The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-06
WHY MELL0 REVOLTED.
Interesting Statement from To-
days London Times.
INSURGENTS WANT A MONARCHY.

An Important Meeting of the Rebel Lead
srs, at which 1t Is Decided That the
Republic Under President Peixoto Has
outIiyed It's Usefulness.
LONDON, Dec. o.-The Times this morn
ing publishes the following letter, dated :
Nov. ID, from its special correspondent al
Rio de Janeiro:
In reviewing the causes leading up to
the revolt The Times correspondent says
that with the fall of Dom Pedro the aristoc-
racy withdrew all connection with the gov
ernment, and that the wealthy men who
were in office were then replaced by needy
adventures whose sole object has been
personal gain. Continuing the cores
pendent says:
President Peixoto opened his admins
4 tratlon we'll, by cancelling the decree per-
hitting the Bank of the Republic to con-
| tinue the issue of notes, which had been
! done in the interests of ring of specula-
tors. But the hopes of reform were soon
disappointed when he began removing the
/ governors of states in an underhnnd man
4 ner Thenceforward he took the bit in
his mouth and made series of blunders
and set aside the spirit and letter of the
constitution in every way
j The Times correspondent then proceeds
to show President PeiNoto's alleged
breaches of faith regarding Rio Grande do
Sui by prosecuting those who had been en-
gagged in the revolt, which action led to the
> president rupture with Admiral de Mello,
who resigned the Office of minister of ma
rine in consequence.
Much sympathy the correspondent adds,
I was shown in Rio de Janero for the peo-
4 Il hAh nh haa an
engaged in the revolt, and popular sub
scrptions were opened between May and
August. 1898, for the relief of the insur-
/ gent sick These subscriptions were
crowned with success, and it IL said the
constantly swelling fund was very CALLING
to President Peixoto and led to its creator,
+ DR. Govern, being imprisoned.
Coming rapidly to the history OF the
y present time the correspondent states that
on Nov Z the insurgent leaders held a
conference on board the warship Aquida
ban, and discussed the question of re
establishing a monarchy In BraZil. !,
was then shown that the states of Per
y; nambueo, Bahia, Santa Catharina, Rio
. Grande and the majority Of the popula
ton of Minas Geraes, San Paulo and nj
important section OF the city of Rio d.
|, Janeiro favored return to the monarchy
4 II was thcreupon decided that the effort
. OF The insurgents should be directed Il
that end.
.,l The fact that General Pogo, Il wei
i, known munarchist. was in command of
division under President Peixoto, an
= that Colonel Mendez, violent opponen
of republicanism, commands the Nationa
Guard, is positive proof that there was n
- intention when the revolutionary move
ment first broke out of any attempt to TT
establish the monarchy 1t was an after
thought. engendered by the wishes Of tn
people in various parts of Brazil, and it
vet to be seen whether the insurgents viii
e make it the aim Of their present struggle
:, A Brazilian in high Office has just IT
y marked to The Times correspondent
Is that he believed the end of the year woul
see the finish of the PrGeterian system {
1t government in Brazil, no matter whic
L. side won.