Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09

by the Brazilian cruisers bafroS ana
and the gunboats Tam
ego, Tynbira and Tiradentes, the
battleship feet of Admiral Evans is
expected to arrive in the harbor of
Rio Janeiro tomorraw and will be
given royal welcome by the gov
eminent officials and the citizens of
the Brazilian capital. Interest in
the festivities to be given in honor
of the American officers is wide
spread in the highest social and of
fetal circles of Rio, and the people
are anxious to return the welcome
extended to the Brazilian naval Off
GERS at Washington and Norfolk
last summer.
BILE reception in honor of Admiral
Evans, the other admirals and the
battleship commanders. Ambassa-
dor Dudley will also be a guest of
honor at the affair. which will be
held in the presidential palace at
Petropolis The finance minister will
give ball in honor of the Ameri-
cans on Fiscal island. The minister
of marine has arranged for two ex-
cursions, one to the summit of Cor
covado. a mountain peak about two
miles from Rio, where promenade
luncheon will be served while the
guests view the magnificent vista
presented by the city and harbor
and surrounding countrv. The other
trip viii be to Tiiuca park where
the Naval club will entertain.
A magnificent banquet, at which
600 covers will be laid, will be sew
ed in the Monroe pavilion. with
Foreign Minister Braneho as host
and President Ruy Burbose of the
Brazilian senate as the principal
speaker. Another banquet will also
be given by the government in the
grand salon of the marine arsenal at
Yaura. other dinners in honor Of
| Admiral Evans and the other Off
GERS of the feet will be given by the
mayor of Rio Janeiro, by DR.. Jose
Carlos Rodriguez. proprietor of the
Journal of Commerce and by Am
bassador Dudley. Admiral Alencar,
the minister of marine, has an espe-
cially cordial feeling toward Ameri-
ca and the American naval officers,
and for weeks has given almost his
1eutire time to plans and prepare
tions for the arrival of the feet.
! Half a hundred rooms In the most
magnificent hotel of Petropolis have
been reserved for the use of the
American officers during their stay
in Rio, and the best of everything
will be their for the asking.
The sailors and men will have 6
good time, as we'll as the officers
They will be granted shore leave
labout 5000 at time, and severa
picnics and feeds" will be given IL
their honor. There is admitted!
some prejudice against Yanke'
blueiackets among a certain portion
of the population of Rio, and fear
have been entertained that the pres
ence of so many of them on TIN
streets will lead to disorder. Thes
forebodings are secuted by the may
or and police chief. who declar
their confidence in the law-abidint
spirit of American sailors.
The arrival of the feet In RI
will mark the completion of the sec
ond and longest lap of the voyag
. around South America. Rio is $40
miles from Port of Spain, where tn
feet made its first stop. The Ameri
can battleships will remain here
days, during which time they will b
coaled for the trip to Puntas Arena;
distance of 1900 miles, arrivin
there on January 80. There will b
little JOY or jollity there, as the pol
is desolate settlement beyond tn
bounds of civilization, harboring III
tie more than 1000 souls, situate
we'll inside the straits of magellan
with Patagonia on one side and Tel
IA del Fuego on the other. Punts
; Arenas was formerly Chilean cor
Wet station, and the surroundin
country is inhabited mainly !
Pategonian Indians.
| Beautiful Rio will be the last o.
| portunity the tars will have to ste
1 on civilized shores until the fie
| reaches Callao. Peru. the middle
| next month. Adviees received he
| from Lima state that he Peruvian
are bent on outdoing even Brazil
| hospitable welcome. President Pa
do will give banquet o 800 of Il
L Ap,arfnon 0Rnnars and kho r,f,ts4