Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19


The shaded parts of Brazil are the states
in which rebellions are in progress are
threatened The one marked A is Pern2m-
buco; is Bahia; Is Rio Grande do Sui.
where the revolutionists in active
work The area of Brazil is 3.2I9. 0os square
miles. being about nine tenths as large
the United States The population OF Bra
zil is 1S.oCooOa- The population OF Rio
Grande do Sui Is about LOO N,u0o- that of
Bahia and Pernambuco combined, nearly
1850, 000
that two or more provinces have de-
clared their independence, that an
engagement has been fought between
the troops adhering to the dictator and
the forces of those opposing his power,
and that the latter have wounded and
captured at least one general officer,
Gen Fernandez From this it is judged
that Da Fonseca's troops have been de-
feated, and that more serious conflicts
may be looked forward to-
The first dispatch said that force of
4 900 Brazilian troops of the garrison
had revolted. and it was naturally in
ferred that it was a revolt upon the
part of the garrison at Rio Janeiro-
Such, however, does not seem to have
been the case, for later message had il
that the troops forming the garrisons of
several Brazilian towns had revolted.
and that in all 1000 men had risen
against the dictator.
In addition the revolt in the province
of Rio Grande do Sui is spreading so
rapidly that large body of we'll
armed citizens Will be ready in a very
few days to take the field in defence of
the territory which they have declared
free state Their leaders are gather
ing arms, ammunition and men at va
rious points and provisions are being
provided on all sides by voluntary con-
tributions or upon payment in notes
Endorsed by the revolutionary leaders
In view of the fact that some OF the
dictator's warships are expected to
take hand in the struggle preparing
in the revolted province referred to,
steps are being taken, 1T Is said, to de-
fend by torpedoes or by other methods
the entrance to Dos Patos bay, leading
to Porto Allegro, the capital
If 1t is true. and there seems to be
no reason to doubt 1t, that the province
of Minas Geraes has Joined in the
movement against the despotism of
Fonseca, it means that population of
considerably over 1900. 600 people,
very rich province. having vast prairies
covered with cattle. important iron
works, and, in a word. one of the rich
GU mOSb pOpulOuS pEON1uccS IN
Brazil, has declared itself opposed to
the methods employed by the dictator,
and that it has determined, by force of
arms if necessary, to defend its liber-
ties, and to leave no stone unturned to
bring about the deposition of Fonseca
from power.
AFFAIRS LOOK BAD
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph publishes a Rio Janeiro dispatch,
which is regarded as trustworthy, say
ing the governor and provincial assem-
bly, oppose the coup d'etat Of President
Fonseca-
Even the most alarming reports from
Brazil are confirmed by a dispatch re-
ceived by a leading financial house hav-
ing large interests in Brazil This
message, so far as untangled from the
cipher complications in which it has
been wrapped, says, in substance:
Affairs look bad; upheaval prob
able; result uncertain; several prov
inces revolving; troops joining opposi-
ton: Fonseca can't count on navy;
health bad; fighting going on some
where; Fonseca's men defeated: ex-
change dropping; garrison Rio un-
easy; finance blue, paper money under
cloud; prices of everything rising; pres
enee strong (British) feet good effect,
opposition gaining every hour; much
bloodshed possible