The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
its of Bullhghting AN Amer
ican Failure In Africa.
[snccinl Corresnondcnce.l !

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Especial Correspondence
! Tho return of Il number of disappoint-
cd Canadians who went to Brazil last
year through Misrepresentation made
ty an emigration agent calls attention
anew to the folly of North Americans
going without capital into the countries
! South America.
For the benefit of those who constantly
write letters TO the state department in
quiring what Americans can do in Bra
zil without capital, but with "energy
and push, !" and as n warning to INDECENT
people who are thinking of emigrating
south, the state department has given
me the following information: No
Americans going to Brazil without the
means to maintain themselves while ac-
quiring the language and seeking en-
ployment can have much chance of sue
cess A knowledge of the Portuguese
language is absolutely necessary to en-
able one to find employment. All the
commercial. .centers of Brazil have more
applicants than positions. Salaries are
small and living the most expensive in
tic world. Nearly everything consumed
there is imported and pays very high
import duty. Salaries paid clerks are
from $40 to $40 per month. The uncer-
tain and ever changing value of the
money has n very injurious effect on
trade, None suffers more from it than
he who works for wages, for, while the
cost of living is made dearer by the
financial condition of the country, sal
aries undergo little or no change as the
money fluctuates in value.
yellow Fever and Death.
AS to outdoor labor, no white Ameri-
can who exposes himself, as he would
be compelled to do, to the suns burning |
rays and daily rains that fall there dur
ing the wet season could hope to escape |
the yellow fever and perhaps death. 1t |
is true, money is plentiful, and the ex-
portation of natural products guarantees
II permanent prosperity to parts of Bra
zil; but no one can deal successfully in
rubber unless he has large capital. |
The competition among the rubber buy
ers is very great, and on that account |
the business is surrounded with greater
difficulties now than formerly. In the
rubber field men without money can
play no part, unless they become rubber
yatheiers, in which case they would
nave ten chances for death against one
or life. On some Of the rivers 80 per
,ent of the natives die who 20 there.
Money In Bullhghting.
Reports Of an effort to introduce bull
lighting il modified or humane form
N the southwest border are published
zero, and with them the statement that
Il some parts of Mexico bullfghting
las been forbidden. Mexico, it will be
would not tolerate brutal
,rizefight at the time it was cultivating
But it seems to have seen
he error cf its way. Bullfghting is as
opular as ever in Spain
The Spanish legation here has reports
howing that during the latest bullfght
aason, from April to Oct. 30, 1896,
here were AIS bullfghts in Spain, and
218 bulls, valued at $500, 900, and
730 horses, valued at 5000, 900, We're
illed. The number of matadores, the
rincipal fighters who kill the bulls,
'as 23, and they were paid for their
eryices in all 1890, 600 pesetas (about
221, ,500). The less renowned matadores
eceived from $500 to $400 for each
ght in which they took part, while the
lost renowned received from $500 to
$50. The famous Guerrita appeared in
8 fights, killed TIA bulls, and received
| all sol, 900; Bombita fought 43 times,
illed liz bulls and was paid $21, 900;
lazzantini was i'll the ring 30 times,
illed 66 bulls and made $21, 700. They ,
ere the favorite matadores. Some on
appeared in the ring once or twice,
I'd they were those who received the
nallest remuneration. 1t cannot be
said that the interest in bull .
ghts is diminishing III Spain. On the
it seems even more intense !
ian ever.
an American Enterprise That Failed. !
News has been received here about q
ncession granted some six or seven {
ars ago to an American to exploit the {
arl fisheries of the Bazaruto islands Y
hich are situated few miles from the 1
asst near Mozambique and about mid J
ny between Inhambane and Beira. 5
I'd management lack OF. funds, heavy !
penses and political difficulties have I
mbined to kill the enterprise. The !
lzaruto Kaffirs, says. our consul at {
still continue to fish for :
arls; but as they roast the oysters in q
'ad of letting them rot, the pearls are
ways more or less damaged by heat.
10 Bazaiuto pearls, as well as a few
1T are obtained near the mouth of the
'vuma, are shipped by the Indian
Iders to Bombay and Zanzibar.
CARL SCHoFIELD.