The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-21
CONFLICTING RUMORS
Success of the Insurgents in Bra
Zil Not Confirmed.
Report that Rio Is in Danger of Capture
Denied by the Brazilian Minis
ter to England.

LoNboN. Sept. 2o.-The agent Of an En-.
slish banking house cables from Rio do
Janeiro that Admiral De Mellos. the oom-
mander.in-chief of the rebel forces in the
Bay of Rio. sent an officer and crew ashore
to-day bearing q white flag. The officer
was allowed to land In Rio and was con.
Quoted to the presence of the general In
command of the governments forces. To
this officer the emissary of Admiral De
Mellos presented q letter, which. it was
afterwards made known, contained the
ultimetum of the rebels. Admiral De Mel
los, in this ultlmatum, declared that unless
the city Of Rio de JaneirO promptly
surrendered to the vessels under his
command he would proceed to
lombard Rio in q manner compared
with which all his former efforts in that
direction may be considered as chlld's play.
Admiral De Mellos is understood to have
given the authorities of Rio but o few
hours IN which to como to q decision. and
has announced that an unconditional eur
render. promptly made, are the only terms
which be will accept. In default of this
the bombardment will be commenced i'm
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comply with his demands.
There Is no doubling the fact that the
rebel admiral is in earnest. and that unless
the olty s%urrenders promptly 1t will be
bombarded By about thirty vessels OF all
descriptions, from the large war vessel
down TO the tugboars, upon which
small guns have been mounted by the
rebel forces. 1t Is understood that the
rebel admiral will station his feet around
Rio, and, at o given signal, begin fire with
all the guns at his mma and q siege of
wholesale destruction and terrible loss or
life and property Is sure to follow. 1t Is
reported that these facts have been COM
municatcd TO the representatives OF the
powers at Rio. and that the latter are
dong their utmost to persuade the rebels
from bombaIdlng the city. Up to the time
this dispatch WAS sent. however. the repre-
sentatlves of the powers and the captains
of the foreign war vessels present have
been unable to change the determination
of the rebel commander. The opinion is
freely expressed in Rio that the authori.
ties. in refusing to surrender. will only
cause the destruction of the city, without
In any way assisting the cause OF President
Peixoto.
While Rio de Janeiro il on the verge of
surrender three rebel war shlps-the
Aquidaban. PrimerO Marco and Republics
have succeeded In reaching the port of
Santos and. after threatening to lombard
that port. landed q strong body OF marines.
and as this dispatch was sent the rebels
were making On attempt to capture Santos
by assault. The government forces at San
tos made q desperate resistance TO the land
ing of the rebels and some sharp hRhtinR
was taking place. The result OF the en-
gsgement at Santos Is not KnOwn. but It Is
believes that the rebels will eventually
succeed In capturing the place.
The su distance of the above dispatch was
communicated to the Brazilian minister.
VIsoount D'ArinOs. The Brazilian minister
said In reply that he considered that the
dispatch grossly exaggerated the situation,
adding that he received kilograms only
last night from the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs to the Minister of the Interior and
the Minister of Finance. The kilograms
were upon ordinary matters connected
with the legation and no mention was
made of the success of the rebels.
These dispatches. according TO the
sively that the government offices
at Rio are not interfered with and
that President PeiXoto has not left Rio de
JaneIrO. The minister. continuing. said
that he did not believe the new In regard
TO the ultlms;nm. and that he did not con-
slider the situation alarming. The revolt.
said the minister, Ia owing to some little
feeling of discOntent. Congress was sit
ting until Sept. % in. order to pass the bud
get. The Brazilian minister admitted. how
ever, that of late there had been consider
able feeling against the President. as it
was alleged that he had been guilty of vio-
lating the Constitution. The present agi-
tatioD, according To the minister. was
probably caused IN view of the fact that a
! presidential election takes place In March.
In conclusion. the brazilian minister said
that he had received a telegram to-day
stating that the Bank of Brazil and other
banks Mt RIO were open and transacting
business. Finally. the minister said that
exchange has also been quoted to-day. and
that this does not seem indicative OF q
panic existing at Rio.