New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE NEW REPUBLIC.
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REVOLUTION EFFECTED IN PARA.
ovERTURN OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
FUTILE RESISTANCE OF THE IMPERIAL

GFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT TRBuSEl
Para, Dec. 9.-The American steamer Advance
| made preparations in tie West Indies 10 raise
| what was supposed TO be the flag of the Re-
public upon its a. rival AZ Para. the northernmost
! Brazilian port. This was flag patterned after
| tile Stars and Stripes. There were thirteen
| yellow and green stripes and twenty stars-the
| stars indicating tie number Of Provinces in the
| Federal system When tie pilot-boat met us al
| the mouth Of the Amazon, flag of three stripes,
| two red and one white, with single star was dis
| played. This was the flag Of the Province, but
not that of the new Republic. 1t was ascertained
| from the pilot that the new Government had not
decided upon the National flag, although it was
expected that the Old colors would be retained
with a slight modification designed to replace
the imperial insignia with a republican emblem.
The steamer on arriving at Para, raised tho
American colors fore and aft, and made no at
tempt to salute the new Republic. The customs
boat, when it came up, had ragged nondescript
flag floating from it,
TIE PROVINCE OF PARA FALLS IN LINE
On landing on Brazilian soil found that the
revolution had been scarcely a nine days wonder.
On November ID the Government at Rio was
overturned and orders were given TO the Emperor
to leave the country. On the following day the
news reached Para. The Governor of the Province
had been recently appointed and had scarcely
,ad time to take possession Of his Office. 10
could hardly be expected that he would be in
simultaneously converted to republicanism when
he had only been in Office for three days Tho
leaders of the Republican Club at once de-
termined 10 take the aggressive. As
Provisional Government had been formed at
Rio it only natHal that a similar
government should b. formed in the Provinces.
deputation of Republicans, including the chief
organizers of the club decided upon policy Of
action. They called upon the Governor Of the
Province at his palace and demanded, with Portu-
guese courtesy, that the administration should be
surrendered to the friends of the system.
The Governor President received them with
equal suavity of manner but explained that he
could not be expected to abandon his post until
official news Of the changes effected n Rio should
he received. lie bowed the delegation out of tho
executive reception-room and then attempted TO
rally the garrison and the police TO the support
Of the Imperial Government. 1t was too late.
little republican leaven had leavened the whole
lump All classes in Para were shouting Cor
the Republic, and in their Characteristic manner
expressing their approval by setting off packs Of
frecrackcrs and bombs in the streets. The gar
rson knew no king but President Fonseca, and
refused 10 obey orders from the palace. The
police revoted against Imperial control Crowds
gathered in the streets. Signs of tumult multi
piled.
TIE PEOPLE INSPIRED WITH HOPE.
The Republican dcputation. after retiring from
the palace for consultation, perceived that the
moment for decisive action had come They re.
turned TO the palace in the afternoon and in-
formed the President that affairs had passed be-
yond his control The garrison had deserted him.
swayed 10y enthusiasm for the new institutions.
The crowds about the palace were increasing every
half hour. The Presidents heart failed him. lie
submitted with as good grace as he could, pro-
testing against usurpation of power by irrcspon-
sibe leaders of the Republic. lie surrendered
his Office and DR. Justo ChermOnt. with the
sent of his colleagues, assumed the functions of
Provisional President. lie Is one OF the chief
organizers of the Republican movement, an edu-
Gated man of progressive ideas. universally re-
spectcd in Para. From that decisive afternoon
there has been no trouble IN the city or in the
OUTLYING province All classes have loyalty ac-
cepted the new political order with steadily in
creasng enthusiasm. I'm due course came from
Rio a confirmation of the powers of the
, President. one Provisional Government extending
the sanction of its guarantee 10 another. Every
day the signs of content with the change in az
fairs are multiplied Great things are expected
from the PROCLAMATION of republican institutions
Progress in wealth and national development is
regarded by the numheSt citizens as matter Of
course What has kept Brazil back you will
hear people say, Is the Imperial form of gov
crnment-too much Capitalization. Cnder Re-
public everything viii be changed for the better.'
ABUSES UNDER THE OLD REGIME.
The proclamation Of the Republic was re.
ceivcd' with a general feeling of eXhilaration.
4 strong branch os BocaYura'S Republican League
had been in successful operation here for many
months. and had been recruited largely from
the educated classes OF The city Much had al
ready been done to educate public opinion and
prepare the people for the establishment Of
new political order MorcoVr r, the local admin
i,ration under Imperial su, erviSon was irre-
trievably bad and the processes of law before
the judicial tribunals public scandal There
was instant recognition of the fact that the revo-
luton would sweep out of existence that highly
centralized system of administration by which
provinces had been deprived of the functions Of
sclf-government Under the Republic all things
would be changed, and abuses and scandals Of
long standing would be rooted out. The revolu-
ton was a popular movement here. The local
Republican leaders hailed it with great rejoiS-
ing. and were not prepared to tolerate resistance
from disappointed politicians One of the Depu-
ties elected from the Province last August saw
fiji to exprcss his indi ynation and 20 sign pro-
| test AGAINST the usurpations of the Provisional
Goyernmcnt lie was Liberal and an accom-
plishcd orator. and was generally respected as q
capable man of business. He made bimself SO
| unpopular in the course of forty-eght hours ~
| his ansry and rcsrntful structures upon the con-
duet of the revolutionary leaders that tie new
President of the Province felt compelled TO inter-
yene and to advise him TO make Journey TO the
West Indies The unhappy lmpcrialist was az
| Barbadocs when the steamer Advance left tn
! island, and was still fuming with excitement over
the trinmnh Of military adyenturcrs ard mob