Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-08
TROUBLE IN BRAZIL.
American Coffee Merchants Are Said to
Be Seriously Affected
No Warship There Except the Yantic-
Secretary Gresham's Dfspstch to
the United States Minister.

The situation In Brazil is regarded as
extremely serious and is engaging the at
tention of the President and his advisers.
A phase Of it considered at today's cabinet
meeting was in regard to the best course
to pursue for the protection Of American
interests in Brazil The obsolete and prac-
tically useless wooden ship Yantic Is the
only resemblance to a United States war
ship now on the Brazilian station, The
gunboat Yorktown has probably left Monte
video on her cruise to the Pacific. She
arrived there on the 1st instant for coal.
1t is probably too late to catch her now
for service in Brazilian waters. The cruiser
charleston. which is also bound along
the east coast of South America
Tor service on the Pacific station.
lett Barbadoes about two weeks ago, and is
now somewhere in the vicinity Of Brazil.
She will probably put in at either Rio de
Janeiro or Montevideo for coal and n so
could be detained In Brazilian waters as
long as necessary, or until relieved by the
cruiser Newark. now fitting out at the
Norfoik navy yard. for duty as the flagship
OF tne south Atlantic station. She will
not De ready to start. however. for at least
ten days or two weeks, and the special
necessity for her presence in Brazil NAV
possibly be over before she could possibly
get there. The threatened trouble in Bra
the departure Of the Newark
Coffee Merchants Affected,
The coffee merchants Of New Yor. are
seriously affected by the action Of the Bra
lillian government in ordering the suspen-
sion OF all cable communication with that
country. They made an attempt yesterday
to learn whether the Brazilians were dis
eliminating against the United States in
the order. Louis Seligsberg, the secretary
OF the conee exchange, wired Secretary OF
state Gresham and received the following
answer from the Secretary:
No specific discrimination against Amer
lean citizens or trade in Brazil being al
legged, any Independent protest against the
suspension Of cable messages would be of
doubtful utility If the measure has been
adopted for defensive purposes. But II de-
sired by New York merchants. Minister
thompson can be instructed to concur in
q general diplomatic remonstrance against
the burdensome interference with the for
eign commerce Of Brazil.
In reply to 1t the Coffee Exchange sent
the following Dispatch:
Honorable w. Q. Gresham, Secretary of
State Washington. D. c.:
Conee Exchange, in behalf Of the New
York merchants interested in trade with
Brazil. respectfully ask that the United
states minister at Rio be instructed in ac-
cordance with the suggestion contained in
the closing sentence in your todey's tele-
gram. HENRY HENTZ,
LOUIS SELIGSRERG.
Secretary Gresham today acted in ac-
cordance with the request Of the New York
merchants, and sent cable message to
United States Minister Thompson at Rio de
Janeiro, instructing him to make a vigor-
GUS protest against the "burdensome inter
ference with the foreign commerce Of Bra
I'll. 1t was suggested to the minister that
he secure the cooperation of the represen-
tatives of other foreign governments.