Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24

he pope blessed the new movement in
Brazil because his holiness sees an op-
portunity of joining hands with the re-
publican movement in Italy, and through
this means hopes to gain possession of
the States of the church and regain
temporal power, all of which in common
English is absolute rubbish and rot"
If his holiness blessed the movement,
well and good. 1t certainly will need all
the benedictions that can be bestowed
upon it whether by pope, bishops or
Presbyterian divine. Only in yesterdays
formal de Noticids, published in this city,
| read that the archbishop of this do
cese applied to the chief-of-police, I'M
der the new decree relating to civil mart
riage, for license to marry a couple
both of whom are minors.
If civil marriage should supersede
ecclesiastical marriage, as in Venezuela,
so as to render the ecclesiastical mar
riage null and void, imposing a fine upon
and imprisoning the Clergyman who per-
forms the marriage and declaring the
offspring of the union illegitimate, unless
the civil marriage is first performed
such a decree | would pronounce not
only infamous but damnable. But hap
PLY the new order of things in Brazil
has not put such foul blot upon its
statute book so far.
The naturalization of all foreigners
in this country at the time the decree
was issued is now the law, and two
years residence of all foreigners arriv-
ing in the country hereafter makes them
citizens of Brazil, unless such foreigners
declare before the proper authorities
they do not wish to become Brazilian
citizens.
Another decree creating a great deal
of dissatisfaction is the raising of the
salaries of public officials of the army
and the navy too. The removal of a
large number of officials. who held
office under the empire, is creating an
unpleasant feeling, of course.
AS to salaries the provisional presi-
dent has decreed himself 100000 per
annum; of this people do not complain
very much. 1t is so much less than the
empire cost. Under the empire, how
ever, the President of this province of
Bahia-now called State-received ST..
600 per year. Under the republic
the governor receives, by order of the
provisional government, 100000 pei
year, seven and one-half times as mucl
as under the empire. On this scor,
complaint is at Il premium.
Dom Pedro II. refused to accept tn,
S2,500000, offered by the provisional
government, on the plea that the gov
: eminent has no right to give away the
peoples money. The real reason fol
, his reported refusal is, however, by ST
[ doing he would actually recognize the
government of Brazil as it is today
The pension of 100000 per year he
accepts, because that is an enactimen
under the empire. All other pensions
the ex-emperor gave are to be continued
, 1t is decided also that the ex-senator.
shall receive 500 milreis-250 per month
There are 60 ex-senators. This mil
ries salve will cover good many sore
, spots no doubt.
The provisional government in appoint
ing the chef-of-police of each State i.
. said to be acting in an arbitrary man
ner. The people think the governor o
: each State should have the appointing
power for the present. Yesterday
l kilograms from Rio state that feel
t ing of uneasiness is manifested in tinan
cial circles, the London banks in
, structing their houses here, in Rio anC
: elsewhere to cease advancing money, t.
exercise extreme caution, etc. Elk
change has dropped and scarcely any
business is being done This may b,
| occasioned by reported military dis
= turbance in Rio, according to last even
ings kilograms, which, however, wa
= temporarily quelled.
The L. S. flagship "Richmond,' un
der command of Admiral ellis, cam,
into this port on the 18TH inst. and vii
remain till further orders.
The World and the n. Y. Tribun,
correspondents arrived at this port OF
their way to Rio per advance on tn,
, 18th. The World correspondent il
2 John b. Klein of Samoan fame. Hat
r not the pleasure of seeing him, as | wa
not in when he called. Saw the Trib
une correspondent and gave him con
= siderable information, which he n,
; doubt will embOdy in a letter for tn,
, Tribune from this port. Various viewi
of Brazilian statesmen are coming t,
the surface as to the causes of the revo
, luton, some of which | may forward
} later on.
: All are anxiously awaiting the result
of the elections. What will they bring