Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-11-13
Brazilian People Resent the Recent
Action of FonSeca in DiSSOlv.
ing Parliament
RumorS Atioat That Affairs are Rap.
idly Approaching an Acute
Crisis.
Proyn ce of Rio Graude do Sui Makes
Il Declaration of
Independence.

LONDON, Nov. l0.-Dispat>heS re.
ceived here to day from Rernam huco
show that the troubles IN Bra i'll are
approaching an acute crisis, aud there
is much anxiety expressed in financial
and commercial circles regarding the
outcome OF Fonseca's action n dIssolv-
ing congress and again assuming the
role of dictator, which he laid down
sub>e lusut to his election as President
of the newly formed republic, and
many grave doubts are Expressed rs to
the success of this latest political
move.
These dispatches state that in
Pernambuco there is general discon-
tent on all sides ut Gousecas action,
but there is nothing in them to show
that the people have done anything
further than to express their diSap-
probation of the course followed 10y
the dictator.
From the province Of Rio Grande do
Sui, however, comes intelligence that
is alarming in its nature, The news
from this province is TO the effect that
the local government has refused to
acquiesce in the assumption by EopSeca
of the powers OF Il dictator and has de-
clared the independence of the
province,
Other dispatches state that there
is a spirit of great and danger
GUS discomfort through all the prov
inces OF Brazil Under these circum-
stances even the warmcst friends of
the new republic on this side of the
Atlantic apprehend most serious
troubles, possibly long civil war, be-
fore peace is restored to Brazil
Already there are rumors atloat that
other provinces are cuntcmp ating fol-
lowing the example of Rio Grandc and
that in the near future thC." may be
number of separate warning Brazilian
States.
Naturally these revolutionary rumors
are made the most of by the lmpcrial-
lists, but 1T is known that cipher dis
patches of most important nature
have been passing between the leaders
of the "rcstoratiou" movement and
Dom Pedro. There is n rumor current
here this evening that there has been
fighting in Bra il between the troops
OF President da Fonseca and the rcvo-
lutionists, Owing to the fact that
Rio Grande has declared itself indie
pendent of the Da Fonseca govern
ment it is inferred that the conflict
may have occurred in that province
LONDON, Nov. 10, p. ma dispatch
| Just received FROM Pernambueo bring,
! further alarming intelligence regarding
the situation of affairs in Brazil. There
is no doubt that the situation of affairs in
| Brazil arising out of the assumption OF
dictatorial powers by the late president Of
the republic, Marshal peodoro Dd Fon
SEGA, is rapidly approaching point where
| resort to arms will be necessary to
establish the position of dictator.
| The dispatches of yesterday showed that
there was a feeling of discomfort prevail
| ing everywhere throughout Brazil. The
rapubl cans see in the last move of DA
Fonseca an attempt to override TIE an.
thority vested in him by the constitution.
SO strong has the opposition to Da Fonseca
grown that yesterday it was announced
| that the important province OF RIO Grande
do Sui had declared its independence. A
| dispatch Just received shows that stops
will have to be at once taken to prevent
if possible the disintregatIon of the re.
public. The province of Grano Pard
has followed the example set by Rio
Grande do Sal, and today declared It's
independence GrandO Pdrd Is one OF the
most important p ovinces of Brazil. The
Independence movement will probably be
followed bv similar declaration by the
province of Bahia. Dictator Fonsceca is
moving rapidly to suppress these attempts
10 set up separate governments and has
ordered a war ship to proceed without de-
lay to Rio do Sui, to take such action as
is necessary to prevent the provincial au-
thorites carrying the declaration OF indie
ppndence into effect. il b'hooves
him to move with alacrity, for
already a man has been nasaed in
connection with the contemplated presl-
dency of the province. He is SiIvence
Martinez. who, during the last revolution,
was banshed from the country. lie suo-
spquen'ly was allowed TO return. He
without doubt possessed greater political
influence than any other man IN the
province.