New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-06
IA FONSECA'S BOLD STEP.
.n,zu,s ARMY AND NAVY SUPPORT HIM.
.vw REPRESENTATIVES, 70 BE ELncTED-CEN-
soRsH1p OVER CABLE MESSAGES.

REPkk>EN1AAA' - AZ A's
soRsH1P OVER CABLE MESSAGES.
~. ,oneiro. Nov. 5.-The general situation Is
Asncsd The crisis arose from Congress ac-
unv s p-osident da Fonscca OF having unwarrant-
Gus a,.. assumed sovereign power. The freedom OF
s"S is suspended. The embargo has been
VIC or.d from cipher dispatches, but press tee-
i-.. and newspaper comments are sup)ccC 10
rigorous censorship .ho. ,h. prss-
-. has convened the Nation TO elect
- conservatives, at date TO DC oeter-
mined upon later .,. - A., .,,,
:. N;ctberoy Tor Praia Grande). five miles east
:. .ho canital. have been declared to be in state
:, siere for two months.
rNo President has been provoked to take these
...rs bv the proceedings of Congress and oy
,ss Efforts of the promoters of Restoration TO
.-.,tnrn republican institutions. The President,
=. manifesto issued to the Nation, declares
,;rsolf 70 have been fully justified in taking the
steps referred TO-
H.. Army and Navy support the Government
ID nuhlic tranquility according 10 the official
"nnonncement. is perfect throughout the States
IT, conclusion. it is said that the Government
:, nrenared TO maintain order by every MEANS
- +b. Constitution will he respected, ard that
.lo Government will also be answerable for all
National engagements.
Tbo Governors of the leading provinces have
congratulated President da Fonseca upon his sue
cess in maintaining order.
T,rdon Nov. 5.-Little news is obtainable here
,r rscard 10 the revolution in Brazil. Only traffic
o.he messages are allowed by the Brazilian author
60 IN be transmitted TO Europe from Brazil,
"a .vsn these messages are carefully studied by
.ho oAecials so as to make sure they are not
cipher messages
the censorship was established over the Telegraph
g.. in Rrazil was to the effect that there was
M room for doubling that revolution had broken
INT Rio .Janeiro. the capital, was said to be
full of soldiers, who were quartered IN the par
rackx and in the public buildings, camped in the
public SQUARES and billeted upon the hotels. L. a
continued ill-health of President da Fonseca, and
poical ntrigues TO the choice OF his successor,
are said to be at the bottom of the uprising A
dispatch published here by the Exchange 1eie-
gram Company asserts that President da FonSeca
Is suffering severely from cancer. 1t is presumed
that this fact has become public, and that IL mas
led to the outbreak, which has been smoulderlng
for some time, and which owed its origin to the
jeaousies of political parties and TO the intrgues
of public men ambitious TO succeed to the Presl-
depcv In addition 10 these disturbing factors,
there is the working of the old Dom Pedro party,
which organization still counts for a great deal
IN the affairs of the Brazilian Republic.
Washington Nov , tSpeciaD.-Ihe London
dispatch Of yesterday III regard to aJothSr po,
Itical disturbance in Brazil has been confirmed
by an official dispatch from Minister Conger TO
Secretary Blaine; but the course, causes ano
actual extent of the trouble are still unascertalned
In conversation with Tribune correspondent on
the subject to-day, high official of the Govern
ment. who is a careful observer and is thoroughly
informed in respect 10 South American affairs, SAID
Il have no doubt that in this case, as in several
other cases with which am familiar, the troubles
have been 10 q great extent iustigated and To-
mented by British infiuences-not official, but COM
mercial influences. Many of the South American
newspapers have been subsidized and are used for
that purpose The Journal Of Commerce at Rio
Japeiro is an influential newspaper, and il
is controlled, as | understand. by
the foreign commercial houses In Brazil, 1t!
Who went TO Rio from New-YOr< TO take charge o.
the paper He has shown great zeal and industry
in leading the incessant newspaper attacks a2alns
the reciprocity agreement between Brazil and tn
United States, which Is regarded as serlou
menace 10 English commercial interests In TN
former country. | have heard no particulars il
regard 10 the cause of the present trouble II
Brazil. bat knowing what / do of the hostile
intrigues Of the English against American com
mercal interests, / am constrained TO be!leVe ina
Ii may be fairly ascribed in part to the lnnuencei
| have mentioned. -,
1T is no secret that those influences which
have ever been active i'll opposition to the eX
tension of trade between the United States an'
South and Central America have been eXerted u
the utmost 10 thwart all of our negotiations 10
reciprocity agreements. and to break them dow1
wherever they have. been concluded"