The record-union., 1893-11-13
Americans Foolish For Enlisting in
the Southern Republics Fleet.
PREDICTIONS THAT BUT FEW o
THEM WILL RETURN ALIVE.
Comptroller Eckeis Thinks That by
the First of the Year There Will
Be Decided Advancement From
the Financial Depression Which
Has Existed Throughout the Coun-
try the Past Few Months.
Special to the REcoaD-UNroS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, Nov. 12-An American
who recently returned from Brazil, after
long residence, was visited by an Asso-
ciated Press representative. The gentle
man insisted that his name should not be
used, as his large business interests in
Brazil might suffer.
sit seems to me,' said he, "that it is an
outrage to enlist men at this period OF the
year to go to Brazil. Yellow fever a
month hence will be raging furiously in
all sections where fighting takes place. [
predict that ninety per cent. OF the men
going in the Brazilian fleet will never re
turn alive, even if they escape the bullets
and torpedoes of the insurgent fleet.
Besides the heat, which is intense from
Novem Der to March, the scenes daily in
these cities is sickening. Funerals of
victims of yellow fever. smallpox and
berri-berri, a species OF African leprosy,
are seen turning every street. The
Brazilian authorities take especi al
pleasure In exercising brutality upon
Americans for reason OF lack of co-opera-
ton among American colonies at Rio.
whereas the English, French, German
and other European colonies are united.
| have personal knowledge OF the fact that
two American employees of a firm of
American manufactures sent to Brazil
met their death through INSCRIPTIONS
and inhuman neglect Of Brazilian au-
thoritieS. They were taken i'll and pack
Oft to foul hospital as yellow fever pa
tients. The cases were pronounced hope
less, and they were thrust, against all en-
treaty, into collins and buried before life
became extinct. These were but two
instances out of the almost daily list of
similar occurrences. The attendants at
the hospitals are SO lazy and thoughtless,
and so accustomed to the scenes that they
become hardened, and thrust human be-
lngS alive into collins, thinking 1t not
any difference if patients are fastened
| to the end a little. Thousands of lives
might have been saved at Rio de Janeiro
alone had any kind of decent regulations
as to health been observed.
Every body in the army and navy
civil service of Brazil has actually the
pettiest kind of jealousy and selfishness.
Therein is the cause of the whole present
trouble, and it is really not matter so
much to the republic of Brazil which side
wins the present struggle. PeIXoto is
undoubtedly an autocratic tyrant, who is
not competent to act as executive in q
moribund village of any other country
than Brazil. He was placed III power
merely on account of his being the lead
ing general in an army that had never
seen service. His spokesman, Barbosa,
is a man whose patriotism consists in
looking after the spoils OF Office. He is
one of the leaders of the bloodless insur-
rection which resulted in the deposition
and exile of Dom Pedro. He then be-
came Secretary of the Treasury under
the reckless, corrupt administration of
De Fonseca. Barbosa gathered around
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ried on series of wild financial opera
tions. If Mello succeeds, this man will
undoubtedly come TO the front again. If
PeiXoto remains in power his inner
circle of friends will continue to keep the
com merce of Brazil disturbed for a good
many years to come.
''Old Emperor Dom Pedro was a repub-
lican at heart, and undoubtedly his inten-
ton was to bring to the front the best men.
The most corrupt element of politicians,
however, prevented the realization of the
desires of that noble ruler. Since that
time capable and honest men have stood
no show in the councils of the country.
1t has simply been fight between the
army and navy. Barbosa and his crowd
of politicians were with the army as long
as that side had leeway TO create new
money and grab everything III sight.
Now that the game is at an end they have
gone over TO the navy.
Salaries in Brazil average very much
lower than in the United States, while
living cost four times as much as the liv-
ing in New York. which is the most ex-
pensiye place in the United States.
hope the good men who are going on this
ex pedition will become informed of what
is ahead of them, and will fully realize
the terrible risks they take before engag-
ing in tbanllless task
PEOPLE AT SANTOS LOYAL TO PEIxoTo.
New YORK, Nov. 12.-The steamer
Melbourne, from Santos and Bahia,
Brazil, came into port to-day. The peo-
pie OF Santos, which is only beginning to
recover from the terrible yellow lever
visitation, are loyal to Peixoto. Business
is hourishing at Santos. The blockade
Mello threatened was Intellectual At
Bahia the officials and people continue
loyal to Peixoto. Whilst the Melbourn Q
was at Bahia Mello's forces attempted to
seize portion of her cargo. but troops
coming to her rescue Mello's forces de-
sisted.