| Show SIEGE IS PROLONGED Yellow Jack Gains a Stronger Hold in Rio Dally Rio de Janeiro March President Peixoto has prolonged the state of seige until the 1st of May In provincial regions the elections for members of Congress show a major ity of the members elected are Repub licans worse Yellow fever in Rio is daily becoming The Election Postponed Montevidio March 3Owing to the absence of a quorum today Congress postponed the presidential election till Monday Stuart acting vicepresident of the Republic of president will temporarily fill the chair Da Gaunt Wants a Steak New York March 3The British steamship Merida from Brazilian ports reports that while discharging a load of cattle at Rio one of Admiral DaGamas boats came alongside and asked the price of beef Captain Tom sett declined to sell whereupon the launch seized twentyseven head of cattle and sought seclusion under the gups of the cruiser Libertad Captain Tomsett complained to the British cruiser Sirius and the request from the ships captain coupled with a dig allied allusion to the guns moved the insurgents to return the cattle forthwith forth-with |
