The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
KING HAS FLED
From lisbon and a Republic Has Been
Proclaimed BY Rebels
MANY PEOPLE KILLED

Place in the Streets of the City
Portugal Now in the Hands o
the Democrats, Who Have Set III
q Provisional Government.
The people of Portugal has de
clared for a Republic. and thus De
mocracy marches onward. T~heophi|'
Braga. republican leader. is the new
president. The Portuguese Marseil
laise Ii the new national anthem ant
the emblem of monarchy on The
palace has been replaced by the fas
of red and green, the colors of the
republican party.
That there was fierce fighting ii
the streets of Lisbon is evident o.
dispatches from all quarters: Dis
orders at Oporto have been repress'
ed by the troops. many regiments
of which are said to be loyal to the
king.
King Manuel. the queen mother
and the queen dowaser have taken
refuge in the palace at Maria,
short: distance out Of Lisbon.
Lisbon. the capital. was complete
" in the hands of the rebels a few
hours after the revolution was pro-
claimed. have formed a provision
ial government with T~heophile Bra
ga as president. A new national
flag of red and green is flying over
all the public buildings, including
the town hall.
The city of Lisbon has been con-
siderably damaged by the lombard
ment. of the insurgent warships. The
buildings occupied by the ministers
around Praca do Commerce. and the
Necessidades palace we're made the
particular targets of the shells from
th. warships and today shows the
shells from the effects by broken
walls and turrets. The tower of
the church attached to the palace
was demolished.
All through the night artillery
and rifle fire was incessant and to-
wards dawn it increased in intensity.
At II o'clock last night insurgents.
encamped on the Heights OF Aveni-
da DIT Liberdado,, tried to force their
way to the centre Of the city but
were driven back by the royal troops.
AS the latter passed the barracks
of the First artillery they discover
eI that 1t was in the hands of the
rebel civilians. They charged upon
the civilians and dislodged them
with considerable loss to the rebels.
The night firing was carried on
in complete darkness. the electric
lights having failed. The insurgents
were led by the retired admiral,
Carlos Refs. Their forces was great
ly augmented by assertions from
among the monarchists and they Sue
ceeded eventually in getting rontrJ'
Of the city.
The inhabitants are paradinS the
streets, most Of them with rifles in
their hands. singing the Portuguese
"Marseillaise." which has now be-
come the national anthem. Red
Cross amoulanles, parties Of police
and men from the fire brigade are pa
trolling the STREETS and removing the
dead and wounded.
The revolutionists raided all build
ings which few the old flag and
tore down the emblems of the mon
arehy. The warships greeted the
hosting of the republican flag with
salros of artillery.
Eusebio Leao. the republican lead
err made a speech from the balcony
of the town hall. saying that he en-
trusted the policing Of the city and
the maintenance of order to the care
Of the citizens.
Respect all persons and private
property" he exclaimed. and the
life of all persons. whoever they may
be. The republic is generous aud
magnanimous."
The huge crowd that had gathered
around the building cheered the
speaker frantically. Notwithstand-
ing the thrilling events of the past
two days, the people are now show
ing composure. and it seems likely
that order in the city Of Lisbon Will
be maintained. 1t is rumored that
Gen. Gorjas, who commanded the
defending forces. committed suicide
when he saw that the fall OF THE
palace was inevitable.
Nearly all of the troops deserted
the king and went o.er to the re-
belly. Many ships of the navy did
the same thing leaving the king with
no force to preserve order in Lis
bon.
A special dispatch from Lisbon
says that the fighting in that city
lasted 40 hours. both parties show
ing extraordinary courage. There
we're many casualties before the
monarchists finally Joined the win
ming side.
The correspondent says the enthus'
iaem Of the people was unabounded
The citizens are f~raternizing with the
troops. Notwithstanding that there
is no organized police force, the pop
ulation is orderly.