New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
ROYALISTS LOSE HEART
Portuguese MonaTChiStS Make No
Roadway Against Republic
MOVE IN NORTH a FAILURE
W., Minister Resigns and Presi-
dent Is Asked to Summon
Parliament.

rordor oct. 9.-The royalist move
rnans I'm Northern Portugal has proved
signal failure Disheartened BY the re-
cn1t ~ q SLIGHT engagement with govern
ment troops. the forces when Captain
/ Coucelro was endesvoring to lead 70
Onorto broke up and were pursued by
The republicans as far as the Spanish
frontier
In the course Of a conversation which
the Premier had with the Lisbon CORE
spondent of The Times" Senior Chagas
explained the nature OF the rising and
/ the suppression.
He stated that while hitherto the gov
ernment had maintained lenieut atti-
tudc toward royalists this policy, in
view OF recent events, could no longer
be continued and that the government
would deal severely with future royaiist
sedition.
| 1t is understood here that Portugal
has addressed an, energetic protest to
Spain against the monarchists being per-
mitted TO pass the frontier.
Lisbon. oct. S.-The most contradic-
tory reports are being received here re-
gardlng the situation in the north. The
monarchists. however, do not appear to
be making much Roadway against the
republic. The people are not fockins
to their side as they expected, and the
republican troops so far have remained
/ loyal.
/ 4 semi-oGcial note says that the mon
tarchist band at Vinhaes fled on the ar
rival of the republican troops, who pur-
sued them to the frontier. In the en-
gaGement several monarchists were
killed end two republicans We're wounded.
News from Galicia says that the
monarchists there are in state OF de-
liberalization Their leaders are unable
to persuade them to advance into Port
! ugal
Considerable skirmishing is reported
around Vinhaes and it is said that the
monarchists are endeavoring TO conceh-
trate their forces at one of the smaH
| towns which they hold. The Duke OF
Oporto is now believed to be in the vicin-
;ty Of Irun. Spain. on his way to JON
! the royalists.
General Pimenta Castro. Minister or
War, has resigned. The government has
decided TO ask President Arrlaga TO sum-
mon Parliament in extraordinary session,
i'm order 20 secure the consent of Parlia-
ment to certain measures for the speedy
trial and punishment of the consplrators
in the attempted revolution.
I'm an interview to-day Premier Chagas
declared that the republic up 10 the
present had treated the monarchIsts with
forbearance but henceforth no indul-
gence would be shown. The country he
said could not be at the mercy of the
Vaccinations and plots Of a small mon
archist minority.
Madrid. oct. S.-A dispatch from
Chaves SAYS that grave doubts are en-
tertained as to the fate of captain Cou
ceire leader Of the royalsts. COuceire is
supposed TO have been at the head of the
royalistS who have been actively en-
Gagged i'm the neighborhoOd of Chaves and
other towns i'm the north of Portugal in
trying 10 overthrow the republic. Gov
eminent forces sent TO the assistance Of
the republican troops are reported to be
near Vinhaes.
Paris. oct S-Joao Chagas. the Portu
guese Premier. has notified the Portuguese
Legation here that the government has
takn all necessary steps TO repress the
royalist rising in the north and that
tranquility reigns throughout the coun-
try" The Premiers dispatch states that
an armed band had made an attempt
against Braganza yesterday. but without
success and is now close to the frontier.
The government has reinforced the Bra
ganza garrison.
The Premier adds that he wishes the
press TO be informed that the Portuguese
government is not exercising any censor
ship over kilograms.