Evening journal., 1890-01-15
TIE RIOTS IN BRAZIL.
Details Of the Instructions at
Rio Janeiro.
TnE IMPERIAL FLAe was RAIsEp.

Non-commissioned onicers. Feeling That
Their Pay Was Insufficient, Headed the
Rev"lt-rhree Hundred Killed in the
skirmishes aud Twenty Executed.
NEw YoRK, Jan. l5.-Capt James
CRANES, Of the steamer Hersche which
sailed from Rio, Dec. 20, and has just
reached this port, tells this story OF the up
rising in Brazil, meagre reports of which
have been pubished:
On the evening Of Dec. rs the crew OF the
Herschel were aroused by the sound OF fir Z
ing upon shore, which lasted for nearly fivo
hours The disturbance took place in the
Cristofa barracks, where tho Second regi-
ment OF artillery was located, and Capt
Cranes who was in the city when the
trouble began, was informed that an iusur-
rection in favor Of the empire had been
started, and that POO soldiers were Killed. !
The city remained quiet, the excitement
being confined TO the barracks and their inn
mediate neighborhood.
The Imperial Flag Raised.
The first move OF the artillerymen had
been 10 raise the old imperial flag above their
quarters, at which anumber Of sympathizers
with the former government Immediately
joined them. Aid from the other regiments
were expected, but failed TO come, all the re-
manning troops In the city gathering under
the Republican officers to quell the disturb
ance. In the subsequent combat a number
Of soldiers upon both sides were wounded,
but how many Capt CRANES did not know.
Ma. ftnl 81
claimed ON the following day, and the ofEi-
GERS Of she insurgcnt regiment were arrested,
together with number OF citizens who had
taken an active part in the demonstration.
Later It was reported shat several Of thesa
men had been shot but the rumor was not
verified
Efforts TO Keep II Quiet.
The Rio Janeiro press made no mention
OF the matter, with one exception, the Re
/ publican organ, which printed paragraph
stating that party OF drunken soldiers had
been acting IN an unsubordiuate manner
and had been locked mp. The telegraph and
cable stations we're in the hands Of the gov
eminent on Dec 10 and 70 and all messages
passed through the hands Of government
agents.
Before the Herschel left perfect quiet had
been restored. but the fighting was re-
newed, as shown by the following letter re-
ceived by c. r. Flint, Of this city, who
writes from Rio Janeiro under date Of Dec.
/ %:
''The outlook here is not reassuring.
Last evening parts OF two regiments
OF cavalry, infantry and artillery mu-
! tined They tore up the Republican
flag and hoisted the old imperial Hag,
and IL required all the other regiments aud
artillery 20 subdue them They fought till
after i2 o'clock last night, and 100 OF the
rebels were killed and wounded before the
rest surrendered. To-day twenty-one Of the
ringleaders were shot
Dissatisfied with Their Pay.
None Of the commissioned officers were
in the mutiny, hut all Of the non-comsnis-
stoned officers were Theca Of the mutiny
was dissatisfaction with the mems pay. The
police are paid two milreis day aud the
soldiers claim that they were promised the
same, but it was only raised to not quite
that amount
1T is said that number Of the old Con-
sarvatives and Liberals have been tanper-
ing with the soldiers and we're at the bottom
Of last nights row. Early this morning
Silyeira Martins, Assis Martins, Barao do
Lngoe, DIR. Lima Durats, DR.. Ferreira Wan
na, late minister Of justice in the last Con-
servative ministry. and Commander Bra
ga, one Of the leading merchants Of Rio,
were arrested