Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-03
Today's Telegraphic News.
Conditions In Portugal.

AtoOOUg W. ANhAAOA
Franco, scting as absolute dictator I'M
der full pOWers from the new 10 year
old king, Dom Manuel IL. seems to have
Portugal under complete control today.
The dictator is fairly combing the
country for The persons at the bottom of
the plot which cost King Carlos end
Crown Prince Luis Philippe their lives.
IL is believed the actual ssssssius were
only tools. Men OF high position are
suspected Of promoting the conspiracy.
Unless they have already crossed the
border there is small chance of their
escape. Franco hss blocked every ave-
nue. of exit and practically surrounded
the country with Gordon of troops.
King Manuel is suffering little from
the wound ne received in his arm when
bis father and brother were shot. The
injury is slight. Queen Amelie fingers
sleeplessly beside the corpses of her
dead husband and son. Though almost
Frustrated, she disregards all pleas that
she quit the death chamber for food or
rest. Her physicians fear for the sanity
of Queen Annette.
The bodies lie 10 the Necessidades
Palace. The highest court dignitsries
are waiting at the Queens side. The
funeral will be held on the 10Th instant
The version of the assassination most
generally accepted is that six men we're
concerned in the actual assassination.
The king aad queen, with their two Sons,
had taken open carriages from the rail-
road station, where hey bad just arrived
from Villa Vicoss.
Just as the first carriage with The
king, queen and crown prince turned
into the Rua Do Arsenal the six sssas-
sins leaped from the crowd on the right
side of the street and fred a perfect
fusillade from their csrbines.
The king sank back dying. The
crown prince lesped from his seat only
TO pitch forward across his fathers body.
The queen threw herself across the forms
to shield them, striking furiously at the
approaching murderers with huge boU-
quet handed her just as she left the train
A bullet grazed, but did not hurt her.
The coachmsn dashed his horses and the
carriage went forward.
Prince Manuel, ia the second csrTi-
age, had opened FIRE with his revolver
on the assassins, and continued firing
until q bullet struck him in the right
arm.
The mounted police escort killed three
of the asssssins as they fled and captured
the rest, With the assistance of the
crowd. Dispatches from Lisbon con-
f,med the reports that the leader Of The
assassins WAS Sergeant Manuel Bulca, of
the seventh cavalry. He was killed.
The others we're clerks. Ona was namsd
Alfred Costs. The third hiss not been
certainly identified.
Paris, Feb. 3.-The Franco cabinet
has fallen and its leader will have Ms
place under the new government.
TIE new king, Manuel ii. Who's
initial proclamation made it clear that
be o. frat intended to continue his fathers
premier 10 power, is said to bave changed
his programme as result OF sdvice
from England. A coalition ministry
will be named.
Despite denisls from the British admit
rally that English warsEips will inter-
fere in the event Of a revolutionary cut
break at Lisboo, il ia believed here that
tie AaAnuc feet was ordered from Vigo,
Spaio, to the Portuguese port for 20 other
reason. Positive continuation has been
received from London that the order has
bCen Issued.
London, Feb. king Z i@ard is re-
solved not to permit the overthrow OF
the Portuguese dynasty, according to un-
official but authoritative information
from the highest government sources.
Ii necessary be will lend King Manuel
military aid in supervising revolution.
An outbreak is no, however, considered
likely, The British cruisers Antrim,
Osrnstvon, Drake and Devonshire have
sailed from Gibraltar ior Lisbon where
they will act under orders from the
English ambsssaco:.
Lisbon, Portugal, via frontier, Feb.
3 "A battalion of infsnlry reyolted at
Opor.o t,ll0#lrg The receipt of news of
the assassination of the king aud crown
prince, the nen declaring they would
serve no longer under a monsrchist
government. Loyal troops arrested the
mui!neers without fight. The trouble
is believed TO have furnished the h a.:s
for reports that republic had been pro-
clRimtd at 0por!o.