+ Press Assn — Bv telegraph — Copyright. LISBO_N T , Yesterday. As the. result of the assassination of King Carlos and the Crown Prince, and the consequent unrest throughout tho kingdom, martial law has been proclaimed here. Ninety-four prisoners have been exiled to Portuguese Africa. The paper El Mundo states that revolutionaries' plans have been matured with absolute secrecy, and directed by a Republican editor, with the intention of establishing a republic without bloodshed. Many officers and non-commissioned officers were arrested at Badajoz. Further stores of arms and explosives have been discovered in Lisbon. The police killed many of those taking part in the attack on Senor Franco's residence. Several newspapers report that Senor Franco has left Portugal as a precaution for his own safetv. (Received this day, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Yesterday. Signer Sebastian Telles has replaced Signer Nunes as Portuguese Minister of War. (Received this da v. 9.12 a.m.) LISBON, Yesterday. Signor Amaral, the Portuguese Premier, interviewed, said that tin* Portuguese were devotedly attached to the monarchy, and even if a revolution had been possible, Saturday's crime would prevent its realisation.
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Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 940, 6 February 1908, Page 5
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