Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-20
WANT THE EMPIRE.
BrazilianS Are Dissatisfied With the
Republic.
HEAVY TARIFFS WERE IMPOSED
And the Money Is Though. to Havs Gone Into
Private Pocksts-lniormaton Brought BY
Cofss Steamer From Rio
Jansiro

New YORK, November 19.-The
steamship Earndale, Capt. Carter, with
coffee from Rio Janeiro, arrived at her
pier in Brooklyn yesterday morning.
The ship left before the serious trouble
began in Brazil, but the officers bring
some interesting news. The Earndale
sailed from Rio on the morning Of Octo-
Der "a, having been in port about two
weeks. AT that time there were no
United States war vessels in the har-
Dor, but there were two British and one
French cruiser. OF all the Brazilian
men-of-war in Rio navy yard only two
appeared to be in commission, so that
the reports which have reached here OF
activity in the Brazilian navy are very
probably exaggerated.
"The only trouble know Of, said
one of the Earndale's officers, occurred
on the night of October s. A great
crowd of medical students had gathered
in one Of the theatres where rather
popular soubrette was the cause OF a
good deal of cheering and shouting.
The police objected to the disorder, and
tried to put stop to it. The result
was rush of the students against the
police, who drew their swords and pis-
tolls and fought the crowd. Several Of
the students were killed, and number
of the combatants on both sides were
badly injured. On the following night
the police and students again met In a
row, resulting in the death OF two of
the latter and number OF minor cas-
a,,olfiac A Enrlio oh uhn
happened to be passing down the street,
where the fight occurredf was killed in
Stantly by stray bullet.
"As result of this roting mounted
police patrolled the streets Of the Capt.
p tai night and day, and after dark IL
was unsafe to go into the streets. The
garrison was not called on for assist
ance, probably because the army would
have sided with the civilians. The SOL
diers hate the police. The latter are
made up of the worst classes. They
are mostly negroes, and are bru-
al and combative, and never miss
an opportunity to draw the ugly
swords which they carry at their Sides"
"Was there any political significance
to this student riot!" asked the re-
porter.
~ think not. At that time Da Fon-
SEGA was so i'll he was not expected to
live. He has recovered since then and
a majority OF the people are disap-
pointed. The republican form of gov
ernment has not panned out as they ex-
pected. There is powerful faction
urging the reinstatement OF the En-
pire. They want to put Dom Pedro's
son or his nephew on the throne. Since
the fall of the Empire the price OF every
commodity has doubled. The govern
ment has imposed high tariff and the
people have the idea that large part
Of the money gets into private pockets
instead of into the State Treasury"
"How does the army feel about it?"
THAT | do hot know" said the Off
Ger. "The common soldiers are con-
trolled by their superiors, and the Off
GERS keep their plans to themselves. AS
far as / know, the army has not been in
creased"
The officer said, further, that it was
the general opinion at Rio when he left
that the Government would not last
many months longer. He was not sur
prised when he read Of the revolution
movement.
The Anglo-American Telegraph Com
pany announces that all kilograms by
the Lisbon route to the province OF Rio
Grande, in Brazil, are being stopped.
Telegrams are accepted at the sender's
risk.