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Show LISBON SOLDIERS FIRE UPON IB Rioting of Dissatisfied Portuguese After Exciting Election Results in Bloody Battle. Members of Mob Used Clubs and Stones and Withstood Repeated Attacks of Soldiers, Only to be Finally Driven From the Streets. Lisbon. Tho elections hero, which were conducted peaceably, with the exception of minor disorders In somo of tho disaffected districts, wero followed fol-lowed by serious rioting, which was only put down by most vigorous action ac-tion on tho part of tho pollco and troops. Tho rioting hrnko out In different dif-ferent pnrtB of tho city on Sunday, ns though by a preconcerted plan. Troop which had been patrolling nnd others that had been hold In rcsorvo woro Immediately ordered Into notion, no-tion, nnd they repeatedly charged tho mobs that In places filled tho streets, but without effect. Tho rioters riot-ers used clubs, stones nnd whatovor othor wenpon wns at hand, nnd fin. ally tho troops wero obliged to llro upon them, killing and wounding n number. This determined action upon tho part of tho authorities seemed to havo tho desired efTect, nnd shortly tho mobs wero well dispersed. dis-persed. In ii general way tho elections turned outi ns planned by tiro parties In control. The Republicans, who had but two scats In tho dissolved parliament, Increased their representation represen-tation to possibly twenty. In Lisbon they swept tho populous sections of tho city, but gerrymanders including tho outside districts offset In n measure meas-ure this advnntngo. Tho Republican leadors aro raising tho cry of fraud. Thoy claim that whllo government pressuro seemingly was relaxed, tho old electoral machinery was In full operation, becauso of tho fear on tho part of tho government of a grcut Republican movement, nnd that theroforo tho elections do not represent repre-sent In any way tho sentiment of tho country. |