Evening journal., 1889-12-04
ONE GENT.
BRAZlL'S QUIET CHANGE.
News Brought by the First
Consignment Of Mail.
CONDITION OF THE NEW REPUBLIC

II Came Into Power with Marvellous
Quietness and still Pursues the Ewes
Tenor Of Its way--How Para swung
Into Line-Press Opinions.
New YoRK, Dec. 4--That tho republic OF
Brazil is an established fact seems clearly
| proved from the mass OF correspondence and
the budget Of Brazilian newspapers received
by the British steamer Portuensa, which haa
just arrived from Pernambuco and Para
The brazilian papers deal with the matter
n very chary manner editorially, whfIs
their local news columns clearly show thae
the new republic has been born peacefully.
and that there is not the slightest fear OF
civil strife in any part Of the country. Tbs
newspapers also admit that the provinces.
everywhere are receiving the new regime
quietly and without any evidences OF dis
satisfaction.
Para Comes In, Too.
Para, which was supposed to be the prov
ince most bitterly opposed to the Iiberalistx.
has accepted the inevitable, and the Repub-
lican flag foats from her buildings There
are 2o5,OO0 people in this province. The face
that there is unity among them has had con-
siderable influence in other provinces
On Nov. 10, two days before the Portuenaa
left the harbor OF Para, the first manifesto
1f the provisional government was issued
IL was substantially as heretofore published
A Grave Situation.
The Diaro, published at aram-Para, after
reviewing the political situation at lengtn,
siys that the situation is grave Ia the ex-
treme, and that the greatest ca.Inness and
presenee of mind are nsedsd. The Conserva-
lives are advised TO control themselves and
o look at the situation in the calmesr spiriA
iossibie. Their mission toward the new re-
pubnc, they are told, is as elevated and as
important as IL was toward the monarchy.
This Liberals Views.
The Liberal, OF Para, says the Republic
cans cannot now lold their wings and rest
m security. 1t warns them that grave diff
cnities are ahead Prominent members Of
he Liberal party il adds, "have taken
souncil, and the ultimate result will be the
llrmation Of what Will be known as tha
democratic party. Even now influential
eitzans openly espouse the new parry
All Was 0uict.
Capt Kew es, OF the Portaeass. said that
when he lett PernamDuco on Nog. il there
such a. public demonstrations or social ex-
citeuent, 70 indicate that within two days
tnere was to oe an entire change in the form
u the brazilian government The people
We're pursuing their usual vocations and NO
more political interest was manifested than
1here would b. IA New YORK over a local
eaection IA sonie western village He never
heard the word poi1.rs mentioned even
The Captain Was Amazed.
But on steaming into Para on Nov 10 he
saw the provisional nags floating from the
buildings Whom the pilot told him that
brazil was republic the captain could
hardly believe IL. There were tho fiaQs. how
ever, ioating from every public building in
the city. But even then the people did nos
seem 10 be any more excited over the event
than they would be over or rather under q
shower OF rain The dag displayed three
diagonal stripes the two outside ones being
OF red and the center one of white, with a
blue star In the center.
The regular brazilian flag, ( sample OF
which left New York ON the steamer Adj
vance, is designed like that Of the United
states, except that the stripes are yellow and
green alternating and there are eighteen
stars in the jack.
No Soldiers In the Streets
Capt Hewes found no soldiers ia the streets.
and Messrs Singlehurst Bocklehurst & Co,
he vessels agents there, informed him that
t had been so from the first
On Nov. IS, at o'clock in the afternoon. a
provisional president Of the province was in
stalled, Justo Chcrmont was the candidate.
and he had simply been selected by the Re-
publican club OF the city Of Para. which is
the chief one Of the provinces, II includes
most Of the lapd watered bJ the Amazon.
The inauguration-or, as Capt. Hewes ssaid.
tallation'-ceremonies were conducted
very quietly in the chief municipal building
of the place About 200 soldiers were at this
lime drawn up in front of the building to
preserve order The captain described tha
soldiers as "a scraggy looking lot They
had more the air Of farmers than OF military
men. Nevertheless they maintained perfect
order.
The Ocean Cables.
There was no interdict against shipping
when the Portuense entered port, though at
first there had been against certain river and
coastwise vessels. An attempt was also
made by the Republicans 70 control the ocean
cables. but superintendent Jor,lan am
Englishmen, who had charge OF them, pro
tested claiming that the cables were private
property. He agreed, however. to show
copies Of all dispatches Of a political nutura
70 the chief Of police, and 70 this the Repah-
leans consented, u
Dom Pedro's Reception.
LISBON, Dec. "A dispatch from st Vim
cent reports that the Aagoas sailed Dec. Z.
dying the old flag Of the Brazilian empire
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