The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-20

Information from semi O0icini sources %
the condition AT A0Airs in nrssii- IT,
ports via uritish sources Col0Fca By
Commercial JsAiousy-Ths Attitude 81
ltts GRANGE Do Sui Explained.
WASHINGTON. Nov l3.-Tbe bureau oi
American republics announces that u
has from. semi official sources the fol-
lowing information In regard 70 tho
| present condition Of affairs in Brazil:
| The telegraphic and other news
| which comes from or via London Is
often entirely false and generally dis
torted and magnified. British jealousy
Of the increasing influence Of the
United States in Brazil. and the fear OF
losing commercial supremacy in that
country SO long and SO profitably main
tanned under the empire. are the
motives which inspire the false aud
alarming dispatches concerning politi-
cal disturbances in Brazil.
The brazilian government denies Of
ficially and absolutely the existence
OF any secession movement in Brazil.
and declares that outside Of Rio Grando
do Sui there Is no conflict or disturb
ance OF the public peace. In the state
just mentioned. the most southern In
Brazil and bordering on Uruguay ard
the Argentine republic. the situation is
peculiar and needs some special cxpla-
nation. When the revolution OF No
vcmber. 1889, substituted the reupblic
for the empire. the state OF Rio Grande
do Sui accepted the new form OF gov
eminent quite as readily and with
as little disturbances as any other;
but on the organization OF the
state government party lines wcrc
closely drawn and party feeling
warmly aroused between the repub-
leans. on the one hand. and the adher-
cnts OF the deposed leader, Silvcira |
Martins, on the other. Forcible re- |
sistance was offered 10 the installation
OF the governor-elect. who was the can.
didate Of the republicans. The armed
intervention Of the federal government
was necessary to overcome this resist
ance; but the feeling Of opposition ma
turally remained, and was perhaps in
fensified by federal interference. i
A telegram of the Brazilian minister
II foreign affairs at Rio de Janeiro. to
he minister here explains the disturb
lnce in Rio Grande as an outbreak OF
he struggle between the parties men,
Toned. and denies any movement
oward secession. Without positive in
ormation it is impossible to state the
Ittitude Of each party towards the
PRESIDENT Of the republic in his troubles
With the congress recently dissolved.
mt It Is reasonable TO suppose that the
overnor OF Rio Grande do Sui would
Import the power which assured the !
flee to which he had been chosen.
The position Of Rio Grands do Sui a.
n independent state. in consequence
a successful movement for secession.
'ould be extremely difficult and full Of
cr;l. between the mother country and
'ruguay. with which country she has .
cen in continual disputes. and whose
eople are Of a different and almost I
ostile race Between them ancient :
'alousies and chickering's have never !
ccome extinct The position Of the ]
ate would have been precisely that OF
exas, should she attempt to maintain
n independent existence betw zen the
nited States and Mexico.
About one-third of the population OF {
10 Grande DO Sui is of German de- Z
'ent. Of whom perhaps ~, 900 have not =
e been naturalized. III