Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-05

Dom Pedro always cherished the hope OF
being recalled to his native land and when
the revolution broke out against Da Fon-
seca's dictatorship the ex-emperor was
persuaded by the Count d'Eu and Others
that if he should make public offer to re-
turn that the Brazilians might accept IL.
This manifesto appears To have attracted
no attention whatever in Brazil, and this
seems TO have been final blow.
The disease which for some time trou-
bled him was aggravated by his men
tai suffering and he took to his bed, grad
ually growing worse until the end. Dom
Pedro's 66th birthday was on Dec. Q, and
expressions of hope for his recovery were
received on the occasion from the King
and Queen of Portugal and others. The
reminder had a depressing effect on Dom
Pedro, recalling, as it did, the contrast
between his almost deserted condition and
the popular enthusiasm with which his
nata day used 10 he celebrated at Rio ia
neiro.
His History.
Dom Pedro was native of Rio Janeiro,
where he was born Dec. ., 1875, being a
descendant Of three great royal houses Of
Bragananza, Bourbon and Hapsburg. His
father having abdicated in April, 1881,
Dom Pedro became emperor at the age of
5 years and a few months. He was de-
clared of age in July, 1910. He married, in
1343, the Princess Theresa, sister Of the ex
King OF Naples. He was a popular
emperor and never hesitated to mingle
freely with his subjects, even of late years
getting into an ordinary public conveyance
when the imperial carriage was not handy,
He was finely educated, having an ex-
tensive knowledge Of modern languages,
and was a liberal patron Of literature.
The principal domestic event of his reign
was the gradual
Abolition Of Slavery in Brazil,
by the advocacy of which he is said to
have incurred the i'll will of many of the
slave holding class. The principal foreign
events were the aid which he gave in the
overthrow of the Argentine tyrant, Rosas,
and his alliance with the Argentines
against the Paraguayan tyrant, Lopez.
The paraguayan war resulted in the death
of Lopez. and in leaving Paraguay little
more than a depopulated waste. Dom
Pedro also had u dispute with great
Britain in 1852 which resulted favorably
for Brazil.
His deposition was in part attributable
to growing Republican sentiment and
partly TO the ambition Of higher offices in
the army and navy, and also to the unpop-
ularity Of the Count diEu, husband of the
Princess Isabella and who, it was appre-
hended, would virtually rule the empire
in the event of Dom Pedro's death.
Dom Pedro was called upon TO abdicate
Nov. Is, 1889, and was sent to Europe on
passenger steamer, under guard Of Bra
lillian man-of-war. A touching incident
of his departure was that, when the Bra
lillian coast was disappearing in the dis
tance the ex-emperor released dove with
his own hands as a
Messenger OF Peace to BraziI.
The empress died soon after their arrival
In Lisbon, and her death and his other
misfortunes were supposed at the time to
have affected Dom Pedro's reason. He re-
covered from the blow sufficiently to de-
vote his time 10 literary studies and in
vestigations, on which he was until re
Gently engaged. During the past summer
the ex-emperor was greatly troubled, at
Vichy, France, with gangrene of the foot.
He was better for time, and then again
had TO take to his bed, but appears to have
recovered from his visitation only to fall
under other Affections.
Dom Pedro was not poor at his death.
The imperial property in Brazil, con1s-
Gated Mt the time OF the deposition, had
been restored TO the imperial family, and
in October last an act was passed by con
gress and signed by President Da Fonseca
granting the ex-emperor n pension Of
1900 per annum, with arrears from
Nov. 10. 1889. The death Of Dom Pedro Is
believed TO put an end to all chance Of the
restoration Of the empire.