The Detroit times., 1910-10-06

blood shed unnecessarily whether OF
revolutionist or royalist will stain the
record OF the rpublic."
The one fear Of the new government
n Intervention by foreign power.
especially Great Britain. Formal an
nouncement will be made tomorrow
by Ministers of Foreign Affairs Berna-
dino Michado that all existing treat
les negotiated by the royalist govern
mont will be observed by the repuo-
lie.
The success OF the revolutionfsts
In the capital has practically won the
city over to the new government, but
the troops In many OF the provinces
are reported loyal to the monarchy.
In order to prevent Manuel or any OF
his followers from summoni1g ala
from the outlying districts every wire
from the city was either cut or taken
over by the revolutionists. As re
suit. news Of the revolutionary sue
ceases In Lisbon has not reached the
provinces. The leaders OF the move
ment believe that when .,he report
of the successes OF the Republicans Is
announced to the provinces and to
the troops In outlying districts many
Of these will come over TO the RepuD-
lican side.
A combination OF circumstances
rather than the detailed plans OF the
revolutionists precipitated Tuesday .
coup.
intrigue with Actress Hurries Crisis.
For two months the plans OF the rev.
clutionists had been complete. Inc
excuses of King Manuel and his re-
cent public intrigue with Gaby Deslys,
the dancer, urged on the crisis. Inen
came the assassination of DR.. Bonn
bardas and finally on Saturday the
reyolutionists learned that the Por-
tuguese feet, which was assembled
In the harbor at Lisbon, was 10 De
scattered to outlying stations on &C
count OF the wellknown Republican
sentiment of the officers and sailors.
As soon as ii was learned OF the
pIan to scatter the fleet, leaders OF
the revolution planned to strike with
In the next fortnight They had not.
however, set upon Tuesday as the
date, but following the assassination
OF Bombardas an excited crowd on
Tuesday morning threw q priest into
the Tagus river. The police charged
the mob and a regiment OF soldiers
which was passing the scene joined
the mob and charged the police. Both
sides fred and as the sounds OF the
first shots were heard by the officers
and men OF the feet In the haroor,
the Republican flag was run up to the
mastheads of several OF the vessels
by mutinous officers. and In moment
several small boats were lowered
| from the battleship and the mutinous
sailors scrambling overheard rushed
ashore and joined the mutinous sol
diers In their attack upon the police.
The latter. ottnumbered, broke ranks
and ran through the streets with the
sailors and soldiers in pursuit, firing
small arms.
Most of the shots we're sent over
the heads OF the police, but few of
the latter were hit. Although the
fatalities I'm the opening clash were
few the sound of shooting precipitat-
ed the storm, and on every hand Re
publicans rushed into the streets with
arms and hand grenades which they
had kept concealed in their homes for
weeks.
City In An Uproar.
Within half an hour the entire city
was In an uproar and the Republi-
cans were rallying around their lead
ers. simultaneously the news was
taken to the palace, and the troops
who remained loyal to the king raj
lied there for a defense. assisted by
number OF police. About half the
soldiers stationed In Lisbon deserted
at the first outbreak and the greatest
fatalities in the first hours fighting
occurred among loyal officers who at
tempted to check the mutiny in their
regiments.
Within an hour of the first out.
break on the banks OF the Tagus,
more. than half OF the bluejackets Of
the feet had landed and joined the
rebels. Those who remained on board
manned the big guns of the feet and
awaited word from ther revolutionary
leaders on shore 10 begin the bonn