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Show CALM AFTER STORM. Portugal Again Quiet After Recent Bloody Warfare. Tho only evidence of the recont perturbation per-turbation aro small bodies of troops stationed in tho principal open spaces of tho city, and the passage now nnd then of red cross ambulances. The noticeablo outward signs of the now regime nre tho presence everywhere every-where of tho green and red flag of the republic and the complete disappearance disappear-ance of King Manuel's portrait from public exhibition. In fact, not a vestige ves-tige Is now seen of the plcturo postcard post-card portraits of the king, or of any other member of the royal family. These havo given way to pictures ol members of tho now government nnd tho photographic records of tho revolution revo-lution in the shape of groups of armed leaders and companies of Insurgent troops, not In action, but posing for tho camera. Tho dnmngo done to the city by tho bombnrdmont was surprisingly slight. Tho total number killed haB not been ascertained, but it probably does not exceed 300. The streets never wero as busy as nt present. Cheering for the republic, troops on horso nnd afoot pass and repass, re-pass, all carrying the Republican ling, which the peoplo massed on tho pavements salute, respectfully doffing their hats and cheering. The most interesting man in Portugal Portu-gal Is tho new president, Theophlle Braga, who may bo said, without exaggeration, exag-geration, to bo the father, not only ot this revolution, but of that in Brazil, having, by his standing as a professor in history nnd philosophy, prepared tho ground for both movements. His unassuming manners may be inferred from tho fact that Friday night, after having been elected first president of Portugal, ho returned as usual in a second-class compartment of tho train to his unpretentious llttlo homo in the suburbs, quietly receiving tho congratulations con-gratulations of the richest and humblest hum-blest of his frionds and doprccatlngly acknowledging tho frnntlc ovations of bis fellow passengers. Braga particularly deslros it to bo understood that tho revolution had no military or personal aim, but llko those In Rrnzll and Turkey, was puro-ly puro-ly the utcomo of tbo philosophical Ideas. Tho Braganza dynasty had failed to keop abreast of modern progressives, bo said, and had dono nothing to mnko tbo peoplo mastors of their own destinies. des-tinies. This revolution wns aimed to complote tho realization ot civil life. Ono of the moans by which tbo late dynasty had endeavorod to maintain its position, ho said, was continually to menaco tho peoplo with British Intervention In-tervention to crush popular sentiment, as if an ancient alliance botwecn the two nations was ono between dynasties dynas-ties and tho peoples. |