The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-12
CONFLICTING BRAZILIAN REPORTS

In the navy yards.
CONFLICTING BRAZILIAN REPORTS
Rio Advices Claim All IL Peaceabie and
Valparaiso News Is Of Revolution.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia correspondent at Rio
de Janeiro cables to the Herald: Up TO the pres
ent writing there is nothing, 50 Ear as can be
LEANED here. to seriously threaten the stability
OF Fonsecas Dictatorship II there Is any
revolt In Pernambuco, Bahia, or Para, reliable
Information OF it has not reached this city.
There are doubtless, am given to understand,
dishfected Republicans and q number OF I'M
pe1alists who would like to see the monarchy
re-fstablished, but they have not, AZ far as
known here, openly pronounced against the
government. The only sign OF discomfort the peo-
pie OF Rio are aware of IN in Rio Grande do sui,
the most southerly OF the states in the republic.
such distur Dances as have broken out there ap-
pear, from such intelligence as we have, TO have
been altogether OF . local character. So
slight is the uprising officially regarded that
the governor of the state is considered fully
capable of dealing with it. He evidently thinks
SO himself, since he has not seen fit TO make
any calf upon the government for assistance 1t
is believed that if the outbreak we're so serious
as to fmperil his power, the governor would
certainly before this have asked such aid. Rio
is quiet Business 10 conducted as before the
dissolution of congress. Fonseca still main-
dictatorship beyond such time as is necessary to
re-4stablish perfect peace all over Brazil.
The correspondent of the Herald at Valparaiso
Sends the following dispatch: Ii IL reported
tonight that q number OF members OF
the Brazilian congress, which Dictator
da Fonseca recently dissolved, have sought
asylum In the different foreign legations in Rio
Ja1eiro. Uruguay has become alarmed at the
stale of affairs in Brazil, and has massed troops
alohg the frontier line of that country. / am
JUST in receipt of a dispatch from Buenos
Aytes, which states that on the night of Noven-
beT9 revolt began In Rio Grande do Sui, and
spread rapidly. At last accounts the greater part
OF the state is occupied by the rebels.
Generals Fernandez and Santa Ana are said TO
be at the head OF the revolution and their ranks
areIreported to be receiving constant aceessious
The garrison at Yuguaron, il is said, have
joined the insurgents, aud the artillery has
been placed at the disposal OF two
generals, who are in command. The dictator's
governor in Rio Grande do Sui, Castillo, deemed
the revolt SO serious that he asked the
general government for reinforcements,
representing his position as precarious.
Ia compliance Fonseca at once sent four gun
boats, three monitors and two transports, loaded
with troops, to the scene of the uprising
The troops will be landed at the
ports of Rio Grande do Sui, Pelo-
tas and San Jose do Norte. at
the mouth of the bay of Patos. Following upon
the announcement of the garrison at Yugu-
aron going over to the insurgents comes
word that two other garrisons have also
joined the rebel forces In Rio Grande do Sui
While this Ia taking place the residents of Rio
Jsneiro seem to be kept in perfect
ignorance OF these stirring events. They
believe that everything is peaceful in
the republic and that the discomfort
against Fonseca Is not worth noticing. Their
ignorance is owing to the fact that the govern
ment is expressing all kilograms that describe
the true situation of affairs in the state of Rio
Grande do Sui. The chiefs of the revolution are
said to be Visconde Yelatas, Baron Jijuk and
Generals Astropillo and Fravares. Their OBJ
jects seem to be to form national party in OPP
position to the dictator. This party Is to
be made up of both Liberals and Con-
servatives. The probabilities are that the au-
thorities will meet with q very lively time in
Rio Grands do Sui. Persons hith erto holding
office but now opposed to Fonseca are in desti-
tute circumstances. The Brazilian minister to
Chile, Senior Cavalionti, has resigned as repre-
sentative of Da Fonseca.
LONDON, Nov. ia private telegram received
10 to the effect that Rio Graude do Sui is now
entirely free from the dictatorship of Da Fon-
SEGA. The dispatch also says the military have
given their support to the seceders.
The dispatches reporting the revolt of the i'm.
portant provinces of Rio Grande do Sui and
Grande Para have prepared those who are
watching the progress of events In Brazil
for further reports OF disintegration. No news
dispatches have reached London during the day
direct from Brazil Some of the Brazilian news
appears to be getting across the An
des TO Santiago. the Chilean capital.
Dispatches from that city which
reached London this afternoon declare that
Dictator da Fonseca has not contented himself
with strict enforcement of the press censor
ship. he has now required all papers in
N
his authority and pretensions to suspend pub
lication. Only the Journal do Commercial, the
Eovedddcs and the Corrfo are permitted to ap-
pear.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 1.-THE Brazilian
minister today received an unofficial dispatch
to the effect that it was reported In
Rio that the state of Rio Grands
sence of any contradictory statement from his
government, the minister believes that the
province has revolted. He said tonight that he
did not think there was any chance of the revolt
extending to the other states; that the govern
ment was stable as ours, and there
need be no fears Of q general revolution.
The disaffection in Rio Grande do Sui,
he said, probably due to the
members of the dissolved congress rep
resenting that part of the country, who had
endeavored to cause dissensions because of the
dissolution of congress. The minister said the
financial condition OF the republic is firm, and
there is really nothing to cause a revolution.
No word has been received from Minister
Conger tending to confirm the story of the re-
volt of three of the principal Brazilian PROV
inces, which is also reported from English
sources. There is disposition here also to at
tribute TO the English papers desire TO embar-
rass the Brazilian authorities who were respon-
sible for the negotiation of the reciprocity treaty
with the United states, inasmuch as this ar
raugement has already extended the commerce