The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-08
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Inere ~ tres'oent TuttS Oruer.
/ WAsuINGtON Oct The cruiser lie,
Moines was ord" red TO .day from Gibralta,
| To lisbon TO make an stigation d
| political conditions and also To protsc
\ American interests The trip will re
I'ur" about twenty hours and the Des
. Moines should arrive tomorrow Acting
I Secretary II the Navy Winthrop IN
strIcted Commander John 2 l.uby. con,
handing officer Of the Des Moines. to
make personal Investigation ~ condi
tionS in the Portuguese capital The
Des Noines was sent 20 Lisbon. Il - under
stood. by direction of President Taft
Neither the State nor the Navv depart
ment intended At flrst TO send an American
~arship TO Portuguese waters. seeing
that foreign interests did no, seem to he
In jeopardy and also because American
interests IN Portugal are compa ratively
small. IL Ia believed. however. that Mr.
Taft DECIDED that II would be more advis.
able TO send the Des MoInes TO Lisbon,
not only TO gather first hand information,
but also to look after American interests
II an emergency should arise The Presi-
dent order IL Is understood. was issued
upon his own initiative. The State De-
IA rtment. IL was said. did not recon-
mend such action
A copy of President BragA's manifesto
proclamlnR the establishment Of a repub-
lie was received AZ the State Depart ment
to-day 10y cable from Henry T. Gage.
American Minister at Lisbon No reply
will be sent. Its likely, however that the
State Department will send message Of
congrafiilAtEon to President Braga within
few days.
Order has been restored in Lisbon and
the people are apprehensive but quiet.
Mr.. Gage reported. The provisional
Government. he says. has control Of the
Foreign Once and all the other nat ionAl
Offices. The military commander OF Lis
hon has ordered all merchants dealing
in the accessories OF life TO resume bust
ness.
Confirmation was also received at the
Department Of the press dispatches an
nouncing the arrival 81 King Manuel and
the members OF the royal family at Gibral-
tar on the royal Yacht. Amelie. Richard
l.. Sprague. American Consul at Gibraltar.
reported that the Kings yacht was es-
corted there by two British cruisers,
which Immediately called for Oporto
-. 'dInIb-h luFueTs narEt q an aires
81 the American Legation az Madrid. for
warded to the Department to-day the
following official despatch received yester-
day by the Spanish Minister Of Foreign
Affairs
NE revolution commenced on Tues
day morning az ! ~ o clock by a warship
IN the harbor firing twenty-one guns and
hosting the republican flag All the
warShips excepting one Immediately fol-
lowed suit and landing parties were sent
ashore, who attack cd an infantry barracks.
These troops. instead 81 resisting. killed
their Colonel and. lad by their non-com.
missloned officers. joined the insurgents
who then attacked the marine barracks
near the Necessldades Royal Palace
These surrendered without resistance
and the insurgents invaded che city where
they were met by the municipal guard
who. II IL reported. n,omcntarily repuls~d
them The King i reported To he in
safety, hut his hiding place Is unknown