St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-13
BRALl GUlNG WRUNG
Currency Is Depressed, Taxes
Burdensome and Prices
EXorbitant.
Rumors Of a Movement to
Proclaim Fonseca as Die
tator for Life.
Press Gangs Are Busy Selling
Recruits to Man War
Ships.
British Reports of Uprisings
Denied, but They Continue
Sensational.

Rio DE JANEIRO, Oct. 1.-THE state
of affairs here at present is by no means
satisfactory. In nearly every respect
matters are going wrong. In the last
two years the country has been flooded
with irredeemable paper money, now
amounting nominaliy to about $3.50, 000,-
000, and deprecated to less than % per
cent of its nominal value. III cOnse-
quence of the depression OF the cur
rency and burdensome taxes, all neces-
sarieS of life cost eXOrbitanJ prices,
which are constantly rising. The bakers
held meeting the other day and de-
clded, on account of the high price of
flour. an increase of house rent and
general living expenses, to diminish the
size of lOaves of bread. The resolution
was entirely unnecessary. as the bakers
had already done individually what at
the meeting they resolved TO do col
lectively. Many articles of prime ne
cesSity cost more than double the price
of two years ago. while salaries and
wages have not risen to level CORE
spending to the rise in prices. Under
these circumstances it is not surprising
hat there should be much suffering and
discomfort.
Press Gangs al Work.
Reports were current to-day to the Of
feet that the army and navy forces were
making preparations TO proclaim Gen.
Da FOnseca, life dictator of Brazil. The
government is securing a full compile
ment of men for its war ships 10y means
of impressment, and many unlucky cit
liens have been seized in the name of
the government for this purpose. The
press gang are carrying on their opera
tons here and are actively engaged in
the work of bouncing upon and fOrci-
bly, conveying to the ships of war in the
harbor, despite the entreatieS, prayers
or physical resistance of their captives.
ali eligible men whom they think would
make desirable members of man of
wars crew. Very often it is only after
most desperate struggle that tn e gang
succeed in overpOwering and carrying
off their unwilling victims from home
and family.
Revolt Is Spreading.
1t is reported even now that the
people of AmaZOnas have revolted
against the governor of that state and a
few days ago there was a disturbance
wounded and three were killed. II
seems that the in latter state the troops
fired into an aSSemblage of citiZeuS who
were rejoicing over the reported resig-
nation of the governor, President
DeodOro's brother. 1t is said that the
president, who is quite i'll. has not been
informed of the recent riOting in this
city.
The session of congress was to ter
inmate tomorrow, but that body ma 5
voted to prOlOng its sitting to the 18th OF
November. 1t has not yet voted any
of the appropriations nor any of
the organic laws for the execu.
ton of the provisions of the con
stitution. Ever since it met four
months ago it has been at loggerheadS
with the president. An attempt was
recently made to effect a reconciliation.
but in the midst of the negotiations the
| president vetoed a bill passed by con
gress, and hostilitieS we're Immediately
renewed. Although congress has &C
cOmplished very little actual legislation
| it has shown disposition to reduce the
| expenses Of the government, which is
very necessary, as they have increased
! since 1888 from 81, 600, 900 10 $3.50, OO0. COX
! per annum.
The sanitary condition Of the city is
very bad at present. Last month there
were 1888 deaths from smallpox. and
recently the weather has been unsea
| sOnably warm, and there have beer
some deaths from yellow fever. The
city is very much crowded. and the
| streets are very dirty. This, together
with the prNatiOnS of the poor. cause
! the bad sanitary condition of the city.