The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-30
LATE UPRISING
IN PORTUGAL
SEVERAL INTERESTING PHASES
OF MoNARcHIST TROUBLES IN
IN LISBON HAVE BECOME
KNOWN.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

| Lisbon, Nov 29-Several interesting
phases of the monarchist uprising in
Portugal during the night of october
| 20 have just become known through
the confession of a naval engineer.
The investigation which followed re-
suited in the arrest of two hundred
marines, eighteen sergeants and many
Off cers. The plot had it's inception at
the marine barracks.
F'reitas Ribeiro, minister of the navy,
received a note in the evening from a
naval engineer who had been involved
in the monarchist insurrection last
prison of the barracks. The note in
formed Ribeiro that a monarchist con-
spiracy would eliminate by an upris-
ing within a few hours. Ribeiro went
Immediately to the barracks. on the
pretenSe of inspecting them. AS he
passed through the prison wing, he in
QuiEed whether there were any prison.
ers in the cells. The name of the Of
ffcer who had written him was men
toned The minister asked that the
prisoner be brought to him.
When they were alone, the man told
Ribeiro that he believed in the repub-
lie and that he desired the monarchist
conspiracy to fail. He had had moth
ing whatever to do with it except that
he had been approached, supplied with
a list of monarchists in the barracks,
and told to hold himself reedy to take
part in the revolt, which would take
by the conspirators that the officer In
question was a monarchist.
The officer produced the memoranda,
giving the names of the sergeants who
had sworn to betray the republic. The
minister ordered these sergeants to be
brought before him, disarmed, and
they were arrested, together with Lieu
tenant Teixeira, the officer on duty
who, it was afterwards learned, had
cut the telephone wires upon the ar
ri val of riT
called under arms in parade and in
spected by the minister, who remained
the rest of the night in the barracks.
The sentries were all changed, sure
men being placed on duty. Detach-
ments of marines were kept under
arms at the barracks and the gov
eminent was advised that a rising
would take place at various points in
the capital and in the country during
the night. 1t was this information
which enabled the government to be
prepared for the outbreaks and dis
orders which began at midnight.
Joao de Azevedo Coutinho, the chief
of the present morlarchist conspiracy
and the confidential agent of former
King Manuel, arrived at the barracks,
accompanied by a sergeant, who after
wards shot himself. Producing g. key,
Coutinho calmly tried to open the door,
but the lock would not yield and at
this moment a sentry fired three shots.
Coutinho and his companion jumped
into their automobile, which drove
away at full speed. The plot, so far
as the marines were concerned, was an
utter failure. 1t appears that the regi-
ment of marines was to have been the
first to take arms against the republic
and that other regime nts were to fol-
low. The engineer who had such an
important part in this affair remains
a prisoner for the present, but he re-
ceives the homage of the whole bar
racks and it is understood will have
the fullest recognition from the gov
eminent for his services.
Paris, Nov. 29.-FTench public opin-
ion fayors the determination of the
French government to have an ade-
quate representation at the Panama
exposition. The press dwells upon the
courtesies shown to France in connec-
ton with the preparation of her sec