Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
AN EMPEROR RETlRES.
Brazil is Now a Republic.-The Rev
olution at an End.
The Exiled Emperor has Left.


New YORK, Nov. 20--The United States OF
Brazil, a federated republic OF the different
provinces oil the empire, 10 an established
government. The new republic is today
acknowledged by every province except
Bahia in the north. Dom Pedro is on his
way To Portugal, having accepted the stu.
alton with no attempt at forcible resist
ance. The lag OF the new republic has
been adopted, aud Brazil is as peaceful TO-
day as though no thought of revolution had
ever aroused the feelings of her people.
The overthrow of the empire has been
accomplished without the sacrifice OF a
single life, and the new provisional gov
ernment is proceeding with its work as
methcdicilly and peacefully as though II
had been in existence for years instead OF
hours. Dom Pedro submitted 10 the terms
imposed on MIN by tho new government,
and agreed 10 ieave the country within -
hours after he received the notice at his
summer palace at Petropolis. lie was
offered S2,DOO,O go in Cash ana provision Tor
the rest OF his lie, in the form OF an aunu
al pension OF a 0UJU, which is to be provld-
cd for IN tue ciYii list of the new republic.
He promptly accepted the oter and came to
Rio de Janeiro with his family last night TO
embark for Lisbon.
The imperial family at 8 o'clock this
morning boarded the Brazilian gunboat
Paranhyba, which was still Tying the i'm
perial nag in the harbor The Paranhy Oa
transferred the imperial party TO the Ala
goah, which steamed out OF the harbor this
forenoon, conveyed by the cruiser Riachulo
and the gunboat Par"nhyba, bound for
Lisbon
No life has been lost in the revolution
and the only violence attempted was the
shooting OF the imperial minister OF marine
who is now recovering. Business in kio
was suspended only "a hours, and an en-
pire was destroyed and republic born
almost before the general public was aware
that anything was going on. The new cab
met Is composed OF men who have the con
hdence of the people. The leaders are
representative BrdZtians. Pres dent ton-
SEGA is recognized as Il brave soldier and
honest citizen. Barba2o, minister of
finance, is able and honest though poor
Bocayuna, minister OF foreign affairs is "A
Journalist, an ardent republican and IA
popular leader.
A Paris correspondent of the London
Daily News says: "rhe republican coun-
Gil at Rio Janeiro decided a few months
ago that the anniversary of the French
revolution was the most propitious occasion
on which TO proclaim the republic. The
leaders the party were so confident of
success that they ordered number of re-
publican flags TO be made in this city. In
the new flag the imperial crown is replaced
by Phryglan p.
at is reported that Dom Pedro recently
that the government had not much longer
to live. Among the causes that led 10 the
revolution were the tyronnical measures TO
which the government resorted in order to
secure the return Of its supporters at the
last elections, when many electors were ar
rested and imprisoned"
A dispatch from Lisbon SAYS that the
overthrow of the Brazilian monarchy is re-
gdrded as definite, and that the Portuguese
people sympathize with the Brdzilians.
Similar events are possible in Lisbon.
PARIS, Nov. &0.-The Figaro says that
merchants in Hamburg have received dis
patches from Rio Juneiro stating that "a
movement has been started in that city for
the restoration OF Dom Pedro, and that
fighting has occurred in the streets
between the monarchists and republicans
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Senor Valente,
the Brazilian minister to the United States
gives no credence TO she Paris cablegrnm
which tells of an attempt TO reinstate the
empire in Brazil and of lighting at Rio be-.
tween the imperialists and republicans.
He believes that il any such movement
were possible it would have occurred at the
ouset of the revolution, and before the i'm.
periGl family had been sent away.
LONDON, Nov. 20.-The feeling prevails
that the change of the Brazilian govern
meut will not injuriously affect Brazilian
financial obligations.