Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-26
changes in Portugars domestic or foreign
affairs need Immediately DC expected.

cnauGcs IN Bortugals domestic or foreign
affairs need Immediately be expected.
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The spread OF republicanism in Brazil Is
| making such rapid progress that the ini-
perial family has determined TO submit "a
plcbiscite the vital question as 10 whether
or not the people desire an abolition of the
monarchy. In public address at Pernam.
buco the other day the Count d'Eu, who is
generaissimo Of the army and husband OF
the crown princess, solemnly declared on
behalf OF his father-n-law. Dom Pedro, and
in the name of his wife and children, that tho
entire imperial family was prepared TO sur
render the throne and leave Brazil rs soon
as the nation had by popular vote expressed
Its desire for republic in lieu of mon
archy. This is surely an unprecedented
action for a monarch to take, but one OF
which Dom Pedro is quite capable. Para
doxical though IL may appear, the repu ublican
party Is composed of all the former con-
sorvatives. All the great landed proprietors,
manufacturers and directors of industrial
enterprises belong thereto being embittered
against tho dynasty for having crippled their
fortunes and their resources by decreeing
the sudden abolition Of slavery last year
without compensation TO the slave owners.
The monarchical party is exceedingly small
In number and restricted In influence. 1t is
composed almost entirely of government
fuuctonarles and freed slaves.
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Hard up for money as Sultan Abdul
Hand, of Turkey, often finds himself, he al
ways has the wherewithal to make lavish
presents His cooks may go on a strike for
their wages, his soldiers may refuse to be
mustered out at the end of their enlistment
because they have not received their back
pay, but diamond necklaces and diadems and
sword hilt, set with precious gems are none
the less abundant as evidences of the wealth
Of their imperial. master. What makes the
valuable presents intended for the German
emperor and empress on their visit TO Con-
stantinople the more remarkable Is that only
little while ago they had received most
costly gifts from tho sultan. Whether En-.
peror William will be placated by this gener-
osity remains to bc seen. Contrary rumors
are now rife in regard to Prince Bismarck's
eastern policy, some representing it to be an
endeavor to persuade the czar to recognize
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, while others
would have him persuading Austria to con-
sent to his overthrow. That young ruler
has been enjoying Paris quite regardless of
Wuat may De uOne ab SOua-alJn0uRn mean
while taking precautions against assassina.
ton during his travels, like the car himself.
The sultan ls much less concerned, proba-
bly,, about Emperor Williams views of Bull
garia than about tho arguments that will be
addressed to him at Athens in behalf of
Crete and Armenia.
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Kaiser Wilhelm is not contented with the
imperial crowns his grandparents wore and
which date no further back than 1872, and
so is having new ones made for himself and
the empress. His is to weigh three pounds
and to have huge sapphire at the top and
to contain 109 diamonds. His wife gets no
sapphire, but has some 1,50O diamonds and
eleven unusually large pearls. Konigsberg
has prcked up her ears at the news of these
diadems, and begins again to nurse hopes
that William will come to that ancient
royal city to be crowned, as all his ancestors
have done. If any plans, however, have
been formed for coronation ceremony they
are very closely guarded.