Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-28
A CRISIS IN BRAZIL.
Considerable Dissatisfaction in
the New Republic.
THE MINISTRY FRIGHTENED.
It's Persistent and Vigorous Enemies Oall
it to Action.

Alarming ROport0 from the 1ntorAoF-A
Decree by the Government Ihat Puts
Check ON the Prsss-FODssoa Pleased
with the Attitude of the United States
0overnment.
RIO DE JANE1Ro, March 31.-The Pro-
visional Government, in view of reports
which they claim have been issued det
riment of public order and tranquility i;
circulated with the manifest and un-
patriotic object of favoring censurable
speculations, and believing as they1are
that such roperts and rumors are
highly injurious to the foreign credit of
Brasil, weakening confidence in the sta
bility of their institutions and in the
security of the obligations contracted
by the nation have issued the following
decree:
"Article Ito the provisions of tho
decree - of Dec. %, 1889, are subject
lating, by means Of the press or tels-
grph or in any other way in Brazil or In
foreign countries, false reports and
alarming rumors, such as refer, for In
stance, to tho discipline of the troops,
to the stability of the institutions of
the country, and to public order.
cart. u.-From this provision 10 ex-
cluded written or verbal criticism,
however severe it may be, of the Gov
posing, correcting and preventing ad-
ministrative errors, provided it be free
from personalities and defamation.
cart. III-When the the offence shall
be committed in any place beyond the
limits of the Federal capital, the
offender shall be arrested and conveyed
to the said capital for the purpose Of
being there tried by the tribunal insti-
tuted by the said decree.
cart. V.-All provisions to the con-
trary are hereby repealed.
"The Minister and Secretary of State
for the Department of Justice will
cause this decree to be executed.
Hall of the Provisional Government
of the United States of Brazil, on the
Goth day of March, second year Of the
republic.
'MANoEL DEopoRo DA FoNsrcA,
"MANoEL FARRAz DE CAMPos SALES"
Yesterday DR.. Pedro Tavares was ar
rested in the city Of Campos and
brougt TO Rio. He is the editor of q
new paper published there. On his
arrival here he was informed by one of
the police delegates that the cause of
his arrest was an article in his news
paper, and that it was expected that
hereafter he would not publish violent
articles against the Government. 1t
was added that, as he was unaware Of
the provisions Of the decree of the both
| inst, General Deodoro had forgiven his
| offence and ordered him to be set al
| liberty.
From an article published in San
Paulo paper by DR.. Aristidss Lobo, ex.
| Minister Of the Interior, the following
| extracts are taken:
| LET them say what they please. there
must exist, envelopsd in a cloud 'o1
| mystery, which the Provisional Govern
ment has not been able to penetrate, ar
element that is oonspiring against ou1
present institutions and against the
future of the Republic.
"Thsre is something singular in thu
reports which from time to time spring
into circulation and which are becom
ing more and more frequent. They
originate simultaneously at distant
If conveyed by a network of wires.
"The celebrated and lamentable in
surrection of the soldiers was previous
ly announced at different places-at
| Parahyba do Sui, for instance, and
believe here in San Paulo. The Provis
ional Government could preceive that
some hidden hand was touching the
springs of plot against it, but this
hand It was never able to discover"
News from the interior says that mucl
commotion has been caused by the re
ports from Rio. In the State of Rit
Jansiro the police forces in the small
towns were withdrawn to the capital.
RIO De JANERo, April 2S.-Day be
fore yesterday the Minister of Foreign
Affairs called for Mr.. Sames Femme,
Lee, charge d'affairs of the United
States of America, at his hotel, ane
took him in his carriage ito the Palao>
1tamarity, where he had an audience
with Marshal da Fonseca. On present
ing the joint resolution of the United
States Senate and House Of Representa-
tives, engrossed on beautiful vsllum
Mr.. Lee made some remarks, to whiol
len. da Fonseoa replied as follows:
>"With feelings Of heartfelt joy &C
cept the congratulations of the Con
gress of the United States of Americ
on the suspicious event now realised o
the assumption of self governmen
throughout the whole continent.