Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-30
LOSS OF LIFE IN REVOLUTION WAS
 VERY SMALL
OF PORTU- GAL OVERTHROWN PRE- MIER LANDED IN JAIL AND FORMER ONE RE-
 LEASED FROM CUSTODY.

PARIS, Jan. 26.-Thc casualties in
 the recent revolution which upset the
 government in Portugal, exiled it's
 president, landed one premier in jail
 and released a former one from GUS
 tody, did not exceed one hundred
 and twenty killed and six hundred
 wounded acording to latest advices
 that come from Lisbon. Consider ing the fact that the fighting lasted
 for nearly three days, the number of troops involved on each side and the result obtained, the loss of life is re- garded as small.
 The strategic position of the Rev olutionarics which had been splendid ly chosen is responsible for the prompt and complete success of the movement
 Major Sidonia Paes, the leader of the revolution, doctor of mathemat- ics, commandin ga regiment of ar tillcry, two regiments of cavalry and four infantry regiments, seized com manding position on the hills just outside the city and overlooking the Avenue de la Rotunda, the most inn portant thoroughfare in the city of Lisbon. They were soon joined by most of the other troops stationed around the capitol and when he gave the signal for the firing of the first shot he had fair sized army to op- pose to the supporter, of tho gov crnment, whose forces comprised on- ly sailors and the Republican and Fiscal guards.
 The fighting while it lasted was spirited, but the ships in the harbor were unable to reply effectively to the bombardmcnt of batteries com posed of more than twenty guns which the Revolutionaries had scat tered at various vantage points on the hills and the guns of the vessels were soon silenccd. Realizing the futility of further resistance the forces of the government decided to surrcn- der. The losses in the forces under Major Paes has been insignificant.
 On the third day of the movement, Major Pacs was absolute master of the situation and entered Lisbon, ar resting Dr. Alfonso Costa, the leader of the Democratic party and head Of the Cabinet
 Commander Machado Santos, the " Founder of the Portugesc Republic who had been imprisoned year ago upon orders from Costa had been ai- ready released.
 Upon President Bernardino Macha' dos refusal to resign. he was arrest ,d and later deported to Spain.
 Major Pacs immediately formed his new government, assuming the leadership of the Cabinet and the portfolio of Foreign Affairs and War. He called Scnhor Santas Vegas to Inc Ministry of Finances and asked Senhor Tomagnini Borbosa to take up Inc duties of Minister of Colonies. Scnhor Arcota Branco is Minister of Marine, while the portfolios of ln- ,truction. Justice and Labor were en- trusted to Seniors Maglhacs, Pinto md da Costa, respectively.
 The principal items of the program of the new government arc the con mutation of the war to the fullest ex- cnt of the country's resources and Inc maintenance of the army now fighting in France to as high a stand ,rd of efficiency as possible in num- OCT and quality.
 The new government is merely a one and it will go before Inc people in a general election in february next when it will call upon he people of Portugal to endorse its policy as outlined above.