The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
BRAZILIANS REJOICE
JUBILANT OVER THE TERMINATION
OF. THE MIssI0NEs DISPUTE.
President Prudente De Moraes EN-
braces the Argentine Minister at
the Close of n Speech.

Copyright 1885, by the Associated Press.)
RIO DE JANEIRO. Feb. ia mass
meeting was held here Wednesday, Feb. H.
to celebrate the decision of President Cleve-
land in favor of Brazil and against the Ar
gentine Republic, in the question of claim
of jurisdiction over the Missiones territory.
The committee sent written invitations to
the United States minister, Mr.. Thomas l..
Thompson, and the Argentine minister to be
present. Mr.. Thompson called at the For
eign Office and explained that as he repre-
scented the President of the United States,
judge in the affair of the arbitration, he
could not be present.
At d. m the square st. Frances De Paul.
just at the head of ODvidor, was solidly full
of people The following telegram sent to
Baron De Rio Branco Washington, was
read by DR.. Dos Refs: 1.-The people of Bra
zil in vast mass meeting acclaim your
name and send you enthusiastic greetings
on account of the honorable decision of the
question of Missiones. The Brazilian re-
public and the Argentine confederation,
commemorative the victory of peace and
right, by means of arbitration, establish
the patriotic example of the real aggran-
dizement OF American nations. The under
signed. in the name of the people here met
to express the unanimous sentiment of the
whole nation, salute you with the utmost
you are the worthy chief, merits the heart
felt praise of the fatherland and of repub-
by serzedailo correa. Agostinho Dos REFS.
Elpidio DE Mesquite, Antonio Azeredo and
Sins De Vasconcellos. Baron DE Rio Branco
sent a reply.
After several minutes given to "vivas''
the procession formed and moved on to the
presidential pr i,al palace In reply to the speech
Portuguese, the Argentine minister, DIR.
Garcia Meron made a few complimentary
Ire In mi h hi.
dent of the republic, DR.. Prudente De
Moraes, said in Portuguese 1.-The enthllsi-
asm that bursts spontaneously from your
are accustomed to crown and glorify their
heroes and generals on returning conquerors
from the field Of battle, where they decide
questions between nations The hero whom
you glorify is more worthy than any great
genera ian at,a because dgepresenting the Brazil
caused, to triumph your right without leav-
ing the field of battle strewn with dead
cause that could cloud the horizon of peace
of the two great American republics. The
general who conducted this bloodless battle
has therefore a right to the homage of Bra
zilians and of Argentines, who are enabled
to leave off struggling and en- ,ace one an
other. Your enthusiasm. 1 repeat is just
Let us profit by that lesson and show our
selves worthy of the majesty of the father
land Let there be no obstacle to the re-
alfzat1on of every conquest; let US forget
our Municipalities and look only to the
holy image, of our native land. 1t only
AcAoihS sirtio WTCitizesLiS, AFTER tuiS DfilildnL
and honorable termination to the question
which has agitated the soul of the two
brother nations for so long time to draw
still tighter the bonds of friendship sincere
and fruitful, which bind them together as
their representatives embrace at this sol
emn moment" Saying this thu President
threw his arm around the minister of the
Argentine Republic in a warm embrace
President Mora IS sent the following tele-
gram to the Pres dent of the Argentine Re-
public: "A great mass of people, in the
presence Of the Argentine minister, acclaims
tl,D 1xxyr fritz &frr.es f-,
settlement of the question of the Missiones
/ congratulate your Excellency on so ausTi-
cious event, and l send my affectfonate
compliments The Minister of Interior
sent kilograms to all the Governors of
States.
On the previous evening the President had
paid visit of nearly two hours duration
to the Minister of the Argen line Republic
at Petropolis. Their conversation is said to
have been very friendly.