The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-13
TAKE COFFIN ALONG
You'll Probably Need 1t II You
Go to Brazil
PElxoTo's PROMISES DELusIvE.


Meilo are working very quietly In tnis
eity Ia hehaif Of the Brazilian revolution
isss. Two Of them today visited the 81
Csd. mads q careful inspection Of tbs
vessel and noted the boilers. engines
and important machines located above
water and in position where they would
bs crippled By q xelI-direeted shot.
They paid equal attention TO other boats
Of the PeixcEo feet One % aeglo's SYM
pathi-ers said 10 an Associated Press re-
porter: 'sWe are reliably informed. direct
from Rio. that MsIio has complete control
Of BIO bay and can 90 In snd ont ut VIII,
and the feeling IN the city Of Rio is de-
cidedIy in MeIIo's favor"
NV YoEx. Nov. f2-An American re-
Gently returned from Brazil after long
residence wss visited today By an Assocs-
sfed Press representative. The gentleman
insisted that his name should not be used,
IS bis large business interests in Brazil
might suffer. at seems to ns," said be,
that IL Is an outrage TO enlist men nc this
period of the year 70 60 to Brazil. Yellow
fever. monfh hence. viii be raging furi-
ousiy in all the sections where fighting
takes place. predict that 90 per cent. Of
the men going on the Brazilian feet win
never return alive, even If they escape the
bullets and torpedoes Of the in
surgent feet. Beside the heat.
which - intense from November
10 March, the scenes daily in these cities
are sickening. Funerals Of the victims Of
yellow fellow, smallpox and beri-beri, q
species Of African ieprcsy. are seen turn
ing every street. The Brazilian authori-
ties take especial pleasure In exercising
| brutality upon Americans for reason Of
the lack of cooperation among the Ameri-
can coIonists In Rio, whereas the English,
French, German and other European col
onles are united. have personal knowl-
edge OF the fact that two Americans,
employees q firm OF American man
ufacturers sent to Brazil. met their
death through the INSCRIPTIONS and
inhuman neglect of the Brazilian au-
tborities. They were taken iir and packed
Oft to q foul hospital as yellow fever pa
tients. The cases were pronounced hope
less, and they were thrust against all
entreaty into collins and buried before
life had become extinct. These are two
instances out of almost daily similar oc-
currences. The attendants OF the hospitals
are so lazy and thoughtless and so ac-
customed 70 the scenes that they become
hardened, and thrust human beings alive
into collins, thinking there is not any
difference If patients are FASTENED to their
end little. Thousands of lives might
| have been saved In Rio Janeiro alone had
any kind Of decent regulations Of health
been observed.
Everybody in the army, navy and civil
service of Brazil Is actuated by the pettiest
| kind of jealousies and selfshness. Therein
| il the cause OF the present trouble, and il
| really does not matter much to the Bra
| xiIian government which side wins the
| present struggle. Peixoto 10 undoubtedly
| an autocratic tyrant who is not competent
| TO act as executive OF morihund village
| in any other country than Brazil. He
was placed in power merely on account of
| being the leading general In an army that
had never seen service. Melio's spokes-
| man, Barbosa, is a man whose patriotism
| consists in looking after the spoils. He
| was one OF the leaders Of the bloodless in
| surrection which resulted in the deposit
| ton and exile of Dom Pedro, and then be-
| came secretary of the treasury under the
| reckless, corrupt administration of Fonseca.
| Barbosa gathered around him lot of adj
| venturers, who carried on . series OF Wild
| financial operations. II Melio succeeds
this man will undoubtedly come to the
front again. II Peixoto retains power his
inner circle of friends will continue TO
keep the commerce Of Brazil disturbed for
good many years TO come.
'l0id Emperor Dom Pedro was Repub-
lican at heart, and undo ubtedly his inten-
| ton was to bring to the front the best
men. The most corrupt element of the
/ politicians. however, prevented realization
| Of the desires Of this noble ruler. Since
/ that time capable and honest men have
stood no show in the councils of the coun-
try. 1t has simply been fight between
the army and navy. Barbosa and his
/ crowd of politicians were with the army
rs long IS that side had leeway to create
new money and grab everything in sight.
/ Now that the treaties are at an end they
| have gone over to the navy.
Salaries in Brazil average very much
| lower than In the United States. while
| living costs four times as much as living
in New York, which is the most expensive
| place in the United States. / hope the
good men who are going on this expedi-
/ ton will become informed of what In
ahead of them and fully realize the terrible
risks they take before engaging in a thank
less task"
| The steamer Melbourne, from Santos
and Bahia. Brazil, came into port today.
/ The people OF Santos, which is only begin
ming TO recover from the terrible yellow
/ fever visitation, are loyal TO Peixoto.
Business is aourishing at Santos. The
| blockade Meilo threatened is Intellectual.
At Bahia the officials and people continue
| loyal to Peixoto. While the Melbourne
! was az Bahia Mello's forces ATTEMPTED TO
seize a portion Of the cargo, but, loyal
troops coming 10 the rescue, Mellos forces
| desisted.
/ NEw IoRK, Nov. IA Verbs Buenos
/ Ayres special says: The martiol law pro-
| claimed against Rio Janeiro by Peixoto
has been extended 10 November so
/ When it became known Mello warned
families living in the vicinity of the
| marine and var arsenals that he intended
20 lombard both sections of the city. The
| English squadron protested that il would
be necessary 10 allow forty-eight hours for
foreigners to retire. Many families are
leaving.