The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-13
Election News From BrazI Con-
firmed.

RIO JANEIRo, September 20.-Further re-
turns frcm elections confirm previous reports.
Nearly all official candidates have been
elected. The ministers OF war; navy, justice
and foreign affairs have been elected sena-
tors. The minister Of agriculture was elected
deputy. The election of the minister Of
the Interior for senator Is probable. The
minister Of finance to the senate Is doubtful,
the state Of Bahia, In which he was a candl-
date, showing a large opposition. The vote
Will probably elect one, perhaps more oppO-
| sition senators and several opposition depu-
| ties. In this city all official candidates for
| senator and eight official candidates for dep
uties were elected One Catholic and one
Independent were elected. Neither Of these
can be callod member Of the opposition as
they are not politicians. One of them, the
banker Mayrink, may be considered parti-
zan Of the government, with whose financial
prosperity he has been connected ever since
the beginning Of the year. Count De Elgu-
reiredo, the Catholic deputy, Is also rich
banker who stood In the same relation to the
last cabinet as Mayrink does to the present
government. Baron De Latario, the minis
ter OF the navy In the emper0I'S last cabinet,
and wounded by the revolutionists, received
100l votes as candidate for the senate.
Carlos de Laet, war monarchist, was not a
candidate, but he received $500 votes for
deputy.
The CeIestIals Getting Ahead.
SAN FRANcIsco, October 11.-Japanese
on foot to plan colony Of Japanese In Mex
leo.
Some 1000 laborers will be sent over in
short time at wages Of 60 or 20 cents day.
Chinese advlces states.that the Hong Kong
and Shanghai banks made millions OF dollars
out of the silver deal. The bank purchased
all the Mexican dollars 1t could get before
the silver bill passed the United States Con-
gress, after which the value Of silver took a
big jump. The banks sold all they had at a
large advance.
His Students Could Not Cure Him.
ST. PETERSBURG, October ia young
professor OF medicine named Koucharsky, at l
the close of a lecture on poisonous acids be- |
fore class in the university here yesterday /
poured some drops Of one Of the p0isons inso i
glass, saying as he drank 1t, I'm two
minutes you are going to see, q man die oe-
fore your eyes. Gentlemen, l Did you rare
WELL" The students tried to administei anti
dotes but the man was dead in two minutes. |
1t is generally believed that the professor
had gone suddenly mad. ~
Grand Duke Nicholas lpsane.
LONDON, October 12.-It ha; Just been
learned that at the close Of the RUSSIAN
military mauauvTes In Vonina the Grand
Duke Nicholas, who had SnleI command OF
the army, suddenly becane insane from me
effects Of a disease fron which he has long |
suffered. He was remQFed lncognlto 10 Gen'
Martyroff's estate In Don Steppe. Physi- |
clans declare his con6ition hopeless.
Sir Evelyn sroke Them OF.
ROME, October IL The rupture in the me-
gotiatiOns between Italy and England regard
ing the delimitation of the frontiers OIL the
Red Sea territory, according to semi-ofii-
cial Italian account. was due to Sir Evelyn
Barring, 0ne Of the British delegates, unex-
pectedlv advancing new and excessive claims
which Italy rejected.
Rioters to Be Pardoned.
PARIS, October 12.-Presideut Carnot will
pardon many workmen imprisoned for TAX
ing part In riotous demonstrations In con-
nectIon with strikes some time ago.
Foreign Notes.
The ministers of war and marine and sew
eral Danish admirais were banquetted on
board the United States steamship Balti-
more at Copenhagen Saturday evening