The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-10-06
PORTUGAL NOW IN THROES OF
A VERY SERIOUS REVOLUTION
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Portuguese Minister SavoraI has
appealed to Great Britain to Interfere
in Portugal. 1t is believed a secret
pact exists, and Great Britain NAV
step into the breach in favor of King
Emanuel
The revolutiOnists have closed tae
harbor of Lisbon. not even narm,t.
ting foreign vessels to leave or en-.
| ter.
Europe Is Alarmed
Rome, Oct. 5.-Grave apprehension
! is felt here over the news from Por.
tugal. Interest is intense, especially
as the Queen Dowager Maria Pia. of
Portugal, is the aunt of the Italian
king. The vatican is anxious over
the religious situation, and the possi-
bic effect it may produce in Spain.
Loyal Troops Desert.
Lisbon, Oct. 5.-At o'clock this
| morning the troops that had hereto
fore been faithful to the government,
assembled in Place Dom Pedro and
made common cause with the rev0-
lutionists, and then returned to their
| barracks. The multitude in the streets
applauded the act, crying Long live
the republic
Graet Britain Will Interfere.
London, Oct. 5.-The possibility is
| tho+ D,,;to ,;n
offices to secure respect for King
Manuel and the queen mother, Ame-
liza of Portugal, from the revolutions
lists. There is much public sympathy
here for Manuel. The close re sas
! between the ruling houses and the
governments of Great Britain and
Portugal give the British empire di,
rect interest in the outcome of the
revolution.
AS the first duty after learning OF
tie revplution, the British govern
ment ordered warships to Lisbon to-
protect the interests of British sub
kjects.
Private advices from Lisbon this
afternoon state the hartor is closed,
and Portuguese warships are guard
ing the entrance, preventing even for
eign ships from departing.
The admiralty has received a
wireless from the British cruiser New
Castle reporting it's arrival Off Lis
bon.
Spain Is Scared.
Madrid, Oct 5.-The situation in
Portugal has alarmed the Spanish
government, which will adopt the
strictest precautionary measures to
preserve order in Spain. Those
plans were formulated at the time of
the assassination of King Carlos, of
Portugal.
Fonesca on Battleship.
Paris, Oct. 5.-PreSident-elect
Fonesca, of Brazil received a great
ovation when he arrived at Lisbon re-
Gently. A regiment of infantry es-
corted him to the Belom palace, from
the balcony of which he addressed
a great crowd, felicitatting the Portu-
guese people as source from which
sprung Brazil and the Brazilian ma
ton. Long live the republic of
Brazil" shouted the crowd.
On Sunday King Manuel visited
Fonesca on the Brazilian battleship
Sac Paule. The liberal press in
cluding the republican element, ap-
plauded the governments action on
expelling the friars and confiscating
converts, mOnasteries and other
property.
The government was aware OF the
fact that large stores of arms am
munition and bombs were kept in
Lisbon and other chief towns, but
the efforts to find them were fruit
less.
Notwithstanding the liberal gov-
ernment's promise of reforms, the re-
puflicans claimed the cabinet was
really reactionary and allied with the
court party, which in turn, it was in
sisted, was dominated by clerical in.
fiuences. The kings creation of adj
ditional peers was regarded as reac-
tionary.
Revolutionsts Cut Wires.
Madrid, Oct. 5.-There has been
no communication between Maurid
and Lisbon the Portuguese capital, |
since Tuesday morning. The news
of the revolution came by wireless
telegraph from Santander 1t is be-
lieved here that the revolutionlsts |
have cut the telegraph wires with |
the intention Of restoring them only |
when they are prepared to announce
to the world that a republic has been
proclaimed.
King Rescued by British.
Paris, Oct 5.-The Temps under
stands that King Manuel embarked
on a British man-o'-war fran a
Brazilian warship that he had first |