The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-18
The WAR In BRAZIL.
Open Hostilities Against the Dc
.e.. tatorship.
MARCHING AGAINST FoNsEoA

The Congressional Forces of Rio
Grands do Sui Prepared TO Do
Battle Against the Dictator's
Troops-British Merchants Refuse
to Fill Orders. ...
LONDON Nov 1s,-The Exchange
Telegraph company gives publicity to
sensational news from Rio de Janeiro.
No explanation is given as to how the
news was allowed to be cabled and as
it is known that the government of the
dictator has taken complete control Of
the cables, and has refused to permit
any intelligence not favorable to its
interests to be telegraphed out of the
country, the dispatches are not accepted
here as certain to be accurate.
In Rio de Janeiro II is declared that a
practical state Of siege exists. The city
is in the hands and at the mercy of the
dictator's soldiers. The most stringent
measures have been adopted to prevent
disorder or organized opposition to the
present regime. "-s...
If this report proves to be founded on
fact it would indicate that very large
element in the capital is opposed to the
dictatorship, and is only prevented by
the strong hand of the military from as
serting itself. AS all the papers which
refused to support the dictator have been
suppressed, the opposition has no public
mouthpiece. The only papers that are
allowed to appear persist in asserting
that the country is tranquil, and that
Of nj pr hx,D
dent da Fonseca has met with popu-
lar approval.
Differing as TO Methods.
General Barrelto Liete has been elected
governor of Porto Algere, by the Ma
tionalist party of Rio Grande do
Sui, of which province Porto Algere is
capital
There is said to be some difference of
opinion in the Congressional or Nation
aiist party as to the course to be pur-
sued now that Rio Grande do Sui has
declared its independence. One faction,
it il understood, was in favor of simply
maintaining, by all possible means, the
independence of Rio Grande do Sui;
another party was in favor Of coming
to terms without bloodshed with the
dictator, insisting, however, upon the
independence of the province being ad-
mitted. A third party was in favor of
not waiting until Da Fonseca had made
all his preparations for subduing or at
tempting to suhdue the opposition, but
to march boldly upon his forces, give
them battle and allow the questions at
issue to be decided by the sword.
Marching Against Fonseca.
From the fact that it is cabled ha
the Congressional forces are marching
from Rio Grande do Sui upon the dicta-
tors troops, supposed here to he concern
trated some where about San Paulo, it is
judged that the party of the sword"
has prevailed, and that the god Of battles
is to decide shortly between Marshal Da
FOnseca and his opponents.
If any direct proof was wanting to
show that the official statements to the
effect that there is really no trouble in
Brazil are misleading, it is furnished in
the fact TINT British merchants here,
who are receiving many orders for ma
chlnery and other apparatus for the de-
velopment of Brazilian industries, de-
cline to execute those orders at present
on the ground that they fear further
fall in the rate of exchange. 1t may be
added that these refusals to fill orders
are made i'll face of the Fact that the
Brazillians offer to deposit with the
Bank of England an ample amount Of
paper currency as security.