Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-22
EXILED TO AMAZ0NIA.
Consul Kerbey Has a Talk With the
Victims of Brazil's President.
THEY MADE A JOLLY SHIPL0AD.
A Lot of Cadets Acted as Guards and I.u1u-
ries We're Abundant
PEIXOTr0 IS A FIRST.CLASS CZAI

| LARA, april Zo-lC may appear lar
fetched to compare the Gar of Russia
whose subjects live nearest to the Nortl
Pole, with the acting President of the new
Brazilian Republic, whose warm-blooded
citizens swelter in the tropics yet it is 6
difference of latitude and longitude rather
than degrees or DEGREES of despot1sm.
The Gar OF all the Russians, BY divine
right, by a simple imperial decree, banishes
tothe foreign wilds of Siberia those ofhis sub
jects who may, by the fateful process of evo-
utlon, become so far advanced in their
education as to be '.thorns in his Imperial
crown" The acting Vice President of the
Republic of Brazil Florianna Peixotto. an
army officer, who abetted his predecessor,
Deodora Fonseca, in the military and naval
conspiracy, which overthrew the late EN-
peror Dom Pedro IL, and, who in turn,
subsequently seated himself in the chair,
has recently, by simple manifesto, BAN
ished to the Upper Amazon in the equator,
an inhospitable and desolate frontier, as
distant from Rio de Janeiro as is st. Peters
burg from Siberia, % of the most cultivated
as well as the most prominent personages of
Brazil. simply and only for politi-
cal offenses, or because they ventured
to express publicly opinions differ
ing from him, or to respectfully criticse in
the newspaper his official acts OF usurpa-
tion.
Who Peixotto's Victims Arc.
All of the banished are Republicans and
were prominent in their early adhesion to
Fonseca. Among them are distinguished
field marshals and Generals of the Brazilian
army, rear admiral of the navy, the de-
posed Governors of the States of Ceara and
Amazonas, who were elected by their
| States, and who did not approve of the
usurpation of Vice President who seated
| himself, a Senator and three members
elected to the National Congress, editors of
daily papers, professors of colleges,
| doctor and dentist, a capitalist who is
| reputed to be the wealthiest man in Brazil,
! banker, a manager of a large corporation,
| and others.
The cable will have conveyed to the out
side world only that portion of this story
that has met with the approval of their Re
publican dictator's censor at Rio de
Janeiro. As the Amazon is is days nearer
to America (bv maiD than Rio, 1 take this
opportunity afforded by the outgoing Booth
line steamer to outline a few facts that
have come under nv personal observation.
There came to anchor at Para, which is
near the mouth of the Amazon, yesterday,
en- route to the headwaters, the large steam
ship Pernambuco, of the Lloyd Brazileiro
llne which had been seized or pressed into
service as a Government transport to con-
vey these political prisoners and their fam
lilies over the 5000 miles of ocean voyage
and 2, 900 miles more of river transportation
to their destination on the frontiers of Peru
and Venezuela on the sunrise side of the
Andes, which are as far west in Amazonia
as are the Sierra Nevadas in our own land
On Board the Prison Boat.
Through the kind offices of q couple of
Brazilian friends was, as a special favor
permitted to go on board the transport, and
I availed myself of the opportunity to in
terview the exiles. The vessel had anchored
the guns of the old fort aud close by Bra
lillian warship. Fortified with an official
permit and accompanied bv Seniors Cher
mont, lawyer and popular gentleman of
influence, brother of the late Governor
and Secretary of State, and Sr. Watrin,
who is a member of the Assembly and |
supporter of the present Government, we
were ushered on board without question.
The Pernambuco is large Clyde |
pullt modern snip, wen arranged Win ele-
CANT saloons, comIortaDie rooms extensive |
promenade decks, etc. Whatever else may
be SAID tendlng TO create q contrary opinion,
1t must pc CONCEDED that tne nrst impress
sion made upon the visitor was that the |
passengers were Jolly party pounq on
select excursion, rather than that OF cargo
of e1iles en- route to distant points OF ban
1shment. Inc ship was IN charge OF a
Brazilian naval ONCE, tnough the regular
captain and crew sailed her as usual
An Amusing Military Guard.
,
In aaolllon 10 thlS snip comple"ent OF
men, tnere was was an ainsu - mintary guaio
corceons Uniforms. older cadets from the Rio
Military School to the number OF 23. 1t Is
said there were 10 othcers TOR the 23 cadets
Some OF them wore canes and all wore i'm
mense euffs and collars. Ihere was nothing
In the bearing OF the cadets that would. at
all indicate the presence OF any prisoners on
board. Prisoners and soldiers mixed pro-
The boys In their bright uni
forms, sitting on the guard rails like college
boys on fence, chatted as only Brazilians
can chatter, to the younger OF the exiles
who seemed to be quite amused and laughed
nerrily over the chafhng about their being
sent to place where ants were as numerous
Is grains OF sand, moqueens on every blade
'f grass, mosquitoes In clouds, and fevers
always in the air.
There were scattered about in the cabins