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Brazilian Affairs.

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Brazilian Affairs.
PERNAMBUCo, Dec. 26.-The Bra
lillian dynamite cruiser Nictheroy,
which put to sea yesterday for the
purpose it was said, of engaging in a
battle with the rebel ships Republica
and Aquidaban, which, it was re-
ported, had gone to the island of Fer
nando de Noronha to impress the con-
victs there into the rebel service, re-
turned here this morning reporting
that she had been unable to find the
rebel ships. Tt is now said that the
Nictheroy will await the coming of
the rebel ships here and will fight
them in these waters.
The news from Rio Janeiro brings
little that is fresh. Both sides claim
that their opponents are driven to the
last extremity and must soon give in.
The people would be relieved by deci-
sive action by either party.
BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 26.-It is ru-
mored that Thompson, United States
Minister to Brazil, has recognized the
Brazilian insurgents as belligerents.
The explosion of a powder magazine
at Cerro has done immense damage.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Not par
ticle of credence is placed here in the
report from Buenos Ayres that Min
lister Thompson, at Rio, has recog-
nized the insurgents as belligerents.
1t is improbable that Thompson
would take any such step before
receiving instructions from Wash
ington, and it can be stated with as
surance that he has received no such
authority.
The cruiser New York has been
ordered to Rio Janeiro to re-enforce
our fleet.
Minister Mendonca believes the
| crisis in the Brazilian revolution is at
hand and that decisive stroke will
be made this week. He says the two
great ironclads of the rebel comman-
der Mello and the fOtilla of torpedo
are rapidly nearing each other. The
Minister says that collision is al
most certain before next Monday. He
recognizes that the little torpedo and
dynamite boats are tremendously
overmatched by the rebel ships, but
counts much on the ability of the
small boats to maneuver quickly and
discharge their novel explosives.
Mendonca is hopeful and confident
that Mello's fleet will be defeated and
Peixoto's ships will then be able to
turn their attention to the other rebel
admiral, CANA, who is in Rio harbor.
Trade IN the Gilberts.
i The news that comes from the Gill
bert islands shows that one more
source of American trade in the South
Seas has been grabbed by Great Brit
ain. Five years ago Americans con-
trolled the lucrative trade of these
islands and the American flag was
known over all the group. Now the
American trader is held in contempt
and our flag is no longer seen, simply
because the British have assumed a
protectorate over Butaritari and will
soon have all the islands under Eng
lish rule. The natives are easily in
f1uenced and the impressive presence
of British cruiser is enough to awe
them into obedience. They have seen
ted with contempt, and from this time
on England may count on getting all
the trade of the islands. This is hard
on the men who devoted years to
building up this trade, but it is pro-
cess that has become very familiar in
the South seas. Hawaii is about
the only place in the wide Pacific
where Americans control the trade,
and even this advantage Cleveland
has done his best to kills.. f. Chron-
icle.
Available Cash Balance.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.- The pros
poets are that during the present week
the available cash balance in the trea-
sury will reach a lower figure than
ever before recorded in its history. At
the close of business Saturday the bal
ance was $50, ,4S7 ,26S, and it is gener-
ally expected that it will fall below
total balance the first of the present