Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-08
Of Orleans, brother Of Queen Amelie.

of Orleans, brother Of Queen Amelie
1t follows:
! viii Portugal. one. Of the coun-
tries most divided against itself
country, consequently. where
monarchy stands forth as neces-
| sary condition for social peace and
/, public safety-will Portugal try
! the experiment. of republican an Y
! archy? With emotion our thoughts !
| go out to the royal palace, bonn
| barded by rioters, where reigned a
prince, who was almost a child,
and sovereign, a daughter of
France, generous, kindly, heroic.
| blow at these sacred heads covers
| the people of Portugal with in
! fanny.
! Bat all is to be feared from
| complot prepared by Masonry and
executed by men whose hands al
ready are dripping with blood.
Kind God, save Amelie and Man
| uel!
Queens Fortune is@ Safe.
! Berlin, Oct. Tt is stated in finan-
cial circles that Queen Amelie of Por-
4 tugal long foresaw the catastrophe
that has befallen her house and trans
I ferred the bulk Of her private fortune
to foreign banks, mainly British, some
! time ago.
Gage Notifies Washington.
| Washington. d. c., Oct. THE state
department worried along with a
single dispatch yesterday on the Por-
! tuguese situation that cablegram being
| a beiated message from Minister Gage.
whose advices had been fully covered
by press dispatches. Even Fiscount de
Ate the Portuguese minister, who has
secluded himself did not getin touch
with the department
This government has received no
communication from the provisional re-
public. And when the time comes to
recognize it, expressly or implicitly, or
to refuse to recognize it. there are
ample precedents to govern this gov
ognition by written or oral declaration,
by entering into negotiations, by dis
patch or reception Of diplomatic
agents, by exchange of exequaturs of
consuls, or by formation of conven-
tional relations.
Premature recognition has to be
guarded against, for it constitutes in
tervention-an act, however, which
was committed by France when it rec
ognized this country in 177S. The
United States has refused number Of
times to recognize independence, such
as in the cases of Hungary in 1S49 and
Cuba in 1875. The REIMBURSEMENT Of
cabinet portfolios by the monarchistsl
today, however, furnishes an addi-
ional government regular.
Bound by Engagements.
Under a clearly recognized interna-
tional principle, the new government
must be bound by engagements enter
ed into by the old government A mon
archy may be changed into a republic |
and vice versa. but the nation under
with the rights and obliga !
tons unchanged.
Pope Hopes for Manuel.
Rome. Oct. 7.-Officials at the vati |
can state nothing has been received |
from the papal nuncio at Lisbon. but |
several Portuguese bishops have tele-
graphed saying the struggle still is
fierce, and the revolutionists are not
vet assured of victory
The pope in nowise considers the mon
archy as definitely lost. He believes a
cannot last. and ely will |
open an era of disorder and anarchy.
after which Portugal will return to the |
His holiness. as soon as communica- |
ton is restored, will order the clergy
10 adhere to the monarchy.
The fact that the navy has gone
,ver to the side of the revolutionary,
clements is not considered OF great
Importance as bearing upon the per-
nanency Of the republic, while it also
S pointed out that the provinces and
he garrisons outside Of Lisbon may
yet have some influence in definite
settlement
Hope is expressed at the vatican
hat the events in Portugal may prove
4 lesson to Spain. where, according
10 the church authorities. King AL
ohonso is making the same mistake
If relying on the progressive elements,
Which are unfaithful and at the same
lime alternating the loyalty of the
Catholics.