The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-23

but on the declaration of peace returned to
Portugal, and soon rose to the surface again
In 1926 he was at the head of the Portuguese
Cabpet as Minister of Foreign Affairs under
King John vi, who had returned from his Bra
lillian exile few years before. On the death of
the latter, in 1926, Dom Pedro, his eldest son,
preferred to remain Emperor of Brazil, and so
turned over the throne of Portugal to his daugh-
ter Maria, the mother of the present King.
Thereupon the younger brother, Dom Miguel,
who was acting as regent, usurped
the throne, and long civil war
ensued, in which Saldanha figured prominently,
being in chief command of the expedition
which captured Lisbon and drove Dom Miguel
into exile. He then served for time as Minis
ter of War, but eventually quarrelled with his
colleagues in the Cabinet, resigned in 1885, and
acted with the opposition until the outbreak of
a revolution IN 1886, against which he fought in
vain, and in consequence of his failure enjoyed
living abroad for ten years in succession. Re-
called by the Queen in 1885, he was placed at
the head of a ministry which, with the aid of
foreign Governments, maintained itself against
another revolution. But in 1S49 Saldanha
again succumbed to fate, rising again to power
through revolutionary agency in 1851, and
maintaining himself until the accession in 1856
of Dom Pedro V. He then resigned his positeu
as cOmmanQer-ln-cnleI Oh the army, ana again
manipulated the opposition for some years.
In December last commenced the agitation
which has resulted in Saldanhas again be-
coming supreme at the great age of ninety. The
Duke de Louie, who has been in high favor with
the King, has not contrived to maintain the
favor Of the people of the larger cities, and on
December 1st at political celebration given in
Lisbon, UiUGS to national independence were
followed by UiUaS in honor of Sadanha. Soon
after, the Duke visited the capital, where he
was received with distinction by his friends in
the army. He interviewed the King the
subject of change in the ministry
which he strongly urged, but without avail.
This was followed by frequent manifestations
of Saldanha's bad feeling towards the existing
Government, and the ministry finally ordered
him to return to Paris, at which place he held
the position of Ambassador. But Saldanha
averted this flank movement by resigning; and
patiently awaiting his chance, on Friday
morning last he placed himself at the head of
some troops, over whom he appears to have
great influence, and boldly marched upon the
royal palace. The King succumbed at once
despite the protests of the Duke of
Louie, his Prime Minister; requested
the latter to resign and without
making uny decent show of opposition to
SaluannaS ONeTDeaTluS anu revolutionary
course placed the veteran again at the head
of the government The principal cities have
given in their adhesion to the new regime, the
Cortes has been prorogued Saldanha is fortify-
ing himself by gathering his friends around
him in the new Cabinet and thus the matter
stands. Rumors reach us from Madrid that the
coup d'etdt of Saldanha has its origin in
something more than personal opposition to
the late ministry; but time alone will develop
the fact-if such fact exsts-that the rising
of the Duke is bat forerunner of strong
movement towards an Iberian union.