Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-21
THEY WANTED A REPUBLIC
Dom Pedro Deposed and RevOlutionists
Control Brazil.
Dedora Da FOnseca Declared President
Without Portfolio.
The Cabinet Formed and Everything
is Now Quiet.

LONDON. Nov 16-Cable dispatches
from Rio Janeiro brings the intelligence
that revolution has broken out in Brazil
and that the army has assumed control of
the government. A republic has been
proclaimed with Senior Da Fonseca as
president and the imperial ministers are
under arrest and In confinement The pro-
visional government has guaranteed pro-
lection to the members of the emperor s
family The revolution has been peace
able and no danger to life or property
exists; but business at the capitol has been
suspended. Dom Pedro, the deposed en-
peror, Is at Petropolis, where the summer
palace is situated.
/ or many years the empire of Brazil has
been regarded as existing under the most
liberal of all the monarchial governments
of the earth and as according to its subjects
as great degree of liberty as is enjoyed by
the citizens of any republic, with the pos
sible exception of the United States, and
certainly more than the citizens of the
nominal republic of France ever dreamed
of Scarcely more than a year ago the
daughter of Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil,
acting as regent IL the absence of her
father who was at the time critically Ill in
slaves throughout the empire In advance of
the time when they would become free by
the operation of law fixing the time for
their manumission. This act, while it
was hailed with Joy by the masses, was
execrated by the upper classes as an at
tempt on the part of Princess Isabelle to
win popular favor at their expense and
even at the expense of her father In whose
ostensible interest she was acting. The
operation of the degree failed to modify
the detestation in which the heiress to the
throne was held by the people, and it GER
talnly did not enhance the respect felt by
the powerful classes for Dom Pedro, since
they openly declare their beief that
the emperor should have remained at
home and guarded the interests of his
people instead of going abroad, even In
quest of improved health and leaving them
at the mercy of an intriguing woman who
had nothing to distinguish her but we'll
earned hatred The complications grow
ing out of the direct violation of the gov
ernment's faith with the slave holding
class, involved In the voluntary emancipa-
tiOn of the slaves in advance of the time
fixed by law, were undoubtedly the begin
ming which eliminated in the present up
rising, whatever may be its Immediate
cause and the dread of the succession OF
Princess Isabelle to the throne which
fills the hearts of the lower classes
is not unlikely another important factor
in the popular endeavOr to add one more
to the list of South American republics.
No monarch was ever more beloved by his
people than is Dom Pedro, but the very
spirit of democracy which he has evinced
in his every day life and contact with his
subjects has unquestionably given them a
taste for more license and a closer par
ticipatitn In public affairs than is con-
templated by or is possible under any
form of monarchy.
Rio DE JANEIRO, Nov. ia report is
in circulation here to the effect that the
question of the future form of the Bra
zalian government will be submitted to a
plebiscite The minister of marine has
not been killed, as stated in previous dis
patches, He is seriously wounded, how
ever, having been shot by the rebel
soldiers.
BALTIMORE, Nov 16.-E. NJ Evering-
ham q Co., have received the following
from Rio de Janeiro: The political stu
alton to-day is extremely critical.
New YORK, Nov. 16-A Washington
special says: From gentlemen intimately
acquainted with Brazilian politics it is
learned that the revolution in Brazil is
purely military, and only formidable from
lack of troops outside of Rio to bring
against the revolutioniSts. The force in
Rio is about 5000. There are not more
than 10000 in addition and they are scat
tered all over the empire General
Fonesca, who is at the head of the revo-
luton, was accused of INSTRUMENTATION
last July, and the minister
of war proposed to have him court mar
tailed but the emperor forbade it. If the
whole force in Rio are of one mind things
can be carried with a high hand The
parliament Is to meet next Wednesday,
and many of the senators and deputies are
already in the city. If they agree to
recognize the new government, Dom
Pedro abdication may be looked for If
they do not, they will have to go to Jail.
AS the revolutionists control the cable
definite news may not be received for
several days.
The revolution comes as a great surprise.
No financial troubles exist. The August
elections were peaceful The liberal cab
met proposes popular measures and the
emperor is universally liked The revolu-
ton may affect the status of the Brazilian
delegates to the Pan-American congress.
LONDON, Nov. Dispatches received
from Rio Janeiro this evening state that
the people at large do not seem to support
the revolt, and it Is believed the govern
ment will soon recover its authority and
suppress the outbreak.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-The Brazilian cab
met has been organized as follows:
President, without portfolio.-Dodoro
Da Fonseca.
Minister of the Interior Aristide Loba.
Minister of Foreign Affairs quintin
Boyavura
Minister of Finance Doctor Barboza
Minister of Justice Campos Sales
Minister of War-Benjamin Constant.
Minister of Marine-Admiral Wander
holtz.
Minister of Agriculture -Demitris
Ribero.
General FDa Fonseca held command of
the province of Minas Geraes. He was re-
Gently punished for insubordination. The
chamber of deputies has dissolved, and
the council of state has been abolished.
Public opinion appears to be in favor of a
peaceful trial of the new form of govern
ment Everything is quiet.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-The Brazilian gov
eminent has issued a manifesto announcing
that monarchy has been abolished. Va
rious provinces have sent assurances of
support to the new regime. The former
prime minister has been arrested. The
emperor viii be treated with the greatest
consideration.
BuENAs AYREs. via Galveston. Nov Is.
Dispatches from Brazil say the name
festo of the Provisional government de
clares the object of the new regime is to
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