The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-23
Consulate at Manaos Stoned By a
Brazilian Mob.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
PRESENCE OF AMERICAN WAR
SHIP ON RIVER AMAZON.
Objected to Commander Todd of the
Wilmington Making An Explora-
ton of That Stream-Feared the
Commercial Rivalry of Other
Cities-Will Be No Complications.

New York, May PA special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Commercial jealousies between the
cities on the river Amazon are RESPONSE
BILE for the insults offered the gunboat
Wilmington and the stoning of the
American consulate at Manoas by a
Brazilian mob. Reports received by the
state and navy departments present the
facts which have been made the basis
of proper representation to. the Brazil
ian government.
when Commander Todd announced
at Para before the ascent of the ANA
zon his intention to proceed to Manaos
there seemed to be some objection to his
purpose, but he succeeded in obtaining
pilots who conducted his ship satisfac-
torily to ManOs. Here Commander
Todd paid his usual calls upon the cap
tain of the port, who was very cordial
until aScertaining that the Wilmington
was under orders to continue her cruise
until she reached Iquitos, Peru, when
his manner changed.
The governor of the province in
which Manaos is located declined to re-
ceive Commander Todd, and obstacles
were put in the way of obtaining pilots
for the navigation of his ship on the
remainder of the cruise. Commander
Todd succeeded, however. in getting a
supply of men from an Italian vessel,
and with them continued the cruise.
Pilots License Revoked.
Upon his return to Manaos he found
that the governor had revoked the Ii
cerses of the pilots and otherwise pun
ished them, and on account of the at
titude of the governor he could not get
pilots TO take the ship down the ANA
ION, and it was necessary for him to
rely upon his ships force, which did
the work in an entirely satisfactory
manner.
when the Wilmington proceeded to-
ward IQuitos a few people, including
representatives of Manaos newspapers,
surrounded the consulate and threw a
few stones at it, to show their disap-
prevail of the conduct of the Whining
tons commander.
1t appears from reports that the
people of Manaos, like those of Para,
object to the exploitation of towns
above them, fearing such action viii
inure to the benefit of their rivals and
injure their own trade. No doubt is felt
in official circles that the Brazilian
government will make a prompt inves-
LEGATION of the discourtesy offered to
the Wilmington and that speedy action
be taken. The authorities sincerely re-
greet that the incident should have
friendship of the Brazilian government
for the United States, and they are sat
isfied that all proper amendments will
be made.
Protect American Interests.
Under the instructions given by Sec
rotary Long to Lieutenant Commander
w. w. kimball, commanding the gun
boat Vixen, now on her way to Blue
fields, Nicaragua, that officer will main
tain constant Geographic communica-
ton with the department. This order
is in addition to that requiring him to
protect American interests along the
Central American coast, and it is for
the purpose of preventing any Interrupt
ton in the communication between the
of the United States cruis-
ing in Central American waters and the
The gunboat Marietta,
and latterly the cruiser Detroit, both
considerable difficulty in
forwarding messages to the department
and receiving instructions, due, accord |
ing TO the explanation of the Nicara-
guam government, to an interruption
in the land lines.
1T is not at al certain that the cruiser
Detroit will leave Central American |
waters even upon the arrival of the |
Vixen Her departure is entirely de- {
pendent upon the condition of affairs |
at Bluefields at the time the Vixen is I
spoken. and should the situation be /
quiet the department may deem it ad- |
visable TO dispatch the two vessels to |
Honduras to expedite the payment of /
the indepnity for the murder of an |
American named Frank Pears"