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Minister Beaupré to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
American Legation,
Buenos Aires , February 4, 1905 .

Mr. Beaupré reports that a revolution started to-day in Buenos Aires and several of the provinces. Arsenals and police stations were attacked simultaneously, and some of them were taken with a view of seizing the arsenals and making prisoners of the President and the cabinet ministers and to force them to resign. Vigorous measures were taken, however, by the government and many arrests were made. The city has been placed under martial law. Order will probably soon be restored.