St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-25
MINISTER'S ATLOGGERHEADS.
Split in the Provisional Cabinet
of Brazil.

0pllt HI tllC
of Brazil.
RIO DE JANEIRo, June 24.-There
have been whisperings for the past few
days of what at one time threatened to
be serious cabinet crisis. This
has been averted for the present,
at any rate, if indeed it has
not been permanently avoided.
The facts, as nearly as they. can be as
certained, are as follows: The present
chief of police, Ferraz by name, is
very determined man and of unblem-
ished character. enjoying the confidence
of the whole people. In accept
ing the position he avowed the deter
mination of clearing the city of
''capoeirias." These were gangs OF
villains numbering about 1,5O0.
much worse than the gangs of
roughs or hoodlums in American
cities. They stole. plundered
and robbed people on highways at
night, and undertook asSaSSinatlons for
pay. They also assisted PROGRESSES in
their nefarious traffic. The leader of
this disreputable and disorderly class,
.Juea Refs, a brother of Count
De MattozinhoS has been banished
from the country for his evil courses.
Count de Mattozinhos is the proprietor
of the influential paper, "PaiZ," and
the friend and former employer of
Quintino Bocayuva, minister of for
eign affairs. From Bocayuva the count
secured promise that Juca Refs should
not be molested in case he returned to
Rio. On the strength OF this promise
the chief Of the gangs did return, but
no sooner did the chief of police
Of ihic thon hn TnlaanH tho
returned criminal under arrest. Boea-
yuva appealed to the chief of the gov
eminent, threatening to resign if Juca
Refs was not released. The chief
of police, who has consistently
refused to listen to any terms designed
to save any of the ringleaders of these
gangs, refused to yield. and said that
unless Refs was brought to justice he
would resign; and after cabinet
council it was decided. nOtWithStand-
ing the minister of foreign affairs had
the influence of the Count of Mattozin-
hos, mot to interfere with the chief of pO-
lice, Juca Refs was transported to the
penal island of Fernando de Moron
ha. QuintIna Bocayuva was greatly
incenSed and absented himself from
cabinet councils to such all extent that
the cabinet decided it would be nee
essary to fill his place whether he re-
signed or not. Things went so far
that an understanding was arrived at
whereby one of the present ministers
would become minister for foreign
affairs, and Silva Jardim was installed
to a seat In the cabinet. lard i'm de-
cIined the position, but said he would sus-
tain the government with every means
in his power so long as the government
carried out loyalty the republican pro-
gramme. Silva Jardin and BOcayuva
have been and are rival leaders of
the republicans and it remains
to be seen what the
minister will do. 1t is
said that when he learned of the pro-
posal to put Jardin in the cabinet he at
once decided to overlook what had oc-
Cured and return loyalty to work with
his companions. But Jardin has now
become factor, and will be consulted
Just as much as if lie were ca binet
officer. Whether things can last that
way or not must be determined by time.