Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-07
Wires Announcement of
Purposes to the Asso-
ciated Press.
FIGHTING NOT ENDED
Royal Family Safe on Yacht at
GibraItar-FIed With Few
Personal Effects.

New York, Oct. Tine AS
sociated Press today received
direct from Lisbon a dispatch
from Senor Bernardo Machado,
minister of foreign affairs of
the provisional government of
Portugal, in which the repubh-
can leaders speaking for and
at the request of Provisional
President Braga, sets forth
the purposes and aims of the
present government.
REFORMS PROMISED.
He says the maintenance of
order is completely assured,
that there is general adhesion
to the government in the prov
inces and the enthusiasm of
the public is unparalleled. An
endeavor will be made to re-
form the local administration
as well as the government of
the colonies; the national re-
sources will be developed and
the finances will be administer
ed honestly and fairly; all ma
tional resources will be devel-
oped and the finances will be
administered honesty and fair
ly; all national alliances will
be respected; freedom Of the
press assured; opportunst laws
abolished; public instruction
secularized and religious con-
gegrations suppressed.
u. 9. CRUISER SENT TO LISBON.
Washington, Oct. 7.-The cruiser
Des Moines has been ordered to sail
Immediately to Lisbon TO represent the
United States. This action Is under
stood to have been taken under the tel
esraphIe direction of President Taft.
DIES MONIES SAILS TONIGHT.
Gibraltar, Oct. THE United States
cruiser Des Noines sails for Lisbon to-
night.
Under British Protection.
London, Oct 7.-King Manuel of
Portugal, who has been driven from
mis- country by the revolution, with
other members of the royal family, is
today under the protection of the Brit
ish government and is at Gibraltar
aboard the royal yacht Amelia
Formally welcomed 20 Gibraltar.
Gibraltar, Oct. This morning
Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hun
ter, British governor general of Glib
raItar, accompanied by his official
staff, boarded the yacht Amelia and
formally welcomed King Manuel to
British shores.
Given Royal Salute.
Gibraltar, Oct. THE American
cruiser Des Moines and the British
fleet, with ships dressed and flying the
Portuguese flag, fired the royal salute
this morning in honor of members of
the Portuguese royal family who have
found refuge here. The royal salute
was also fired by the rock battery.
Hears from Queen.
Paris, Oct. IA member Of the Por-
tuguese court, now in Paris, received
today the following telegram from
Queen Mother Amelia, dated at Glib
raltar: I'VE are all here and we'll"
Describes the Flight.
Lisbon, Oct THE Capital, a re-
publican newspaper, gives the follow
ing description of the flight of the roy
al family:
Between and s o'clock Wednes-
day morning the duke of Oporto en-
barked on the yacht Amelia and sailed
for Ericeira Ca fishing town on the
Atlantic coast % miles northwest of
Lisbon). At the same time the queen
mother, Amelie, left Cintra by automo-
bile for Mafra. She was followed an
hour later by Dowager Queen Maria
Pia.
Escapes by Rear Door.
King Manuel, after escaping by a
rear door of the palace during the
Commandment, went to Cintra and
thence to Mafra. At 10 o'clock the
royal yacht arrived at Ericeira. Mean
time the royal family had completed
preparations for flight, and, escorted
by 20 horsemen from the MARIA cav
airy school, proceeded to Ericeira.
Garry Their Luggage.
"At o'clock in the afternoon they