Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
That is Believed to be the Destina-
tion of the New York.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE TO BE UPHELD.
Policy of the Administration as to
the Brazilian Rebellion.
A LARGE NAVAL FORCE,

y. 'ne pis armored cruiser NeU York,
.he pride OF the navy, will be settled IN A
lew Gays. The prevailing impression In
naval circles is that she is to be sent TO Rio
to add material strength to Our naval fleet
AZ that troublous capital Such action may
reasonably be accepted an indicative of an
aggressive Foreign policy on the part of the
administration. SO far a least as Brazil is
concerned Politicians Of the opposite party
are said to regard this as a shrewd politi-
cal move by the President and Secretary
Gresham to completely offset the humil-
iating failure Of their Hawaiian policy.
10 Protect American Interests
Inc concentration Of a powerful naval
Meet at Rio at the present critical 1uncturs
may reasonably be assumed to mean that
she administration proposes to guard Amer
ican interests at every point and also to
permit no foreign interference in the pres
ent civil struggle for supremacy In Brazil.
As has been already stated In The Star.
me aoministration's policy in the Brazilian
anair Is one Of strict neutrality and nom
interference, not only on the part OF the
tions.
strict Neutrality and No Intereerence.
Ine United States will not interfere In the
re-estaohshment Of a monarchy by the
people OF Brazil. or OF any other form of
government decided by the arbitrameut of
arms or otherwise among themselves. bur
the principles of the Monroe doctrine Mn
be inforced against outside Interference I'm
the struggle. The protection of American
commercial interests in Brazil is the prfnci-
pal subject Of consideration at present. aud
attention of United States naval renresents~
tives at Rio. Recent DEVELOPMENTS show
tnat American merchant vessels at Rio
nave been treated with less Consideration
M nTa.
and that unless some radical action Is soon
TAKEN our commerce with Brazil will be
shut on entirely.
A strong Naval Force.
1t is mainly these considerations that lead
to the general belief that the New York WIN
at once follow the San Francisco to Rio IA
reinforce the Newark. Charleston and De-
troit In case this Is done the United statss
Will have stronger fighting force in BraxiI-
Ian waters than is now formed by any
other nation. The New York Was taksn
out OF dry dock at New York Saturday
The cruisers hull received a coat of paint
while she was In the dock and she emerged
from the basin looking clean and fresh
Capt Philip. her commander said the ve.-
sci was, with the exception OF a full coal
supply, all ready for service The yessers
allowance OF provisions Is on board, and the
MAGAZINES and shell rooms have their al
lotted amount Of ammunition
Everybody on board the cruiser rnder.
STANDS that the Navy Department intends
to order the vessel TO Brazil Oriers 10 get
the ship In readiness for sea service at once
are hardly week old. The expeditions
manner in which they have been Complied
with reflects much credit upon the ofFicers
OF the ship and OF the navy yard
The New York TO BE Ready TomorrOw
The coaling Of the New York win be COM
pleted today and she will be ready for 50
In all respects by tomorrow morning.
The New York being by far the finest
and most powerful vessel now In commits
sion. IL Is more than likely that Rear Ad-
miral Benham will transfer his nag TO her
II The vessel Is ordered 70 Brazil The San
francesca. now en- route for Brasilian wa
tsa .ers Is az present the flagship Of the sta
ton The New York has proper accommo-
dations for nag officer and staff
The work of adjusting the electrical plant
and making some interior repairs on board
the double turreted monitor. Miantonomah,
Is progressing rapidly. She will receive the
last OF her coal supply tomorrow and win
be ready TO start to sea by Wednesday Il
destined for service In Brazil but the
chances are thought to be against her max
ing such long cruise In view of the fact
that she was specially designed for service
The Latest Cablegran.
Secretary Herbert has received q cable
gram from Capt. Picking. commanding the
United States naval forces at Rio. The
communication. Secretary Herbert says, a
In reference TO business matters. He de-
clined to make II public. He says, however.
that Commander Picking made no refer
ence TO the story sent out about the fall Of
hio and the resignation of Peixoto, and
consequently IL Is safe to assume that there
was no foundation for that roarback, AZ
APT ficking would be certain to report %
important an event II true.
Unreliable Reports From Drasal.
Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian minister,
does not seem to be at all discouraged over
the situation Of Affairs in Brazil. and nnds
no trouble in showing the absurdity OF
many Of the wild reports that are circulate
ed Ina regard to alleged battles and vfctoriea
Last evening he received a dispatch from
the Brazilian minister OF foreign a6airs. ard
he told a reporter that 10 was OF q most
satisfactory character. He said:
That elusive column under Gen. Saraiva.
the minister OF foreign affairs tells me. con-
sists OF less than 1900 men, all cavalry
They have got no further north than Santa
Catherine, and have. SO far. failed in their
Efforts TO effect a junction with the forces
OF the Mello provisional government which
Is established on the island Of Santa Cath
erina- Gen. Savaira made an attempt Q
month or so ago to reach the Insurgents OF
the island, but the government forces de-
feated him and drove him back 70 Mo
Grande do Sui He has now returned with
a troop Of cavalry, but he has not 'penned
kilograms reported The governor Of Santa
Catherine has :, 800 regular troops under his
command and Savaira is not likely To mako
any serious impression against them. A.
TO the condition of things In Rio. the gov
eminent has control Of every island In tho
hay except Villagaignon. Las Cobras. and
one other which latter is a place of subur-
ban residence only. and of no value or i'm
portance in a military sense. Ii Is true that
Gen. Terres of the army was wounded by Q
shot from ambush, while making a recon-
noissance upon Govema's Island The next
day. however, with a sufficient force, the IS
land taken from the Insurgents. The
government is drawing the lines closer and
closer about the insurgents in the harbor.
and expects soon TO crush them. This would
have been accomplished ere this" explained
the minister. had IL not been that the gov
ernment is under promise not TO inJure for
eign merchantmen in the harbor by the
fire from it's guns. This of course, works
to the advantage of the insurgents.
The only thing that may be said to SER
iously concern the government now Is the
Aquidiban, which Mello has out TO sea. But
IL those Yankee contrivances which are on
their way to Brazil the torpedo and other
war vessels make a good report OF them
selves, may not have a merry Christ
mas. but ought to have a happy New Year.
In a week or ten days at the furthest I
think we shall have something interesting
from there"
Consul General Towne's Act.
Punctilious diplomats appear to be exer-
cised over an apparent breach OF Official