The herald., 1893-12-18
THE BRAZILIAN CONFLICT.
MOnarchical Sentiment Said
to Be Growing.
Many Provinces Favoring the
Revolution.
Repeated Assaults ON the Rebel Fort
Villegaign0n.
The Cruiser Nictheroy Arrived at FER.
nambucO-Her American Crew on
Strike for Higher
Wages.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. l7.-A Times dispatch
from Rio de Janeiro, December 5th, via
Montevideo, December 10Th, says: A
messenger returned from Sac Paula and
Santos states that the monarchist ele-
ment predominstes everywhere. The
people are prepared to follow the lead of
De Cana. Fernando Iobo, minister of
jdstice and interior, resigned in conse-
quence of hia divergence OF opinion with
Peixoto. The government has sus-
pended the Rio News, an English news
paper whose editor is an American.
Artillery fire of the forts upon Fort
Villegaignon continues daily without
apparent alteration of tha sitnatinn.
Wednesday night l visited Fort Ville-
gaignon in an insurgent launch. When
we passed between Cobras island and
Fort Villegaignon troops lining the
shore opened heavy rifle fire and Fort
Villegaignon replied briskly, killing
and wounding 100 soldiers. found the
fortress much damaged. The garrison
consists of 200 men. Saturday night
$50 government troops lining the shore
near the war and marine srssnals
opened heavy fire from machine guns
and rifles upon Cobras ieland, for the
purpose of covering the advance of
etorming parties. Cobras replied
strongly, causing the troops to abandon
the attempt after two hours' heavy fir
ing, the government losing over 100
men and the insurgents only two men
wounded. Mello wired Saturday ask
ing DsGama to send him another trans
port to carry troops. Many important
business houses propose closing their
doors tomorrow until the end of the
revolution. The British minister has
notified the community that much
danger exists and is advising the resi-
dents to leave the city.
The correspondent of the Times at
Montevideo says the people in the Ba-
hia are quite prepared TO delsre in favor
of the insurgents. In a body of 1900
men sent south to oppose Gomercinde
Saraiva over 100 deserted en- route.
Over 1900 persons suspected OF mon
archical tendencies are now in prison in
Rio.
LISBON. Dec. IA gentleman who
arrived on the last steamer from Brazil
states that well known Brazilian banker
VINO hfriVou III EuTOp0 lew weeks ago
from Rio. is empowered by Peixoto to
treat with foreign capitalists for the sale
OF the Brazilian Central railway and the
Rio water works. The price asked is
&23,000,000.
New YORK., Dec. 17.-Tbe Herald's
special dispatch from Pernambuco,
dated December 18th, says The cruiser
Nictheroy arrived here Wednesday, but
was not formally delivered to the Bra
lillian government as fighting ship
until yesterday. There is already
trouble with the crew. Those who en-
listed in New York demanded very high
pay for reinlistment for service in the
Brazilian navy, although it was well un-
derstood before sailing that they were
expected to enlist for active service
when Brazilian port was reached. The
representatives of Peixoto refuse to allow
the demands of the crew and will proba-
bly, ship new crew of Brazilians here.
The Nictheroy will go to Bahia from
here and thence to Rio. We left the
America at Fort De France. repairing
the damages met with on the trip down.