New-York tribune., 1909-06-15

there we're marked pulmonary and gastric symp-
toms. The attending physicians were forced
yesterday to the conclusion that the case was
hopeless. and notification of this opinion was
sent by the Minister of the Interior to the Vice
President of the Republic. Milo Pecanha. and
various other government officials.
The physicians succeeded in prolonging life
for some hours. but the President passed away
at : 80 o'clock this morning after beng uncon-
scious for considerable time. The Nice-Presi-
dent assumed the executive powers this evening
in the presence of the ministers. Senator'S and
Deputies and representatives of the foreign pow
The ministers and chief Of police have handed
in their designations but at the request Of the
new President decided to wait for few days
before withdrawing from office. The funeral of
President Penna will be held on Wednesday
DR. Prons was born in the city of Santa Bar
bara Minas Geraes on November 80. lSi1 lie was
responsible for the founding OF the city OF Bello
Horizonte. the capital of the province. in Whlch
he had large personal interests.
His father OF Portuguese origin He was grad
uated from Caraca College. where so many promi-
nent men of his country educated and entered
the law school at sac Paulo. where he received MS
degree in 1911 As a student he was interested
IN POLITICS published many articles in the Sac
Parlo newspapers and founded newspaper with
predecessor in the Presidential chair
He became a provincial deputy in 'sI+ and
federal DEPUTY in 1879 He Minister Of War
in 1882 Minister Of Agriculture in 1883 and Minis
ter OF Justice III 1855 His election 70 the Fiesl-
denc was due to coalition of the principal states
against sac Paulo. which had supplied all former
Presidents pr. Penna was one Of Dom f"hIo
ministers who accepted and supported the reIHoHC
after its proclamation He had hecn l'reS''e''t 90
his state and governor cf tfe bank of the re-
,,,bi,c lie Uas Vice President of the republic
and President Of the senate the time of hs eec-
ton to the chief maEistracy. DIT Penna was ee'tel
to Office by general suffrage In the twenty federated
states in 1895 and assumed Office on November 10
- t,ar year His term would have expired in 1910
ar,orr the important acts of Or. Penna's admin
istra+ion was the authorization Of the NS''"'"'
navsl loan the reduction OF the duty upon Aineri-
can nroducts the raising Of the DUTY on sugar ana
the signing of an arbitration treaty with Argentina.
He strongly favored the adoption Of the goa
standard. -.
the American bartleship feet On It's cruise AROUND
the world
daughters and one more sons one Of MS
daughters is Nine. Veiga, the wife OF me ireS'
dents secretary. and one son Is member OF inc
Assembly OF the State of Ninas CIeraes -;
= do no. believe that the sudden death ot lres'-
dent F-enna will followed by any disturbance II
Rrszfl' said Vasco Abreu. Of the ftlo de JaliTlio
journal of Commerce yesterday. II Is ny
o~t,io- that the Vice President Of the Republic
ro,bor Pecanba will complete the uneNplred term
Of DR. Peppa at the conclusion of which me e.e'-
lions will be held as scheduled. The country mas
no desire for a political conflict; 1t wants peace
and opportunity for the cohtliuai'07 0- 40 Ot
,nent and progress"
DIR AbreI added that the strongest candidate III
tho next election probably would be the recent
Minister of War Marshal Hermes Fonseca- W me
General Fonseca was popular and man oi s'e@'
obi,t+, and high standing there was opposition 10
49,, a-isine from the fact that he was purely
military man. The Fonseca family has been lons
rron,inent in she affairs of Brazil Inc genera
was member of the Brazilian comm SSioh "I.lH ~
,,Ant n Germany recently at the invitation OF Ell
- yytutann 10 see the German army maneu-
- o.. 10
Arotber candidate for the Presidency may be
Baron de Rio Branco. the present Minister OF VI
eign Affairs.