Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-07
REPUBLICANS TRIUMPHANT.
Thsir Conquest Of Lisbon Complete,
After Hard Fighting.

Paris, Oct "a French correspond
ent who has just reached Bayonne
from Lisbon says that the Republican
flag floats triumphantly over every
public building in the capital Of Por-
tugal This account Of the outbreak
declares that 1t was the 4th Artillery
Regiment which commenced cannonad-
ing as soon AS the rising within the
city began. Meanwhile the LIST Artil
lery Regiment assisted an infantry
regiment in attacking the municipal
guard, which was holding the lower
part Of the city and preventing in
surgent troops from joining their
comrades. Unoff1cial advices have
reached Bayonne to the effect that the
revolutionary movement has carried
Oporto. Among those reported dead
in Lisbon IS Fraca Borges, editor of
the newspaper Mundo, a notable Re-
publican journalist. He is said to
have been killed at the gateway of
the palace.
Dispatches from San Sebastian.
Spain. say that the Spanish govern
ment has been aware for sometime
that the Spanish Republicans We're
plotting with the Portuguese Repub-
leans for a simultaneous outbreak
in both countries October Is. the ar
niversary OF Ferrers execution, was
the date tentatively chosen.
But the Spanish plotters' efforts to
win. over officers of the army are said
to rhaverrssulted in failure.
Nevertheless the large body of Span
ish opinion is convinced that the sue
cess Of the Republicans in Portugal
means q similar outbreak in Spain,
with the probability of a counter
revolutionary movement by the Carl
lists in the north.
4 despatch to the Temps from
Hendaic, says that arrivals there
from Portugal bring details of the
revol,,tioh@which show that when they
revclted the soldiers organized and
distributeds arms among the civilians.
The soldiers took possession Of the
broad Liberty avenue leading from
the square to King Edward VII park.
Headquarters were established in the
public square at the upper end of
the avenue known as the Rotunda.
Here the booths and open air the
aires Of the festival which had opened
a few days before were transformed
into military camp. At this time
the governments only forces were the
4th regiment Of infantry and the mu-
ntcipal mounted guard. At S o'clock
Tuesday morning the first artillery
opened general action. firing four
shells down the avenue. These ex-
ploded near the railroad station. The
fourth regiment of Infantry which was
stationed at the entrance to the city
answered the revolutionists with gat-
ling guns sending raking hail of shot
IN the direction OF the Rotunda.
AT 10 o'clock the firing became gen.
eral. The squadron in the harbor and
the regiments participating in the
plot Joining forces. With wild cheers
the revolutionists ran up the red flag.
The revolution was accomplished. A
naval officer who tried to demonstrate
with the marines was summarily exc
cuted.
The revoltitionists seized the bar
racks of the municipal guard and the
headquarters of the Lisbon division
of the infantry. while the warships
bombarded the marine arsenal and
the central telegraph building. They
then turned their attention to the
Necessidodes palace from which the
King finally emerged and disappeared.
The Spanish minister who had greeted
King Manuel as he left the palace