Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-16

Been Having-Se: ious Trouble Brewing
in Rio Janeiro-Uruguay Likely to Get
Mixed Up in the Dimculty-Is Argen-
tine Preparing for War, Too?
LONDON, Nov. 16--In spite of the in
structions sent to Brazilian ministers all
over the world to deny the existence of
any disturbance, all statements made ex-
clusively in these dispatches in regard to
| the situation in Brazil are fully con-
firned in every particular. There are
several provinces in revolt against the
| dictator.
In Rio Grande do Sui.
There has been battle fought in Rio
Grande do Sui between the forces of the
National party and those of the dictator.
| The latter has been defeated, and the
National party is organizing in several
! provinces armies which are looked upon
to march sooner or later upon Sac Paulo
and Rio Janeiro and to, using express
sions of one of the National party lead
ers already referred to, drive Fonseca
and his supporters into the sea.
Reports as to the critical situation in
which the governor of Rio Grandc do
Sui, General Castillo, was placed, are
fully confirmed, and it may be added
that the governor has since been deposed
by the revolutionists. The reinforce
ments of troops and war ships, which
Fonseca sent to General Castillo will
reach Porto Allegro only in time, it is
believed, to find that capital in the pos
session of Nationalists who will prepare
warm reception for them should such
a course be necessary.
Brighter Days in Store.
Dispatches received here from Brazil
Saturday morning add that the opposi-
ton continues to gain strength and that
the National party is being reinforced
daily by the garlisons of other towns
which have declared against the dicta-
tor. In fact this movement against one
man power is developing such proper
tions it is believed that brighter days are
in store for Brazil before this year eX-
pires. The Nationalists, at the rate they
are said to be gaining strength hope to
restore order in Brazil within few
weeks and t. establish more firmly the
republican IN of government which is
their main o. .ect and desire, according
to the cable advices of all true Brazil
ians.
The short spasmodic movement towards
restoration of the empire which was one
consequence of dictator's high-handed ac-
ton in dissolving congress has, apparent
ly, been drowned out by vale of honest
republicanism.
FOnseca's Power Waning.
The very fact that in spite of the
reign-of-teTror strictness with which
Fonseca's aherents guard the telegraph
and cable offices, messages, distorted
and very brief, it is true, manage to
reach this city and give some idea of the
real situation in Brazil. They show
that the dictator's power is waning, for
no good Brazilian desires the truth to be
hidden from the world.
Efforts to Suppress the Real Situation.
Fonseca, in using the Brazilian lega-
tions to spread news highly colored to
suit himself, has compelled the Nation
alist party to AXE steps to let the world
know something of the truth The
older agencies, having reflected only the
so-called official versions of the trouble
in Brazil, has caused other and indo-
pendent agencies to be employed in
spreading broadcast the real trouble
about the dictatorship.
In should now be added, in spite of
the censorsh ., that there is serious trou-
BILE brewing n Rio Janeiro itself. Busi-
ness there still continues, but vigilance
committee on citizens committee has
been appointed, and this really means
that power there, to a certain extent,
has passed out of the dictator's hands.
Uruguay in Tight Place.
It having been reported that the dicta-
tor has asked the government of Urn
quay for permission to allow his troo
to pass through Uruguayan territory III
their way to Rio Grande do Sui, it is un-
derstood that the National party leaders
have entered a protest against such :
concession and that they have, to all ir-
tents and purposes. notified the govern
ment of Uruguay that, should the dicta-
tors troops be allowed the privilege
asked for, Uruguay will have to reckon
with the National party when peace is
restored.
In other words the Nationalist party
plainly intimated to the government of
Uruguay that, in allowing Fonseca S |
troops to pass through Uruguayan terri
tory in order to attack the forces of the
the Nationalist party in Rio Grande do
Sui, Uruguay practically takes sides
with the dictator and that, when the lat
ter is overthrOwn, the annexation of
Uruguay to the republic of Brazil will
be the penalty of this alleged breach of
neutrality,
1t is an open question as to what course
Uruguay will adopt in this matter, as
both of them involve considerable dan |
ger to herself. If she refuses the dicta- |
tors request, the latter may force his |
way into Uruguay; il she allows him to /
pass unmolested, she may have heavy
bill to foot for some weeks perhaps for |,
some months, hence.
In the meanwhile, Uruguay is placing /
her entire army, consisting of about /
1000 men, her armed police force, !
amounting to about 4 900 men, and her /
active civilian force, numbering about I.
$500 men, under arms at various points /
on the frontier AS these forces are
armed with Remington rifles and rs they
have sixty pieces of artillery to back
them up, Uruguay could, If she SO de-
sired, make strong protest against vio- |
lation Of her territory upon the part of |
the dictator of Brazil. Perhaps it would
be most advisable for her to remain neu-
trail, for there is no doubt that a heavy I
reckoning with her will follow the VIC /
tory of the Nationalists, supposing them /
to be ultimately victorious, if she in an.
way lends herself to assisting the dicta- /
tor to crush the Nationalist party,
WHAT'S WRONG IN AReENTINE1
General Impression That War is Not