The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20
A ROYAL Visitor.


There is no certainty that any crowned
head will grace the grand opening of tn,
Philadelphia centennial with its presence ex
cept that of Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil
The latter has just secured the enactment o
law by the Brazilian chamber of deputies
giving him permission TO leave the empire
for the space of eighteen months, during
which ne is permitted to "asSist at the open
ing of the Philadelphia exposition, and thus
personally testify to the progress of the grea
nation"
In "LammGrts Dictionary of Rio dc ia
metro" occurs the full name of the Brazilian
Emperor with the following particulars OF
his lifes history:
His Majesty Senior Dom Pedro II. de AL
cantara, Joas Carlos leopold Salvador Bib
lano Xavler de Paulo Leocadio Miguel Ga
briel Raphael Gonzaga, constitutional emper-
or and perpetual defender of Brazil, was born
on The Cd Of December, 1926. He succeeded
to the throne by the abdication of his father,
Don Pedro l., April 7, 1881; his majority was
declared and he assumed the reIns of govern
ment July 90, 1910, and was crowned on the
18th of July 1871. On the 30th of May, 1S43,
the emperor was married, in Naples 10y
proxy, to Donna Thereza Christina Maria,
daughter of Francisco l., king of the Two
Settles, born March IA, 1922. This union
was blessed by the birth of three children
Prince Dom Alfonso born in 1914, died 1915
Princess Isabel, born 1915; Princess Leopc,-
dina, born lS47, died at Vienna 1871, having
married in 1864 the Duke de SAKE, by whom
she had four children, all of whom are still
| o.. L. -
RED IN 1864 to CASTOR de Orleans Condo d Eu,
second son of the citizen King Louis Phil
lppe. BY this union, however there have been
no children; hence the eldest son of the late
Princess Donna Le1poldlna, Prince ID. Pedro
Aug Isto, is the heir presumptive to the I'M
peria crown.
Louis Napoleon by direct Intervention
failed most ANONYMOUSLY to establish an
imperial throne on the shores of the new
world, yet to his uncle's indirect action is
Brazil indebted for Its line of kings. In
Is 8, when Junot was laundering at the gates
of Lisbon, an English feet under Sir Sidney
Smith was taking aboard the imbecile queen
and Dom Jono VI, regent of the kingdom of
| Portugal, AT the mouth OF the Tagus, and on
the following morning the royal family, many
of the robIlity, with such valuables as could
be hastily gathered together, were sailing to-
ward the shores of their richest colony. In
| 1916, the queen having died, Dom Jono VI,
elevated Brazil to the dignity of kingdom,
to form part of the united kingdom of Por.
tugal Algarves, and Brazil The revolution
in Portugal in 1921 induced Dom Jono VI.
to return to Lisbon to look after his interest
there, leaving his son Dom Pedro as his lieu
tenant in Brazil. In 1922 Dom Pedro de-
clared Brazil independent of Portugal, and
the people proclaimed him constitutional EN-.
perOr and perpetual defender of Brazil I'M
der the title of Dom Pedro I. In 1881, the
rule of this monarch not being satisfactory
to the people, Dom Pedro |. abdicated in ia
vor of his son, who thus, on attaining major
ity, became Dom Pedro H., emperor of Bra
iii.
His majesty is now in the jlst year of his
age though his white hair and beard make
him look much older. In stature he is near
ly six feet two inches; erect as a lance-just
a little inclined to be portly; his presence is
at once imposing and commanding. He pos
sesses a cultivated mind, an inquiring nature,
liberal and comprehensive views an intimate
acquaintance with modern science, and a
practical knowledge of five or six languages
he is perfectly familiar with every subject
likely to be discussed in cultivated society in
any Christian city in the world. In manner
| he is earnest, afiable, and agreeable, with a
well defined tendency to repress anything
| like prosiness, even TO the verge of being
abrupt During recent prolonged journey
through the province OF San Paulo, he firmly
refused to allow anyone TO speedily" on
any preteXt whatever, whether on the occa.
sion of his reception, presentation, or depar-
ture This will be a sad blow to municipal
orators, should he adhere to this iron rule
during the period of his stay in the United
States.
Don Pedro III. has encouraged every liber.
al and progressive measure calculated 10 adj
vance or improve his people or his empire
Since his accession TO the throne the rivers
of the empire have been opened to the com.
merce of the world, the emancipation Of the
slaves has been accomplished, education fos-
tered, commerce and navigation aided, and
especiPl aid rendered 10 scientific study and
development in every possible field Spix
and Won MARITIME, Hatfield, Agassiz, Frere,
Allemcio, aud others, have received every
possible favor an emperor could grant in their
studies aud researches, even-except in the
case of AgassiZ-tD the extent of the advanc-
| ing of large sums of money. To his intelll-
gent appreciation the emperor owes the in.
cep,ion of the geological survey just placed
| in charge of the AmericaR geologist, Prof.
Charles Frederick HART, of Cornell Univer.
sity, and the Typographical survey Of the
country under the superintendent of ter
man corps of engineers and surveyors
The emperor will probably leave RIO dc
/ Janeiro in March for Europe, and thence
cross TO New York in time to be at the open
ing of the Centennial.
The Jacksonville Journal states that the
Odd Fellows o: Illinois are about TO erect a
building TO cost $l25,0O0 In some central CT
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