Show LISBON SOLDIERS FIRE UPON MOB Rioting of Dissatisfied Portuguese I 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 here which were conducted peaceably with tho exception of minor disorders In some of tho disaffected districts wero fol lowed by serious rioting which was only put down by most vigorous acs tlon on the part of tho police and troops The rioting broke out In different dif-ferent parts of the city on Sunday as though by a preconcerted plan Troops which had been patrolling and others that had been held in reserve wero Immediately ordered Into action ac-tion and they repeatedly charged tiro mobs that In places filled the streets but without effect Tho rioters riot-ers used clubs stones and whatever other weapon was at hand and finally fin-ally tho troops were obliged to fire upon them killing and wounding B number This determined action upon the part of tho authorities seemed to have the desired effect and shortly the mobs were well dispersed dis-persed In a general way the elections turned out as planned by the parties In control Tho Republicans who had but two seats 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 the outside districts offset In a mean I uro this advantage The Republican leaders are raising tho cry of fraud They claim that while government pro8surQ SAOftlngly wasrelaxcd the i old electoral m acIt Ilncr was in fun operation because of the fear on the part of tho government of a I great Republican movement and that therefore the elections do not represent repre-sent In any way tho sentiment of tho country |