The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-28
IN The new REPUBLIC
The Brazilian Government Taking Notice
Of the Many False Reports.
Steps Being Taken to Prosecute Cir
cuiators Of Sensational Rumors
A Mystery That Cam
not be Penetrated.

RIO DE JANIERo, March 3l.-The gov |
ernment has at last taken official notice
Of the many false reports and the alarm
ing rumors which have been frequently
and Marshal Tonzca has is
sued lengthy decree regarding these re-
ports, which he says are highly injurious
10 the foreign credit OF Brazil. besides
being intended to cause alarm and panic
at home. The decree declares that all
persons who originate or aid I'm circulate
ing such reports are subject to the decree
of December I'D last, which provides
that they he guilty of military sedi-
ton. From this provision is ex-
cluded written or verbal criticism of
the governments acts for the purpose of
ministrative errors, provided II be free
from personalities and defamation When
the decree of December % was issued the
editor of the Tribund liberal organ of the
last monarchial ministry discontinued
publican Of the paper, alleging that the
decree was destructive of the freedom of
the press. Other papers, already guarded
i'm tone, became more SO, and the discus
sion of political matters was almost ex-
clusively confined to private circles. In
these, however, IL became more and
more lively, and all sorts of reports
were kept i'm circulation. causing no
their friends. Then there arose a feeling
favovorable to the freedom of the press
and shortly after two members OF the
ministry gave open expression OF this
feeling. In the latter part OF February
the official paper published the declara-
ton of the provisional government that
the decree Of December % was not in
tended TO restrict the liberty of the press.
Since then the tone OF the press becpme
much bolder and some very violent arti-
cles against the government have been
published. Rumors OF all kinds have
continued to circulate and some some of
them found their way into the press. DIR.
Pedro Torores, editor OF paper at
Campos, was arrested yester-
day for publishing an arti-
Gle against the government, but
was afterwards released. Torores is an
was first proclaimed he was appointed
governor of Maranhoa, but resigned
shortly after because the government an
nulled the decree separating the church
and state. He then established an oppo-
sition paper. One notable article, pub
ter of the Interior Lobo, says, i'm part:
"Let them say what they please, there
must exist, enveloped in a cloud of mys-
terry which the government has not been
able To penetrate, an element that is con-
spring against our present institutions
and against the future of the repub-
lie. There is something singular i'm
the reports which from time to time
spring into circulation and which are
becoming more and more frequent. They
originate simultaneously at distant points
and spread over the country as il con-
veyed by a net work of wires. The celc-
brated and lamentable insurrcction of the
soldiers was previously announced at diff.
ferent places. The provisional govern.
ment could perceive that some hidden
against II, but this hand he was never
| able to discover.