| Show THE BRAZILIAN revolution NEW burx nov 12 the associated press baa a letter its correspondent spon dent in rio de janeiro brazil under date of october 14 wh which lob while prior to the breaking out of the revolution contains much of interest regarding the situation in that country the state of affairs the correspondent says is far from satisfactory in the last two years the country has been flooded with paper monny now amounting nominally to and depreciated precia ted to less than 55 per cent of its nominal value in consequence of this depression and the burdensome taxes all the necessaries of life are at exorbitant figures and constantly rising salaries and wages however have hot risen strikes and disturbances at one time almost unknown in brazil have become frequent fr quent rio bio do de janeiro had just passed through a serious disturbance originating in a ridiculously insignificant cause the facts showing that in the irritable state of public feeling many are ready to seize on any pretext to cause trouble the manager of the opera company being unpopular ar a band of students one night insisted on his comin coming avo before r e the curtain to be hissed he r replied I 1 that while duly grateful he be must decline whereupon the students persisted in their demands until the police interfered then followed a wild riot iti in which the interior of the opera house was wrecked and many persons in aured next day the papers attacked the police and speeches were made on the street corners by orators among whom were some congressmen and officers of the army at night rioting began begab and many persons were wera wounded two or more being killed the army seemed in great measure to sympathize with the people against the police rioting continued until next day but the excitement then quieted down the correspondent predicts that there will be more rioting soon both in rio janeiro and elsewhere congress for months has been at loggerheads logger heads with the president and has accomplished little actual alual legislation the sanitary condition of the city has been very bad in september there were 1822 1322 deaths from smallpox and some from yellow fever THU THE CONTINUES TO the heralds valparaiso cable says the latest advises advices from rio grande do sul in brazil are to the effect that the revolt against fonseca continues to spread the insurgents ranks are in creasing in size hourly and the rebels are showing great boldness one hand baud fully armed attacked and captured the town of santa ana araron santa victoria and porto alboro are said to be the only towns that support the dictatorship all the others in rio orande grande do sul are said to have espoused the side of the rebel the revolutionists are reported to have raised a large body ot of volunteer troops the plans of the insurgents are not yet fully understood but it is said they will lose lofie no time in attacking towns which remain true to the dictator their object seems to be to gain posses sion of these places before the arrival of the gunboats gun boats malatore and transports which fonseca has sent to quell i the insurrection the germans in the state are said to b be among the warmest partisans of fonceca Fona On eca peca A goodly proportion of them have served in the german army there are some borne brazilian soldiers in rio bio orande grande do sul they form nearly one half of all the government forces the spirit of discontent has often manifested itself in their ranks vis via tones iones do d poleta who is ii said to be one of the chiefs of the revolutionists I 1 is 8 eighty two years old and former governor of rio grande do sol he succeeded martinez Martio ez he was a warm friend of martinez Mart luez and this fact becoming known to the now new government he was ousted from office and marshal marsh al do de frota appointed in his bis place he aleo was a friend of martinez and was succeeded by the present governor castella whose loyalty to fonseca does not appear to be in the least questioned it is reported tonight the states of bahia and pernambuco fernambuco as well as an rio bio grande de sul bul intend to declare their iD independence dependence NEWS BY WAY OF LONDON OFTEN FALSE washington nov 12 the bureau of american republics has from semiofficial sources information in regard to the present condition of affairs in brazil to the effect that telegraphic news coming by way of london is often entirely false and generally distorted or magnified british jealousy of the increasing influence lueDee of the united states in brazil and the fear of losing commercial supremacy in that country are the motives which inspire the false and alarm ing dispatches dispa tobes concerning political disturbances in brazil the situation at rio bio grande brande do sul bul is peculiar party feeling having been warmly aroused between the republicans on the one hand and the adherents of the liberal party the partisans of the deposed leader silveria martins on the other about one third of the population of that state is of german descent and a gentleman thoroughly acquainted with them says among them national feeling to Is much stronger than state attachment therefore he thinks no secession movement can be permanently successful in that state there is a tendency among the smaller states to merge themselves with their larger neighbors and a clause of the new constitution ution provides for such action THE BRAZILIAN N X T 1 instructions senor mendonca the brazilian minister here has received a cablegram from his home government to continue to deny the alarming reports spread