New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-16
OF DOM PEDRO.
ESTABLISHING THE REPUBLIC.
THE STORY OF THE BRAZILIAN REvOLU-
TION.

A GREAT EVENT, BARE OF DRAMATIC INTEREST
THE PEOPLE IGNORANT OF AN IMPENDING
REvoLT-THE PLAN TO OVERTHROW THE
MINISTRY DEVELOPS INTO MOVE
MENT TO DEPosE THE EMPEROR
AND FOUND REPUBLIC-THE
ARMY PROMINENT AT ALL
TIMES-THE BRAVE MINIS
TER STANDS BY THE
OLD FLAG SCENES
AND INCIDENTS.
| Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 22.-Whenever great event
occurs amiable little weakness of human nature
induces most intelligent to claim more or less
| provision or acknowledge of it, and there is
already pretty large contingent Of these prophetic
| individuals record in regard to the eXtraor-
dinary occurrences of the past week in this coun-
| try. And yet when the morning of the 18th broke
| there were few in this city who knew, or who
| even imagined that great revolution i'm
| pending There are good reasons for believing
that even among the insubordinate officers of the
army there were but few who meditated anything
more than the overthrow of the Ministry. Sue
cess however, has glorifed the event. and its most
trivial accidents therefore rapidly becoming
the results Of deeply laid plans and heroic efforts
| The event is destined to live in history with all
the dramatic accessories of great struggle, IL
Illuminated with the light Of patriotic sacrifice and
consecrated by deeds of heroism and devotion, and
vet. with one or two exceptions it was in reality
as bare of dramatic interest of heroism and OF
patriotic excitement labor-day parade. In
| +bo bnt
the astounding results achieved is so great as to
make it appear an impossibility.
DIsCONTENT IN THE ARMY.
There had been more or less discussion in re-
publican journals for some time over an intention
credited to the Government to disperse the army
throughout the provinces and along the frontier.
so that. with the assistance of the recently or
| oanized National Guard, the succession of the
| Princess Imperial to the throne might be accom-
pshed without opposition 1t has been part or
| the republican propaganda to assume that the
army is opposed to this succession, and also that
it has been the deliberate purpose Of the Crown
TO humiliate and degrade military men. This, OF
course was untrue in every particular but 1t heiped
to increase the chronic discomfort of a class edu-
catod TO consider itself entitled to exceptional prv-
leges and consideration, and always impatient OF
the slightest restraint. The charge that the Gov
ernment intended to dsperse the army has been
denied by member of the late Ministry, and even
| 10 some such design was entertained it prob
ably much less sweeping in character than the mil
| itarv and republicans chose to believe.
THE PLOT TO SEIZE THE MILITARY BARRACKS.
According to the commonly accepted account
the Government had ordered the embarkauon
of an infantry battalion for Distant province,
and a mutiny resulted, the men refusing to go.
This WIS on the l4th. The War Department was
inaexible however, and it was resolved to COM
pei the mutinous battalion to embark by force.
The Ministry, perhaps apprized to some eXteno
of the general conspiracy, was up all night de-
,,ising measures to meet the crisis. IL is said
that a general meeting of disaffected officers ana
republican leaders had been held on the night
of November 0, when the Prime Minister was
entertaining the officers of the Chilian ironclad
Almirante Cochrane with grand ball, and that
il was then resolved to rise on the night Of
November 16. seize the Ministers and compel
them to retire from power 1t is not certain that
the Government knew of this plan, but it would
appear that some danger was apprehended. The
Second Brigade stationed in the suburb Of 5. Chris
toyao resolved early in the evening to make COM
mon cause with the mutineers, and sent word to
General ManOel DeOdOre da FOnseca tpopularly
known by his second name), who has long en-
ioyed the reputation of being the chief of the
insubordinate faction Of the army, that they
proposed to march on the Campo SAINT Anna
ouartel early the next morning. This quartet,
which is located in the heart of the city, is not
only the general military barracks, but also IN
cludes the War Department offices and head
quarters of the Adjutant-Cieneral. To meet the
emergency the Government counted upon some
two or three battalOns quartered at the general
barracks, the marine corps, police corps and
fremen, the latter a semi military organization,
and requistiOn was sent DO Nicthcroy, the
provincial capital across the bay, for the police
corps of that city, The total military force in
and about the city was about 2,4OO men of all
branches of the service and of these the Ministry
evidently counted upon the larger part.
THE EMPERoR's FAVORED SOLDIERS DESERT
HIM.
Early on the morning of November Is all these
force, were under motion The Nictheroy police
corps came over with evident reluctance, the
commanding officer being compelled to beat the
men across the backs with his sword to keep them
in motion A small force Of marines and sailors
were moved to the quartet at an early hour, to
either with about 450 police and the corps OF
firemen On the other side the cadets broke out
of the military school in Botafogo about a m
and started into the city with whatever arms
they could seize. The Second Brigade was also IL
motion at an early hour, and by o'clock wa'
investing the quartet. 1t should be noted thai
one of the regiments Of this brigade, the Isl
Cavalry, has long enjoyed the distinction OF
furnishing the Emepror's escort, and has beer
} particularly favored by him in many directions
Some four years ago the officers of this regiment
became involved in a personal quarrel with thu
editor of a notorious sheet called the CorSaro,
and eventually had the man as>assinated by
party of capoeias tcutthroats under the very
windows of the central police station, where h
had fled for protection. Although the crmina
completely of these officers was we'll known tn
Emperor made special visit to their quarters th
following day 10 Lot them TINT thev had in IL,