Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25

seemed to be happier after this, as during
the day her laugh was to be heard all over
the ship This poor girl, if she does not
escape will doubtless be taken to the for
est as the slave of some rubber gatherer.
Perhaps the child is herself Indifferent to-
her fate; at least she is reared to expect or
hope for nothing better in this life. 1 have
since written to the proprietor of this
hacienda, offering to take her to her friends.
This is true story, and those interested
NAV verify it by writing to the lonely
landing to ''Luzia, care of Carlos WE'LL,
Santa Rita, Upper Amazon River, Brazil
The hours on board seemed to become
more painfully lonely the further we got
away from the point where We had left
alone the little girl ''Luzia-" On the morn
ing following we reached the Peruvian
frontier, our boat landing at the little mill
tary post of Brazil established at TabatInga-
There is nothing but lonely looking Bra
lillian flag, q couple of old cannon, the
ruins OF former Government house, out of
the windows or through the root of which
are now growing tropical trees Close by
this is another half demolished Govern
ment house, which is occupied BY the few
slovenly Braz lian soldiers and the distin-
guished Depordados, who were banished
from Rio 10 this distant part of a republic
because of their political opinions Ger
tainlv more desoiate spot could not have
been selected in which to punish bya slow
torturing death those who might become
troublesome on account of their superior
intelligence.
Banishing Political Offenders.
The Gar of all the Russias in banishing
his victims to the cold regions OF Siberia
does not do them so great an injury per-
sonally as the President OF the sO-calleI
Republic of Brazil, in compelling these
men to live in the antIpodes of Siberia, in q
spot so hot that lie is unbearable all dur
ing the day, while at night the mosquitoes,
the moqueens OH every blade of grass. the
snakes, scorpions, centipedes and other
creeping things are SO numerous Gs to have
compelled the abandonment of the place by
the military under Dom Pedro some years
ago. When the boat put into the muddy
banks the captain courteously invited me
to 20 ashore with him. / began to suspect
that my turn had come, and that was to
be landed like Luzia- To be left with
rarty of political cranks who can talk as
only Brazilian politicians do talk, would
have been equivalent to leaving ME in an
insane asylum. The Jolly captain laughed
at my apprehensions, assuring me that he
would not go eff without calling ME. 1
went ashore in the mud. The two or three
hours spent with the exiles were, indeed,
interesting as well as hot
Among the Brazilian ExiIes.
L had brought with ME a paper contain
ing printed account of the interview 1
had held with the prisoners viii lie en- route,
on board the PernambucO at Para, which 1
desired to give to Capt. CarvalhO, but he
being absent, ventured TO address pleas
ant-taced elderly looking gentleman, care
lessly aItired in wooden shirt and duck
trousers, who had attracted nv attention at
once. Finding that he spoke English very
well, I gave him the latest news from the
outer world, which only comes to them
once month, and incidentally mentioning
that L should like to see the celebrated exile
Rear Admiral Wodenkolk, who it will
be remembered, was member of the En-
peror's cabinet at Rio, and as a naval
officer is we'll known in America One OF
the exiles present smiling observed, "You
have been talking with the Admiral for
some time" 1 took of my hat, saluted
and apologized, the Admiral laughing
heartily at my embarrassment. We had
glass OF beer all around, which is one of the
things they cannot deprive even exiles from
finding away on this rotten edge OF civiliza-
tion, in the heart of the Amazons. We
parted with hope of meeting again soon,
either as travellers together over the Andes
TO the Pacific. or perchanee in Rio, when
they are pardoned.
AVeritable River of Death.
Close by Tabatinga is also the Peruvian
outpost station, where we land to take up q
Peruvian customs official; this interchange
of courtesies consumes all of one day and un-
limited quantities of warm beer. In the |
evening of the same day we debouched to
enter the Rio Javsry, which is the dividing
line between Brazil and Peru, where we
unloaded some CARGO and disembarked most |
of our passengers at the several landings.
This important but deadly stream may be
hkened to the River OF Death. The first !
town, or rather the site for proposed town,
at the mouth, is appropriately named ''Es-
peranza," or Hope. 1t may truly be said |
of those who ascend this river to remain
long in its dreadful malaria, "All We who
enter here leave hope behind
The Javary is a most valuable rubber ter |
ritory, and probably for the same reason it |
is most productive of the most malignant |
type of fever. The lands on each bank are
low, while the interior is covered with |
numerous swampy lakes when the river
falls. Iu this season the waters in these |
lakes soon dry up under the hot sun and |