Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1895 — BRAZIL BACKS DOWN. [ARTICLE]

BRAZIL BACKS DOWN.

REFUNDS NEARLY A MILLION TO AMERICAN SHIPPERS. Turkey Offers to the Powers an Audacious Insult-Fishy Story from a Spanish Consul—Queer Request of a Moline Suicide. Brazil Will Refund ihe Duties; The Department of State is informed in a dispatch from United States Minister Thompson that the President of Brazil had sanctioned a decree of Congress authorizing the opening of a supplemental credit of the sum of 1.70t).00Q jeia..tedufea alent to about $928,200) for the restitution of certain “expedient” duties, against the imposition of Avhich the United States protested. While the reciprocity treaty with Brazil was in force under the preceding administration the United States Government had reason to protest againsf the action of the Brazilian Government in levying what were known as “expedient" charges upon imports frdm"tKe^nnt ; “ ed States. These dues fell, as it happened, altogether on flour,, in which there was a lively trade at that time. The pfotesf was based upon the assertion that these dues were in the nature of tariff charges and therefore in violation of the reciprocity treaty, under Avhich flour should be admitted free of duty. The United States view finally prevailed and the Brazilian Government abandoned the duties. The American firms who had exported the flour immediately preferred claims for refund of the duties they-had already paid, nnd after.alcmg jiegotiation the Brazilian Government promised to pay them.

Sultan’s Snub to Britain. The Constantinople .Official Gazette announces that Bahri Pasha, who -was dismissed from his official position in pursuance to the representations of the British ambassador, Sir Philip Currie, owing to his ill treatment of Armenians, has been decorated Avith the grand cordon of the Osmanian order “as a reward for his good services.” This step upon the part of the sultan is considered most signifiIs nol- only. an open and die TincFmar£of approval of the ill treatment to Great Britain, particularly as in a<ldltion to the decoration bestowed upon Bahri Pasha, the Official Gazette publishes a long list of the names of Turkish officials in Armenia who have been decorated by the sultan for their “good services.” In fact, it almost seems as if the sultan is openly defying the powers. Say Wananinkcr Aids Inanrgcnts. John Wanamaker, Postinaster General in Harrison's cabinet, is charged by the Spaniards . Avith aiding the insurgents. They complain that great quantities of arms and ammunition are being shipped from Europe and America to the American Improvement Company of San Domingo. These munitions all And their way to the insurgents. The Consul says Wanamaker is the controlling spirit in this company. Spain will ask San Domingo to prevent this contraband trade with ». Wants Lively Times-at His Funeral. Joseph Sweigert, a machinist, was found dead in his room at Moline, 111., at the Cottage Hotel, having taken morphine. He made a peculiar will the previous evening, directing that he be buried in a rough pine box. the Light Guard Band to play “The Girl I Left Behind Me” over his grave and the boarders at the hotel to tramp the dirt over his body. The will Avas signed R. Campbell.” Nothing Avas known of him, but the last name given is thought to be correct. Butcheries Were Planned. London dispatch: The startling but trustworthy tidings coihes from Constantinople that the influential enemies of Kiamil Pasha in Yildiz Kiosk fomented the recent massacre in Armenia to promote the downfall of the grand vizier. It is not certain that- this was done with the sultan’s knoAvledge, but the dreadful butcheries took place; Kiamil is in..exile, and the palaee party is pleased.