through europe in regard to the restoration of the monarchy and the disturbance of public order in brazil rio bio de janeiro to is declared to be perfectly quiet the alleged quiet ex late in all f the be states except rio bio grande do sul su where the government has taken measures to put down the conflict arising from the struggle for or supremacy between the two parties the government will shortly fix a day for the congressional elect elections iono according to 0 o the electoral law the restoration of the monarchy is opposed almost most universally as a matter definitely settled minister Mou mendonca donca furnished a copy of the above cablegram to secretary blaine that it was seit flent by senor chermont the brazilian minister of foreign relations ione to the lisbon mission with instructions to forward to brazilian ministers in all european countries coun trieB an aa well as aa the united states WANTS dictatorship FOB LI LIFE rio DR DE nov 12 reports were current in the city today to the effect that the army and navy forces were making preparations to proclaim fonseca life dictator of brazil the government Is securing a full com complement ale of men for the war ships by means of the prom press gang is actively inactively engaged in the work of pouncing upon and forcibly conveying to ships all eligible men whom they think would make desirable members of a crew A number of offic officers erm have started from rio grande do sul bul A at which place it la Is reported those who have taken part in the revolutionary movement against the dictator are now completely under the control of the government LONDON It ONDON nov 16 news from brazil continues of a most conflicting char acter official dispatches from rio de janeiro asserting with unequivocal that the country is absolutely tranquil while telegrams from buenos ayres and santiago report bra ail torn with dissension and secession the actual facts will probably not be e known until mall mail advices advises are received an official censorship prevents dispatches not approved by the government reaching europe direct it is knot known how such dispatches reach buenos ayres and chile the latest official advice from brazil states that the trouble in rio grande do sol is purely local and that the government of the state is now in the hands of a provisional junta it is inferred from this fact that the authorities at rio bio regard the junta in sympathy with the central government but this theory is contradicted by dispatches from santiago to the times amea these declare that the provisional junta has taken absolute control and assert that it has an army of men armed with rifles it is short of artillery and has but one war vessel a river monitor lightly armed THE BRAZILIAN MINISTER washington nov 16 senor Mendon cathe brazilian minister mi bister here has received the following by cable gram from the brazilian minister of foreign relations dated november affirm that complete tranquility reigns in all states except rio bio grande grand where conflicts provoked by questions pertaining to local politics have occurred with which in virtue of the constitution the federal government could not interfere deny the rumors ol of secession the idea is condemned by all brazilians Brazi lians affirm that iao BO state thinks of seceding deny that members of the dissolved congress are in the foreign legations as refugees nearly all the members of congress have returned to their states those who remain here go about the h e city at liberty thus far the government has taken no violent measure A day will be set for the next election and congress is convoked to meet immediately med lately after general deodora will review the troops tomorrow the anniversary of the proclamation of the republic the old brazil minister has also re calved private information to the of ef feet that the length to which the reported revolutionary movement in the state of para had gone was the adap tion by the state assembly of a set get of resolutions condemning the action of the president and approving the course pursued by congress ONLY A SMALL AFFAIR YORK nov 16 the valparaiso cable that advices advises frova from rio janeiro state that fonsecas government eru ment is intercepting all di dispatcher patched referring to the revolution buenie ayres ay res reports the garrison at bagur ros not in sympathy with the revolutionists there are dissensions dissek in tile the ranks of the revolutionists owing to differences of opinion as to policy all toe the navy except two ships remain loyal to fonseca A number of uru I 1 guay army officers are joining the revolutionary forces the post poat of 1 commander in ia chief has baa been bofto offered red to A illo he Is ia consider 1 ing the proposition the revolutionists have occupied the town of itaqui but the garrison of three men remain loyal to fonseca and is entrenched lo in the arsenal tile commander of the uruguay river squadron threatens to bombard the town unless the insurgents lay down their arms the inhabitants are great ly I 1 alarmed complete anarchy and liscord discord are said to exist through tho the state at the town ot of artenas the members of the national guard will not fight it the government troops are sent against them ham hag opened negotiations with the diodora di otora government calling for mutual concessions ces this is owing to the tard tarda I 1 secession of troops from fonseca Fona eca 11 ft is confidently expected that the revolt will turn out to be a purely local fight against the governor of the state the rhe officials generally are not against fonseca |
