The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
Republican Government
Forcing Them to Cross
Frontier.
HOLD OF CHURCH
HAS BEEN BROKEN
Nuns Assembled Ready for Ex-
pulsion, and Children Are Sent
Home From Converts and
Monasteries-F fugitive
Royal Family Is Still
at Gibraltar.

Lisbon, October D.-The expulsion of
the monks hns begun. 20 time Will be
lost in getting them ncross the from
tier. Several hundred nuns have been
assembled and Will he transported out
Of the city. Cardinal Neto, ex-pnt-
rinrch OF Lisbon, and other ecclcsins-
tics have nlready been expelled.
The authorities utter warning
against the Enthusiastically exaggerated
reports constantly finding currency
among the excited and imaginative
people. The affair at Quelhas monas-
terry was not very serious, but the
whole interior. particularly OF the
church. was wrecked and desecrated
and the organ destroyed in the mad
rush BY soldiers and civilians who
invaded the buildings in search for
underground passages. BY which they
claimed priests and municipal guards
srroneously suspected to be hiding
there. made their escape. No secret
passages were discovered. but the
searchers tore down walls and benches.
and even the altar in their vain en-
deavor
City Quiet Again.
The members OF the new admins
tration assert that adherence TO the
new principles has been given by
Openly there are no royalist troops to
oppose the force OF the republicans,
and Lisbon, after two days of blood
shed anu a further brief period n
disorder. is quite as peaceful as It was
weeks before the uprising took place
The religious congregations for tho
time being are the chief objects OF
public attention. and preparations are
being made Tor general Sxpulsion
Two hundred and thirty nuns are
gathered at the naval arsenal ready 10
be sent out of the country. The chill
dren who have been under the
guardianship OF the converts and
rnonasteries have been returned to
their families.
The provisional Minister OF Justice.
Aifonzo Costa. in the course OF an In
terview to-day said:
THE solution of the problem OF the
congregations Is not ditficult- The
government only needs to prevent
continuance OF religious settlements.
all OF which are Illegal. The dissosu-
tion will occur without trouble. and
the confiscation of property will fol-
low in due course"
Last evening there was great excite
nent in various parts of the city in
consequence of attacks upon the con-
vents, and particularly the assault
against the Jesuit monastery in the
Rua de Quelhas. which was surround
ed by shouting crowds Cavalry pa
trolled the streets, and from time to
time rifle shots were heard
1t was impossible to ascertain from
what direction the ssots came.
Courage Questioned.
Public curiosity in the flight of King
Manuel and the other members of the
royal family has been awakened by
violent attack on Manuel's courage
contained in an article appearing IN
the newspaper O'Dia. the organ of Dr.
Jose de Alpeim. chief Of the progress
slve dissidents. The recital of the
Kings experiences represents Manuel
as cringing in fear. stretched. shudder-
ing. on divan, while exploding shells
shrieked abou; the palace.
New details of the Kings flight
cleaned from attendants, show tina,
the departure for Erice!ra was hur-
riedly decided upon. AS the King was
without baggage and had little money
the attendants bought bread and to-
bacco at a nearby shop.
When the party reached Ericeira tht
aged Maria Pia. who stumbled acros:
the beach on the arm of a lady o.
the court, was in a state of collapse
When the fishing boat pulled away L
Join the yacht Queen Amelie fell un
conscious in the stern.
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Attitude of Rome.
Rome. October s.-The Vatican ha
received dispatches from Mgr Tonti
Papal nuncio at Lisbon, dated Cintra
which took more than twenty-fou
hours to reach Rome. These dis.
patches briefly report the facts con
cerning the revolutionary movemen
as already known to the public. Wit
reference to the Jesuits and othe
to- =
explosives without provocation. tn
Vatican appeals to the common sens
OF the people of any country as t
5 the improbability of such occurrences
I The Vatican points out that 1t Is YER
likely a repetition Of what happene
In Barcelona In 1909, that the troop
must have attacked the religion
houses, the inmates defending, them
selves.
Regarding the various statement
made by Premier Canalejas it is open
ly stated by Vatican officials that
he intends to continue that kind {
5 religious policy 1t will be impossibl
for the Holy See to reach any agree
ment on the religious question wit
Spain. as the principles OF the Pre-
mier are distinctly anti-reltgious. mo-
withstanding his affirmattons to til
contrary. @
The vatican also has received tt
Impression, according to the san
spokesman, that Canalejas perhal
does not feel as strongly In this ma
ter as he wishes it to appear. and thu
he is raising the flag OF anti-clerioa
ism, prefarring to fall on that this
8 on other questions, such as the PR
posed loan, negotiations for which a
3s not going favorably,
In addition, the Holy See. is OF Il
opinion that events in Portugal a
certainly not helping the premier
policy, and are not strengtheningssh n
"a position, sE
The osservatore Romano. a Yatics
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