Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-07
movement the assassination OF Bonn.
barda was political crime. They useu
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movement the assassination OF Bonn,
barda was political crime. They used
1t to incite the people against the mon mon
archy. sa5iis,
THE Republican newspaper, Seculo,
on Monday evening issued an imam
matory placard, which stigmatized the
murder as political. ASSASSINATION
and called upon the people to rise ana
put an end to the monarchy when
permitted such foul deeds.
The plncard WIS publicly denounc-
ed by two priests. This aroused the
anger OF the crowd, The priests were
/, iostled and stoned. The incident start
ed n riot. The police in trying to
ouell II were attacked by Republicans
armed with revolvers. Shots were fired.
! In the skirmish many were Wounu-
ed. The rioters dispersed, but march.
b cd in a body later to the barracks OIL
the First artillery, known to be ardent
partisuns of the Republican party.
ARTILLERYMAN MuTINIED.
In response to the clamors of the mop
the artilIerymen mutinicd. They made
thpi,. officers prisoners; trampled the
royal flag under foot and marched uh-
der the Republican standard with four
field runs and all available arms ana
ammunition.
They entrenched themselves In
commanding position on the heighls
Of the Park Praca de Marquee Poinpat.
They we're supported by constantly as
lsembling revolutionists IN thc Ai'ei'io'
da Liberdade.
'rhc news of the rising was rapiol!
communicated to other disaffectcd CEN
ters Of the city and then. In accord
ance with a prearranged plan, the cont
munications OF the capital. with inc
outer world were cut. The Sixteenth
Infantry, in barracks in the northeast
part of the city. soon followed the OK,
ample of the artillery. The colonel OF
the regiment and two OF ms onlcGrs
while trying to rally the men to alle-
Glance to the crown, were shot down
in cold blood. The troops poured into
thc streets and were Joined by civilians
Meanwhile the. government, recover
ING from It's stupiication, tried to sup
press the revolt. The authorizes
niaced the city under martial law and
the troops proved loyal were ordered
out. They took up positions oVerlooK-
ing the insurgent camp. BY TINS t,'le
the sixteenth regiment had effected
junction with the rebel artiliery'neh
POLICE NOT DIRECTED.
The police lacked a directing hand
The chief OF police, learning the eX-
tent of the rising, wired TO the Wai
minister that he had aNsudden attack
Of fever and was compelled to take tt
he'd. Several ministers were at the dit
ferent dinner parties. The comnandei
and officers of the garrison We're absent
nj Cnscacs. The king was entertaining
Senior Fonseca, president-elect OF
Brazil, all ignorant of the storm. Inc
railway to Cascaes was cut before the
officers were aware of the rising, ant
chons reigncd among the Royahsts
There was nobody capable or willing tt
assume command.
Not until 6 o'clock Tuesday morning
did colonel of the general stan ar
riyei IN Lisbon to take charge of the op'
erations. He journeycd from Cascaes II
an automobile loaned him by a British
resident. In the meantime insurgen
naval officers came ashore and tool
command OF the rebel soldiers. The!
communicated cub horses with whicf
they broke through tho royalist lines
and Joined the rebels.
There was considerable desultory mr.
ing during the night, but no plan of az
offensive nature on the part of the
monarchlsts. who. relying mistakenl!
on the fidelity of. the troops. hoped t.
COW the rebels in the morning.