Show SOME FACTS ABOUT BRAZIL Such readers of THEHFRALD as have not cared heretofore to keep with heretoforo up the progress pro-gress of events In Brazil will Brazi wi now no doubt In view of the present prominence of that country bo glad to post themselves on a few points relative thereto Until 1890 Brazil was an umpire under DOM PEDRO I of the house of Braganza The revolution which began towards tho close of 1889 resulted in tho resignation the following February of the leading min islets of state and a declaration b neclaraton by the provisional ministry that a republican government gov-ernment would bo formed The constitu consttu tion was promulgated in June providing for a president elected for six years a senate for nine years and a chamber of deputies for three years with long term courts etc universal suffrage except illiterates soldiers priests and congregations con-gregations acknowleglng allegiance only to religious orders resjjonsi < bllity of executive officers separation oC church and strto obligatory civil marriage mar-riage etc In November tho constitution was declared adopted by the people and the republic established Meantime the provisional government had carried out a number of financial plans for placing Brazil in a condition of credit After November 15 last all import duties wero paid in gold a determination that it was estimated would bring 511000000 annually an-nually into tho treasury Already tho health of General DEODORADA FOSSECA now president was causing alarm Signs of dissatisfaction began to appear in Sep tember last whoa the congress passed several measures over tho head of the president chiefly of a financial nature Brazil has an area of 3218083 square miles population 14030000 an extraordinarily extraordin-arily large part of which Si per cen tare illiterate The estimated revenue in 1890 was 80000000 expenditure 85000000 debt 599000000 Tho capital is Rio Janeiro population 358000 |