New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-27
MILITARY LAW IN BRAZIL.
yeoRous MEASURES PUT IN FORCE BY
THE GovERNMENT.
coSsplRAToRs TO BE DEALT WITH BY a
MILITARY TRIBUNAL-MINIsTER BARBosA
DENIES THE EXAGGERATED REPORTS
OF THE RECENT DISORDER IN RIO.

OF THE RECENT DISORDER IN RIO.
p;o Janeiro, Dec. 26.-The Government has
,.,,ed a decree providing that all persons foand
.rdeayoring 10 corrupt the allegiance of the SOL
Ners or contriving proposing any measure for
.ctive opposition TO the Republic, shall be tried
hv a military tribunal An Opposition journal
cas- suspended on Tuesday.
washington, Dec 26.--A reporter of the Asso-
.,.ted Press who called at the Brazilian Legation
,odav TO inquire for news concerning the light
Inc which is reported to have taken place at
p;o de Janeiro from December Is to 20 found
,ha. the Minister had just received the following
,,erram from Ruy Barbosa, the Minister OF
finance under the new regime;
Rio December 2e.
M Brazilian Minister. Washington:
or, cable DISPATCHES we learn that, unfortunately,
n,,e Is no speculation from newsmongers against US
-,,ch is not credited in Europe in spite OF all our
.rnngs against this sort of conspiracy Report aoou'
u,,nv OF corps Of artillery false only mutny OF Few
ladders Immediately repIessed This Circumstance III
,..ed here confidence in the Government when SHOWS
Itself strongly prepared with prompt and decisive means
n put down any disturbance OF puohc oruer'
me aggravation General Fonsecas Illness not true
an the contrary, he is recovering speeoily io" ms
@ - conoplaints The assistant doctor believes his
,s.overy TO be At any rate the fate oil 'he
.olution now accepted by the whole country does not
,repd on the contingency OF one mans lfe however
e{ofsi
n rly on other chiefs Of great prestige and no less
soted 70 the cause All the different political parties
have espoused with enthusiasm the term fixed (No'eoi
IS 1seM for the meeting o; tic Constituent AsseoS
thv Considering by this act the stability OF the hepuo'
insured. Beware Of newsmongers. ,
Senior Valente late this afternoon received
another cable dispatch from SenOr Ruy Barbosa
svinr at length the reasons why it was impossible
% call the Constituent Assembly at an earlier
date than November. The delay in calling the
Assembly, has been severely commented upon Dy
various European and American newspapers The
dispatch is as follows: -
Rio de Janeiro Dec. 26.-The reason why In Europe
The term for beore the meeting OF the Consuue' ASSEM-
Sly is considered long Is because they are ho' ~
.eouainted with the geography OF Brazil Ihe Brahha
press is a better judge in the matter All po'cai pa
here think that term short Moreover IL VIII oe
very dindcuit all the preliminary measures ior @
general election within so short uhe' Aia'
last electoral reform decrecd on January o.
1851 vet the new of Representatives. uhuef su'
law WAS called to meet December 81 OF that year
although it merely an ordinary reform, now ,
A revolution, we have 20 enlis; large elecVoIal O'
almost new, comprising with the exception Oh
all foreigners naturaized that is to say all VINO "eI
.,,ai,s ic 1razu on November 10 and who VIII no
decline the Brazilian citizenship. To perform al ui
work In less time, in country c"paote ~ % 90
uniting population OF o5iT oSS ooo Would be
,ni-acle The European criticisms only show that eS
tnov little of Brazil outside Of its financial aas'
materially impossible to adopt shorter Term Ioi
nnnton IN Brazil is satisfied and Europe would be- aso
prazn was better known there. Here such cIitoish
excites surprise inssmuch as we are supposed
IN he country hickly peopled the European nations
whereas We are country Of about 100000 square Kiio
metres, with a much spread population. Socn inpa
.s.o 4, absurd ANY alteration in the term Is mprae'
s,e.,s. We cannot do is beyond mans power.
London, Dec. 60" The Timess' Lisbon cores
,oudent reports that English and Portuguese
bapkers have within the last fortnight greatly
Induced their remittances TO Brazil.