The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-07
PLOT TO OVERTHROW KING
PLANNED FOR MONTHS
Not Yet Known Whether Move
msnt Has Spread TO
The Provinces
(By Associated Press.1

Lisbon, Oct 7--While the city OF
Lisbon Is in the hands OF the revolu.
tioniss and a republic has been pro.
claimed, with Theophl Braga as pro
( yisiOnal president, and other promin.
+ ent republicans constituting the min.
istry, there are still many thousands
In and around the capitol who are
loyal TO the monarchy.
The monarcbists include a portion
81 the Lisbon troops and troops mass.
ed IN entrenched camps about the
city. Thus far these have refused to
aLay themselves with the revolution.
/ sts and .he provisional e. uvernment
is taking steps to enforce allegiance
The people of Lisbon are ignorant
Of events in tho provinces and there.
fore II Is no. known whether the
movement is broad enough to sweep
lhe country Nevertheless the repub.
licans are proceeding as tyDugh the
transformation Of the monarchy into
a republic was an accomplished fact,
To sta-h for all time
For months past preparations have
been going on for the overthrow of
he king, an dl, had been definitely
rrarged to raise the cry OF revou.
tlon on Wednesday. Il so happened
that the king was about to take up
h's residence at Cascaes, and the war
ships were ordered to proceed there
The nayy, which is the suppot OF the
reyolutlonists, thereupon decided TO
act Immediately. otherwise ,rar a.
fenslye arm OF the country woull be
able offer no Assistance In carry.
Ing out the plan.
Monday nigh. at midnight the re.
pu lean chiefs, accompanied by mum.
eIeus partisana welt to the barracks
Of the sixteenth regiment of infantry
The doors We're immediately thrown
open to the populace an darms were
distributed to thousands. The bar
racks CT the first regiment Of artillery
we're next visited and the guns drag
ged forth The revomtionlsts march.
81 90 the highest point IN Lisbon,
fine strateeical position where artillery
@as mounted. threatening the town.
The governmental troops immediate
lY took up position IN the center OF
the town, about tw0 miles distant
from the retolutonis.s, where heavy
guns and Maxims were placed to op.
pose the revolutiorists. Meanwhi
the insurgents cruiser Adamastor
steamed up in front cf Lisbon ready
Tor d bonbardment. whilo the cruiser
Rafael proceeded down the river, TAX
lag her station opposite the seamen's
barracks. The men 0 (which having
Joined the revolt
A Terrific Battle.
The cann0nading commenced and
the whole town trenbled 70 It's foun.
ations.
a regiment OF municipal cavalry
made q brilliant charge in an en-
dearor TO take the Insurgents en-.
eampmeut near the railway, but was
ne With terrific fire from the ar-
tillery This regiment was most an
initiated only three men escaping.
The revolutionists showed extraor-
d'nary courage and sustained an at.
tack on all sides by superior forces
for two days and nights. On Tuesday
he Adamestor shelled the Necessi.
dades palace and King Manuel ami the !
queen mother, Amelie were forced
TO escape to Cascaes, from which /
place they went to Mafra.
The same right the Adamastor and
Rafael she led the center OF the town I
doing much execution to The monar i
ehist forces, and finally the latter
tired Of the carnage. surrendered I
Inc republica was proclaimed In the I
Z ~ Il. Il
holted on the public edlflces.
The provisional government has is.
cue communication to the foreign
oowerl, notifying them of the proc +
Donation Of the Portuguese republic.
No serious Instructions are expected
TO be offered BY the provinces to tho
new regime The government has al.
ready appointed civil governors for
the different provinces
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