Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-16
ASSASSIN KILLS
PRESIDENT PAES
Head of Portuguese Government
Victim in Railway
Station.
MOB LYNCHES HIS ASSA!LANT
Minister Of. Interior, Tamagnini
Barbosa, Now in Charge
of Affairs.
EDy Associated Pres..I

LONDON. December l5.-Dr. Sdorio
Paes. President of Portugal. was shot
and Killed by an assassin shortly be-
fore midnight Saturday while he WAS
iE a railway station at Lisbon waiting
for train to Oporto Advices from
Lisbon reporting the assassination say
that he was struck by three bullets
President Paes died within a few
minutes after he was shot
The Presidents assailant named
Ise:ne, was Killed by the crowd
"A subsequent cablegram received
from Lisbon was to the effect that the
crowd which gathered soon after the
iatai shot was fired fell upon the as
sassin and lynched him.
IT also is announced that Tamagnini
Barbosa the Minister of the Interior,
has assumed the presidency.
me widest excitement followed the
assassination. and IL was with diih-
Guilty that the police and military au-
order.
pr; sidorio ,Paes was formally pro-
claimed President of Portugal on last
June .. he headed a revolt in Por-
tugai In December 1917. and was named
president OF the provisional govern
ment on December ., few days more
than year before he was assassin
ated.
lie was professor of mathematics in
the University OF Coinbra when ne
entered the Portuguese Cabinet iii 1911
as Minister Of Public Works. At the
outbreak of the war he was the Por-
tuguese minister to Germany. and re-
mained in Berlin until the early part
of 1916, when he returned to Lisbon.
While provisional president, DIR. Paes
declared that Portugal would continue
in agreement with the allies against
Germany. One of his first acts after
being proclaimed President was TO take
active steps for greater participation
in the war by Portugal.
PORTUGAL BECAME
REPUBLIC IN 1910
On December c. while walking in
tie streets OF Lisbon. DIR. Paes was
nred at. but the shot Went wild. The
fresiuents aggressor was arrested
Portugal became a republic IN l5lO,
about Two years after the assassina-
Cralos and Crown Prince LuiZ. Dui-
.ns these two years King Manuel, sec
ond son OF Carlos. ruled When the
mated, Manuel was also wounded. it
WAS IN October, 1870 that revolutions
lists obtained the upper hand in Por-
Tnsophie ana graga as fspaSe The
once royal family escaped 10 Ciibral-
TAR from Lisoon. Later Manuel went
Frequently there have been mon
archist plots III Portugal with the OBJ
ject OF overthrowfng the. republic, but
all these. have failed. Many persons
among The monarchists ana the re-
publicans have met death in street
nghting at various points and numer-
Gus personages have been arrested,
sentenced TO Wong terms of imprison-
ment or executed for fomentins tins
disorders. Strikes of all kinds have
been OF frequent occurrence and plots
to assassinate Presidents and Cabinet
ministers have been unearthed. Mu-
tiny several times has broken out in
the navy. which twice bombarded Lis
bon. killing many persons and causing
great material damage.
In December of last year another
revolution broke out in Portugal in
which the government capitulaIe ed to
the rebels, who overthrew the Costa
government. DIR. Paes was then named
President of the provisional govern
ment. 1t was denied that royalists
had participated in this revolt.