THE KING LEAVES HIS CAPITAL

1910 October 5th New York Tribune

Great Britain May Aid Manuel if He Applies for Protection--Spanish Minister Calls on Republican Leaders.

Portugal has been proclaimed a republic. According to the latest Lisbon advices, Theophile Braga, a noted Republican leader, is the new President. The "Portuguese Marseillaise" is the new national anthem, and the emblem of monarchy on the palace has been replaced by the flag of Red and Green, the colours of the Republican party.

That there was fierce fighting in the streets of Lisbon is confirmed by dispatches from all quarters. Disorders at Oporto have been repressed by the troops, many regiments of which are said to be still loyal to the King.

King Manuel, the Queen mother and the Queen Dowager are reported to have taken refuge in the palace at Mafra, a short distance out of Lisbon. They may now be on a British warship bound for Gibraltar. At least they are considered to have reached a place of safety.

London advices State that by a treaty of alliance Great Britain is bound to afford protection to the King of Portugal, it this is “dully applied for." The French newspapers are urging the government of France not to permit intervention, even if Spain too is threatened with an overthrow. The French Cabinet will meet to-morrow to deliberate on the Portuguese situation and the advisability of sending a warship to Lisbon.

A significant incident, according to the Lisbon dispatches, was the visit paid by the Spanish Minister to the Republican leaders after the fall of the palace and the flag of the revolution was hoisted on the Town Hall.

REBELS REPORTED CHECKED

1910 October 5th New York Tribune

Revolution Was Decided Upon Only on Monday Night.

Lisbon. Oct. 5. — A report was circulated late to-night that the revolutionists had been checked and were retiring in the direction of Monsanto.

The revolution was decided upon only at 8 o'clock Monday night, at the urgent Insistence of Admiral Reis. The government had ordered the cruiser Don Carlos to leave port the following day.

This tardy decision prevented profiting by all the elements favourable to the revolution. Some of the positions by the revolutionists in Lisbon have been reinforced as a precaution against possible attacks by troops which have not yet adhered to the republic.

President-elect of Brazil Marshal Hermes Fonseca has delayed his departure and remains in Lisbon.

The yacht Amelie has put out to sea with the Duke of Oporto, who embarked at Cascaes. It is believed that the yacht is going to take aboard other members of the royal family at Peniche or Ericeira.

MAY MEAN CIVIL WAR

1910 October 5th New York Tribune

Correspondent Says Army and People Show Spirit of Loyalty.

London. Oct. 5 - According to Madrid dispatches the garrisons at Oporto and other large towns in Portugal remain loyal, and there is likelihood of the Lisbon coup d’état being followed by civil war.

The British Foreign Office late to-night received a telegram from the British Consul at Oporto stating that all was quiet.

A "Times" correspondent who has just returned to London from Lisbon remarks that a strong loyalist spirit was shown by the populace and army during the festivities in connection with the celebration of the centenary of the battle of Busaco, and says that if the King has escaped and his entourage shows resolution it is almost certain that they will be able to make a fight against the Republicans, who really only dominate Lisbon. All depends on the officers in charge of the forces outside of Lisbon.

Civil war, the correspondent adds, between the capital and the country is a probable outcome of the present situation, and if it should occur there seems no reason why the republic, backed by a Lisbon mob, should be able to dominate the rest of the country.

WHERE IS KING MANUEL?

1910 October 5th New Yorrk Tribune

London Hears He Is in Dozen Places at Same Time.

London, Oct. 5 — Where is King Manuel?

While it is definitely known that the revolutionaries have won the day in Lisbon and a republic has been proclaimed, there is considerable mystery as to the fate of the fugitive sovereign. At one and the same time he is reported to have fled to a dozen different places. According to the British Minister at Lisbon he is at Mafra, eighteen miles northwest of Lisbon.

This news, if true, “The Morning Post” thinks, has considerable importance. Mafra is palace, a church and a barracks, all in one vast building. It is situated among the mountains and the loyalty of the garrison would create a difficult situation for the King's enemies.

The army is distributed in small garrison towns throughout the country which may not follow Lisbon's lead. Oporto, for example, is traditionally jealous of the capital, and as the King has been very popular there a provisional government is not yet entitled to count upon the northern city's support.

But the peasantry is not likely to be very agitated by any change in the form of government so long as they can live under reasonably fair conditions.

There is reason to fear that the outbreak in Portugal may have reflex action in Spain, although in many respects the positions of Spain and Portugal are very different. For instance, the power of the clergy in the latter country is by no means so important as that of the clergy in Spain.

It is reported that the King's open partiality for a famous French actress, on whom he showered jewels, hastened the crisis.