The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-20
TROUBLE FOR BRAZIL.
A Naval Demand for the Presidents
Resignation.

KeSignation,
New YORK, September 9. - The
HeydldS correspondent in Montevideo !
telegraphs that the officers Of the naval
fleet now at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, in
timated to President PeiXoto that he
should resign. The fleet consists OF
the cruisers Aqu,dadban, Repubica
and Trajano and three torpedo boats.
The demand of the officers was made
by Admiral Jose Melo.
In the fortress of Santa Cruz is
stationed a garrison loyal to the PeiXoto
administration. They are under fight
ing orders, and are awaiting an attack
on the fort by the squadron. The port
of Rio lanelro has been bloCkaded.
MoNTEvIDEo, September g, - No
bombardnent Of the capital OF Brazil
by the naval squadron is now feared
because the four ships of other nations
at present in the harbor have decided
that they will not allow it. 1t is be
lieved the insurgents are planning to
carry on a sort of guerilla warfare by
water along the coast, and are proceed
ing south with the idea Of combining
forces with the Rio Grande do Sui
insurgents. The general impression
here, however, is that the revolt will
collapse through lack of any co-opera-
ton of land forces. The loyalty Of
Rio seems fully assured.
New YORK, September H. The
Herald'S correspondent at Montevideo
cables Brazil's naval rebels are having
hard time of it, hemmed in within
the bay of Rio They fear to run the
gauntlet Of the forts and torpedoes at
the entrance and put out to sea, and
attempted to land. They were repuIsed
with considerable loss of life.
The Brazilian minister here received
telegram to-day saying that the rebel
squadron had fired upon Nictheroy.
Nictheroy is a suburban town near the
entrance to the harbor of Rio. The
insurgents then tried to effect a landing
with some of their men from small
boats, but were repulSed by the police,
REINFORCED by some troops with Krupp
guns. Flfty-one rebels were killed and
thirty were wounded. The Govern
ment losses in the encounter are not
reported.
The land forces remain loyal to
President Peix1to. He reviewed the
troops on Sunday and was received
with enthusiastic applause. Rio and
Nictheroy have been declared in a
state of siege for the last ten days, and
this condition may be extended to any
part of Brazil where ii is deemed neces
sary.
The rebel squadron shows no in
clnation to leave the bay, The situa
ton is practically unchanged, and com
mercial cable dispatches are still
prohibited. The English consul here
has warned all British vessels Of the
risk of putting into Rio.
The Brazilian gunboat Bahia has
gone up the Paraguay river with orders
in case any Of the ships at Matte
Crosse join in the revolt against Peix.
OTTO to engage with them. The Brazil.
ian warship Tiradenter remains here,
subject to the Minister'S orders. The
Italian, German and Spanish warshps
which were here have all started fol
Rio.
WASHINGTON, September II.-Wit
the view of having as many war vessels
as possible in the harbor Of Rio Janeirt
to protect American interests in case o
serious trouble the Navy Department
at noon decided to order the cruise
Detroit, now at the Norfolk Nav
Yard, to proceed to that place a
quickly as possible, instead of going t,
Greytown, Nicaragua A TELEGRAM
from the commander Of the cruise
Yorktown reports her as having saileo
from Colonia, Uruguay, Saturday, 70
Sandy point, Straits of Magellan. !
will be impossible to get word to her t
go to Brazil when she reaches there
Probably in view of this fact the orde
in regard to the Detroit was changed