New-York tribune., 1889-12-19
VANDALISM IN BRAZIL.
VALUABLE PAINTINGS DESTROYED BY THE
MOB
NAVAL CADETS PAINTING TOWN RED-THE
RUBBER SUBSIDY.

NAVAL CADETS PAINTING A TOWN RED-THE
RUBBER SUBSIDY.
The steamer Cyril, from Brazil, which was anchored
at Quarantine Tuesday night, arrived at her pier
in Brooklyn early yesterday. She left Para on De
cember s. having remained at that port almost two
weeks The captain had little news Of Importance In
regard to affairs in Para where everything was again
moving on in the customary way. lie related few
particulars of the revolution in Ceara however point
from which news had been received as yet In this
city.
on November 10 hundred or more students OF the
Naval College in Ceara paraded the streets preceded
by their band of musicians. They filled the air with
their hurrahs for the Republic, and were soon prac'
tcay In control the town the police and officers
declined to stop their march. They carried with them
a ladder buckets of red paint, hating al
each sreetcorner where the Of the streets were
printed the lamp-posts or houses. All names Sig
nncant Of royalty or related in way to the mon
archy botted out, and Republican ones piaceu
i'm their stead. Each change accompanied by a
speech which drew forth thousands of "Vivas" from
the cadets and the large crowd which had joined
them I'm their rounds This lasted several hours when
the rebapsm Of the thOroughfares was comple1e anu
an appropriate blessi. pronounced by the leader
In Para, according to the captain number OF valu'
able oil paintings in the palace were destroyed D 'o
Republicans a fact which has been suppressed here
tofore 1t was on the morning following the procla
nation Of the Provisional Government. band Of tile
most ardent adherents Of the order OF things
forced their way into the palace, the finest Duoihg
i'm the city, where the Imperial governor resided, ana
began a systematic raid. The paintings representing
Dom Pedro and members OF the family were cut IN
pieces the taking especial pleasure In cutting the
heads from the figures The actions Of the invaders
were greeted with applause by their numerous friends
who had assembled outside the palace The rest OF te
captains information has been published already.
Although the political news Of meagre nature
additional particulars received by the rubber
merchants relative to the subsidy concession granted
10 the Companhia Mercant of Para.
w. Il. Grace d Co. have received letter from their
correspondent in Para dated November %, saying
that Senor j. G. Wanna again making efforts TO
secure the grant of a subsidy from the Government
lie had made the same attempt under the previous
Governments, but had failed. " Under tile present
political regime however, continued the letter. ana
until the political Constitution Is made the Gov
ernOr of the province has dictatJral powers and Is
authorized TO impose any tax which he may consider
necessary advisable. This together with the tact
that the present Governor Is president OF the Board
Of Directors of the COmpanla Mercant and Is known
to be favorable TO the project Is rather dsqueling
TO the other merchants who have presented protest
to the Governor
A member OF the firm of j. Loewenthal & Co. said
Yesterday that the protest gotten up by merchants
in this country against the grant now in circula-
ton among the rubber houses In Boston. II would
be sent New York in the course OF few days fOr
the signatures Of merchants of this city VINO are op
posed TO the grant W. II. Graces correspondent also
said that the Provisional Government of Brazil had
to prevent crisis after the rubber crop had been
gathered.