The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-23
Recruiting His Army from the Floating Popu.
latiOn of Rio de eJaneiro-The Junta Getting
Ready to Meet the Dictators Forces.
An American Girls Story of the Barbar-
ous Acts of Chilian COngressiOnalists.
Wounded Soldiers Put to Death and Dead Ones
Saturated with Oil and Burned-Chili's
Army and Navy to BE Reduced.
BRAZIL'S REVOLUTION.
Fonseca and the Junta of Rio Grande Do Sui
Getting Ready to Fight.

Fonseca and the Junta Of Rio Grande Do Sui
Getting Ready to Fight.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Nov. "a dispatch from
Montevideo says that Fonseca has ind1g-
nantly rejected the demand of the Rio
Grande do Sui Junta for his resignation,
and has stated that he would use all the
means at bis command to bring those
whom he calls rebels to obedience.
In addition to the large force
already sent to attack the troops of
the Junta Fonseca is offering large bounty
and liberal pay for recruits. These are not
hard to get among the numerous floating
population of Rio de Janeiro. which in
cludes many desperate characters from all
parts of the world. Those are coming
forward to take service in Fonseca's army.
Great indignation has been aroused
in Rio Grande do Sui at the pros
pect of having these mercenaries turned
loose upon the people. should
Fonseca prove victorious. and the
consequence is a great stimulus to the vol
untary recruiting for the Junta. For the
present the policy OF the Junta will prob
ably be one of defense. The Junta has,
however, gwen it to be distinctly under
stood they are anxious for the liberties of
Brazil as a whole and not for Rio Grande
do Sui alone, and this announcement has
served to strengthen and stimulate the re-
publican movement in other provinces
where the prospects of secession of Rio
Grande do Sui had chilling effect.
In Rio Grande do Sui itself the Junta
t. .I.I.o
A considerable portion of the natl ional
guard assembled at San Francisco de Paula
is still In doubt, the men being generally
inclined to the revolution, but the officers
holding out for Fonseca. The Junta is con-
tldent that no armed conflict will be neces-
sary to bring this large body, nearly
twelve thousand in number. over to the
side OF the revolution. The officers, while
influential with the men, have been unable
To carry the latter into declaring for Fon-
SEGA, and will probably retire from the
command which they are unable to exer-
cise and leave the Junta iii control. Even
should they offer to make an armed resist
ance the Junta would be certain of victory.
GETTING READY FOR WAR.
Negotiations between the two parti es
having practically ended. both Fonseca
and the Junta are now preparing with the
greatest vigor for trial at arms. As
cablsd on Friday, For.seca sent force to
attempt landing near Barbosa. just south
of tho province of Santa Catharina.
Whether the object is to defend Santa
Catharina OF to make land move from
the coast on Porto Allegro is not known.
1t IS claimed that the allegiance of the
navy to Fonseca is becoming more and more
doubtful, and that the dictator himself is
alarmed by the evidence of lukewarmness
on the part of his naval commanders. He
arousinG general mutiny, and. on the 9th
er hand the Rio Grande do
Sui Junta is known to have
received secret assurances OF naval
support and sympathy, which is ono reason
that accounts for the bOldnees of It's atti-
tude. General Ossori, the military COM
mander of the Junta's force has expressed
himself as having no doubt of success
against Fonseca. He is one of the most ex-
pericpced officers in the Brazilian service,
and is an earnest republican. In common
with many others In Rio Grande and also
Uruguay, he Processes to believe that
FOnsecas object Is to re-esta blish the
empire. The prevailing impression. how
ambition is wholly personal; that ne cares
no more for Dom Pedro than for the Con-
gress which be has dissolved, and that his
real object is to establish q personal rule
similar to that which FrancIa and Lopez
exercised IN Paraguay. 1t is this impress
sion which strengthens the Junta not in
Rio Grande do Sui alone. but in other
provinces of Brazil
A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro says:
President Da Fonseca. in a proclamation
dated Nov. u, appoints Feb. 90 next as the
day for the holding of the general elections
and summons Congress to assent ble on May
3. The President insists that existing
decorations and distinctions Will be re-
spected
President Fonseca also announces that
among the reforms which he desires to see
adopted is an amendment to the constitu-
tion establishing an lndependent jundicI-
ary rs we'll as u limitation TO the powers
of Congress and q reduction In the number
of representatives.
1t is SAID that the Fonseca government ia
preparing to make q formidable naval
demonstration against Rio Grande do Sui.
Another dispatch from Rio Janeiro says
that all the opposition members of the Sac
Paul Chamber resigned their seats on the
chamb bcr's passing vote of confidence in
the federal government.