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is not supported by more than a thousand
civilians,
"lt would be easy for the army and navy
by SURPRISE when the officers of the govern
uient are peacefully and quietly attending
to their business. 10 capture the city of Rio,
secure through the navy control of outside
communications and imprison the em-
perJr
but" was suggested, III the people ARE
favorable 10 the emperor, how can the in-
surgents maintain controlF
That was the reply. sis just what is
lacking, and expect 10 hear the provinces
have rallied to the emperor's support. Al
though he is imprisoned he is still emperor
and the provinces can declare for him. /
think the provinces will declare war against
the capital. and the situation will resemble
that in France at the time Of the Paris com-
mune. There are in the navy about $500
officers and sailors. not all Of whom are in
Rio. Many are abroad. The army has
about the same strength, and, with about
5000 civilians upholding them, il would
| make 10000 men only, and do not believe
the movement has greater strength.
at is true the dispatches soy some Of the
provinces have declared for republic, but
these all come from Rio, and those who
have seized the central government. We
have not got the other side. Knowing the
country as do, | do not think the provin-
ces have so declared. The republican
party throughout the empire is organized
into small clubs and their members would
of course send in their fluctuations 10 the
general government. There are also small
garrisons of fifty or more men in various
provinces, and these have sent their con-
gratulaiions. This think. is the founda-
tion for the statement in regard TO the
provinces. ] cannot believe in the perma-
nence of the republic until We get more
information and something from the other
| side"
OF the new cabinet. the members are
principally journalists. The president, bod
| ero Da Fonsca. and Minister of War Ben
| jamin Constant are soldiers, and the remain
| ing three members are lawyers. Senator
| Quintas Locayura. is looked upon here as
| perhaps the leader in the revolutionary
movement. He is editor of La Pals, pub
| lished in Rio de Janeiro, Is a republican Of
| long standing, and has earnestly labored
| for the creation Of n republic. Benjamin
| Constant. minister of war, has heretofore
been professor in the Polytechnic school
and member of the board Of military
engineers.
Among navy officers no surprise was ex-
| pressed at the news of the revolution. One
| officer said that twenty years ago, when he
was in Brazil, there WAS general feeling
that when Dom Pedros reign ended
republican form OF government would he m
stituted. Lieutenant Barry who recently
returned from Brazil, says the change which
has come To pass was openly talked of
among Brazilians as probable 10 occur, and
expected. II any time, and to the people of
Brazil il could not appear 10 have been sud-
den.
IL ia apparent that the Brazilian officials
here have become finally convinced that the
| emperor has been oyerthrown. In conv,r
sntion to-day a prominent citizen OF Brnzll
said he was convinced the men who lead the
revolution could not retain their leadership.
They are unknown 10 fame and without fol.
lowers in their own country. There were
two sources open 10 the reyolutionists,
They might parceiye their own weakness
and call a convention which would bring to-
pether really the represantstiye men of the
country. and this convention would uatnr-
ally consider the prohlem of proyiding n
satisfactory form of Government and set
tie the question az 10 whether Brazil is vet
ready for a republic. or whether the imperial
family hnd better be recalled. II the pres
ent leaders refused 10 adopt this conrse-
then they wonld be Obliged TO assume more
and more arbitrarily the direction of affairs
and the result would be dictatorship.
United states OF Brazil
RIo DE JAsEIRo. Nov. ls.-The new gov
ernmep, bas apnornced !, ,,;lI er,,Iy main
- "''' ~" '''''''-
tam "rder' IL Is preparing a circular to
foreign governments relative to the over
throw of the empire, which will he tele-
graphed 10 them through the Brazilian rep
| rcsentntives abroad. The province Of Bahia
has signifed its adherence TO the republic.
News from other provinces shows that they
are also in favor of republican form of
government.
NEw YORK, Nov. ls.-There WAS great ex-
ctement and big attendance at the COf-
fee Exchange this morning. due 10 the in
terest felt in the Brazilian situation. Up 10
1880 the Rio cnble had not vet arrived, aud
all attention was centered on the news it
would bring. Coffee advanced from fifteen
10 lifty-fye points over Saturdays closing.
On the first call 20, 40 bags wer sold.
The governors named by the provisional
government are all military men The de-
no nination adopted by the government for