The Washington times., 1910-10-07
FIRES OF The REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL

the revolt in Lisbon, is given by the
correspondent OF the Chronicle. He
| escaped 10 Spain on British steamer
on Wednesday. He says further;
at the moment Of telegraphing the
revolutionary movement appears TO be
confined Il Lisbon and the immediate
neighbOrhOOd. The north, so far as
was able TO ascertain, was Indifferent
in the sense that it has taken no ac-
tive share in the rising. At LoiXoes,
the Atlantic port of Oporto. the po-
litical barometer was unchanged. II
IL did not point to set fair II was at
any rate quite steady. There has
been no outbreak there. for. as 1 was
informed. the rOyalistfag stin fOated
from the coast guard station in a lit
tie gunboat in the harbor, and it was
displayed by the pilot vessels.
In Lisbon the mass of the people
were apathetic. They took little part
in the fighting. The struggle was main
" between the loyal and disaffected
sections OF the army. 1t was in no
sense popular uprising.
Inhabitants Frightened.
Some of the inhabitants who were
not in the army or police hid them
selves in their houses. Many took refuge
in cellars, and refused TO come out
until all possibility Of danger WAS
passed. When the storm had swept
over them without hurting them, they
came out of their hiding places, and
armed themselves with whatever weap-
ons they could fnd- They then pre-
ceeded TO play the part which an UNI
Tuly, Il-disciplined mob usually as
sumes on smaller occasions. They mod
estly dubbed themselves heroes, and
proclaimed themselves. when they were
quite sure ii was safe to do so, re-
publicans and the Hberators Of their
country
The movement took the government
completely by surprise A revolutionary
outbreak was expected sooner or later,
but certainly not on Wednesday night.
The country had been on the verge OF
a crisis in its affairs for some time
When 7 arrived in Lisbon three weeks
ago. there was a feeling in the air that
the popular discomfort, which had shown
itself in so many directions, might at
any moment break out in active re-
belliOn against the throne.
Yet in spite Of this the final plunge
was really made with incredible swift
ness. PlOttngs and COun -er Dlottings
seem natural 70 the atmosphere Of this
country. All the political parties. from
the extreme conservatives 10 the So
Cialist Tevolutionists, are constantly In
tTiguinE for mower. No one. not even
the guiding council Of the republicans,
expected a revolution at the actual mo-
ment IL occurred.
Prof. BOmbaTda Assassinated.
The murder Of Prof. Bombarda was the
first cause Of the trouble The assassin
was a lieutenant Of the general staff
named Santos, who is an ardent royal
ist. He had been an inmate Of an
asylum. from which he was discharged
recently contrary to the advice and
wishes of Prof. Bombarda Santos left
Lisbon when he was released and went
to Paris He returned Monday and
Immediately sought BOmbarda at the
asylum.
4 heated argument between the two
men eliminated in Santos drawing a
revolver and fatally wOunding Bonn
bar6a- BY people Of cool intellect and
calm judgment the murder has been
regarded as the act of a demented
man, but 10 the extreme revolution
lists IL seemed a political crime. They
used II 10 inCite the people OF Lisbon
against the monarch.
The republican newspaper Seculo,
on Monday evening, issued an infiam-
matOry placard, which was widely
circulated. StlgmatiZinE the murder
as a political assassination. and CALI
ing the people to rise and put an end
to the monarchical regime which
permitted such foul seeds. Groups
OF excited wOTkmen gathered around
the plaCards and began to shout
"DOWn with. the monarchy The cry
was rapidly taken Up and repeated.
1.-TWO priests, who read the placard,
expressed views uncomplimentaTy to