The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-23
SAVAGE AMERICA.
Brazil Furnishes the Latest
Example of Latin
Degeneration.
PILOT BURNED TO DEATH
Cabral's Revenge on Guiana
Frenchman Who Guided
Hostile War Ships.
Especial Correspondence of the United

Especial Correspondence of the United
Press)
GEORGETOWN, Demerara, Nov. 8,
1S95.-Once more the question of the dis
puted territory between Brazil and
French Guiana is forced to the front by
the information that a pilot named Ey-
ariste, a French subject having been
burned to death at the stake, by Cabral,
the self-appointed ruler of LIE Territoire
Conteste, and once more the entire pop
ulace of French Guiana are clamorins
for active steps being taken by the Ma
tional Government at Paris to effectually
crush the open hostility of Cabral and
his followers to French subjects at Goun-
ami Carsevenne and Mapa.
Critical times are assuredly in store
for the people of French Guiana unless
active military steps are at once taken
to break up the band of marauders un-
der Vega Cabral, for what between the
persistent persecution of the colonists
ON the one hand and the apathy of the
French Government ON the other, their
dissatisfaction appears to have nearly
DEMANDS FOR VENGEANCE.
When the news Of Cabrafs last trag-
dpay@d dfy by ths nn at Paris
was loudly and publicly denounced and
these were only ecMpsed by the shouts
for vengeance upon Cabral.
There can be no doubt that the murder
of Evariste is particularly exasperating
to the people of French Guiana, as the
only offence the man had committed
against Cabral was to pilot the French
warship Bengah to Mapa on the occasion
of the expedition being despatched
against Cabral with the object of effect
French agent at Counani. who was taken
captive by Cabral after his followers
hauled down the French flag which float
ed over the agents residence.
Since the French government failed to
take any further steps against Cabral
after the Mapa affair which the latter
and and several mars had been Killed
Nloa WounGed. 4edei having % to w wlidraw without
accomplishing the object ~ which the
expedition was despatched, e4hral has
jects by banishment and imprisonG. ..l.-.
and to refuse to allow new settlers frosi
Cayenne to enter upon the disputed ter
A DELIBERATE MURDER.
With regard to the murder of Evarists
" Who Is had saiu pioted ieas the Bengal to Mapa.
decided that the lives of those respons-
ible should be. forfeited, and he knew
further that he had only to wait his,
opportunity, as they traded in these
| waters. Eyariste Vas one of the. two
pilots who had been entrusted with the
| representing that the conn., lander of the
| French warship would not ,.ave. been
| able to reach Mapa without 1 as
| sistance obtained all the assista..- -
| ouired for keeping sharp outlook l
! the river for the first appearance of the
| pilots.
Accordingly when Evariste arrived with
! fishing party in the river some days
ago he was at once recognized and intt-
nation of the fact was speedily conveyed
to Cabral A strict watch was kept upon
those in the fishing boat and afterwards.
ON the party landing, Evariste was taken
into custody and hurriedly brought be-
| fore Cabral. The self-appointed ruler
publicly jeered Evariste for his services
| to a French Commander and mocktngly
suggested that he should now seek the
| assistance of the French authorities to
effect his release. adding that they would
probably be as successful in that as they
| had been with Trajan. Evariste was
| then tied to a tree and burned alive. The
| other members of the fishing party had
| meanwhile made their escape.