Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-04
NEW CABINET IS BUSY
STRENGTHENING AFFAIRS
King MdnuelS Condition Rapidly
lmproves--FuneralS OF King and
Crown Prince. February 8.
viii Be Attended by Roy
atty From Abroad.

Lisbon, Feb. 4.-Changes In the
Portuguese ministry have been so
rapid today it is hard to keep track OF
them. The ministry gathered yester-
day by Admiral De Amaral was SUI
perseded by another early this morn
ing. few hours later another cab
met was announced and this is de-
| clared to be final, but these changes
arise from the difficulty of arranging
cabinet to suit all interests con-
cerned, and may be changed again.
Admiral De Amaal is the premier OF
the third and presumably final cab
| met.
1t is persistently rumored that ex-
Premier Franco has taken refuge
aboard British cruiser anchored off
Cascaes, fifteen miles from Lisbon,
and in this way will gain refuge In
England or at Gibraltar.
Today Lisoon has more settled
aspect and conditions are once more
approaching the normal. although
| there is yet an undercurrent of revolu-
| tionary feeling and every precaution
Is being taken to prevent further dis
turbance.
! The new cabinet Is beset with many
qestions, many of which will be
| hard to settle satisfactorily to the peo-
pie II the policy of ex-Premier Fran
CO is to be followed That this pol-
icy will govern in the future Ia up-
| questioned, but for the present the
dictator Is in retirement, f1is prestige
gone, and the affairs of the govern
ment are In the hands of the newly
formed cabinet, the most influential
members of which are strongly op-
posed to the policies dictated by
Franco and which eliminated in the
death of the king and crown prince.
Progresslsts' Demands
When Franco tries to regain his
position, as he will undoubtedly try to
do, he will find the opposition to him
| much stronger and harder u over
come
The gressist-Dissidents party to-
day voted to support the new govern
ment on condition that all political
prisoners now held in prisons through
out Portugal be freed, that all the po-
litical eXiles be permitted to return to
Portugal and their political rights re-
stored to them, and that all existing
autocrauc measures contrary to lib
erty be repealed. They will make
these requests but will take no ac-
tlon until advised of the manner in
which their demands have been re-
ceived by the new government.
No Undue Agitation
DIR. Jose Maria Alperm, chief lead
er OF the Progressist-Diss party.
fled today from Lisbon and is now
reported to be at Salamanca, Spain.
He disguised himself and made the
trip in an automobile. He was able
to successfully pass the guards at the
Spanish frontier and got clear of the
country before his departure was no
tced, He is believed to be concerned
I'm the plot against the throne
The minister of war today issued a
statement declaring that the rumors
OF a revolution in Oporto and other
parts of Portugal Is without truth.
The statement says
There IS no undue agitation in
either military or civil circles and
normal conditions are rapidly pre-
vailing throughout Portugal"
The Funerals
The condition of King Manuel. who
was shot in the face and right arm at
the time his father and brother were
killed last Saturday shows improve
ment and no serious complications as
a result Of the wounds are expected.
II was feared at first that blood pois-
on might develop but no symptoms of
this nave been found and the young
king will probably be entirely re-
covered In a short time.
The funerals OF the king and crown
prince will he held February and
arrangements are now being made for
the services to be held at that time,
The two bodies lie in state in the
palace, both being dressed I'm military
uniforms The sorrowing queen sits
beside them. and can hardly he In
duced to leave her post even for food
and rest.
Messages OF sympathy continue -
pour in from all countries and the fu-
nerals VIII probably be attended by
royalty from England, France and
Spain. The queens mother IS on her
way to Lisbon and is due to arrive to-
morrow.
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