New-York tribune., 1899-05-17
HOSTILITY TO AMERICANS.
CONSULATE AT MANAOS STONED AND
CoAT.OF-ARMS TORN DOWN.
NO APPARENT REASON FOR AcTIoN-THE
w1LMINGToNs vIsIT-voYAGE

To 1QDllOS.
Manaos 1ypper Amazon, Brazil, April 23.-ln
March last the United States gunboat Whining
ton was sent by the United States Government
N Brazil on a mission to cultivate friendly po-
litical and commercial relations, to ascend the
Amazon as far as she could possibly CO. ana u
explore the region above Manaos. Information
about the character and appearance OF the peo-
pie and the animal life of this region ana i's
enormous natural resources. as yet undevei-
oped. Is scarce and untrustworthy.
1t is to be presumed that the United States
Government made ali necessary arrangements
with the Brazilian Government. In order that
the commanding officer Of the wilmington might
carry out his orders. the nature and scope OF
which had been published in the New-fork
newspapers, and which had duly been learned
In Brazil, where they apparently aroused no
angry feelings or opposition. In fact, the Bra
lillian papers published full accounts OF oHcial
dinners and other entertainments given IN honor
OF the officers of the Wilmington, and also tha
cordial speeches OF friendship made upon those
occasions
Manaos, with a population OF 6oOVV PERSONS
is beautifully located on the Rio Negro ten
miles above its junction with the Amazon. III
taps the richest rubber district in the woriu'
from which the State Of Manaos. by tax on
all rubber exported, receives a larger revenue
than It car spend Extensive and costly i'm
provements are being made TO beautify the CITY,
among which may be mentioned grading and re-
paving the streets with asphalt blocks, install
ing large electric plants for the electric-light
and street railway systems and the new water
works. In all these American engineering' cap
ital and machinery are largely employed
II appeared TO the Americans In Manaos tna'
the captain and other officers OF the Willnlhston
were doing everything incumbent upon tnem III
a social and off cial way to carry out tneir nlIs
sion The Americans heard OF no other di1n-
Guilty than that of procuring coal and piiots,
without which the ascent OF the upper amazon
is impossible The Wilmington left for iquitos,
Peru on April 3 and no comment or excitement
was noticed until Sunday. April y. wnen tne
American consulate was stoned ana the con
suar coat t-of-arms torn down and destroyed Dy
a mob. The office of the Amazon steamship
Company, an English concern, was also az
tackled because the agent IAN Engnsnman) hau,
after much difficulty. procured pilots TOT tne
Wilmington. The fortunate absence OF the Con-
sui and the agent avoided the commission on
the part of the natives OF any personal injury
or outrage.
The Wilmington returned to this place on
April %, and is now coalng here. Her captain
carried out his orders and went TO lquitos'
nearly three thousand miles from the Atlantic
and only five hundred miles from the Pacinc'
Shortage Of coal prevented the gunboat from 60
ing two hundred miles further on the upper
Amazon.
By Iauitos papers received here II appears
that the entire population of that place well
coined the Wilmington and that her of1cers
were entertained at official and private rocep-
tions