The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-27

Though every thing appeared quiet
when she arrived there. Captain Her
ring and First Officer Black. when they
went on shore. heard many rumors
which indicated that the people had not
received the news OF the revolution with
that degree OF calmness tina. character
lied the actions OF the inhabitants OF
Santos. One man. De Cana By name. .
collector OF customs at that port. and 4
strong Imperialist. held on 70 the flag
Of the empire and resented the removal
!. from his uniform Of The buttons
stamped with The crown. Threats were
OF no avail. and the collector locked
himself UP in his house TO escape the
wrath Of the Republicans. Ten DAYS
after the news 81 the deposinr OF the
Emperor had been made public. De
CANA submitted to the demands Of the
new government. removed the obiec-
tionablc buttons and gave Up tho impe-
rial flag.
Captain Herring heard that during
one o. the nights DE Cana was holding
out small party Of Republicans sur
rounded the house and tried 10 set fire
70 It besides Kidding its inmates with
bullets DE CANA was not deprived 81
his Office. A number OF men who held
Office under the Emperor were retained
in the same position BY tho republic.
On the second day Of the revolution =
cipher dispatch was received At Rio an
nouncing an uprising At Bahia. one OF tho
northern provinces. 1t was said the dis
patch contained the information that :
fight had taken place between the
militia and large mass OF the people
who refused to believe the news. and that
nearly five hundred people had been
killed
Captain Herring said that the gov
eminent at once stopped all cipher
telegraphic communication and placed
strict watch on all the ordinary mes
sagcs that were sent on the wires. The
news OF the uprising caused little ex-
element at Rio. but IL was afterwards
given out that there was no truth in the
report Where the contradiction came
from was not known TO the officers Of
the Iiorox- They heard ii talked Of By
the people at Rio.
The Republicans left no stone un-
turned 70 accomplish their purpose
SO complete were their arrangements
that when the republic was announced.
all Of the imperial war vessels that for
weeks had been lying in the harhor.
were so fixed that it was impossible for
them 70 participate in any uprising that
might have possibly occurred. The
man-of-war Nitheroy had been placed
in dry dock several days before. and
was half dismantled when the Repub-
licans made their great move.
Besides Collector De Cana there were
several officers who refused to submit to
the Republicans. but unlike De Cana
their fate i unknown.
TWAS on the E-st night OF the rcvolu-
tion that these naval officers. eight IN
number. are said TO have dcfied the an-
thority Of the new government Tho
story goes that the men climbed on the
Liverpool steamer Chatham, which lay
At her dock. and. securing boat. rowed
out upon the harbor. bearing aloft an
imperial flag. A party Of Republicans
gave chase in another boat, and some
shots were exchanged. The naval on
GERS were captured and incarcerated in
\ prison on one Of the small islands in
the harbor. None Of the men had been
'een up to the time the Hosox left Rio.
Ind Captain Herring said that the gen
sral belief Of the people was that they
ND been secretly shot while in prison,
= the noise Of the discharge OF firearms
lad been heard in the prison the next !
lay BY some people who were near the
pot The Chatham, on which the naval
'fiiccrs are said 70 have climbed. be-
ongs TO Thanepot 4 Holt, the same firu !
hat owns the Horox.