Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-17
I'd EDITION.
AWAITING A BATTLE.
Fonseca to Join Issue With His Foes
in Brazil.
SENSATIONAL ADVICES RECEIVED.
A Million Dollars Loss by Fire in
st. Louis.
PHI YSICIANS IN SESSION.
SENSATIONAL BRAZILIAN NEWS.
a Hattie Expected in Rio Grunde do Sul-
AWAITING A BATTLE.
SENSATIONAL ADVICES RECEIVED,
PHI SICIANS IN SESSION,
SENSATIONAL BRAZILIAN Nrws

| A battle Expected in Rio Grnnds do Sui
Secession Sentiment in Para.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Exchange Telegraph
Company gives publication to sensational news
| from Rio de Janeiro. No explanation is given
as to how this news was allowed to be- cab,ea
and as IL is known that the government of the
dictator has taken complete control Of the
caoies ana mas refused to permit any inteiii-
gence not favorable to its interest to be teIe-
graphed out of the country Todey's dis
| accurate. w "'
Today's dispatches report that the forces of
He oPpos1tlon or party Of secession In Rio
1fande do Sui are already in the field and are
marching. fully equipped, to meet the army of
the central government. The armies are not
iar separated from each other and decisive
period. 'o'
4, Previous advices have declared the army of
.he seceders to be 10000 in number. How
numerous the dictator's forces are ia not known.
SENSATIONAL NEWS FROM PARA
Inc Exchange Telegraph Company's advices
also give sensational news from Para. It is as
serted that the principal naval and military
omeers stationed in the state of Para have held
al meeting, and after discussion of the present
s,.uation OF affairs have decided in favor of
asciaration OF independence from the Brazil
ian union of that state. Para is one
o. the largest states in the reoub-
nc, having an area of over 400. 600
square miles and population of about SOC, 600.
!. Is situated on the south side of the River
Amazon and stretches east to the Atlantic
ocean. Its chief town il the important COM
msrcia! city of Para. which is distant from Rio
de Janeiro more thar 2, 500 miles by sea.
Inc movement in Para in favor OF secession
- c9nslaered SO formidable at the capital, ac-
coruing 70 the Exchange Company's dispatch
that it is believed that the government Of The
dictator will be unable to cope with II
II Is feared that very troublous and disor-
derly times are in store for that state
De1ore some definite settlement of the difficulty
shall be brought about Indeed: MANY famiI;ny
with men and matters in that state believe
that FOR some time to come anarchy will pre-
Vah and that business will be at a practical
standstill.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR roNsEcA.
With two Of the most important states of The
union, one at the extreme south and the otbe,
on the Amazon in secession and with threat
ening dissatisfaction in other states and with
even bis capital in a state of siege the outlook
for the Marshal Deodoro Da Fonseca. dictator
OF all the Brazils, is not particularly allurinO
Inc only news favorable to the dictator
which has reached Europe this forenoon is |
co; in the No de Janeiro telegram re-
ceived at Paris. This says that the governor Of |
Sac Paulo. the wealthy and populous |
state adjoining the state Of Rio |
Ianeiro on the west, sent a CON.
dispatch to the dictator yesterday |
on the occasion of the celebration of the sec |
republic of Brazil. This is taken to indicate
that the state of Sac Paulo is steadfas. in it's |
support of Fonseca.
coNrIRMAroRY ApvrcEs
NEW York, Nov. 1.-THE news contained in
he Exchange Telegraph Company's dispatch
ouching the unsatisfactory condition OF af
airs at the Brazilian capital finds
in business dispatch re-
Vim. E. Peck, an export merchant with laree
interests in South American countries. Mr..
eek says for a long time one Of his best Gus
omers in Brazil has been whole
neen aessr s IN American So
Merchant is one Of the largest dealers in
.merit an wares in all Brazil. supplying mer-
hants In many of the provinces with American
grieultural implements. tools and general
ardware Hardly mail has been re-
OF brought Mr.. Peck fresh orders from
ms merchant. The very last mail from Rio
aneiro. which reached New York last Thurs
ay, brought orders for large amounts of
a az nIorm kinds OF goods In view Of
avs Mr.. Peck thought it wise to cable to Rio
aneiro before filling these last orders. On
aturday last he offered the cable comuanv | {
ispatch In his usual commercial cipher The .
omPany refused TO accept 1t, saying there /
uly delivered.
1t was necessary, Therefore, to cable in open ,
hHhsh, which at S1.S2 per word is not a
leasant experience for a merchant. {
yesterday Mr.. Peck received from Rio de
.neiro an answer to his dispatch. b
ms answer was also in open English. show. I
g clearly that the Brazilian merchant was
d. allowed to use his commercial code for fear
mt some intelligence disIked by the authori-
es might be surreptitiously conveyed to New =
osk. This answer said simply: Cancel ali 3
Mr. Peck declared that in view of all the cir /
instances Of the case nothing could be more !,
Enincant than this terse sentence 1t shows !,
iqnestionably to his mind that the outlook "
Mo de Janeiro and the country at Z
erchant at the Brazilian capital does not dare
present make commercial engagements de- 81
naent for their success on the future tram 2
nifty and prosperity Of his country. 81
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