St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-14
Rio Grande do Sui Opposes
Her Governor and Is in
Open Revolt.
Dictator Fonseea Sends
Troops and Gunboats to
Aid His Partisans.
Fighting Has Occurred, and
Seeessionists Are Report
ed Victorious.
Discovery Of a Peculiar Rus
sian Plot--BiSmarck's
Dismissal.

RIO DE JANEIRo, Nov. 1S.-An ON
cial telegram received to-day from
Porto Allegro says that Senior Castillo,
the governor of Rio Grande do Sui, has
been deposed from Office, and that a
provisional government is administer
ing the affairs of that province. Senior
Castillo has always remained loyal 10
Gen. Fonseca. and few days
ago the dictator dispatched num-
Der of gunboats and transports
hlled with troops to his assistance.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-Even the most
alarming reports from Brazil are con-
firmed today by a dispatch received by
leading financial house having large
interests in Brazil. This message, so
far as untangled from the cipher
complications in which it has
been wrapped, says, in substance:
affairs look bad; upheayal has
been; result uncertain; several
provinces revolving; troops joining Op-
position; FonSeca can't count OH navy;
health bad: fighting going on some
where; Fonseca's defeated; exchange
dropping; garrison Rio uneasy; finance
blue; paper money under cloud; prices,
everything rising; British fleet. good
effect; opposition gaining every hour;
much bloodshed possible
From the above synopsis of the situa-
ton it will be seen that the worst is to
be feared. Other and similar messages,
some of them giving more details, and
others still being of a decidedly more
sensational character, have been
received in London during the
day. Further fighting is reported
and the opposition forces are again
credited with victory, and the spot
where the battle was fought is supposed
to have been in the vicinity of the
capital of Rio Grande do Sui A num-
Der of other towns in addition to Porto
Aiegrede are reported TO have hoisted
the flag OF the national party of Brazil,
and
Large Bodies OF Troops
are being raised in the provinces with
the ultimate intention, it is said of adj
yanciDg upon the diclator's headuuar-
tiers at Sac Paolo. 1t is now said that
Da Fonseca's idea in leaving Rio
Janelro for Sac PaOlo was undoubtedly
caused by the two facts that he makes
his base of operations there because
1t Is near Santos, port he
is said to be certain he can count upon.
because he can there prevent juncture
between TIE forces of the province of
Rio Grande do Sui, and, finally, be-
cause his advisers are said 10 be of the
opinion that the political atmosphere of
Rio JaneirO is not, at the present mo-
ment, thoroughly beneficial to the die
tatOr's health.
Da Fonseca. from Sac Paulo. is dis
patching some of the troops he has con-
centrated there to the assistance of
Governor Castillo in Rio Grande do Snl,
and the national party is said to be deter
mined. If possible, not to allow the juno
ton of those forces to be accomplished
without struggle. Ii Da FOnSeca allows
the Nationalist time to gather them
selves together. his reinfOrcementS will
have TO fight their way south, and the
hrst important engagement of the civil
war may then be looked for. Later
messages state that Da FonSeca'S rein
forcementS are to be embarked on board
war vessels and transports. and that
they will be sent TO Rio Grande do Sui
by sea.
Affairs in this city are entirely tran
gull AMI there is not the slightest sign
OF excitement. The authorities and
public are preparing for a grand cele-
bratiOn of the anniversary of Dom
Pedro's deposition. The day has mere
tofore passed without any special dis
play, but it is believed that the general
enthusiasm likely TO be exhibited in this
and other great cities of the republic
will sufficiently demonstrate the falsity
of the statement that there is any pOpu-
lar sentiment in ia VOT of restoration. -