The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-19
The WAR In BRAZIL.
1iag OF the Junta Waving Over
bio Grande do Sui.
WARsH'Ps JOIN INSURGENTS.
lseenfsns Had Been Growing for !.
Aame-xhs Ba,timors's wounded
sailors Ready to Testify.

Donnoe AYRss Nov Is --rspecisl TO New York
$3.50 rAors towns In Rio Grande do Sui have
sne ssvolutlonists. Enlistments are
49,. gong on. Five vessels of the govern
3unts -h,s ~ reported to have gone over to the
"laon mas adopted for its flag a white
80. .so eiooa The other states Of Brazil are
S.ss snu tnsre IL apparently no truth In the
sumors OF . revolt In Para
-. Auis oe Ia Punta, capital of the Argentine
o. Ban Luis, Ia reported to be in fer
coloisrs patrol the streets, and the gov
snors mouse has been converted into military
eeedquarfsrs. The Uruguay gunboas Antiques
- gone up the river to guard the interests OF
Ukuxuays territory.
1lo sANkIho, Nov. a-From dispatches re-
81 To-Day It 10 learned that the Insurgents of
4lo usands DO Sui are making preparations for
- sns any advances made on tho place by
49, a..oss u fonsecA The government has or
1s1.u troops 70 proceed to the city of Desterro,
pasai Of the province OF Santa Cathsrina, forty
soutnwess Of Rio Janeiro 1t contains the
- y the president OF the province and an
s.senai and II defended by several forts
AoADoNs Nov. 1a.-No confirmation has yet
osen received OF the Exchange Telegraph Com
Fenyh kio de Janeiro advices Yesterday report
Ing that the naval and military officers ara.
1oned n Para have taken steps looking to a
9sclazation OF the Independence by that state.
~ most important news received here today
- feiatiye to Affairs In the state OF Rio Grande
1o nuL This dispatch was given to the Times
kaom santiago de Chile. According to this the
3inefences which have been interfering with the
perfect harmony and with the perfect unity OF &C
uon ~ the provisional junta now In authority
AZ tnas stats, have disappeared, and the mem
osfs q the 1unta are now working in harmony.
1hV made one OF their members. Dr. Assisse
Hfasais minister OF war. Active measures are
eelne taken to improve the defenses and In
esease the strength OF the army. The mouth of
Ne Bio Grande, the principal river In the state,
- eeen obstructed by the sinking of two ships
y the channel, and the river Is protected
~ heavy artillery. The junta il In
suH control of all military stores in the state
and the government factory for making mum.
giOns Of war. The provincial banks aud private
persons are Offering to furnish the junta with
4 ample funda to carry forward the plans that
may y decided upon for maintaining the inde-
pendence OF the state. The officers sent by the
dictator to take the places of those who cast
their fortunes with the insurgents In Rio
orande du Sui have arrived at Monte
ylde0, and propose to proceed ut once to their
ESTIMATION. They assert that several menof-
war are now on their way to Rio Grande and
othen are being made ready. Refugees OF Rio
1aneiro who reach Montevideo express the
opinion that Fonseca will not be able long to
0aintsin himself and that his cause il lost.
EAeY sAy only the fear OF mob violence, In their
opinion, now restraints the DISCONTINUED opposi-
flcu ~ tbs Brazilian capital from taking active
eeops against Fonseca.
Nxw York, Nov. IS.-Thc steamship Earndale,
6em bio Janeiro. arrived ut Brooklyn yesterday
morning. The ship left before serious trouble
began In Brazil, but the officers bring some in
Wrestling news The Earndala sailed from
eio ON the morning of October a, having
Zen in port about two weeks. During
Oat time there were no United States war ves-
oolD In the harbor, but there were two British
snd French cruisera OF all the Brazilian men,
of.war In the Rio navy yard only two appeared
= b in commission, 20 the YerortS which reach
hers Of activity In the Brasiliasansyy were very
probably exaggerated. One Of the Earndals's
o5Nc sfs sid:
The erly troubles known Of, occurred on the
2sHp4G October great crowd OF medical
1ents gethsred at one OF the theatres where
1Dulor actress was the cause OF n good deal of
9!nx and shouting: The pole objected to
- disorder and tried to put q STOP toft The
Jss y Tn,h s 2, the s,s students ssains,
t1atols and fought the crowd. Several students
Bers killed and number of polics and students
IDLY injured. On the following night the
Dslies and student. met, and In the row which
Sosulted two OF tho latter were killed, and there
we're . number OF minor casualties A young
DOWN the street whefs the light oe asaeS
waa killed instantly by q stray bullet. As
, result Of thi. rioting the mounted police
YAtroIled the streets of the capital day aud
&1ght and after dark Il was unsafe to go into
Ne streets. The garrison was not called on for
assistance, probably because the army would
have sided with the civilians. The soldiers hate
i NE police, and the latter are made up of the
i worst classes. They are mostly negroes."
4 Was there any political significance In this
Il student riot?
4 think not. The republican form OF govern
1 nent panned out AZ they expected. There 10
Il powerful faction desiring the reinstatement OF
i chs empire. They want 20 put Dom Pedro's son
Tor his nephew on the throne. Since
| the fal! OF the empire the prices OF
1ovcry commodity have doubled, as the
1 government has imposed high tariff.
i ~ was the general opinion at Rio when / left
4 1hat the government would not last many
AWorths longer. am not surprised at reading
&of the revolutionary movement