Daily inter mountain., 1899-08-09
Is Being Paid to the Pres
ident of Brazil.
BY ARGENTINE RULER
FeteS Have Been Planned in His
H0nOr-A South American Alli-
ance P0ssible-S0me Opposition
to the Yankees Has Been Shown.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 17-Corres-
pondence of the Associated Press)-A |
telegram from Buenos Ayres says that /
General Julio Roca, president of the Ar
gentine republic, will embark on July 80
for Rio de Janeiro-that he will stop for
five days at Montevideo, where he will
have grand reception, and that he will
then come to this place, escorted by di-
vision Of the Argentine naval fleet, con-
sisting of the ironclad cruiser General
San Martin, the cruiser Buenos Aires and
the torpedo gunboat Patria. Two divis-
ions of the Brazilian fleet, composed of
the turret ship de Mayo formerly the
Aquidaban), the cruiser Quinze de No
vrembo formerly the Republican,, and
whatever other vessels may be available,
will steam out of Brazilian waters to
meet General Roca and escort the Ar
gentine fleet into the port of Rio de Ja-
metro.
Three divisions of the Brazilian army
are being organized for a grand review,
to be held in General Roca's honor. The
streets are being cleaned and paved, and
they will be ornamented for the military
display. Banquets will be given by the
president, municipal government and the
chamber Of commerce. Dr. Ennes de Sou
sa, the manager of the mint, is preparing
medals to be distributed on the arrival
/ of General Roca. They are of gold, silver
and bronze, similar to those distributed
to the white squadron of Admiral Walk
er. The Derby club will give a grand
prize at the races in honor of General
Roca early in August. The grand prize
hn mil fnJ, n iCfD Dnnn nf nY7 q
mile and a quarter for 3-year-old horses
from any country.
The visiting president will be lodged
| in the rose-colored palace of the presi-
dent on Cattel street and the Brazilian
government has rented the commodious
! palace on Larangeiras street, belonging
to the Insurance company Ecuadora, for
the use of the presidential party.
| 1t is claimed that the governments of
Brazil, Chile, Argentina and possibly
Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia, intend
to form an alliance, offensive and defens-
i've, which, it is asserted will enable them
to dispense With their unnecessary arma-
ments The majority Of the Argentine
journals. the Prenza excepted, favor the
disarming of the South American repuD-
lies and of re-establishing, in a peaceful
way. the ancient union Of the river Plat
ta, which is supposed to be the intention
of the two presidents. Campos Salos and
armament agreement.
Colonel Page Bryan, minister to Bra
zil, arrived at Joseiguas, state of Bahia,
July with the governor of the state.
They We're recently received at Alasghoi-
mas, Serrinha, Villa-Nov and other way
stations. They inaugurated July 8. the
new line of steamers to ply on the river
San Juan, which will open a great deal
of the interior of Brazil. Colonel Bryan
returned to Rio Janeiro July II. He was
enthusiastic over the reception given him
by the people of Bahia. Al times it APP
peared to be almost an ovation. AT Ba-
hia, July g. banquet was given the
colonel by Louis Vienna, governor of the
state of Bahia. Members of the best So
ciety of that place sat down to a splen-
did feast.
! Contrary to the usual custom, only
three toasts We're drunk. The first was
given by the governor, who proposed the
health of Colonel Bryan. 1.-The worthy rep
resentative Of a great, free and friendly
naton,' as "a signal of homage to the
delegation to the most ilustrious Presi-
dent Mckinley" The second toast was
proposed by the president of a CONNER
cial associa ton. Aristes, to DR. VIENNA.
But the best of the honor fell to Colonel
Bryan, who said he was glad to have be-
come personally acquainted with Bahia,
, it's people and it's present government,
and proposed a toast to this great cOun-
| try, which from his early years he had
| learned to respect and love-the health
| of its president. DIR. Campos Sales. Wor-
| thy chief of patriotic people sure of
future glory happiness and prosperity.
| The Imprenza. the organ of Ruy Bar
bosa. formerly first vice president of the
republic ard now senator from Bahia,
however, never loses an occasion to pitch
! into the Yankees. In recent article of
five editorial columns. the Imprenza
"proved conclusively" that the United
States ''in repudiating its debts and obli-
cations ever since 1899, has been below
Egypt. Turkey and Portugal" Ruy Bar
hosa, seabra, Patrocinio and other revo-
lutionary leaders will never forgive the
people or government of America for the
coming of Admiral Benham in 1894,
The newspapers favorable to English,
French and Portuguese interference, in op-
position to the legal government OF Flor
iano, the organs of Ruy Sarbosa, Seabra
and Patrocinio, have been filing their col
umns with apparently concocted tele-
grams and indignant editorials against
the daring Yarkees" who had they
a affirmed, concluded arrangements with
Bolivia, highly inimical to Brazil. They
even published the alleged text of the
treaties said to have been signed by Par
ivicini and Colonel Bryan by which the
United States guaranteed arms, ammuni-
ton under certain circumstances to open
the Amazon to the Americans. The charge