The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-11-19


The shaded parts of Brazil ore the states
in which rebellions are in progress or arc
threatened. The one marked A Is Pernam
buco; b is Bahia; c is Rio Grande do Sui,
where the revoutionists are in active
work. The area of Brazil Is 3,2l9, ,005 square
miles. being about nine tenths as large as
the United States. The population OF Bra
zil is 13,NOOOO. The population OF Rio
Grande do Sui Is about 100 900; that of
Bahia and Pernambuco combined, nearly
2500,000
that two or more provinces have de-
clared their independence, that an
engagement has been fought between
the troops adhering to the dictator and
the forces of those opposing his power,
and that the latter have wounded and
captured at least one general officer,
Gen. Fernandez From this it is judged
that Da Fonseca's troops have been de-
feated, and that more serious conflicts
may be looked forward to.
The first dispatch said that force of
4, 900 Brazilian troops of the garrison
had revolted, and it was naturally in
ferred that it was a revolt upon the
part of the garrison at Rio Janeiro.
Such, however, does not seem to have
been the case, for later message had it
that the troops forming the garrisons of
several Brazilian towns had revolted,
and that in all 1000 men had risen
against the dictator.
In addition the revolt in the province
of Rio Grande do Sui is spreading so
rapidly that a large body of we'll
armed citizens will be ready in worry
few days to take the field in defence of
the territory which they have declared
a free state. Their leaders are gather
ing arms, ammunition and men at va
rious points and provisions are being
provided on all sides by voluntary con-
tributions or upon payment in notes
indorsed by the revolutionary leaders
In view of the fact that some of the
dictator's warships are expected to
take hand in the struggle preparing
in the revolted province referred to,
steps are being taken, it is said, to de-
fend by torpedoes or by other methods
the entrance to Dos Patos bay, leading
to Porto Allegro, the capital.
If it is true, and there seems to be
no reason to doubt ii, that the province
of Minas Geraes has joined in the
Fonseca, it means that a population of
considerably over 1000. 900 people, a
very rich province. having vast prairies
covered with cattle, important iron
works, and, in a word one of the rich
est and most populous provinces in
Brazil. has declared itself opposed to
the methods employed by the dictator.
and that it has determined, by force of
arms if necessary, to defend its liber-
ties, and to leave no stone unturned to
bring about the deposition of Fonseca
from power.
AFFAIRS LOOK BAD.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph publishes Rio Janeiro dispatch,
which is regarded as trustworthy, say
ing the governor and provincial assem-
bly, oppose the coup d'etat of President
Fonseca.
Even the most alarming reports from
Brazil are confirmed by dispatch re-
ceived by leading financial house hav-
ing 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; upheaval prob
able; result uncertain; several prov
inces revolving; troops joining opposi-
ton; Fonseca can't count on navy;
health bad; fighting going on some
where; Fonseca's men defeated; ex-
change dropping; garrison Rio un-
easy; finance blue, paper money under
cloud; prices of everything rising; pres
enee strong (British) feet good effect;
opposition gaining every hour; much
bloodshed possible"