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Show Protuguese Premier;. Killed, by Senator Fre'tai, Assassin, Immediately 8hot Dead by Gendarmes on Train; Fighting Breaks Out With Fury In Lisbon Madrid, via Paris, May 18. Joao Chagas, president of tbo Portugueso cabinet, who was shot on a train whllo traveling from Oporto to Lisbon, Lis-bon, died of his wounds, according to tho latest reports reaching here from Lisbon. Lisbon, via London, May 17. Joao Chagas, the new president of the cabinet, was shot four times with a pistol while on board the midnight train for Oporto. His assailant was Benator Freltas, who was Immediately Bhot dead by tho gendarmes. Madrid, via Paris, May 17. Tho fighting lu Lisbon has begun ngaln, according to tho latest nows reaching Dadajoz. Tho warships aro bombarding tho city. Over 100 persons havo been killed, Including several Spaniards. Tho Spanish warships Espana and nio de la Plata and a Spanish torpedo tor-pedo boat have arrived at Lisbon. Paris, May 17. A dispatch from Lisbon says tho project for the revolution rev-olution In Portugal wub formed thrco days after tho constitution last March of tho cabinet of General PImenta Castro. Dr. Alvaro Castro, tho correspondent corres-pondent says, took chargo of the military mil-itary arrangements, Antonio Mnrla Sllva undertook to organlzo tho civilians civi-lians and Captain Leotto Rogo of tho nnvy ngrced to command tho naval forces. " Castro Offered Resignation The Lisbon nowspapers state, Bays tho Havas correspondent In tho Portugueso Por-tugueso capital, that General PImenta Castro, tho president of tho cabinet, declared that when the revolutionary movement l"ko out ho offered tb collective resignation of tho ministry to President Do Arrlaga. It is added that General Castro assured tho now cabinet of lila loyalty. Two hundred persons killed anl five hundred wounded aro tho reported re-ported results of the fighting. Most 1 of the killed nnd wounded belonged to tho Republican guard. Admiral Javier Drito has been Imprisoned Im-prisoned on n cliarcn of havlne or dered the submarino Espadarto to sink the boats bombarding Lisbon. Details of Rioting Additional details of tho rioting are given In a Havas dispatch filed on Friday evening, but delayed in transmission. trans-mission. When tho cruiser Almlranto nets caught flro and began to sink tho crew escaped to shoro and sent an ultimatum to the government giving It until 11 o'clock that night to resign. re-sign. Senor Cunha, former governor' of Madolra, was killed by a sholl which entered his house. Jalmo Castro was nt tho head of a division which marched on Lisbon to support tho government troops. Civilians went to tho artlllory museum mu-seum and helped themselves to all kinds of weapons. A largo body of headed by a customs officer, attacked attack-ed Hopubllcan guards posted around tho ministry of tho interior. Tho ministry min-istry buildings and those of tho museum mus-eum wero badly damaged. Proclamation by New Cab'net An official proclamation Issued by the cabinet attor its first mooting In tho hotel do vllto reads; "Tho now ministry, representing public opinion, congratulates tho population and tbo army and tho navy na-vy on the noblo way In which thoy fulfilled tholr duties in tho difficult crisis from which wo havo Just omerged. Tho ministry Invites all citizens to resume their work and occupation oc-cupation In respect of tho law. "If by chanco rlotors disturb tho poaco thoy will bo guilty of high treason, and they will bo punlshod to tho full extent of the law." Tho Mundo of Lisbon says that tht revolutionary committee, not wishing to creato difficulties, but rathor tu nvold them, has come to tlio conclusion conclu-sion that In so much as Senor Arrlaga, Arrl-aga, president of tho republic, respected re-spected tho revolution, ho will bo continued in olllco conforming absolutely abso-lutely to constitutional law, until tho expiration of his term, October Cth next. ' w |