup
porting movements During the night
| Admiral Dc Amarat and chiefs of the
| monarcnists parties held protracted
session and laid out a program looking
to the pacification of the people
| Word has been received here that a
| British fleet. the number OF the YES
sells not being stated. passed Oproto
this morning bound for Lisbon.
Investigations of the police show
! that the murders were carefully plan
ned On Saturday the assassins met
secretly in the back room Of care
and there laid out every step OF the
plot, which they were enabled to do,
| for all the details relating to the nome
| coming Of the King had been MADE
| public. To each was assigned a post
in the work of shooting down the
members Of the royal family. but iois
were drawn for the selection of eacn
particular victim. Those who drew
Queen Amele and Prince Manuel fall-
ed to carry out their bloody task.
Thu. chamber in the palace where
the bodies of King Carlos and the
crown prince repose has been draped
in mourning and arranged to resempie
chapel The biers are surrounded by
lighted candles. and Queen Ameile ana
the Dowager Queen. Maria Pla' ms
mother. watch continually by the sac
of their dead. The body of the KING Il
clad in the uniform of the conmanuer-
in-chief of the army. while the prince
wears y uniform Of q captain OF the
End Lancers. Several masses for me
reposc of the souls of the departed al
ready have been said in the Mortuarv
chamber.
The funerals will be held Feb. and
the bodies will lie in state. proDaply
beginning tomorrow. 1t is expected that
the funerals will be attended by the
Prince of Wales, Prince Charles OF
Rourborn. the Duke of Aosta, the
cousin Of King Victor Emanuel a spe-
ciaI French embassy and detachments
of the foreign regiments of which the
late King was honorary colonel
The condition of Queen Amelic, con-
trary t. rumors, is relatively good. The
Duke of Oporto. brother OF the latc
King. has established his residence at
the palace. where he will remain Tor Il
time. The Countess Of Paris. Ameli2s
mother. is on her way here. Charles
Page Bryan, the American minister to
Portugal was the first diplomat to OF
fer condolences to the royal family.
Little by little Lisbon is regaininS its
normal aspect, although all the puhiic
buildings and the palace are sui
guarded by cOrdons of soldiers ana
of the Municipal Guards.
Several newspapers of the city nave
suspended publication.
Lisbon. Feb. 3-Plemicr Franco has
r,linqusheI power and new CAPT
net has been formed with Admiral
Ferreir;. De Anlaral as its president
in the place of the late Dictator
Franco.
This step signalized the practical
Withdrawal Of Franco from power. he
agreed to this measure as one calcu-
lated to pacify hostile public opinion
at time when only spark was
NEEDED to infanle the whole country
and drag it headlong to revolution. 1t
is nevertheless believed that Franco
will still be the imam of power" but
his official prerogatiVes are at least
snorn Of real power
council was held today. King Manuel
II appeared before his ministers and
with voice vibrant with emotion
said
Il am yet without experience either
in sclence or in politics. 1 place my
self entirely in your hands, needing
and believing in your patriotism and
WISDOM"
The new cabinet is made IN Of CO.
aliticn element in the hope OF recon-
Cling the many disturbing elements.
Some Of the new ministers have been
notably opposed to Frances iron rule.
Not one of the Franco ministers re-
main, so that his regime disappears
with him. The complete cabinet as
now formed is as follows:
Prc.,idcnt-Admiral Fcrrcira De
Amaral, succeeding Franco.
Minister Of war-Mathias Nuncs,
succeeding Y. Porto.
Minister If iustice-Josc Y. Alpoim.
succe, ding DIR. Abren
Minister Of tinancc-Teirra De SouSa,
succeeding 4. De Caryalho.
Minister of the INSTRUMENTATION Bel
r;lo, succeeding Franco who held this
portfolio in addition 10 the presidency
of the council.
| Minister Of fore ign affairS-Wcnces-
lau De Lima. succeeding l.. AIuntciro
! Minister Of public works-Josc Aza-
ved", succeeding NJ. Remayo.
,Iin:ster Of marinc--Antonio Crabal.
succeeding Ayrcs De Orneilas
| The ministry is thus entirely re-
! constructed from head to foot.
| The most notable changes are those
of the president and OF minister of
justice, the latter. Senior Alpoim. hav-
ing been foremost in opposition to the
| Franco regime.
| The city is still in the throes of in
tense excitement and the authorities
continu" to follow increasingly the de-
tails of the plot which eliminated in
the assassination of the King and heir
1t was established today that Buica.
| one OF the regicides, is widower with.
| a daughter aged seven, and q son on
| ~ a few months old. The newspaper
Noticlas says one of the regicideS who
was killed was a Spaniard who was
taken into custody recently in con-
nection with the discovery of depot
| Of bombs but was later released Ope