The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-26
NEWS FROM BRAZIL.
Press Correspondent Tells of the Lat
est Happenings at the Equator.


est Happenings at the Equator.
Especial Cor. Associated Press.1
Rio Janeiro. March 4.-The chiefs Of
the revolutionary government at Acre
have requested the withdrawal of all
the Brazilian forces naval and military,
affirming that free Brazilians will never
become Bolivian The request. or pro-
test. ends thus: Independence or
death. Long live the free state of
Acre" It is signed by twelve chiefs.
There is serious danger of complica-
tons between the state government of
AInaZOnaS and the general government
at Rio Janeiro, owing to the fact that
the people of the Amazon valley, as well
as the state government, are in favor
of aiding the Brazilians of Acre. esti-
mated at $4,000, against the Bolivian
government and the insignificant Boliy-
ian population of Acre, estimated at
fewer than 1000.
The people of the state of Para are
bitterly opposed to the intervention of
the central government in favor of the
Bolivian authorities in Acre, and the
deputies of Para and AmazOnas, headed
by Dr lnnoceneio Sersodello, former
cabinet minister, will firmly oppose all
interference by the Brazilian military
forces
Letters received from persons who
have recently returned from the Acre
territory say that it has an area of 5000
square leagues and that the Brazilians
have hundreds of valuable establish
ments, While there are only two import
ant Bolivian establishments through
out the entire district.
Letters received from the city of
Acre, formerly Puerto Alonzo, say that
the independent state of Acre has sent
diplomatic notes to the governments of
Austria Hungary. Germany, Italy,
Great Britain, France, Spain, Switzer-
land and Portugal requesting them to
recognize the independence of the new
state.
The preliminary sessions of the new
congress will begin in April, but already
enough is known to demonstrate the
fact that never before in the history of
Brazil were such fraud and corruption
practiced as in the recent elections. It
is expected that no fewer than $50 seats
viii be contested.
In Para the republicans lost only one
or two seats. SerZedello Correa, Con-
centradO and perhaps one other are
elected. In Pernambuco double sets of
deputies were returned and both sides
claim the victory In Bahia also dOu-
BILE sets were returned, but LUZ Wanna
claims the victory.
The concentrates have carried the
states of Parana, Santa aGtharine Rio
Grande do Sui, Matte Crosse, Rio de
Jeneiro, Ceara, Maranhan, Minas, Rio
Grande do Norte, Parahyba and Pr
auhy.
The republicans (Prudentists) have.
Bahia, PernambucO, San PauIo, ESpir-
ito Santo, Para, Goyaz and Amazonas.
But both parties claim all the states
except Minas, San Pau1O, Rio Grande
Sui and Rio de Janeiro.
This city, out of ten deputies, has five
certainly elected-Heredia Desa and
SampadO FerraZ in the First district;
Irenseu MachadO and Oscar Godoy in
the Second district, and Senior Freire
in the Third.
The concentrates seem to have Sc
cured a majority of five in the senate.
The minister of marine. Admiral Pinto
da Luz, has given orders to the entire
fleet to be ready to participate in the
commemorauon from May to May 6
inclusive, of the discovery of Brazil in
1900. and all private vessels and boats
of all descriptions will be invited to as
sist in the naval review and the regat-
tas
A bronze statue of Pedro Alvarez de
Cabral, who was driven upon the
Brazilian coast by tempest in April,
1900 and who called it the Land of the
Holy Cross, will be unveiled at Bahia
on May 3. Tt is of heroic size. One of
the faces of the pedestal is reserved for
his name and the date of his landing.
The others bear representations of the
first mass in Brazil the elevation of the
cross and the ships of the discOverer.
A special jury has been selected to
pass upon musical compositions submit
ted for the commemoration ceremonies.
The award is expected on March 80.
A new series of postage stamps will be
issued with a design descriptive of the
landing of Cabral.
The announcement that the proposal
of the Lisbon geographical society to
raise a monument to Cabral will not be
caused considerable disappointment
here