Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-20

supports the movement. A provisional
government has been established, in
Guiding Seniors de Fonseca and BENJAMIN
Constant. Among the dispatches re-
ce1ved, but not yet officially confirmed,
is one saying that Baron La da Rio, the
Minister of Marine, has been killed.
h WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The Brazilian
Minister said last evening that he had
received no information from his Gov
eminent with regard to the reported
revolution in Brazil. The Minister said
that since he had left Brazil in July last
he had heard considerable about
the great strength of the Republican
party in Brazil, but that in his opinion
its strength was greatly overrated in this
country. At the last election, which was
perfectly free and open, only few Re-
publicans were returned. While it was
possible that great changes had
taken place in the affairs in Brazil
in the last three or four months, he did
not think it at all probable that the sit
uation had taken the turn Indicated by
the cablegram. There might, he thought,
have been some ministerial trouble
which had given rise to the reports of a
revolution.
The report that in the Brazilian revo-
luton Baron La da Rio, the Minister of
the Navy, had been killed was shown to
the Brazilian Minister at midnight. He
was surprised at the intelligence, and
upon being asked if there were any rea-
sons why Minister La da Rio should
have been an especial object of attack
on the part of the revolutionists said
that he was utterly unable to account
for it, and could not believe the reports
of revolution were true.
j. NEW York, Nov. 16.-Messrs. Hard s.
Rand received the following from Rio
Janeiro:
"Revolution has broken out here. The
Brazilian armies in control. Ministry has re-
signed. Minister shot. Attempt to establish
republic"
The Coffee Exchange closed with
coffee strong at 15.45c bid, only few
moments before the dispatches were re-
ceived. The new coffee crop in Brazil
is almost ready to be harvested and
the supply on the market here
is consequently limited. If a
revolution has broken out and
the ports of Rio de Janeiro and Santos
are blockaded rs per cent. of the coffee
supply of this country will be cut off.
This will be productive Of very serious
consequences throughout the country.
'If the report is true" said one gen.
tleman, ''cotfee is likely to advance to
hitherto unheard of figures, and when
quiet is again restored in Brazil the
enormous shipments are likely to cause
panic"
In speaking of the possible conse-
quences of the revolution upon Ameri-
can trade, one of the best known mer-
chants of this city, who imports largely
from Brazil, said last evening that they
might be serious. He said:
"The trade in coffee sugar and india rubber
will be the principal interests affected The
total importation Of coffee to the United States
is 100000 bags, OF which 100000
come from Brazil. It is easy to see,
without extended comment, what effect
the cutting of Of such an amount of
coffee would have. do not think that there is
more than three months supply in the United
States at present. With regard to rubber it
might be even more serious Thirteen AZ
teenths Of the total importation comes from
DAdZA AucIc Is ~ present not more th0n
enough here to last one month, so that should
the revolution last longer than that time the
effect would be serious, indeed, to those indus
tries depending upon the rubber supply. With
sugar it Is, of course, not so bad, as we import
only one.tenth Of our supply from Brazil. Still,
the absence of that amount would influence
prices throughout the country" - ,,.
The blockading of Brazilian ports at
tending a revolution in that country
will result in the cutting off of more
than three.fourths of the entire india
rubber supply of this country and COM
pei the shutting down of nearly all the
immense rubber goods manufacturing
concerns in the United States, as the
snnnlv on hand. Mt .,,rnsnnt ia nnt snf.