The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
FRUSTRATf PLOT
TO FORM REPUBLIC
Elaborate Conspiracy at Oporto
Is Nipped in Bud-Leaders
Are Arrested.
PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD KING
Thousands of Portuguese View the Ke'
mains-Child Is Killed in
Crush at Church.

Marseilles. Feb. 1.-THE Illustration
on Friday last at Oporto of an elabo-
rate plot to proclaim a republic Is an
nounced In a telegram which was re-
ceived yesterday from one OF n hlSn-
est officials in Oporto by his brother,
who has Just arrived here from LIS
bon. According TO the telegram a
large number of conspirators have
been arrested. including the leaders
It was also stated that numerous bod
les of militant republicans had been
seen about the suburbs of Oporto. The
police captured a large store or re-
volvers and carbines together with the
written plans of the cOnspirators.
These plans indicated that ii was the
intention to take the city by surprise
on Saturday night, invade the govern
ment house, imprison the governor
and other officials, destroy all lines OF
communication and establish a repub-
lie.
Funeral Passes Quietly.
Lisbon. Feb. II. - With the church
bells tolling continually, the bodies Of
the murdered king and crown prince,
in two golden chariots shrouded in
black velvet and drawn by eight hood
ed horses. were escorted by a glitter
ing funeral pageant Saturday across
Lisbon to the Portuguese pantheon.
Not a single untoward incident mar
red the last act of Portugals recent
tragedy. Vague forebodings proved
baseless and there is a general feeling
of relief in that all passed well.
Pay Last Tribute.
Sunday thousands of Portuguese,
poor and rich, humble and pretentious,
filed slowly through the noble cathe-
draI of San Vicente and gazed for the
last time on the faces of their king
and crown prince. When night fell
and the doors of the church were
closed there was still a large crowd
patiently awaiting admission. All the
people yesterday wore some emblem
of mourning and ingpassing the collins
placed beneath them floral offerings
some budding wild flowers from the
fields; others simple clusters of vio-
lets, and others elaborate creations
and rare exotic blooms.
Child is Killed in Crush.
The bodies were guarded constantly
by officers Of the army and navy, royal
archers and the palace guards. Dur
ing the afternoon the square in front
of the church, though guarded by sol
diers, became dangerously crowded
with people who had poured in from
environs. Many were knocked down,
especially women and children, and
women tainted both within the church
and while waiting in the streets. A
child who was crushed to the ground
under the surging mass striving for
was dead when finally lifted
from under the feet of the crowd.
May Be No Coronation.
In official circles it is believed that
the ceremonies in connection with
the coronation of King Manuel may
not occur for two or three months.
and perhaps may never occur, as the
young king wishes TO inaugurate his
reign with as little ostentation as pos
sible.
Indications point to relative tran
quillity for a few weeks, when repub-
lican activity and determination to
proclaim a republic, which appear
strongly in evidence, may force i'm
portant developments.