Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-21


The news from Brazil Is as full OF
unexpeotedness as were last weeks elsc-
tion returns from Ohio and Iowa. The
little that is known is that republican
uprising sufficiently powerful to force
the new ministry into retirement has
taken place in the Brazilian capital.
What brought about so suddenly such
movement, as well as its real nature and
cHtentf are as yet largely matter OF con.
Seizure ct this distance from the scene of
action. The cable tells rs mesgrsly
that the Brazilian army is in control and
shat republican movement which has
recently been strongly fomented Is the
sole cause Of the rising. Further details
as to whether this movement is general
or local will be awaited with interest.
II 1t be true that the emperor had
authorized the public declaration
that be was prepared to surrender the
throne and leave Brazil as soon as the
nation had, By popular vote expressed
preference for republican form Of gov
eminent, il would seem wiser to have
awaited the arbitration Of the polls All
authorities agree that monarchy under
Dom Pedro has rested very lightly upon
the Brazilian nation and that, except in
name, the government has for years been
practically government by the people.
The suddenly deposed ministry was
formed in alleged obedience to popular
will no longer ago than last June. At
the same time the lower house was dis
solved and the reelection Of a new leg
islature submitted to the voters. The
election which followed, on August 3lst,
8 declared to have been free and fair,
and the seemingly strong endorsement
" the government that resulted was 40,
septed IS al indication that no directly
evolutionary movement would be enter
tained by the republicans during the
lifetime of the emperor. Dom Pedro is
now in his Ga year. He was born De.
cember %, 1926. He succeeded nomi.
nally to the throne on the abdication OF
his father in 1881 but was not practically
installed as emperor until lS41, when he
was in his sixteenth year. Under bis
reign the country has made great ad-
vances in development and prosperity !;
the browning evidence Of progress being
the gradual extinction of slavery, culmi-
mating in the emancipation act OF May
l4th, 1883. In 1876 Dom Pedro visited
the United States and spent day or two
In inspecting the shipyards and work.
shops Of Wilmington.
Terriiorially, Brazil is an immense
country; its area being set down by dif-
ferent authorities at from 3,2ls, 900 to
3,2Ss,000 square miles, being larger than
the United States with Alaska left out.
The population of Brazil lis esti-
mated at l2,000, 600. Extending
north and south through 81 de-
grees o. latitude and with an extreme
range of So degrees of longitude, Brazil
presents great variety of climate, tenn.
perature, soil, elevation and natural re,
sources, the latter OF which her rela.
lively spa.se population have as yet
barely begun to develop. Her forests
abound in valuable woods and gums her
mountains are rich in mineral wealth; her
diamond sands have long been known;
but her chief producta are agricultural,
cofse taking the lead, sugar and cotton
coming next, and tobacco, rice. maize
fruits and spices figuring up large yield
Most of the 423, 645, 794 pounds Of COTE,
consumed IN the United States durint
1888 came, either directly Or indirectly
from Brazil, and it is our coffee drinkers
who would be most widely affected BY d,
interruption Of trade consequent upol
internal disturbances in that country.