Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-04
FRANCO DROPS REINS
Portuguese Dictator Turns Govern
ment Over to New King.
COALITION CABINET Is FOR =
Ministry Is Headed by Admiral Z
Amaral, PrOgressist Dissident.
THE YOUNG MONARCH PREsTDl
He Places Himself Entirely in Hand
Of Advisers.
TRANQUILITY Is HOPED FOR
ReIIef that Withdrawal of Franco
from Power VIII Mark the
End OF Political
TurmsII.
Ministry Is Headed by Admiral
Amaral, Progressist Dissident.
TRANQUILITY Is HOPED FOR

LISBON. Feb. 3.-Portugal today saw the
establishment of new regime. Premier
Franco has resigned office. and within
sorty-eight hours OF the assassination OF
King Carlos his dictatorship is at an end.
at least for the present Franco resigned
For fear that his continuance in office
would plunge the country into rebellion.
The premier has been considered directly
responsible for the political turmoil, which
resulted IN the assassination OF the king.
and his withdrawal from power is regarded
as holding promise Of political tran
aulllty.
A new cabinet has been formed under
the presidency OF Rear Admiral Do Amaral,
member OF the propressst-
party. Some Of the new ministers have
been notably opposed to the rule OF Franco,
nut on the whole the present cabinet is
hberaL with monarchial tendencies.
The opening session OF the new council
was held today and the young monarch,
King Manuel II, placed himself in the
hands Of his ministers. He appeared be-
tore them and in voice shaking with
emotion. said
or in politics. 1 place myself entirely in
your hands, needing and believing in your
patriotism and. wisdom"
Arrests are being made by the whole
sale in Lisbon and all suspicious persons
still at liberty are under police surveil-
ance.
The general opinion here is that there
will be a modification in the ministerial
program after the funerals OF the late king
and the crown prince. These probably will
.ake place February 10.
Complete New Cabinet.
The complete cabinet as now formed is
as follows:
President---Admiral Ferreira do Amaral
Minister OF war--Mathias Nues. succeed
Ing ". Porto.
Minister Of Justice-Jose V. Alpoim. sue
Minister of Finance-Teixera de Souza.
suceeedlng A. De Carvalho
Minister OF the Interior-Senhor Belrao,
succeeding Franco. who held this port
folio m addition to the presidency Of the
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Minister OF Public WORKSHOPS Azavedo.
succeeding NJ Remayo.
Minister Of Marine-Antonio Cabral. sue
ceedinE Ayres De Ornellas.
The ministry Is thus entirely reconstruc-
ted. The most notable changes are those
OF the president and OF minister OF justice;
the latter. Senior Alphoim. having been
foremost in opposition to the Franco re-
gime.
was given out, 1t was announced that these
selections were not final and that changes
we're probable.
King Manuel has announced his inten-
tlou OF summoHing Parliament and Of TAX
ing the oath to preserve the integrity OF
the kingdom before that body
The chamber which was dissolved by
Premier Franco will reassemble before the
holding Of the regular elections.
The new coalition cabinet is liberal, with
rnonarchicai tendencies.
Intense Excitement Prevails.
The city is still In the throes OF intense
excitement and the authorities continue TO
follow INCREASINGLY the details Of the plot
which eliminated in the assassination Of
the king and his heir.
IT was established today that Bulca. one
OF the regicides. is & widower with a daugh-
ter. aged Z. and son only few months
old, The newspaper. Noticias. says one of
the regcides who was killed was a Span
lard. WAS taken into custody recently in
connection with the discovery of a depot
OF bombs but who was later released
One of the men now under arrest Is an
Italian wha played IN the orchestra OF a
theater in Lisbon. This man is in an ex-
treme condition of hysteria. His food in
the prison is served him without knives
or forks for fear that he will kill him
self.
PARIS Feb, 3.-Dispatches received here
from Lisbon up to noon today do not
speak Of any recurrence OF violence.
There II no confirmation here OF the re-
ported attack on the house of Premier
Franco. and It is thought that this may
refer 20 the assault on his house Saturday
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