New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-11
AGAINST The PEIxoTTo GOVERNMENT.

AN OPEN REVOLT IN A BRAZILIAN CITY-TEN
MEN KILLED-PRE0AUIoNs IN RIO JANIRo.
Rio Janeiro Dec. 1O.-The situation here continues
critical The Government appears to have put of It's
apathy and is taking measures to prevent uprising
in the city. Large bodies Of heavily armed policemen
patrolng the streets and, though there signs
Of disquiet every side there has been overt act
on the part OF the malcOntents In the city.
Advices from Compos, city Of 10000 inhabitants,
in the Province Of Rio Janero 155 miles northeast Of
this city, show that at that place tn re has been
open revolt against the Pexotto Government con-
fict occurred there Tuesday between the Govern
ment troops and body Of insurgents. The advices
are not clear to which side won the victory, but
II is reported that ten men were killed and thirty
wounded
A panic prevailed on the Boursc here to-day, owing
TO heavy fall in the shares Of the Leopoldina and
MinasGer and the Rio Janelro railways II is
feared that this decline in prices will cause numerous
failures.
In the absence OF any definite particulars, espe
ciay in regard TO the names Of the leaders Of the
riots at Ntcheroy and Campos, it Is difficult to under
stand exactly the character Of the local revolutionary
movements which are again disturbing the peace In
Brazil Still, the latest when read in the light
Of former dispatches, and Of facts already known,
would to point to the continuation OF the Mon
archst and secessOnst movement In few places
in Brazil. The insurgents indeed, cannot any longer
OF fighting Dictator, since the act,p President Gen.
eml Peixotto, into mower after Fonsecas fall,
according to the provisions OF the Constitution And,
far from intending to play the Dictator Peixotto has
abrogated the decree Of his predecessor ordering the
dissolution of Congress, and he has convOked that
body for December Is. But IL appears that some
politicians pot desire such assembling which will
restore, in its integrity the power OF the peoples
representatives. 4 A recent dispatch 81" In
tense differences exsb in the province OF IA Grande
do SUI between the National party followers and the
Republicans, and the former wish Congress dissolved
and their friends re-employcd in that province The
Republicans, the other band, desire to maintain the
supremacy of Congress-" This to prove.
already stated here that the Republicans, who allied
themselves with the Monarchists in order to over
throw the Dictator, Fonseca, may have been de-
ceived by their allies, who probably bad promised to
withdraw as soon as Fonseca should have abandoned
the Presidential chair To be sure. senior slveira
Martins, an exImperal Minister, whom THE Times"
of London calls the real master of Rio Grande do
Sul has declared to correspondent of the COLOGNE
Gazette that the province would secede only II the
Dictatorship should be made permanent. But 1t was
not TO be expected that be would disclose his real
projects. At any rate, il the Republicans of Rio
Grande do Sui desire the reassembhng and the
supremacy of Congressan act and condition desired
by President Pexottoit Is evident that their adver-
sares whether led by svoira Martins or BY any other
politician aiming at the overthrow of the Repubi-
cali Government, or at sepaatop OF the province
from the Brazilian Republic.
At Nitcheroy Monarchist movement was dis
covered some time ago; for the "Imprensa," paper
of that place. announced that two Imperiast leaders
were about be sent into exile As to the riot at
CampOs, it may have been mere local fight, Ike
that which occurred recently at Sargpe, between sol
diels and policemen. The former nave been lnther
spoiled the Government of Fonseca, which they
actually erected and they have become restless OF any
authority. But ii is likely that President PetXouo
supported by the Chambers and by the leaders
OF Ihe army and navy belonging to the "Gremi0
nar' and the Centre Naval" the two prominent
clubs of officers, will be able promptly to subdue any
secessionist or Monarchist movement.