Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22
Balmaceda Wanted to Unite the South
American Republics With Him
self as President.
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST F0NSECA.
English and German Plotters Accused Of
Trying to Restore the Mon
archy in Brazil.
R& O. OFFICIALS INSPECT THE LINE.
Big improvements for the Mountain Branch and
the Pttsburg and Western.

". F. Burns, of San Francisco, who was
employed in the secret service OF Balma-
ceda, is still at the Anderson. He speaks
Spanish and Portuguese fuently, and has
travelled extensively through South America
He thinks it is about time for the United
States Government to make an example of
somebody south of the equator, where
Yankees are compelled constantly to deny
their country and claim they are English
men for the protection which the British
flag affords. He insists that the Americans
have good cause for complaint against the
Chilesns, and they should enforce their
rights at the point of the sword, if neces-
sarv.
''The Brazilians,' said Mr. Burns YES
terday, "are the only people in South
America who have any love for us. The
average native down there has no idea of
the extent of our country or its resources.
They are only acquainted with the English,
French, German and a few other continental
nations. The Chileans style themselves the
South American Yankees, and they are
very clever business people. Their conceit,
however, is something wonderful, and they
haven't the least doubt about their ability
to successfully cope with the United States.
Think They Can Whip America.
1 Twas amused one day with Chilean who
said to ne that France had great army and
England strong navy, but his country had
both. Pick up any of the histories taught
in Chile, and they contain nothing
except an account o. the war of
1872 between Spain and Chile
in which they came out ahead, and the con-
fict with Peru when that Republic was
worsted. | learn through friends that ropes
were placed around Americans and they
were dragged through the streets of their
cities with horses. This is Fow our people
have been treated by the Chileans
''As for Balmaceda, knew him person.
ally. 1 have always regarded him as a man
with an insane ambition. He was anxious
10 unite the South American Republics
with himself at the head. His name, by
the way, is pronounced as if it were spelled
in this way, 'Balmatheda, and the Junta
has this pronunciation, 'Hoontah' In
discussing the Chilean war you must make
allowance fer the brute in the Spaniards. The
Junta has committed a number of atrocious
acts since it came into power, and / don't
think it is any better than Balmaceda was.
They have shot a great many people and
thew are doing it all the time.
"What puzzles me is that the rich Pitts |
burg manufacturers do not take advantage
of the opportunities for trade offered by the |
reciprocity treaty with Brazil. The En-
glish have most of the trade in South |
America, and while they pretend to be |
friendly when We visit them or they come |
here, they never hesitate to roast us behind |
our backs. ] think that foreign scheming |
iss4t the bottom Of the trouble in Brazil. L |
knpw President Fonseca. His name is
Deodora de Fonseca, and down there he
f. known as General Deodora, which was
s fathers name. His mothers name was
onseca.
Prophesies Victory for Fonseca.
81 was introduced to Beodora in Rio JAN
eiro bv the American consul He is a |
mighty nice fellow, and one of the most |
Democratic of men. He walks through the |
streets of Rio Janeiro, and greets everybody |
pleasantly. Fonseca discovered there was
q big conspiracy aided by Europeans to re-
store the monarchy. 1t was started imme-
diatelv after the dethronement of Dom
Pedro, and TO crush it he has appealed to
the army, which is the great power, and for
the present has declared himself dictator as
the best method of getting a. il. The seat
of the trouble is ia Rio Grande do Sui. a
southeastern province along the coast,
chiefly inhabitated by Germans These
people nate the OGlted States and are op- |
posed to the reciprocity treaty. They have
always been troublesome, and I was
present not long ago when
mob of 5000 people rushed through the
streets of the principal seaport one morn
ing, and refused to accept the Governor
sent by Fonseca. An imperial Governor
was then put up. Fonseca forwarded sew
eral iron clads there, and compelled them to
seat his Governor. The water in the harbor
is only 13 feet, and they have succeeded in
blockading it. The best wav to reach the
province now with an army is to send the
men through Uruguay. I expect to see
this done shortly, as the vegetation to the
north is so thick that an army could not
get through it. I firmly believe that Presi-
dent Fonseca will come out victorious"