The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-07
LISBON VERYhEav0US|
But City Is Recovering From
Shock of Tragedy.
NEW CABINET IS FORMED
Admiral do Amaral Succeeds in Or
eanizing a Ministry Although the
Prosressists Refuse to Support It
Resicide Plot Stillla Mystery.

Resicide Plot Still a Mystery.
Lisbon. Feb. 5.-Lisbon is beginning
10 recover from the shock and horror
of Saturdays bloody tragedy, but a
strong undercurrent of popular and
governmental nervousness remains
The political tension is slackening. al
though the Progressists refuse to join
in the concentration of the cabinet.
which Admiral Ferreira do Amaral is
forming from all the monarchial
groups, because the Conservatives are
In predominance The hitch, however
is likely to be Strengthened out and a
temporary union of all the monarchial
elements attained for the purpose OF
getting the country back on consti
tutional basis, lending agitation and
restoring tranquility" as expressed
by the leaders.
Senior Bernadino Machado, the
leader of the peaceful wing of the Re.
publicans, agrees to truce, provided
that his friends now under arrest are
liberated, freedom of the press re.
stored and the elections ordered. AID
miral do Amaral. a devoted friend OF
the queen, who assumes power, is
tire policy of the dictatorship, the abo
lition of repressive measures and the
restoration of "the old liberal mon.
archy.' On Saturday government by
decree will be withdrawn, amnesty
accorded political offenders not impli-
embargo on the press raised.
Francois Downfall Complete.
frances downfall is complete. He
recognized that it was impossible to
saddle the youthful king at the outset
OF his reign with the stern programme
involving the immediate Punishment
and deportation of several hundred po-
litical Offenders, to which he had com.
united himself if he retained office.
He told friend that the assassination
of the king ended his political career
He offered his services, however, but
these were refused, both Queen Amelie
and the dowager queen Maria Pia
agreeing with the unanimous view of
the council of state that the author
of the dictatorship must be cast aside.
Practically no Roadway has been
made in unravelling the plot, of which
the murder of the king and crown
prince was but one step. The police
now admit that the three men arrest
ed were not involved. Every one of
the desperate band, except the three
men killed, escaped in the confusion.
The Identification of these throws but
little light on their connections. While
1t is believed by some that they were
involved in the cons piracies which
were unearthed in the latter part of
January, it is possible that the regi-
eide was planned and executed on the
spur of the moment after the appear
ance of a decree, by small group Of
militant revolutionaries or anarchistic
socialists, who may have imagined
that the obliteration of the Braganza
dynasty would cause spontaneous up
rising of the people. The conspiracy
younger prince escaped and the people
wait in mourning for the double funer-
al on Saturday.
A visitor would be struck by the alb
sence of the conventional signs of ma
tional mourning. The white and blue
flag of Portugal and the standards of
the foreign countries are half-masted
hou
arms. but only here and there is there
q knot OF crepe at the windows.
Men Wear Black cravats.
Among the better classes the men
wear black cravats. The royal arms
shops are draped and the shutters
half-closed.
Most of the European states are
sending special missions to attend the
funeral, these including the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of Aosta. The
Countess of Paris, Queen Amelie's
mother, is on her way here. Two
ships of the British feet at Vigo are
expected here, King Carlos having
held rank as an admiral in the British
navy.
Admiral do Amaral succeeded in
bringing the opposing factions to his
way of thinking and finally announced
that the cabinet had been definitely
constituted as follows:
Premier and minister of the interior,
Rear Admiral Ferreira do Amaral;
minister of public works, Senior Car
vet Magalhaes; minister of marine,
Vice Admiral Augusta de Castillo;
minister of justice, Arthur Alberto de
Campos Henriques; minister of for
eign affairs, DR.. Winceslao des Per-
rira Lima; minister of finance, Manoel
Alfonso d'Espregueria; minister of
war, Sebastiao Custodio de Sousa
Telles.
Admiral Ferreira do Amaral, Sen
hor Magazines and Admiral Augusta
de Castillo are known as Indepen-
dents. Senior Heriques and DR.. Lima
are Regenerators, while Senior d'Es-
Iregueria and Senior Sousa Telles are
Progressists. The last two ministers
count upon the support of all the
monarchical factions. Admiral de
Castillo and Senior Magazines never
have held Office before.
Admiral Ferreira do Amaral is I'm
vested with the full powers of premier,