| Show GUNBOAT MAKES TROUBLE high handed outrage perpetrated at brazil an port washington the brazilian ambas sy in this city has received a telegram from baron de rio branco the minis ter of foreign affairs stating that a few days ago several of the officers of the german gunboat panther went ashore in civilian dress and visited a small fishing town called in the state of santa catalina and there without any form of process s seized a man by the edme of Set inhoff who had left his native country germany as a deserter from the army and took him with them as a prisoner on the panther thereupon the gunboat left and went to another port in the state of rio grande dogul the three brazilian cruisers almirante barrac benj constant and dare were sent to watch the panther and see that no similar occurrences should again happen while the bra ellian government made an official protest against the action of those of libers to the german government |