The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-17
Insurgents Likely to Lose, Ow-
ing to Dissensions.
uRucuAyANs AID sEcEoERs.
Impossible to Get News Except in a
Roundabout Manner.
The Second Anniversary of the Found
Ing Of tho Republic Celebrated-The
Coffee State Of San Paulo Disafrected
-Warships for South America,

VALPARAISO, Nov. 16.-TNew York Her.
aid Special. l-Advices from Rio Janeiro
state that Fonesca's government is inter-
ceptlng all dispatches referring to the
revolution. Buenos Ayres reports
that the garrison at Yaguarros
Is not in sympathy with the
revolutionists. There are dissensions in
the ranks of the revolutionists, owing to
differences of opinion as to policy. All
the navy except two ships remain loyal to
Fonseca. A number of Uruguay army
officers are joining the revolutionary
forces. The post of commander-in-c chief
has been offered to General Astrojillo. He
is considering.
The revolutionists occupy the town of
Itaguda, but the garrison of 300 men re-
main loyal to Fonseca and are entrenched
in the arsenal. The commander of the
Uruguay river squadron threatens to bom-
bard the town unless the insurgents Law
down their arms. The inhabitants are
greatly alarmed.
The greatest discord is said to exist
throughout the state. At the town of
Artezas the. members of the national
guard will not fight if government troops
are sent against them. section of
negotiations with the dictator's
government calling for mutual conces-
sions. This is owing to the tardy seces-
sion of troops from Fonseca. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the revolt will turn
out to be purely local hight against the
governor of the state. The officials gener-
ally are not against Fonseca.
Rio De JANEIRo, Nov. 16.-The second
anniversary of the proclamation of the
republic of Brazil was observed today.
A military review and fetes were held
In honor of the occasion. The day
passed quietly, the public taking but little
interest in the celebration.
The situation in San Paulo is daily be-
coming more grave.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-The news from Brazil
continues of most conflicting character,
official dispatches from Rio de Janeiro
asserting with unequivocal positiveness
that the country is absolutely tranquil,
while kilograms from Buenos Ayres and
Santiago report that Brazil is torn with
dissension and secession. The actual
facts will probably not be known
until mail advlces are received. An off,
cial censorship prevents dispatches not
approved bv the government reach
ing Europe direct. 1t is not
known how such dispatches reach
Buenos Ayres and Chile. The latest
official advice from Brazil states that the
trouble in Rio Grande do Sui is purely
local, and that the government of that
state is now in the hands of the provisional
Junta. 1t is inferred from this that the
authorities at Rio regard the junta as in
sympathy with the central govern
ment, but this theory is contra
dicted by dispatches from Santiago
to the Times. These declared that the
provisional junta has taken absolute con-
troll, and asserts that it has an army of
$1,000 men armed with rifles. 1t is short
OF artillery, and has but one war vessel. a
river monitor, lightly armed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 16.-Senor Men,
donca, Brazilian minister, saws that no
state thinks of seeding. and that the
members of congress have returned to their
states. Those who remain here 90 about
the city at liberty. Thus far the govern
ment has taken no violent measure. A
day will be set for the next election. and
congress will be convoked to meet imme-
diately thereafter.