Show BRAZILS PRESIDENT DEAD Was One of I Dom Pedros Ministers Who Had Risen to the Presidency > Rio de Janeiro Dr Alfonso Moot felra Penna president of Brazil died dn June 14 fffiM stricken with Influenza l on JUB tr2 and although qtilte seriously shl for a time Improvement Im-provement was noted on June 6 which conUnued until Saturday The president then suffered from relapse and there were marked pulmonary and gastric symptoms Dr Penna was elected to office by universal suffrage In the twenty federated fed-erated states In J90G and assumed ofljce November 15 of that year His term would iliave expired in 1910 He was a native of the state of Minas GeracH and his suo ess was the outcome out-come of a coalition of the principal states against Sao Paulo which has supplied all past presidents Dr P uaWu one otDjijra PedrDj8mln I lalers who accepted lU a supported the republic after Its proclamation ot Independence He had been president of his state and governor of the Bank of the Republic of Brazil He was vlceprcsldont of the republic and president of the senate at the time of his election to the chief magistracy magis-tracy |