The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-04
The SITUATION IN BRAZIL.
A Washington DIPLOMAT Thinks the Revo
Iutioni.ts Have Made Great strides.

A Washington DIPLOMAT Thinks the Revo-
Iutionists Have Made Great strides.
WASHINGTON. Dec. "A member OF the Dip
Iomatic CORPS who is intimately acquainted
with Brazil and Brnzilians. to-day gave his
view Of the situation in that republic. He said I:
:" II the report OF battle near San Paulo Is
correct the rcvolutionists have made i'm M nso
strides In their control OF the territory south
OF Rio Janeiro. On July / Gen. Saravia. at the
head OF the insurGent forces, was located along
the frontier OF Uruguay and the Argentine Re-
public in the state OF Rio Grande do Sui /;
and. as a matter OF fact this revolution began
In that part Of the country Mello gave his
adherence to II after 1t had been In existence
some time. To have reached San Paulo. tho
revolutionists must have gone by land through
the States OF Parana and Santa Catalina. to
within 300 miles Of the capital OF the republic.
These States-San Pablo. Santa Cataline,
Pnrana and RIO Grando do Sul-com prise tho
richest portion OF the republic. and have
within their borders some OF tho most
important commercial and strategic points
in the country. One OF these Is the port OF
Santos In San Pablo. from which Is exported
the greater portion OF the coffee Of Brazil Its
Custom House revenues. / am told. amount to
sS0.o0o.00O a year. b. far the largest portion
OF the receipts OF the Govern ment On tho
Uruguay and Argentine frontiers are situated
the towns OF San Borja and 1taquy In each OF
which Is a national arsenal. containing im.
mense quantities OF war materials. II the
rovolutionists have obtained control OF those
places 1t will readily be seen that the condition
OF the Government OF Brazil Is quite des-
perate. The Peixoto Government. however
maintains at least nomin 4, control OF the ter
ritory with Gov. Castillo at Porto Allegro in
the state OF Rio Grande do sui The Cover.
nor has ak thousand national troops with him.
but communication betwee: him and the
President il difficult. II not mpracticaDle. Tha
presence OF Gen. Sarayin in san Pablo would
miral Mello's ships. Of which ne has three at
~. GATHERINGS Island. about half way between
Porto Allegro and Rio. would intercept any
vesselS which he did not desire to pass from
The key to tho situation in Brazil" coz
tlnued the diplomat. lies In these four States.
while the northern part OF the countrv :. inclui.
ing the towns u KiG Bahia and Pernam bu 20,
are monnrchica' Tho question that now con-
finally settled Tor many years; and may lni its
two oil possibly three sOvereignties."
Thf Dr26SSd OF
that. IL his opinion. the revolutionary leader
had tunnel south. as the dispatches from Rio
SenSS Sy t. R nowrrs h0: 81 sGEs to
ton" he said have no doubt is iirss Bahis
and then i"rnamhuco which lie on the east
md northeast coast OF Brazil. The monarch
Nn1 s sSn 9ss Of so win ' prosa yon e.
followed by an uprising ia support OF the rev.
ol9tion. especially 4. as I Imagine, MelIo',
in nrn2il After stopping at these
places Mello will probably turn of to the east
and lie In wait for the coming OF the America
either OF them, unless they run away, the re-
suits are likely 10 be serlous-to them"