New-York tribune., 1889-11-16
REVOLUTION IN BRAZIL.
THE ARMY rs IN CONTROL.
REPORTED ASSASSINATION OF THE MINIS
TER OF THE NAVY.

BRAZILIAN TRADE-EFFEOIs
ON DIFFERENT INTERESTS
Nsnatches were received by several merchan~
,n ,his c;,v res,erdav afternoon announcing that
.nvo,,tion had broken out in Brazil and that the
...,ni.,. -, tho Empire was in jeopardy. The
first dspatch was received by ArDuckle Z" Oo'
.hou. a o'clock, simply saying that the Brazilian
army was in control of the situation that the
Ministry had resigned and that the formation of
republic was probable No further details were
given About half an hour after the receipt of
this announcement, Charles r. Flint IL Co. re-
ceived a telegram corroborating the first three
statements in regard the revolution, the suprem-
scy of the army and the resignation of the
Ministry, and adding that the Minister
of the Navy had been killed 1t read as follows:
Revolution has broken out here Brazilian army in
control Ministry has resigned. Minister of the
Navy killed.
Nothing was said to the manner of the Min
isters death. About the time Arbuckle q
Co. received a dispatch also with the announce
ment that sediton of the army had taken place,
but adding nothing in Re gard to the Ministry.
Hard & Rand also received a telegram with the
following statements:
Revolution has broken out here. The Brazilian
armies in control Ministry has resigned. Minister
shot. Attempt TO establish a republic.
The Consul-Gen of Brazil, SenOr Mendonca
was not in the city yesterday, having accompanied
the delegates 10 the Pan-American Congress upon
their travels as one of their number. The VICE
Consul however, who in charge of the office,
had heard nothing of the reported outbreak, and
knew nothing of the murder of the Minister OF
the Navy Nothing further was received by way
of the merchants up to a late hour last night
More detailed information is expected to-day.
In speaking of the possible consequences of the
revolution upon American trade, one
of the best known merchants in
the city, who imports largely from
Brazil, said last evening that they might be
serious. "The trade in coffee sugar and india
rubber. he said, twill be the principal interests
Affected The total importation of coffee to the
United States is valued at s6O,OOOOO of which
S33 900 900 comes from Brazil. 1t is easy to see.
without extended comment, what effect the cut
ting off of such an amount of coffee would have.
II
months supply in the United States at present
"Witb regard to rubber it might be even more
serious Thirteen-hfteenths of the total importa- !
ton comes from Brazil. There is at present not
more than enough here to last one month, so that
should the revolution last longer than that time the
effect would be serious indeed to those industries
denending upon the rubber supply. With sugar
ho1 i'm
one-tenth of our supply from Brazil. Stlll, the
absence of that amount would influence prices
throughout the country
The various coffee dealers of this city were
considerably alarmed last evening when they |
heard the report.
/" This is the first intimatlon we have fad
of any trouble of any kind in Brazil said j.
O'Donohue, when seen at his home last evening.
I'VE received information about year ago III
our correspondence Of a rumOrcd uprising OF tle
slaves in the various parts of the country but moth
ing more was heard of it. Since then the news
from Rio Janeiro has been of most cheerful
character Moneys on the Brazilian exchange
have been at par for more than year, some
thing which had hardly been known in the history
of the country. The Coffee Exchange closed this
afternoon with coffee at 1916, only few mo
ments before the receipt of the dispatches. 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 Janero and Santos are
blockaded, 20 per cent of the coffee supply Of this
country will be cut Off This will be productive
Of serious consequences throughout the United
States. When a confirmation of the report is re-
ceived at the exchange tomorrow, there is likely
h. o,r1 of ba
William ii. CroSsman, of Crossman Brothers,
had received dispatch but their correspondence
of recent date had not led them to expect any
trouble. If the report is true7 said Mr.. Cross.
man, coffee is likely to advance TO figures un-
known before and when quiet is again restored
In Brazil the enormous shipments will in all
probability cause a panic"
London, Nov. IA private cipher cable dis
patch from Rio Janeiro states that revolution
has broken out there. The dispatch gives no
particulars.
Other dispatches from Rio Janeiro conccrnino
the revolutionary outbreak assert that move
nent in favor of republican form of Govern.
ment has recently been strongly fomented. and is
the sole cause of the rising. Up to the present
hour, however there is little information of a
tangible character. The announcement is made
in the cipher cables already at hand that the
brazilian Ministers have rendered their resignation
and that the situation is controlled by the army.
Late dispatches from Rio Janeiro fully confirm
'ne previous reports. The revolution aims at the
o''f'nfow Of the Government and the proclama-
"O" Vi republic. The army supports the move
nent
rio"scnal Government has been established,
I"Oiu'"s oehhors da Fonseca and Benjamin Con
slant
Among the dispatches received. but not yet
omeiahy confirmed, is one stating that Baron
Aaoario' 'he Minister of Marine, has been killed.
THE GROWTH OF REpUBLICANISM
"'Ai'NNLNI VICTORY WHICH WAS NOT COM.
rLETE-oPEN ATTACKS on THE
MONARcuv