Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17
UNCHANGED.
The Condition of Affairs in the
Republic of Brazil.
Both Sides Busily Preparing for
the Worst.

If They Should Come Together, and
Will, There viii Be Some Terrible
Fighting and Great Loss of Life.
Dom Pedro Wants to Return to Brazil.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-The situation of
affairs in Brazil shows no change ac-
cording to dispatches received in this
city, and the opposition to Marshal Fon-
seca's dictatorship continues to grow in
strength as exclusively announced in the
United Press dispatches. Porte Allegro,
the capital of the revolted province of
Rio Grande do Sui, is now in the hands
Of the National party, and preparations
for its defense are being actively made
On all sides in Rio Grande do Sui, in
spite of the so-called offici9l statements
in favor of the dictator SIT out by the
old agencies, saying that phere was no
trouble, the people are rising in support
of the National party.
Preparing for War.
In support of these statements, the
correspondent Of the London Times at
Santiago cables that the Chilian min
ister at BuenOs Ayres has telegraphed to
the Chilian government saying that the
opposition junta, or provisional govern
ment of the National party CDR. Assize,
General Ossalio and BarrOs CassuD, now
has dominant powers in the province of
Rio Grande do Sui and that it has been
able, in about a weeks time, to arm and
equip force of 10000 rihemen. In ar
tillery, it is added, the junta is weak,
having as yet, been able to obtain poses
sion of only four field guns. This
branch of the service, however, Will
shortly, it is said, be reinforced.
The National party is said to have
several gun5Oats and monitor at its
disposal. The junta, in addition to its
work i'll placing quite respectable army
in the field, IS taking steps in the prov
ince of Rio Grande do Sui and other
provinces to bring about an election for
a president in place of Marshal Fonseca
whom the jluta declares to have lost all
rights to that position by his unconstitu-
tional action in dissolving congress and
in assuming the powers Of dictator.
Deserters from Fonseca's Army.
Almost daily bodies of deserters from
the dictatOr's army are joining the ranks
of the junt army, and both sides are
preparing fJr a desperate struggle. Fon-
SEGA is said 10 be expecting soon to be in
a position to move ON Rio Grande do Sal
with an army of co. 900 men while leay-
ing his rear old base of operations pro-
tected by a strong reserve force of
troops.
VIII BE Bloody.
If this should be the case there will be
some terrible fighting and much loss of
life. 1t now appears that the revolu-
tionary movement has been brewing fer
some time past and that Fonseca's action
in dissolving congress and assuming the
authority of dictator was only the or-
casion which brought matters to head
For long time past there has been a
strong and growing sentiment i'll Rio
Grande do Sui and elsewhere against the
alleged misnanagement of the national
finances and other matters of import
ance to the country at large. open
charges of corruption and fraud have
been made and the coming of revOlu-
tionary storm was apprehended in many
quarters. SO much 50 that, for months
past, arms and ammunition in consider
able quantities have been smugged into
Rio Grande do Sui. which fact has tn
abled the junta to so quickly organize
an army.