Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
ONE REPORT HAS PORTUGUESE
MONARCH A PRISONER IN PAL.
ACE; ANOTHER THAT HE HAS
BOARDED a WARsHlP.
GOVERNM ENT TROOPS
JOIN REVOLUTIONS rs.
ARMY AND NAVY SAID TO HAVE
JOINED MOVEMENT TO EsTAB-
LIsH REPUBLIC, TAKING KING
BY SURPRISE.

London, Oct. s, 1922 p. r,.-rhs
foreign office has = telegram from
the British minister at Lisbon de-
cIaring that the republic has been
proclaimed.
Pisa, Italy, Oct, 5.-The Portu-
guese legation here, while in re-
ceipt Of no official advices, under
stands the troops Of the palace up
to 8 o'clock this morning, had sue
ceeded in repulsing the republi.
cans.
Badajose, Spain, Oct. 5.-Accord-
ing to messages which had reached
the frontier this afternoon, it 10
certain a battle is in progress and
that large portion OF the Lisbon
garrison has joined the revolutions
lists.
Lisbon, Oct. Sat 8 O'clock this
morning the troops faithful to the
government, who had been assem-
bIed In the Place Dom Pedro, made
common cause with the revoIutlon-,
lists and returned 10 their barracks.
The multitude In tho streets ap-
pIauded the desortion, crying
( Long live the republic!"
Madrid, Oct. 5.-Advices tonight
from Lisbon state:
"The combat continues In the
streets. Queen mother Amelia
has fled to the royal palace at
cintra, the summer residence Of
the queen doWager, Maria Pla.
The king is refugee aboard :
warship.'
Pisa, Oct, 5.-The Portuguese
legation announces that II is prac-
tlcally certain Lisbon and oporto
are in the hands OF the revoIu-
tionists.
Paris. Oct 5.--Reports coucernirl
King Manuel Of Portugal conflict. On
says he is a prisoner in his palace
another that he is refugee on al
English warship. and third that h
Is aboard a Brazilian battleshiD carr,
ing President-elect Fonseca OF Brazi
The Brazilian president must have vii
nessed scenes similar to those in 189
IN Brazil when the Portuguese empir
If that country was oyerthrown an,
he imperial family forced to Civ
Brazil provisional government unde
Fonseca, father of the present pres
lent-elect.
Brazilian Head Played Part.
Fonseca received a great ovation
when he arrived at Lisbon A reg
nent of infantry escorted him to tn
8elem palace. from the balcony Q
which he addressed great CROWD
the Portuguese people a
he source from which sprung m
and the Brazilian nation.
The crowd cried Long live tn
'epublic of Brazil"
Sunday last Emanuel ono. I'll
,isited Fonseca on the Brazilian bat
leship Sao> Paulo.
1t is believed the immediate caus
If the revolution in Portugal was tn
in the capital of Pro-
3ombarda, republican deputy an
he chief Of the liberal league, by
lieutenant Of the army. SO intens
vas the feeling against the throp
hat this incident, comparatively trivia
n itself, was sufflcient to start tn
News Confirmed In London.
London, Oct. 5.-The admiralty tc
lay received brief wireless messag
the news of the revolution
n Lisbon, but giving fewer detail
han the press dispatches of last night
The Portuguese consul, withou
official information from the Lisbol
,fficial OF the consulate, said candid
hat the news Of the revolution wa
1ot unexpected. For long time, h
said, the republicans had been greatl
dissatisfied with the conditions Q
Affairs. mainly because they had COZ
,luded from the progress made b
Brazil that progress could be mad
n Portugal only under republica
'orm Of government. The Portugues
minister today had long conferenc
with Foreign Secretary Grey.
London Gets Report.
London, Oct. 5, 8 q. m.-Kin
Manuel Of Portugal is prisoner i
the hands of republican revolutionist:
A republic is soon to be declare
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