The Butler weekly times., 1897-11-25
TRIEDTO UPSET A REPUBLIC
Remarkable Career of Consel-
heiro, Brazi|'s Crazy King

Domestic Tragedy Drove Him 10 Fa'
natlcai Revolt Which Cost the Gov
ernment Millions OF Dollars and
Thousands Of Lives to suppress
Women as Well ~ Men Fought
F,-rceIy Under His Bloody Standard
and Died With him nt' Caundos.
From the Washington PoEt
From Brazil comes the announce
ment that Antonio Conselheiro has
been killed by government troops.
Simple in itself, this announcement
means much to Brazil. 1t means
that the revolutionary troubles IN
that republic are undoubtedly at an
end, at least for the time being; 1t
means that the man through whom
thousands of lives have been lost is
no more; that the only person who
has done more than any other to
drive Brazil to the verge of bank.
ruptcy has been removed, and that
the premise of peace hangs over th7
biz South America Republic. And
It means, too, that one OF the most
remarkable figures in the history OF
that country has laid down his life,
a sacrifice to his convictions
Conselheiro was the leader OF the
sc-called fanatical movement in Bra
zil, strange combination Of man
and God, warrior and diplomat, d
imam who would be King Millions
of dollars have been spent to crush
him, and thousands Of lives paid
forfeit at the point Of his sword
This fanatic" this ''crazy man,
this self-styled Good Jesus who
fought for God and the King" as
he expressed it, had been matched
against the greatest military genius
in Brazil, and had not been foun'
wanting. He called women as vel
as men into his army; women. who
il anything, fought more savag'l
than did tie men, and died to VII
the favor Of their chief.
Striking barely describes the pei
sonsl appearance of this Conseheir'
startling is the word. Gaunt an
hirsute, he lowered several inche
above the tallest of his follower
He had eyes of wonderful magnet
ism, eyes which never faltered in th
face of a foe, which unf1inchingl
expressed the iron will of the maj
aud which were kindly withal. II
hair was long and shaggy, and
coarse beard partially hid his fac
His dress was ragged tunic; b
battle cry, "God and the King!"
DID HE FIGHT FOR coNDE D'Eu!
There is story to the eff. Ct th
in his offensive operation again
Brazil Con nselheiro acted merely
the lieutenant of Conde d'Eu, so
in.lsw of the late Dom Pedro, WI
was forced to abdicate in 1889
Brszil it was generally believed th
Conde d'Eu desired to overtime
the republic, re establish q mo
archy, aud take upon himself L
roy al robes. Many things tend
disprove this theory, but the f.
remains that Consslheiro, in all
aggressiveness, was supported L
orally by some great financial pow
that he had only to ask for ar'
and ammunition to receive the
Whence came these munitions! tt
is a question which Brazil with
her power and her g. cret police, b
been unable to solve SATISFACTORY
There is another story that Ct
selheiro worked only for his o.
ends; that he aspired to establish
monarchy aud be crowned king
all the Brazilians. Seemingly agai
this, however, is the fact, that
far as known, Conselheiro nes
tried to win over to his cause any
the reall, lnhue atial men OF Bra
and without such ass; ance ope
tious could only have resulted
failure
The series of incidents which
to the remarkable achievements
this man ani his death are dramf