Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-03
Premier Franco Has
ReIinquiShed Power.
AI,r.I Ferriera do Amaial Succeeds Him-New Cabinet
Eormed-t is Coalition, None of State Ministers Being
Retained 6" Place Myself Entirely in Your Hands," Says
the King-Lisbon Still Excited.

holds Franco responsible for the as
sassinatlons. The Spanish residents of
Oporto have asked that warship be
sent there.
LONDON MARKET DEPRESSED.
London, Feb. 3.-The tragedy at
Lisbon had a depressing effect upon
several national securities, Spanish and
Rnssian shares weakening as well as
Portuguese. A telegram received this
morning from Lisbon by the London
and Brazilian bank, declares the gem
eral situation TO be Tranquil that eV-
erything is quiet and tnat business is
proceeding.
The British cruiser fleet sailed from
here early this morning for Lisbon.
NEW KING POPULAR.
Berlin. Feb. 3.-The Darmstaedtcr
bank has received the following prl-
yate dispatch from Lisbon:
The new king of Portugal Is I'M
usually popular, The army is thor
oughly loyal. All alarming rumoIs
should be received with the greatest
caution. A coalition ministery of all
the monarchical parties will be organ
lied today or tomorrow. and will re-
ceive the support of the entire coun-
try
The Portuguese legation here has
informed the German foreign office
that order prevails in Portugal and
that the government is firmly support
ed by the army and the responsible
classes.
In addition to the suspension of the
German court entertainments as a
sign of mourning for the late king md
crown prince of Portugal. various
balls and evening receptions by per-
sons attached TO the court here, have
been postponed.
NO RECURRENCE OF VIOLENCE.
Paris. Feb. 3.-Dispatches receiv,
here from Lisbon up to noon today
don't speak of any recurrence of vio-
lence.
There is no confirmation here of the
reported attack on the house of Prem
Ter Franco and it is thought this may
refer to the assault on his house Sat-
urday at the time of the assassinations.
SYMPATHY FROM HUNGARY.
Budapest, Feb. "A vote of SYM
pathy with the family of the late King
Carlos of Portugal. moved today by the
Hungarian cabinet in the diet, had to
be Withdrawn because the independents
opposed ii on the ground that King
Carlos had violated the constitution of
his country.
AS VIEWED IN RUSSIA.
ST Petersburg. Feb. 3.--The tragic oc-
currences at Lisbon have created deep
impression on all sections of society
here and the newspapers that appeared
today, comment freely on the events
that occurred.
The Russ. in a daring style, draws
thinly yelled parallel on conditions in
Portugal and Russia and warns the
government in almost so many words
that there is danger of similar event
here.
The lamentable and awful tragedy in
Portugal, the paper says. was due to
the fact that the king did not under
stand his people and was attempting to
stem by dictatorial methods of repres-
sion the irresistible striving of the
masses 10 take part in the government.
The tragedy happened at the very mo-
ment when Premier Franco seemingly
had succeeded in restoring order by
series of unprecedented repressive
mea sures.
The Novoe Vremya, although attrib-
uting the direct execution of the plot to
anarchy. to whom all government Is
obnoxious, also connects the crime and
the dictatorship of Franco which meet
with both open and secret resistance
from all political parties.
The paper says that Franco proved
himself child in the face Of a danger
which evidently was known to large
number of the population much as the
plans of the Russian terrorists for the
assassination of Alexander II were p
matter of almost common knowledge in
st. Petersburg.
Other newspapers express horror at
the assassinations and voice their SYM
pathy for the Portuguese nation and
the bereaved queen.
Grand Duke Nicholas called at the
Portuguese legation here today and ex-
pressed the condolences of the imperial
family.
Foreign Minister Iswolsly the for
eign ministers and ambassadors and
many high Russian functionaries also
left cards at the legation.