Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-10-15

Manuel is causing considerable specu-
lation and some worriment on the part
of the leaders of the new republic. Dis
patches from Madrid state that he has
left Gibraltar for Lisbon for the pur
pose of starting counter revolution
in the hope of restoring himself.
The dispatches declare that in this
move he win have the support of both
England and Germany.
The suddenness of the sweeping
change and the ease with which the
people adapted themselves to the new
regime have had. few parallels.
History Is Bested.
From a state of gross misrule by
boyish king, whose excuses shocked
the decent people of his realm, and
from absolutism that seemed never to
have a thought for the 5,5OO,00O people
of the country, Portugal has emerged
a republic. She has exiled the royal
family and adopted a program that
ranks with any of the governmental
documents of the most enlightened pop
ular governments.
The revolution had been carefully
planned, but the coup was not to have
been sprung until the date of King
lManuel's proposed visit to the prov
inces. series of unlocked for events,
however, caused a premature launch
ing of the fight for liberty, and the
success of the venture proved that the
leaders of the revolt were indeed led
by happy divinity.
outburst Was Spontaneous.
The presence of nearly all of the
Portuguese warships in the harbor at
? Lisbon, assembled for the purpose of
sorting out the officers and sailors re-
puted to be affected with the revolu-
tionary spirit and their transfer to
distant points, and the assassination
of DIR. Bombarda, one of the anti
clerical leaders, combined to put the
situation beyond control of the lead
ers of the revolution. Before they
realized fully what was happening,
the ships had struck their royal colors,
hoisted the red and green flag of the
republic, and the battle was on in such
force that it swept everything before
t it. So
The fighting began at an early hour
r Tuesday morning, and lasted all that
4 day, and the greater part of Wednesday
= Practically all of the sailors and soldiers
joined the revolution when the strength
of the movement became evident
r Ships in the harbor shelled the Neces-
Shades palace, in which the king was
! refuged, the ministry building and other
e public buildings. The fighting spread
through the city, and estimates of the
' killed and wounded run as high as
t 1900. The palace was defended By
e the kings bodyguard, the city guard
e and a large force that remained loyal
to the monarchy. But the revolutions
= lists numbers were overwhelming, aud
t the palace surrendered Wednesday.
Union Jack Saves Ruler.
Manuel fed to MARIA, where he wa:
: joined by his mother and grandmother
who had been refuged at Cintra
Thursday the duke of Oporto, who ha6
led an unsuccessful defense of the cap
ital, Joined the other members of the
royal family, and the party sailed tC
Gibraltar aboard a. royal yacht They
are still in Gibraltar under the protec
ton of the British flag.
No sooner was the revolution under
way than provisional government
was established under the presidency
of Theophile Braga. A cabinet wa,
appointed, and the entire government
taken over. The new administration
has begun with such comprehensive,
and modern program that there is litcl'
likelihood of any of the foreign power
refusing recognition.
There has been serious fighting be
tween the soldiers and the inmates o
the converts and monasteries, tn
most serious being that at the Mopas
terry of St.. Louis of France, wher
more than score of monks and sol
diers were killed.
The Proclamation.
The proclamation of the republic 0
Portugal is being received by the pee
pie generally in a matter-of-fact way
While order has been in measure rt
stored, the fear still prevails that tn
attacks against the religious establish
ments may become general.
The most marked feature of the ST
nation now is resentment shown nv