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that the elections were fair and open.
That does not show any sentiment faY-
oring a republic. The insurgents have
captured the capital, the head of the ma
ton, and, as the navy is with them,
they control all means of commune
cation. There is undoubtedly censor
ship of the cable service. and the COM
pany has been notified that its wires
would be cut unless it submitted all
messages before they were sent. L
would like to hear what the other side
are doing and something from the prov
inces. Ii you were an American in Rio
and heard that by sudden and able
movement the garrison and some Of the
citizens had captured the departments,
imprisoned the president and the cab
met and set up government, you
would want to know what Virginia, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and other
states were doing before being con-
vinced that the new government would
last. believe the movement Is mill.
tary one, and not supported by more
5000 civilians. It would be very easy
for the armv and navy, by surprise.
when the officers of the government
were peacefully and quietly attending
to their business. to capture the city of
Rio. secure, through the navy, control
of outside communication and imprison
the emperor"
HERE'S THE RUB.
But, it was suggested, IF the people
are favorable to the emperor, how can
they maintain cOntrol?"
THAT" was the reply, ''is just what
is lacking, and expect to hear that the
provinces have rallied to the emperOr's
support. Although he is imprisoned, he
Is still the emperor, and the provinces
can declare for HIM. | think the prov
inces will declare war against the capi-
tai and that the situation will resemble
that in France at the time of
the Paris commune. There are
in the navy about $500 officers
and sailors, not all of whom are
i'm Rio, many being abroad. The army
has about the same strength, and with
5000 civilians uphOlding them it would
make $1,000 men only, and do not be-
lieve the movement has greater strength.
1t is true the dispatches say some OF the
provinces have declared for republic,
but this all comes from Rio and those
who have seized the central govern
ment. We have not got the other side.
Knowing the country, do not think
the provinces have so declared.
The republican party throughout
the empire is organized into
small clubs, and their members
would. of course. send in their felicita-
tons to the general government. There
are also small garrisons of fifty or more
men in the various provinces, and these
have sent in their congratulations.
This, think. is the foundation for the
statement in regard to the provinces.
/ cannot believe in the permanence of
the republic until we get more informa-
ton and something from the other
side"
OF the new cabinet, three members
are journalists. The president, Deo-
dOro Da FOnseca. and the minister of
war, Benjamin Constant, are soldiers,
and the remaining three members are
lawyers. SenOr Quintano B0cayuva is
looked upon here as perhaps the leader
in the revolutionary movement. He is
the editor of LIE Pals, published in Rio
de JaneirO, and is said to have beauti-
full style as a writer. He is a Republi-
can of long standing, and has earnestly
labored for the creation of a republic.
Benjamin Constant, the minister of
war, has heretofore been professor in
the polytechnic school and member Of
the board of military engineering.