The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-13


New YoRK, Nov. 12.-An American
who has only recently returned from
Brazil after long residence in that
country was visited by an Associated
Press reporter for the purpose of elicit
ing his views upon the civil war at
present in operation in the new repub-
lie Of South America.
at seems to me-" said he, chat it is
an outrage to enlist men at this season
OF the year to 20 down to Brazil ports,
even ii Peixoto was reiCninS there. The
yellow fever season commences at just
about this time, and month hence it
will be raging iuriously throughout all
the section where the fighting will take
place. venture to predict that ut
least 90 per cent OF the men going down
on the Brazilian fleet will never return
alive, even should they be 80 fortunate
as to escaps the bullets and torpedoes OF
the nsurgent fleet.
"But it is not the climate and the pre-
vailing epidemics that are mostly to be
feared The most painful and harrow
ing reminiscences in my mind consist
OF what | have seen OF the indltier-
eut brutality Of the Brazilian au-
thorites towards foreigners. They APP
pear to have an especial pleasure in eS.
ercising this unprecedented brutality
upon Americans for the reason that
tlIero is lack of cooperation among
the colonies in Rio, whereas the Eng
lish, French. German and other Euro
pean colonies are generally united.
BRUTAL TREATMENT,
These latter colonies have been so
long established in the country that
they foresee what will happen during
each years epidemic and are prepared
to take the very best OF care OF the new
arrivals into their respective colonies.
We are not so we'll prepared, and the
result is that, when an American falls
sick in q Brazilian boarding house or
hotel, he has NO special place to apply
for sympathy and care, and does not
realize what his sickness is until the
health officers are notified.
"These brutal officers arc SO accus-
toned to witness the sutterings OF
strangers who become victims to the
climate and filth OF the cities Of the
country that it is sure death to fall into
their hands. The true stories Of what
foreigners on the soil OF Brazil have sui
fered at the hands of these inhuman,
brutaIized mon Of authority in the ports
of Brazil would seem incredible. Any
one, however. who has ever passed
through an epidemic can bear witness
to the truth OF what | am saying to you.
When strangers become i'll with small
pox it is no unusual thing, in fact, the
general thing, that their cases are pro-
nounced yellow fever, despite all appeal
and protest to the contrary. They are
Carted off to an overcrowded, filthy vel
low fever hospital, there to be thrust
into beds. the linen and mattresses OF
which have not been changed or aired
since their former occupants had left
them, in most, if not in all cases, for
their collins have personal knowl
edge OF the fact that two Americans,
employees OF firm OF American manu-
facturers, and who were sent to Brazil
on business for their company, met
their death through the interruptions
and inhuman neglect OF Brazilian health
authorities.
In my opinion three or four hundred
trained and courageous Americans
could 20 down to Brazil and capture not
only one side, but both sides, taking in
the conflict, The Americans will 90 in
for business while the Brazilians on
their side will probably wage their Gus
tomary sleepy and bloodless warfare. In
all the conflicts which they have had
during recent years they have scarcely
ever sacrificed life.
THE LEADERS.
Peixoto is undoubtedly an autocratic
tyrant who would not be competent to
act as the executive OF a moribund vii
lape in any other country than Brazil.
He was placed in power merely on
account of being leading general in an
army that has never seen any service.
His spokesman, Ruy Barbosa, is man
whose patriotism consists in looking
after the spoils OF office. He was one OF
the leaders in the bloodless insurrec-
ton which resulted in the deposition
and exile OF Dom Pedro. He then be-
came secretary OF the treasury under
the reckless and corrupt administration
Of Marshal de Fonseca. As secretary OF
the treasury Barbosa gathered ABOUT
him lot Of adventurers, a sot OF
mountebanks and banditti, who started
wild cat banks and companies, carried
on a series OF unrivalled and unpreced-
euted financial operations to such an
extent that business in Rio became
daily and laughaDe display OF opera
boutle inaucering.
Alayrinck came into power, and as
the head OF tho new bank and through
Ruy Barbosn he was led to issue nun
dreds OF millions ot dollars OF new
money. Within six months nearly
hundred more new banks appeared on
the scene with no other business than
10 play, likeso many deputies, into the
hands OF the national bank and horde
OF these adventurers by creating hum