The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-11-13
ARE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
FOUR BRAZILIAN PROVINCES sE-
CEDE FROM THE UNION.
German Settlers are 4Aki.r Up Arms
and are Determined ..fend the In
/dependence Of Their New State.


and are Determined .efend the In
/dcpendence Of Their New State.
LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch lust re-.
ceived here from Pernambuco brings fur
sner alarming intelligence regarding the
situation OF affairs in Brazil, Advices of
yesterday showed that there was feeling
OF d'scontent prevailing everywhere
throughout Brazil. The Republicans see
In the last move OF Da Fonseca an attempt
TO override the authority vested in him by
tne constitution. So strong has the oppo-
sition to Da Fonseca grown that yesterday
1t was announced that the important
province of Rio Grande do Sui had de-
clared its independence
The dispatch just received shows that
steps will have to be Immediately taken
to prevent, If possible, the disintegration
of the Republic The province of Grao
Para has followed the example set by Rio
Grande do Sui and to-day it declared It's
independence Grao Para, or as it is
better known, Para, is one of the most i'm
portapt provinces of Brazil 1t is situated
in the extreme north of the country. It
contains 412, ,467 square miles, and it's popu-
lation is estimated at 1851 souls. The
capital of the province is Para, situated on
the right bank of the Tocantins river. 1t
is the great rubber port of the world, and
exports, in addition, the other products of
the province, which consist of cotton,
vanilla, annatto, dye woods, honey, wax
and great variety of other vegetable and
animal products. The. trade is mostly
with Liverpool. London, Barbados,
Cayenne and North American ports.
1t is expected that the province of Bahia
will also declare it's Independence.
Strict Censorship.
On account of the strict guard kept by
the Brazilian government over the tele-
graph and cable lines it is almost impos-
sible to obtain reliable news as to the exact
state OF the country. 1t is now generally
admitted however, that there is no room
for further doubt that the province of Rio
Grande do Sui has declared its independ-
ence, and as it is reported that independ-
ent territory includes about $4,000 fight
ing Germans among its population, the
revolution there is undoubtedly serious.
"a NJ -sesas tsszi.-;n this City inter
estqh nthe finances of fBrazil are doing
their utmost to obtain Aorne kind OF in
formation from their agents in Brazil, but
their efforts do not seem to be meeting
with much success.
Late yesterday afternoon, however. the
announcement was made that at least an
other province, Thernabuco, had revolted
against the dictatiop of Fonseca and had
declared itself Independent of the govern
ment as now constituted.
By the same source it became known
that at least two other provinces were on
the verge of declaring their independence,
and rumor also has it that the "restora-
tion" party held sway in one of the re-
volted provinces. This report, which
comes from Bahia, may have it's origin in
imperialist circles; but, although it may,
the situation of affairs would seem to indi-
cate long and bloody civil war in the
near future, the overthrow of Da Fonseca's
and the establishment in
Brazil of number of separate republics
similar to those of South Africa.
Confirmatory News.
LATER.-There is no longer any attempt
to deny that the province OF Pernambuco
has joined the province of Rio Grande do
Sui in declaring its independence. Great
excitement prevails at Rio Janeiro and
through Brazil 1t is reported here that
Da Fonseca has been informed
that he is suffering from disease which
must soon cause his death, and that he has
his willingness to resign the
reins Of power.
The German population of Rio Grande
do Sui is reported to be organizing into
armed bodies of men on the plan of the
Dutch settlers of South Africa, and to be
determined to defend the independence of
their new state.
Another rumor has IL that there has
been a conflict with serious loss of life. be-
tween the supporters of the government
and the colonists, who have just declared