St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-09

day The telegraph was seized. No mes
sages were delivered. not even those ad-
dressed TO the British consul. | went to
the consulate at 10 O'clock in the morn
ing, and was stopped by sol
diers. Nicola, the acting Brit
ish consul was stopped also.
We feared that exchange would fall to
nothing. but the provisional govern
ment notified the English bank man.
ayers that If they allowed exchange TO
fall their establishment would be sup
pressed. The provisional government
also offered to guard the bank. but this
offer was declined. The next day
exchange only fell from 274d
TO 27d. saw the emperor on bal
cOny guarded by soldiers. Nothing
could exceed the feeling of kindness
which every one, including the pro-
vIsiOnal ministers, entertained toward
him. The coWardiee of those who ought
to have resisted was contempti-
BILE. The wealthy classes were
timorous rather than indiffer-
ent. The old loyal feeling
began to wear out after two days. The
Republican leaders had Intended TO
issue proclamation in December. but
seeing that the national guard was in
creased, they resolved on coup d'etat.
l do not believe the North is strong
enough to separate. The only possible
secessiOnist movement will be from the
Germans. We have 250 passengers who
are fleeing from the country. The fall
of Count Prete excited very slight SYM
pathy, and
BUT LITTLE REGRET
was expressed. All officers who IA
vOred the monarchy have been re-
orir and
public functionaries are addressed as
''Cidad0.'' Official letters will hence
forth terminate with the words, s'Salu-
talon. health and fraternity" The
restriction on commercial kilograms
was removed on Nov. II, but
political telegrams were rejected. The
government provided against the publI-
cation of anything unfavorable or dis
Quieting. Even kilograms to foreign
ministers were quietly suppressed. The
Rio legislature Oh the 18th approved
a reconstruction of the constitution
on the basis of thorough democ-
raey. The same day was a public
holiday throughout Brazil. Gen. da
Fonseca is officially styled president OF
the republic, and Dom Pedro ex-em-
perer. On the officers uniforms star
replaces the crown. On the 10th the
official proclamations were dated the
Fourth day of the Brazilian re-
public. The minister of marine.
at the head of small body
of sailors and marines, tried to sup
press what he believed to be revolt OF
the infantry at their barracks, but the
marines fraterniZed with the rebels, who
summoned the minister to surrender.
This he refused TO do point blank. and
tried to draw his revolver. The soldiers
Immediately shot him down in the pres
ence of either Gen. da Fonsaca Or his
aide. Gen. da Fonsaca and the dis
affected troops anticipated that the gov
ernment would move against them at
the head of two regiments of cavalry,
and battery of artillery surrounded
the Santa Anna barracks. where the
ministers had assembled. The troops
inside fraterniZed with those outside.
The barraek gates were thrown open
and the ministers witnessed Gen. da
Fonseca's triumphal entry and exit
saluttd by the troops.
RECoNCTLED TO THE INEVITABLE.
NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Ttte steamer
Capua, which has just arrived here
from BraZilians ports, was at
Maccio when the news of the over
throw of the Dom Pedro government
reached that port. Capt. kuchenthai
SAYS the news caused considerable exc
element. People gathered on the
wharves and streets. and eXcitedly dis
cussed the situation. Fhe presence of
troops, however, prevented any dis
turbance. and in snort time the most
ardent supporters OF the emperor be-
came recOnciled to the inevitable. SO
far as he could learn the captain says
there was no bloodshed or rioting at
Maccio while he was there.