Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-08
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GOES TO LISBON.

New York, OCT. l. "c Ns..A
.ted press today received o'rect
y from Lisbon dispatch from senor
Rernardo. minister Of foreign a.
iii f.ira Of the provisional govern
Y ment Of portugal, In which the re.
nmhiiean leader, speaking for ana
& the request Of Provisional Pres
.;dent Rraua, sets forth the pur-
noses ana aims Of the present gov
rrnment. He says the maintenance
- order is completely assured,
That there is general adhesion 70
the government IN the provinces ~
and that the enthusiasm u
public is unparalleled. An enoeavo,
Will be made to reform tne 'ocs'
administration as we'll as the gov.
ernment Of the colonies. Natlona'
resources, he says, will be oe-
veIoped, and finances Will be ga. +
ninistered honestly and fairly. All
national alliances will be re-
snected. the freedom Of the press
assured. the opportunities law
aholished. public Instruction secu-
Iarjxed and the religious eongresa
tions suppresssd:
Iisbon; oct. Z hile the city 90
i Lisbon III in the hands OF the revolu
.ionists and republic has been pro
claimed, with Theophile Braga as pro
yisjonal president and other prominen'
reprblicansf constituting the ministry
there are still many thousand in and
around the capital who are loyal TO tne
The mollarchists include portion OF
Lisbon troops and troops massed ~
camps about the city, Thus far tnese
have not allied themselves With the
and the provisional gov
ernment is taking steps to force al
legiance.
The people of Lisbon are ignorant OF
events in the provinces and therefore
ii is not known whether the move
ment is broad enough to sweep the
country. Nevertheless the republicans
are proceeding as though the trans
formation of the monarchy INTO re-
niblic was an accomplished fact, to
stand for all time.
For months past preparations have
been going OH for the overthrow OF the
king and 1t had been definitely ar
ranged to raise the cry OF revolution
m Wednes.lay. It SO happened that
tie king was about to take up his resi-
dence at Cascaes, and the warsh1ps
we're ordered to proceed there. Tne
navy, which is the support of the revo'
mtionists, thereupon decided to act i'm.
mediately: O. -,erwise that defensive
arm of the country would be able to
offer NO assistance in carrying out the
plan.
Arms Given to Populace.
Monday night at midnight the repub-
lican chiefs, accompanied by numerous
nartisans. went to the barracks OF the
regiment of infantry. The
doors were Immediately thrown open
to the populace and arms were dis
tributed to them.
The revolutionists marched to the
HIGHEST point n Lisbon, a fine strategi-
cal position, where artillery was
mounted, threatening the town.
The government troops Immediately
took up a position in the center Of the
town about two miles distant from the
where heavy guns and
Maxims were placed to oppose the re-
Meanwhile the >insurgent
cruiser Adamastor steamed up In front
Of Lisbon, ready for a bomb bardment,
while the cruiser Rafael took her sta
lion opposite the barricks. The cannon
aiding commenced and the whole town
trembled to its foundations.
A regiment of municipal cavalry
made a charge in an endeavor to take
the insurgents encampment near the
railway, but was met with a terrific fire
from the artillery. This regiment was
almost completely annihilated only
three men escaping.
The revolutionists showed extraor.
1inary courage and sustained an attack
on all sides by superior forces for two
days and nights. On Tuesday the Ad-
shelled the Necessidades
palace and King Manuel and the queen
mother were forced to escape to
Cascaes. from which place they went
10 MARIA.
Orleans Issues a Manifesto.
Paris, Oct. THE Correspondence
Rationale, an official agency, publishes
i manifesto just issued by the Duke