The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-05
King Manuel Escapes to Foreign Warship
While Palace Is Reing Bombarded===
Troops Desert and Are Cheered
by the People


SEGA. father OF the present president
elect, was established
Evidences Of the activity have been
found frequently of late On Septem-
Der 20 the police raided bomb fac
tory and arrested ten persons. This
action was said 10 have followed the
discovery of a widespread anti-mon.
archlal plot with ramiGcatIons
throughout the kingdom,
El lmparcial. an official organ, at
that time declared the government
was prepared to mcrcilessly crush
the revolt
Following the discovery OF the
bomb factory. there have been arrests
made almost daily among the medical
students who were members oi re-
cent revolutionary society, with
branches in the Lisbon medical school
and the University of Coimbra.
Anti-CIericai Demonstration.
The governments action against
the clcricals also complicated the sit-
untion. Following the expulsion Of
the Jesuits from the monastery of
Aldea Ponte, many Spanish priests
known as "Marianuos,' who had set
tied in various parts of the country
establishing converts and monas-
tories, were ordered out of the coun-
try and their establishments closed
by authority of the law of 1902, which
permitted the establishment OF re-
llgious orders only for charitable and
educational purposes
The Portuguese unrest, which had
gradually increased since the dlscoy.
cry of plots TO overthrow the mon
archy and set up n military dictator
ship or n republic was aggravated by
serious strike among the cork-cut-
ters and operators. More than 10000
men stopped work at Barrciro and
rioting followed The strikers seized
railroad trains and threw out OF the
freight cars and burned thousands OF
bnles OF cork
Municipal guards. regiments OF in
fantry and cavalry were dispatched
10 Barriero and a collision between
the strikers and soldiers ensued.
Fifty strikers were injured
The grievance of the cork cutters
was the expectation OF uncut cork.
which the workmen claimed should
he treated in Portugal.
The coopers demanded a cessation
ready-made barrels. The government
realized that the strikers were taking
a revolutionary turn, and TO appeasc
them discontinued the expectation of
uncut cork and placed probtitive
duties on foreign barrels imported.
This caused diplomatic protests from
the United States and Great Britain.
TO which countries uncut cork has
been exported. and from France and
Germany, whose merchants had pur-
chased enough quantities OF wine in
Portugal which would not be export
ed because OF lack of barrels.
The republican movement, which
found vent in the assRsination OF
King Carlos and the Crown Prince
Lulsa PHILIPPE on February ], 1908,
grew in strength steadily, and last
August gained materially in member
ship,
The chamber where the republican
quota had been meeting trcblcd during
the last three years.
In districts where republicans failed
of carrying the elections, the recruit
ing showed q marked increase.
President-elect Fonscca of Brazil re-
ceiyed a great ovation when he arrived
at Lisbon. A regiment Of infantry es-
corted him to Belim Palace. from the
balcony OF which he addressed Il
large crowd. fellcitating the Portu-
guesc people as tho source from
which sprung my fatherland and the
Brazilian nation"
King on Battleship.
Last Sunday King Manuel Official
lv visited President Fonseca on the
Brazilian battleship Saopaulo. Accord
ing 10 advices received AT the Brazil
ian legation here today King Man
uel has now taken refuge on this Bra
zillnn warship.
The whole Liberal press Including
the republican element. applauded the
governments action In eNpelling the
friars and coDhscatlnc the converts
and monastcrlcs and dher valuable
properties.
DIR. Jose de In Poim. the leader OF
the progresSiyes and former minister
OF Justice and Worship. told the King
that If he forced reforms. both polit-
Ical and financial, trouble would arise
and that he would be doom0d.
VIII Kill Least Possible,
The kings creation OF additional
neers was regarded as a reactionary
move Alfonso Costa. the republican
deputy who. with Bernardino Mach
ado. the republican leader was paving
the way for revolution recently. de-
Glazed:
we Will Kill the least number OF