Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-19
MILL THEY PART?
The Clouds Now Hanging Over
the Republic of Brazil.
Negotiations for Peaceful
Settlement.

/ negotiations Tor q Peaceful
Settlement.
The Revolving Province of Rio Grande dc
/ Sui May be Allowed to Maintain Inde
| pendenco-In the Meantime Both the
Dictator and His Opponents Are Pre-
pairing for the Worst.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-To all intents and
purposes every statement made cXclu-
sively i'll these dispatches in regard to
the state of affairs in Brazil. has been
borne out, day or two later. by advices
published by the other agencies on by So
called "otficial" admissions.
May Yet BE Settled.
AS the United Press Tuesday an
nounced exclusively, negotiations look
ing to peaceful settlement of the revo-
lution Rio Grande do Sui to be allowed
TO maintain its independence, are in
progress. Upon the part of the junta of
the revolted province Visconde Pelotas
on Monday opened up communication
with the dictator, saying that unless mu-
tual concessions We're promptly made a
averted. The visconde did this in spite
OF the fact that he only represented one
out OF three parties concerned in the To-
cal government of Rio Grande do Sui,
another party favoring an immediate
advance upon the dictators forces and a
third advocating a simple defense of the
newborn independence Of Rio Grande
do Sui.
May Unite with Uruguay.
The dictator has replied to these over.
lures by appointing a commission Of
three generals with power to make
preliminary arrangements with the
representatives Of the junta. 1t is I'M
derstood that one of the main points 10
be discussed between the representa-
tives of the junta and the represent9-
tlves of the dictator, will be the possilnl-
lty OF union between Rio Grande do
Sui and therepublIc of Uruguay and tie
title of the Republic of the South. This,
however, is only one Of the important
questions on the tapis.
Preparing for the Worst.
In the meanwhile both sides are strain
ing every n, We i'll preparation for war.
The dictator, as already announced i'll
these dispatches has announced a "spe-
clal credit of 1900, 900 of milreis lover
$4,000, ,0O0) which sum is to be devoted
to the arming and equipping of his
troops and to the purchase of arms,
ammunition and other war material
abroad. 1t is said, in this connection,
that both parties have agents in New
ork and London who are commissioned
TO obtain war material for the dictator
and for the junta of the blossoming Re
public Of the South C&epublica do Sui
British Merchants Suspicious.
The only question at issue in regard
to these proposed purchases seems to be
the important one of payment. British
merchants here. as already cabled, have
declined to execute orders for ma
chlnery and other apparatus for the de
velOpment of Brazilian industries, - ON
the ground that they fear further fall
in the rate of exchange. These refusals,
1t will be remembered were made III
face of the fact that the Brazilians
offered to deposit ample amount of
paper currency with the Bank of En-
gland, as security In this connection
it is now sulmised that the "machinery
and other apparatus for the develop
ment of Brazilian industries may have
been, in some cases at least, machinery
and other apparatus for the development
OF the war industry in Brazil.
Same in America.
Further it is reported in certain com
mercial circles here that certain agents
in New York are finding somewhat SINH
lar stumbling blocks to the purchase of
machinery and other apparatus" etc,
for Brazil. OF course this rumor is Civ
en- for what it is worth and may have
arisen in the jealous minds of a certain
class of British merchants and fnauciers
who can see nothing but Objectionable
intrigue in the honest endeavors Of
American merchants and others to COM
pete with them in the race for South
American trade. There is no doubt that
this feeling in certain commercial circles
here, was greatly increased in bitterness
by the recent reciprocity developments
between the United States and Brazil
Another Serious Developments.
While the above are the commercial
and to a certain extent peace producing
aspects of the troubles in Brazil, III
spite of the official denials that any
trouble exists, there is another and more
serious development in the situation of
affairs in the country once the sleeping
empire of Brazil and the recently ap-
parently dormant republic of Brazil. It
has become known that for some days
past the regular Brazilian government
troops in the province of Rio Grande do
Sui and elsewhere, and the regular navy
officers and men stationed in these
waters and elsewhere in Brazil. had been |
exchanging pouparlers as to what course
they shonld adopt under the present |
circumstances.
Differences Settled.
Late advices indicate that the differ F.
ences among the members Of the Rio
Grande iun,a have been settled.
General Assiz Brazil has been appoint !
ed minister of war for the junta and ex-
poets to have 10000 men in the field in a
week He has appointed Generals Osari
and Testares each to a command of the
junta's forces.
Vigorous lefense of the capitol, Porto
Allegro is being arranged and in order to
prevent the dictators fleet from enter
ing the river number of sand-laden
ships have been sunk across its mouth.
Earthworks have been thrown up
around Porto Allegro The juntas army
is composed of five regiments of cavalry,
three of artillery. three of infantry and
ten battalions of the national guard, ard
is being rapidly recruited from all
sources. The junta's navy consists of
five warships. The junta has control of
all the military stores and ammunition
factories. and is receiving offers of
ample funds from bankers and capital