Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-13

1--WE Americans said 60 nave been
nuried alive.

I've Americans said 60 nave been
nuried alive.
NLw York, Nov. IAN Amori-
Cnu,wuO recently returned from BfhHil
after n long residence, was visitcd by
an Associated Press representative
The gentleman insisted that his name
should not DO ussd, ~ his large busi-
nvss interests la Brazil might buncr.
at arems TO mC,O said he, "thnt II IL
nu outrage 10 enlist men at this time VI
the year To 20 10 Brazil. yellow fever
Rmenth hence will bs raging luriuusly
IN all sections where fightlng tnkts
place. predict 90 per cent OF tho
men going on the Brazilian fleet will
never return alive, even II they escape
the bullets and torpcdoee OF the insut-
gent fleet.
"Brrides tho heat, which IA intense
from November 10 hafcn, thu scenes
usiiy IN thrsr cities arc sickeniug.
The tunersls II the victims u yellow
fever, smallpox anu pUrfl'befri Ia
spcoira OF African lcprOsyl aro sucn m
every street.
"lhu brazilian authorities take cspU-
clnl pleasure In exercising bfutHuty
upon Amvucans, Tor the reason Of the
lack Of cooperation among the Amtri-
can COlonisB at Rico, whereas tue
Euylish, French, German aud other
European colonies Are unit. l have
personal knowledge uf the fact that
Two Americans, employees Of nrm
Ut American manu- uCturcfs sent 10
Brazil, met death through the unscru.
pulUus and inhumgn neglect OF thu
Brazilian authorities. Ihey were taken
NJ, packed OIL TO a foul hospital us yell
low lever patients, the cases pronounced
hopeless aud they thrust, against all
cntteAty, lntO collins aud buried DO.
tore lilo became extinct. These IRE
two Instances out Of an almost daily
iist OF similar occurrences. The at
tondanps NJ the hospitals Hre ~ lazy
aud thOughtieaa and No accustomed to
the scenes that they become hardened
ami thrust a human teing alive into a
collin thinking II 10 no difference n the
Patients onu is FASTENED lit L..
Thousands OF lvea might have been
saved at Rio do Jnnclro alone had any
Kind 81 decent health regulations
been observed,
"Evcryboiy In the army and navy
anu civil service Of Brazil 10 Acluatod
by tue lettiest kind OF iealUu, 60 anu
rUlnshness. Therein 10 tho CAUSE OF
the whole present trIublo, and II
really DOES not matter much 10 tho
brazilian government which side wins
In the present struggle. Poixoto IL
undoubtedly an autoofatic tynnt, who
IL not competent TO act IA tho oxouu-
two OF mOribund village IN any
other country than BruzIi, tie was
plaeeG ia power merely On account OF
being u leading general In an army
that had never seen service. His
spokesman was Bgrbcsa, n man
whose patriotism consists Of looking
after the spUils OF office. He was on .
Of the leaders In the blooiless insurrec.
ton which Resulted IN tho deposition
aud exile OF Dom PEDRO. lie then
became SECRETARY OF the treasury under
the present reckless anu oOrru Vt admin
ietraIiOn Of Do Fonseca. BarbOsn 10
gathering around him lot of adven-
turefs, who have carried on n series Of
wild financial operations. IL MellO
succeeds this man Will undoubtedly
come 10 tins front again. IL PeiXoto
retains power his inner circle Of friends
viii continue to keep the oommercB Of
brssll disturbed lot u good many years
" come.
Il has simply been fight between
tho army ami navy. BatOOsa nnd his
crowd Of politicians were with the
army 10 long AS that side opened the
way TO new money, and grabbed
everything Ia eight. Now that that
game IL at an end they have gone over
to the navy.
"Szlafles In Brazil average very
much lower than IN the United S,ates.
while living costs four timra living la
Now York, which n tho most eEpan-
siye place In the United States. / hope
the good men who are going on this
expedition will become Informed what
IN ahead OF them anu fully realize the
terrible risks they take before engaging
In the thanEless task"