Show klimpt to A or PORTUGAL plan to assassinate premier franco and cause serious uprising Is promptly nipped in bud lisbon an abortive attempt to overthrow overt brow the monarchy and proclaim portugal a republic has haa been nipped in tile the bud by the prompt action i of tho the government the plot was lorg organized anizel by a small group of advanced republicans As near as can bo be ascertained the plan was to assassinate bassin sas sinate ate premier fran fiance co dd and then depend tor for success cupoli upon street risings supported by secret republican and labor organizations armed with bomba and revolvers the conspirators intended to take advantage of various festivities to carry out the coup the royal family was at villa nicosa vicosa entertaining the duke of abr uzal most of the army and navy officers who were in the city were attending a gala performance for mance at the theatre while many of the chief functionaries function aries of state were present at a magnificent ball at one of the legations the police discovered what was in the wind early in the evening of jan mary gary and surrounded a house where the ring ringleaders leaders ere in ther the plot were vere conferring when they broke in the doors doom the lights were extinguished and in the confusion that followed 11 rat detho conspirators managed to make their escape several of them were captured however including ther the reader joao chagas Cl iagas a republican Joo mallet who was prominent in the republican revolt of 1891 franka borger editor of the mundo and a named endella brendella Gr A case case or of revolvers and bombs was found irr in the cellar from papers captured it was evident that the conspiracy was baw badly organized zeff and premature the leader has always been an active revolutionist after the revolt in 1891 he escaped to brazil and subsequently being pardoned by ani amnesty nesty returned to portugal As the details of the plot are in the hands of the police other arrests are expected |