Show BENHAM V AS THE FIRST TO OPEN FIRE All is Now Quiet in the Harbor at Rio c I BENHAMS BOLD WORK APPLAUDED Tho End of the Revolt is Doubtless Imuiiiieut Anibassador Bayards Pertinent Remark Re-mark All Foreigners Delighted With the Result of the American Admirals Conduct Dn Gama is Much jKravnte at Bcnliams i Action Which He Says Humiliated Humili-ated Him but Bciiham Is Endorsed a En-dorsed Ijy Representatives of tIle p Other Nations London Jan J1The British admiralty admir-alty office this morning received a dispatch dis-patch from the British admiral at Rio confirming the Associated Press interview inter-view with Admiral Benham except that the British admiral said the Americans were the first to open fire TO PROTECT THE MERCHANTS That Is What the Foreign Ships Are There For London Jan 31 Naval political mihtiiry and commercial circles hearti ly applaud the journalistic achievement achieve-ment of the Associated Press in setting the conflicting rumors as to the situation situa-tion in Rio Janeiro at rest by obtaining obtain-ing an exclusive interview with Ad onral Benh m But for this conflicting reports to the effect that Admiral Da p Gama had surrendered would probably have been current for several days At the admiralty and the foreign office Benhams attitude was heartily approved ap-proved The Brazilian minister said to an Associated Press representative today he believed the end of the revolt was imminent The fact that DaGama taiked of surrender would have the namQfet on the insurgent ranks as i he riad actually done so He believed be-lieved that if the insurgent admiral finally surrenders to Benham he will be handed over to Brazil United States Ambassador Bayard ead there was not much significance in Benhams action adding I the foreign war ships are not there for that purpose of what use are they puros St James Gazette says The precious Monroe doctrine seems to be construed into allowing the United w States alone to Interfere in South affairs American afair I is now announced that Admiral iMedlo b captured Curtibu and a large amount of specie |