The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-15
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I all the army about the capital and the
~ populace of Lisbon rose in revolt against
King Manuel. He was permitted to escape to a
British war ship which conveyed him to Gibraltar
where he and the royal family are at present. The
revoutionists Immediately declared a Republic,
with Theophile Braga as President The revo-
luton was the result of a deep-aid plot and was
to have come off a day or two later, but was has
tened by the fact that the king leaving Lis
bon Some fighting is reported from the country
districts where the people still remain loyal to the
old order, and it is estimated that 700 people
have been killed. The Republic, however, seems
to be safely established and has already been
recognized by several other nations. There was
some talk of British interference, but this now
seems unlikely. The new government seems to
be acting with much moderation as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances; it is reported that
King Manuefs personal property is being protected
and that very little violence of any kind has taken
place. 1t is not known just what part the Church
has taken in the revolution The Clericals were
very bitter in their opposition to the king, but it
is reported that the Republic is enforcing string
ent rules against the clerics, and it is sure that
the Pope has forbidden any priest cOuntenancng
the new government Span result of this
uprising, is also in state of turmoil, and all the
leading cities of the Kingdom under military
rule. The people Of these two nations, poor lift
crate and sadly misgoverned, can scarcely be ex-
pected to establish a stable form of government
at once, but the growth Of ideas in both
countries promises better things for the future
A distinguished and rather unusual visitor to
the United Staes is the Sultan of Sulu, Malay
monarch, who subject of the United States
receives a salary of 81 500 year for being good
The Moros over whom he rules were formerly re-
garded the most troublesome of all the many
tribes in the Philippines
wise movement is that of Governor Manu. of
Virginia, who has invited the International Con-
ference on State and Local Taxation to meet in
Richmond in 1911 and expects to secure help from
the experts in the Conference in drafting more
modern system of taxation in the State
Recent Investigations show that pellagra is
much more general in the South than was sup
posed DR.. W. S. Rankin estimates that there
must have been a thousand cases in North Caro-
lima last year, and the Tennessee State Board of
Health has found numerous cases in that State.
In the Second Congressional District Of Virginia,
where a contest between Congressman Maynard
and Mr.. Young developed appalling degree Of
corruption, the investigation committee has decid
ed that neither was nominated and has ordered
new primary.
The harmony Democrats of Tennessee met at
Nashville, October and nominated Senator Bob
Taylor, VINO mas Deen Governor OF the state three
times, their candidate for Governor against
B. w. Hooker, the Republican nominee.
Massachusetts Republicans have renominated
Governor Draper while the Democrats after
stormy convention, put up a Mr.. Mansfield who is
expected later to come down in favor of another
candidate.
Two three vessels carrying passengers from
Italy have been detained in quarantine at New
York for fear they had cholera board. The
disease seems to be scattered all through eastern
and central Europe.