The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-13
TOUGH PLACE is BRAZIL
Dangers That viii Beset Americans
Who Enlist for the War.
YELLOW FEVER PREVALENT
Many q Poor Patient 10 Buried
Aiive-Pelxoto 10 a TyVant-The
Rebels Animated Solely BY
Hope OF Spoi.s.

New YORK, Nov. 12.-An American re-
Gently returned from Brazil, after q long
residence, was visited by an associated
press representative tonight. The gem
tleman insisted that his namo should not
be used, as his largo business interests in
Brazil might suffer. at seems TO me-"
said he, "that 1t Is m outrage 10 enlist
men ut this period OF the year to go to
Brazil. Yellow fever, month hence, will
be raging furiously In all tho sections
where fighting takes place. Ipredict that
30 per cent. of the men going on tho
Brazilian fleet will never return
alive, even IL they escape the
bullets and torpsdoes of the in.
surgent fleet. Besides tho heat which
is intense from November to March.
The scenes d. J. n b. city are sickening.
The funerals OF the victims of yellow fever.
smallpox, and berri-bcrri, species of AZ
r!can leprosy, are seen turning every
street. The Brazilian authorities take cs-
pecial pleasure in exercising brutality upon
Americans for the reason of lack OF CO.
operation among the American colonies
at Rio, whereas tho English, French, Ger
man and other European colonies are
united. have personal knowledge Of the
firm u American manufacturers sent to
Brazil, met death through inscriptions
and inhuman neglect by the Brazilian au-
thorities. They were taken i'll and were
packed of TO foul hospital as yellow
fever patients. The cases were pro-
nounced hopeless, and they were thrust,
against all entreaiy, into collins and
buried before life had become extinct.
These are two instances out Of an almost
daily list of similar occurrences. Tho at
tendan;s of the hospital are so lazy and
thoughticss. and SO accustomed to tho
scenes, that they become hardened and
thrust human beings alive into collins,
thinking there is not any difference IL the
patients are hastened to tho end little.
thousands Of lives might have been
saved in Rio Janeir alone had any kind of
decent regulations of health been OBJ.
served. Everybody in the army and naval
civil service in Brazil is actuatcd by tho
pcttiest kind of jealousies and selfish.
ness. Therein is the cause of the whole
present trouble, and il really 10 not mat
ter of much concern to the BraEilians
which aide wins the present struggle.
Peixoto is undoubtedly an nutocratic
tyrant, who 10 not competent to act as
tho executive OF o moribund village in
any other country than Brazil.
He was placed in power mere
ly on account of being tho
leading general in on army that had never
seen service. HIS spokesman, Barbosa.
is man whose patriotism consists of
looking after the spoils OF Office. He is
one of the leaders of tho bloodless insur-
rection which resulted in the deposition
and exile Of Dom Pedro. He then became
the secretary of the treasury under tho
reckless and corrupt administration of
De Fonseca. Barbosa is gathering around
him lot Of adventurers who have carried
on a serios OF wild financial operations.
II Mello succeeds, this man will undoubt-
edly como TO tho front again. II Peixoto
retains power his inner circle of friends
will continue to keep tho commerce of
Brazil disturbed for good many years to
come.
"The old emperor, Dom Pedro, was
republican at heart and undoubtedly II
was his intention TO bring to the front the
best men. A most corrupt element Of
politicians, however, prevented tho
realization OF the desires of this noble
ruler. Since that time capable and
honest men havc stood no show In tho
councils Of the country. II has simply
been O fight between the army and navy.
Barbosa and q crowd OF politicians with
| the army, az long as that side had leoway,
created new money and grabbed every.
thing in sight. Now that the game IL at an
| end, they have gone over to tho navy.
Salaries in Brazil average very much
lower than in the United States while
living costs four times the living in New
York, which is the most expensive place
in the United States. l hope the good
men who are going on this expedition will
become informed what is ahead of them
and fully realize the terrible risks they
take before engaging in the thanklcss
| task"
| New YORK, Nov. 1e.-The Steamer Mel.
bourne from Santos and Bahia, Brazil,
came into port to-day. The people oil
Santos, which is only beginning to re-
cover from a terrible yellow fever vista.
tion, are loyal to Peixoto. Business is
fiourishing in Santos. Tne blockade Mellc
threatened is Intellectual. At Bahia the
| officials and people continue loyal tc
Peixo,o. Whist the Melbourne was al
| Bahia, Mello's forces attempted to seize a
portion OF the cargo but troops coming tc
the rescue Mello's forces desisted.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Agcnts OF Admiral
Mclio are working very quietly in thi.
city in behalf of the Brazilian revolution
lists. Two OF them to-day visited Ell Cid
madc q careful inspection of tho YES
sci. and noted that her boilers
engines and other important ma
chinery were located above
water and in position where they coul,
be crippled by wcll-directed shot. The,
paid equal attention to the other boats o
the Peixo,o feet. One of Mello's sympa
thzers said 10 an associated press repor
ter: 1--WE are reliably informed dircc
from Rio that Mello has complete contro
of Rio bay and can 60 in and out at will
and tho feeling in the city Of Rio IL decid
| lii, - Malla's favor -