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REPUBLIC FORMED
IN PORTUGAL NOW
King Manuel is Safe in Refuge
Twenty-Three Miles from
Capital.
BRAGA CHOSEN AS PRESIDENT
New National Flag Flying Over ALI
Public Buildings.
FLEET JOINS THE MOVEMENT
Warships Bombard Palece and Army
Pulls Down Royal Standard.
SPARK SETS KINGDOM ABLAzn
direct Cause of Uprising Is killing OF
Republican Deputy by Army OF
ficer-Intense Feeling
Against Throne.
New National Flag Flying Over ALI
Public Buildings.
Warships Bombsrd Pelsce and Army
Pulls Down Royal Standard.
SPARK SETS KINGDOM ABLAzH
nIII,ETIN.


LISBON Oct. "a provisional govern
ment has been formed. with Theophne
Brsga as president The new national flag
is flying over oil public buildings.
King Manuel has taken refuge OF Mafra,
twenty-three miles from Lisbon
LONDON. oct. 5.-S22 p m. The foreign
office has just received telegram from
the British minister at Lisbon. declaring
that republic has been proclaimed.
PARIS, Oct. 5.-An officiat communica-
tion issued today says: 1T is confirmed by
Information, private. but sure, that an
important revolution has broken out In
Lisbon; that bombardment of the city has
commenced and that on Tuesday night.
King Manuel was stll In the royal palace,
resisting the revOutlonists."
| Portugal since yesterday has been iso-
lated from the rest OF the world and cir
cuitous reports declare that the country
is in the throes of a violent revolution
AL. of the Portuguese navy and part OF
ths army are reported to have deserted
the monarchy and TO have cast their lot
with the revolutionists.
The Portuguese warships shelled tine
royal palace, while land forces, after
desperate fighting In the streets. dragged
down the royal standard and raised the
banner OF the republic. Kins Manuel IL
said to be a prisoner in the palace.
Uprising Expected.
Though revolution. peaceful or accom-
pushed with Violence was not expected,
1t is generally believed the Immediate
cause was the assassination in the capital
OF Prof Bombarda, the republican deputy
and chief of the Liberal league by a lieu
tenant OF the army. SO intense was the
feeling against the throne that this incl
dent. comparatively trivial In. itself was
sufficient to start the outbreak.
Portugal, following the example of spain,
, has been imbued in recent years with a
strong anti-clerical sentiment and the gov
ernmental program included revision of
the statutes OF the religious orders.
President-elect Fonseca Of Brazil recently
> arrived at Lisbon and last night a grand
! banquet was to have been given him by
! King Manuel Accordingly the Brazilian
president must have been a witness OF
scenes similar to those Of 1889 in Brazil
when the Portuguese empire in that country
was Overthrown and the father OF the
present president-elect was elected presi.
dent
Evidences Of the activity of those who
quently of late. On September 20 the police
- raided a bomb factory and arrested ten.
v This action was said to have followed tho
discovery of "a widespread anti-monarchy
e plot with ramificauons throughout ths
a kingdom.
g I'll Imparcial, official organ at that
e time declared the government was pre-
|, pared to mercilessly crush tine revolt
:. Following the discovery of the bomb fac.
e tories there have been arrests made daily
among medical students who were men,
bers OF a secret revolutionary society with
branches in the LISBON medical school and
! the University Of Colmbra
Clerical Feature of situation.
1, The governments action against the
clericas also complicated the situation
- Following the expulsion OF the Jesuits from
sr the monastery Aldea Ponte many SpanIsE
priests known as 'Marannos,' who haC
settled in various parts OF the country anS
opening converts and monasteries were or
dered out Of the kingdom and their estab
lishments closed by authority Of the law o.
1902, which permiue ed the establishment o.
- religious orders only for charitable anC
educational purposes.
The Portuguese unrest which had grad
ually increased since the discovery of plot
to overthrow the monarchy and set up
Dr. military dictatorship or a republic was ag
gravated by serious strikes among the corl
cutters and coopers. More tnan 10000 mel
v stopped work at Barteiro and rioting fol
lowed. The strikers seized railroad train
r and threw, out OF the freight cars an
~ burned thousands Of bales Of cork.
Municipal guards and regiments OF in
d, fantry and cavalry were dispatched l
Barreiro and a collision between the strilS
ers and the soldiers ensued Fifty strik
- ers we're injured.
Grievance of Cork Caters.
The grievance of the cork cutters was tn
expectation of uncut cork. which the work
men claimed should be treated in Portuga
The coopers demanded a cessation OF tn
importation OF foreign made barrels. Tn
D government recognized that the strike
- were taking revolutionary turn and. t
appease the strikers, discontinued the eK
portation OF uncut colk and placed prohlbl
tive duties upon foI elgR barrels imported
a Ovation for BraHiIIRn.
1o President Elect Fonseca of Brazil re
ar ceived a great ovation when he arrived a
Lisbon. regiment Of infantry escorte
ha him 10 Belem palace, from the balcony o
- which he addressed large crowd. feici
AZ tating the Portuguess people as the ''soure
,l from which sprung my fatherland and tn
~ Brazilian nation" The crowd cried. Lon
bs live the republic OF Brazil"
M Last Sunday King Manuel officially visi
y, ted Senior Fonseca on the Brazilian bat
,d tleship, Sac Paulo. According 10 dispatehe
,lt received at the Brazilian legation here 10
he day, King Manuel has now taken refug
nj on this Brazilian warship.i
The whole liberal press including IN
A. republican element, applauded the govern
st ments action In expelhng the frlars am
IA confscating the converts and monasterie
al and other valuable properties
This caused diplomatic protests on int