New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-16

pire among the outlying provinces some OF whch
were unhealthy and dsagrecabe. These orders
alarmed General Theodore FOnseca ana ms amDl-
| tous coljeaoues and they determined upon coun-
teraction immediate and concerted. When the
cavalry regiment which had returned from Malta
! crosse against orders, was commanded to return.
| the revolt became active MS you already KNOW
| and ended In the murder OF Ladario,'
| But there were also men among the officers
| of the army and navy who were loyal to Dom
Pedro according to the Captain and refused to obey
| tho commands of the Provisional Government.
Among these were the officers and men OF one OF
the largest training ships, which, at the time OF
the coup d'etat was stationed in the harbor OF
Rio On November I 0, four days after the OUT
break of the revolution the captain OF the traih-
ing shin refused absolutely to execute the orders
| Of his new chief and started to steam out OF the
| harbor. But in this he was quickly foiled. Inc
| members Of the Provisional Government had ex-
nected this action, and had placed two gunboats
| some distance away Upon perceiving the course
Of tie trimming ship, they bore down upon ner
| rapidIy and covered her with their guns. Inc
| captain was obliged TO surrender. 1osether WIN
| eight of the mutneers he was cohVeyed 10 Cie
arsenal on the same night. Their trial was SPECIFY.
Pedestrians who passed in the nelshoorhoou u
the arsenal that night, the Captain salu, near"
tho ronort Of eight volleys which told the rate
=, +be unfortunate men. who paid the price OF
death for their allegiance to an Emperor.
&. Rut that continued the Captain, is put one
Instance proving that the revolution was ho0 81
| bloodless as is generally believed. Inc dungeons
! Of Rio can tell other stories. Many ruinor9 Vi
like nature were afiOat before leil Tue wy
| The change was not accomplished without lhe
traditional baptism of blood. But inc revoi"-
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tonists were farseeing. too. Ihe capo''n u VIC
| boat Nichteroy-I think that was the hn'hc-
refused to replace the crown upon MS Nes9oi VIZ"
tho star emblem of the Republic. He was loyal
But his opposition was soon disposed OIL ID INC
| Nichterov was simply placed upon dry-dock ana
held there while the necessary changes "eTe ni'u'
| in commentator and commanders The captain
was placed in prison. The opposition Of many
others was but short-nVed, own9 W 'he '"'
action Of the new rulers
| .Wben in Santos had considerable CONVERSE
tior with tbe Collector of the Port. On the hrst
dav of the revolution he particularly bitter
| in his denunciaton of the men who had over
| turnod the Government. lie declared that he
| would neither renounce his Imperial UNIFORM
which had been given him by the Emperor, nor
| sunplant the crown on his vessel with the ha'eu
| star Of republicanism. Two days passed by, ana
| the tenor Of my friends talk was somewhat I'LL
| co.o,t On the third day his feeling Of indigna-
| zion had vanished entirely, and he marched to
| .b oece of the new Governor in Santos, and IN
| tone so humble that Urah Heep would have been
| surprsed took the oath Of allegiance to the ITO
visional Government and replaced tho crowns on
| his vessel and his uniform with the emDiems OF
| the Republic"
| The CAPTAIN said that TINT instance was put
| ono NJ many. n had not been necessary for the
In hp
| service as the majority Of the men had followed
the example of the Collector of the Port OF San
tos. even if contrary to their convictions, There
was little doubt that hundreds acted in opposition
| 10 their wishes The Captain believed that had
| Dom Pedro taken a decisive stand and stood out
| for his rights he might have averted the over
| throw of his Government. HIS submission ana
acceptance of his overthrow had driven
the courage from his adherents ana nauc
| opposition TO the new ORDER OF v; tnnss
| impossible The Captain thought that had VlscOuhI
Ouro Petro who was shIewd and talented man,
| succeeded in having the troops remo\ eu ltoi
Rio, as had been his plan, Brazil would Stiii De "n
The new Governors OF the Provinces con,
| tnued the Captain, acted wisely, almost WlthonI
| execution On the day of the revolution Woru
| reached Santos that a great riot had broken out
| in Bahia and that 600 men had lost tnef ilNes
The town and province were sad 10 De IN sag nU
Of the most dreadful uproar ana confusion. ~
| nosition TO the new Government had been tnc
| rausc of the outbreak The news spread rapidly
| in Santos and there was danger OF lhlecuon.
| poonie bp Gan TO stir about. IL was time FOR
action. The Governor called together his ad-
vsers and decided to issue proclamatlOn LOT
bidding the people TO t% o.u navy s ovcrnment or in
support of the old regime That pr9OaDy sNe,'
the Province Of Santos he command was 9pSe9 60,
and when night came the people remalhed III thSil
houses as though each man were airilu OF his
brother. :, = Mi, 1od olso
4 n x-i.n NJ
| The Provisional Government soon saw ,iihu sucn
reports whether true or false must De kepo rom ron
the people in other parts OF the couhtIy, ~ Sy
would be fruitful In fomentlng dlscord or III prlnI
ING 70 n head any slumbcring oppostlon' al
| cipher dispatches were therefore prohDlteu, anu
even the most insignificant and innocent Hi'ssn -
was subjected to such close scrutiny Tor possible
hidden meanings that 1t took five hours ior trans
mission instead of thirty minutes, rs OIL ora.
| " For more than week AFTER inc outn,r"t
citizens loyal to the Emperor made the widest
| attempts" said the Captain. TO leave Iuo. On
the day prior to the sailing OF tne WLon bade
came aboard the vessel to see me; Niei naue
him enter the cabin he said he desired 10 secure
passage for a friend who was desltoIS Vi soi' ~
to the United States. told nm t, w wS na e
hard and repeatedly declared that money was no
object whatever told him to % go TO inc V U' sr'
ris sa' toyaver when he answered that u would
be quite impossible TO do So as the Traveller dare
not let his name be known lie rene"eI ms S,o SUI
pIcatons but could not grant them. however,
H. reSns.l 70 talk with the agents showed me
flat had political refugee to deal with - M toi
he ne H ticot r. the man called But true to his
he did not N %sG Soa he i nsSss
of course could not get our Inc INTO trouble py
ca %, men under the ban of the Government
was Wss afraid even as it was thet would find
stowaways when steamed out to sea; as ol OIL Sl
tho shin n thorough searching from top to hold
before leaving the horbor: Fortunately, found
nobody rro ana O %I how sudden and unexpected thu
revolution was, Captain Hening gave, an account
Of V' bail which was given by the Collector Of tht
de JaerO in honor SGr Of the on ASra
q loss Than a week before the revolution Inc