St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-09
RESIGNED IN A BODY.
The Municipal Government of Rio
de Janeiro Quits.

In6 VI INV
de Janeiro Quits.
Rio JANEIRo, March 15.-The most
important event Of the week was the
resignation in body of the municipal
lntendeucy in consequence of decree
o. the 25th of February, subJectlng GER
tain of their acts to the approval of the
government. The new intendency,
whose president is DR.. Redo Manuel,
has made an excellent impression Oh
all by suSpending the new code OF mu-
nicipal bylaws framed by the retiring
board. This code had given universal
dissatisfaction. For some days past the
minister of finance. Ruy Barbosa. has
been the subject of storm OF abuse from
writer's acting in the interest OF the
great banking establishments such
as the Bank of Brazil, the
National bank and other finan-
cial institutions. The capitalists con-
uected with these are apprehenslve that
their interests are imperiled by the eS-
tablishment of the new bank OF the
United States of Brazil. The fight was
conducted principally by ex-senator ana
eX-Premier and Councillor Manuel
Souza Dantas. Dantas was the hrst
chief of the Liberal party who made
AboIitionism the Watchword
of his party. Ruy Barbosa, at the same
time, was the great leader of the Liber-
ais in the chamber of deputies. SouZa
Dantas, the semi-Republican of former
wears, is the president of bank. nomi-
mated by Viscount Quro Preto, the
"g rave digger" of the monarchy: The
two giants. once friends, are for the
moment bitter adverSarieS. The result
is compromise. Three new banks for
the Northern states are decreed, with
capital of $4,000. 600 each: one Tor Para,
Maranham and Plainly; one for Ceara,
Rio Grande do NOrte, Parahyba and
Pernambuco, and the other for Bahia,
Sergipe and AlagoaS. The service OF
the redemption Of the public debt
paper mOney-is given to the Bank or
Brazil and the National bank. And the
issue of paper money by the new DanK
of the United States OF Brazil is limited
to $25,000,0 900, which, however, can be
augmented whenever the necessities OF
the circulation require it. 1t is possible
that this result was due to the fact that
already two members of the first minis-
try had retired. One, Demetrlo RlDelro,
retired to change everything so as to
conform the new order of affairs to the
comtist theory. Another. AristideS ola
Silyeira Lobo, made himself extremely
unpopular by keeping in all monarch
lists. putting out what few Republicans
had managed to get into office and ap-
pointing in their places weli-knoWn
mOnarchiSts. Benjamin Constant. min
lister of war, the great organizer OF the
revolution, was determined not to give
the imperialists the satisfaction OF
obliging
Third Minister to Resign.
Quintiuo Bocayuva, minister OF for
eign affairs, has returned from the
River Plate, where he went to sign the
treaty of limits between the Argentine
Republic and Brazil. For over a cen
turv the question of 1.-THE mission" has
been before the two countries. Often
has war been imminent, and there has
never been time when there was not
danger OF an outbreak. The treaty has
stopped all that. Its advantage is mani
fest, yet the enemies of the republic
managed to raise a hue and cry OF
"Fatherland sacrificed" immense ter
ritory yielded by the republic, etc.
The government was obliged to make
an official statement that they were all
responsible; that the same treaty had
been agreed to by the imperial govern
ment only few hours before its down.
fall: and that the whole question would
be referred to the Brazilian constituent
assembly and the Argentine assembly.
The treaty is almost certainly more
favorable to Brazil than to the Argen-
tine republic. 1t makes straight cut
between the two nearest points OF I'M
doubted Argentine-Brazilian territory,
and entirely destroys three strategic
lines that the Argentines had built with
great care. Secretary of State Blaine
has sent out circulars to all ministers
and consuls, possibly in South Amer
lea, certainly in Brazil, requesting in
formation in regard to the means OF
Extending American Trade
in their localities. AS most of these Of
ficials are new men they will naturally
require some time to get the desired in.
formation, though the consul general at
Rio, Oliver III. Dockery, is very assidu-
Gus in his. efforts to comply with Mr..
Blaine's REQUEST. All commercial drum
mers are asked to give their opinion,
and each opinion thus obtained is made
into dispatch. If American trade is to
make Roadway in Brazil, great improve
ment in the mail service is demanded.
The mails from the United States are
now very irregular. The mails are sup
posed to come every three weeks, but
as a general rule it is from four to six
or even seven weeks before letter
mailed in the United States reaches its
destination in this country. The mosi
expeditions way now is to send letters
by way Of England.