New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-12

: commerce
on the backs OF animals. is by no inea"s seanar
1 .ont ar unavoidable. In a short time, MT oeeee'
thinks Union will be formidable rlVA' Va
ranasua At the present time, IN faot 'he WIZ -
the trade to and from the interior Is elee'eu ~
| wsv Of Paranagua with scales at Coritioa' Later
! on however as Port Union is of more easy aece''
and 4. IN easy reach OF all the navigaple streams
| a, that vast region, Il will undoubtedly Do ING
emporium
RAILWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
"prro,r 1lumeuau to Port Union there Is being
constructed a railway that will unite the stats "
Santa Catharina with that OF Faraha, p"sse
through serro DO Mar TO Port Union BESIDES mere
"a hating constructed a very important railway from
! R,o C,rande DO Sui as far the Uruguay River
which will also connect at Port union Win otiae'
l!nes thus inviting to this city the highiy 4ucfaVe
trade Of the State OF Rio Grande 90 eu DC wen "'
! that Of Santa Catharina
.-r,vo other concessions have been granted one
"a an engineer. Van Oekel. German, and the
other to Senior Cine Sillin who 10 the present
director OF the thriving colony OF Housa' "hleh
has Ave hundred thousand hectares OF lands IN the
State of Santa Catharna, principally in the dstrcts
o, Blumenau and Joinvile. The Berlin bankers
Koroel & Co. have taken UP one enterprise and the
other will probably be given to American capital
lists One line is to be $50 miles IN length TO COST
about IS 10000 and will open up the almost un-
known interior OF Santa Cathar1na and the best
part Of Parana to the commerce of the world
"Roth in Parana and Santa Catharina the great
drawback is the want Of transportation facihues
and whenever these lines shall be built and
those now in construction shall be finished great
future is destined for these States. as we'll as to
Rio Grande do Sui, which is also in great want OF
roads
Another great drawback is the want Of im1ni-
grants which have almost entirely ceased TO come
| 10 these States owing stringent laws adopted
by Sweden and Germany. principally the latter
which bitterly opposes their coming to Brazil
Mr.
do Sui and was astonished at the go-aheadative-
ness Of the people. among whom the German ele-
ment is exceedingly strong-estimated at over two
hundred thousand. Everything Is in the hands Of
the original German immigrants, whose sons are
excellent Brazilian citizens Mr.: Seeger found the
sons Of the soil entirely divorced from all German.
tyranny years ago and they have no other , ddea
! In PaYana. out Of a German population of near
sixty thousand the Consul was Informed by me
be German citizens and. in fact they resented any
and all interference on his part Al are . well to dG
! the German language only they are true TO Brazil
and to Brazilian and republican institutions"
A HINT TO AMERICAN CAPITAL.
| The journal do Commercio" which is without a
doubt the most trustworthy and prosperous as 1t is
the oldest and most conservative. Of all Brazilian
newspapers expects that Mr. seeger's visit will be
| the means of showing American capitalists. en-
gineers and Industrial concerns that there is vast
field for their exploring with highly profitable re-
nc he ereat PhadepRa
! Congress, in September and october. Will be the
means of calling the attention OF American mer-
chants to these great and prosperous States:
The article in question closes by calling attention
to the astonishing fact that, while the people Of
the United States buy three fourns Of the coffee Of
sugar at cost of So o6o0c0 annually the Brazians
buy less than 100000 from the United States, and
| there are no American steamship lines, barks or
facilities of whatever for the transaction Of
such enormous trade; all is in the hands Of English
Antonio Cesario Governor of Matte Crosse has
sans of the Minister Of Finance Murtinho, and his
brother, DR.. Murtinho. who are determined to con-
only through his Finance Minister'S eyes and,
! therefore, has obstnately refused TO employ fed
the State authorities are more or less in the posi-
tion Of the old Scotch borderers Take who may
the hands of the chief Of the military district Cen
protest to the nation General Camara HANDED over
the Government TO Colonel Liete de Figueredo and
feel IT my duty TO fecitate Your Exceilency on
me wise measures taken in such critical circum-
stances The opposition newspapers published
battles but Genera saw an nohHs pr @
Matte Crosse is one of the rotten boroughs of
Braz. held In fee simple by the Murtinho family.
CURE FOR SNAKE BITE.
DR.. Cortolano Dutra, of the State Of Matte
Grosso has sent statement to the Acad-
envy Of Medicine here affirming that he has IN
variably cured almost Immediately the dangerous
bites Of the rattlesnakes and other far more VEN
On Gus reptiles Of Brazil. He says
In 9eq qta SphdiG poison after It has
Sef S p beea in on G when the pa
with deadly vertigo, anoreXa, and with only
' Of sonp BY SonannF fWS
grammes Of calomel and thirty grammes of strong
hours. After the third dose the patient is free
from danger
He also says that few grammes Of corrosive
sublimate. tied 10 some part Of the body will pre-
vent any snake from biting the person thus pre-
Five proposals have been made for the purchase
OF the BGsza dGyd the as OF the
English. French and other foreign capitalists AS
highly probable that one Of the offers may be
In honor Of the 4coth anniversary Of the discov-
special issue of stamps as follows: Discovery of
800 rel Tes; republic zoo refs ' ''''' "'''''"
CONsPIRATORs SENTENCED.
On July last two more of the accused Of
conspiring against the life OF ex-President Pru-
den tie Moraes in November, 1897. sentenced
Jose de Soma Veoso to thirty years hard labor
and Evarista da Rocho fourteen years hard
labor Major Jeronymo Ticket Franco
Quilted
A telegram from Bueros Ayres, dated July 2 az
hrmed ths, the United States Government had az
fered him by the Arr enine and GILLIAN govern ei1
Al the beginning OF July Dr. John c. Bramer,
professor of geology and vice-president of the
University OF California. with a Glars Of students,
was in the northern part Of the State of Parahyba
examining the geological formation with special
attention to the well known mineral wealth of the
region, such gold silver lead. copper etc,
which, he thinks il destined TO represent an I'm
portant part in the future progress and grandeur
Of Brazil
According to Senator Oitcica. the Brazilian
Government has been paying four thousand Ma
tiCnal marines when there only nineteen hun
bred enlisted. Out Of four hundred fireman paid
he affirms there only siXty-nine. and many OF
RI OVerpaid through CareeSSneSS o
fraud
The United States gunboat Wilmington has been
the centre of attraction ever since her arrival at
Rio The punchbowl used at the Legation on the
Fourth Of July much admired.
A German firm al Victoria. In the state OF