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Show BUTCHE I Troops Kill Many In- j? mates of Portuguese Prison in Revolt : Usbon, May 6. In the revolt of . nearly 1,000 prisoners In tho Portu- ' guose prison at Limoeiro Saturday 2 many woro killed by tho troops who " wore called out to suppress thoinpris-, Ing. Meagor details were recolved L by tho gevornmont yesterday, but there is no statement as to the mnn- 5 ber killed or wounded. Four hnn- . dred polltlcnl prisoners were supplied ' with money and arms, enticed 500 political prlsouors to join thorn in a revolt in which tho wardens-are bub- pected to have connived. All tho' . L prisoners escaped from their cellslnto t I ithjs courtyard. Wiiero, wfcflo thoyH'-j ( were trying to scalo the walls they ' 1. , were mot by tho military and a fight j& ensued. Tho troops finally succeeded in getting tho upper hand and, the I prisoners wero replaced in their colls. ' It Is admitted that many -were klllod, -. but the number is not mentioned In ' .t tho dispatch. A number of bombs " were found. As nona of them had been explodod, It is assumed that it was the Intention of the rovoltlng prisoners prison-ers to destroy the Jail once they were '. , outside the prison walla. " is |