Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-03
OFFERS OF SUPPORT.
A Coalition Ministry to Be Formed to
Supper. Young King.

Lisbon. Feb. AT a meeting or the
council of state parties offered the
King their support fer coaia'io'
ministry. which the King accepted
The cabinet has resigned and 1t IS
understood that Admiral Ferreria DO
Amaral will fern 4 coalition CABINET
| This action indicates that the oppo-
nents of Premier Franco nave ueciu-
| ed temporarily to abandon their oii
fercnces and unite with him III an at
tempt to save the monarchy.
bow king who hence1Orth VIII "
known as Manuel II is tonight tht
| ruler of the kingdom OF PORTUGAL 'ii''
| the revolution into which the mstlS"-
| tors of the bloody events OF ycs'el-
| day lad hoped to plunge the country
| has not vet at least cnSulfed the I'D
| non. Franco. the dictator and real
! commander Of the country's destinles'
vnou the moral and physical might
| OF all parties and powerful interests
| has moi succeeded in destroying, sun
remains the triumphant leader, not
o,,lv encountered but retained III ms
| mower h., tic new King, determined AT
all hazards and at all costs to prevent
! further violence and instruction ana
| to preserve the monarchy.
| The only word or indication that
universal order in Portugal had bcen
| possibly broken came from Op2rto III
| the form, Of Il runor that republic
had been proclaimed there. but WAS
not confirmed.
| The streets are silent and the peo-
pie wearing emblcms of mourning
| mass slowly and sorrowfully, discus
| sing the murder of the King and the
crown prince.
The cowardly shooting OF the King
| in tn, back calls forth words OF exc
Grafton on the regicidrs, while the
government declares that the murder
VIII not strengthen the cause OF the
monarchy.
Nevertheless. subdued excitement
pervades the city, whose population
| is still fearful that yesterdays crimes
| will be followed by more bloodshed
and are only the prelude to series oil
national disasters.
The Republicans disclaim RESPONSE
bility for the assassinations, which
they lay at the doors Of the Anarch-
| lists. but the identification of dead
| It gicide IS a cavalry sergeant is ac-
cented by nanv officials rs proof that
| the ..Ssassination.s were the work OF
| Revoldtionists, who had successfully
| spread the propaganda, smuSgled IN
| arms and bombs and who, headed by
| prominent Republicans. plotted To pro-
claim a republic a fortnight ago.
| 1t is also recalled that it was OFF,
chilly given out by the police that an
elaborate plot had been prepared for
an uprising on Jan. 81, the anniver-
sary of the revolt at Oporto. the plot
including the assassination of Premier
Franco during the night. q genera,
rising at daybreak, the cutting of all
wires and the seizure of the reins of
government.
While the bodies of the slain mon
arch and the crown prince rested on
their biers in the royal palace. sur
rounded by guard of honor. Prince
Manuel. yet in his teens, was solemnly
proclaimed King by the council of
state. Later his proclamation, swear
ing to promote the good OF the IA
t!Iarland and the integrity Of the king
dom was read to the people
The accounts of spectators O.: the as
sassnation vary, but it is established
definitely that it occurred at the Prace
Do Commerce. after the members OF
the royal family had debarkcd from
the train at Barrcro and thence cross
ed the TaSus on a ferry boat to III"
Lisbon landing. where they entered q
| carriage and were driven off.
A smiling maiden had offered 2 beau
tiful bouquet of roses To the Queen
and it was these that the Queen later
in flood of motheriy instinct, vainly
! sought TO protect her son from dealt,
| Prince Manuel, after his father and
| brother had been killed, drew a re-
volver and fired repeatedly at the muir
| dercrs, until wounded in the arul by an
assassin's bullet.
The ass2ssns who arc under arrest
are maintaining Il stolid silence. The
police are pursuing an exhaustive in
vestigation and it is declared that the
arrest of high personaSes implicated
i'll the PLOT will be made shortly. Tho
| government has adopted most thorough
| measures to block the escape from
| Portugal of suspects.
Premier Franco has telegraphed the
| Spanish government requesting that il
| place a guard on the frontier to pre-
vent and exodus Of the Portuguese.
| revoiutionists and the coming int
| Portugal of Spanish revolutionists.
The number of persons now under
arrest in various form, many of whom
| were taken INTO custody prior to the
| assassinationS is very great. Tht
prisoners in Fort CaXias have refused
| TO accept the food given them, de
clarinG that it is of bad quality ant
| UNIT to eat.
Two OF the remaining dead regicide
| nave been identified us store clerks
one being named Alfredo Costa.
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