The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-12-27
.L!ELL0IS LATEST MOVE.
Refnforcements From Among
the Conviets.
NOTHING NEW FROM RIO JANEIRO.

Peixoto Claims the Reyolutionists Have
the support OF and Are Receiving
Money From Foreign Powers. and In
sists on the Monroe Doctrine The
Cruiser New York Ordered to Rio.
PERNAMBUco, Dec. 2s.-ICopyright,
1898, by the Associated Press. THE in
habitants of this port, for some time
past, have been anticipating witnessing
the most novel naval battle imaginable.
The Nictheroy had been waiting here
with her big dynamite gun all ready for
action, the coming of the warships Aqui-
daban and Republic, which were an
nounced to be ON their way here with the
intention of engaging the dynamite
cruiser. This caused the utmost excite
ment and sharp lookout was kept along
the coast at every point of vantage, in
order that the coming of the rebels might
be duly signalled: Monday, however,
the Nictheroy was at sea hunting, it was
announced, for the two rebel ships re-
ferred to, with the purpose of forcing
them to do battle.
The inhabitants of Pernambuco, how
ever, were astonished to see the Nictheroy
return Tuesday, reporting that she
had been unable to find The two rebel
ships. The latter were said to hay.; been
sighted, bound for the convict settlement
on the island of Fernando de Noronha, to
the north of this port. and the object of
Admiral Mello in making for the island
referred to was said to be the
Liberation of the ConvIcts
who were to be enlisted in the Brazilian
insurgent marine force. It is now said
that the Nictheroy will here await the
coming of the rebel ships and will fight
them in or about this port.
From Rio Janeiro there is little or no
fresh news to be had. The adherents of
both sides claim that their opponents are
driven to the last extremity and that they
must soon give in. One thing is certain,
and that is that people are getting heart
lily tired at the monotonous course of
events, and that some decided action on
the part of either President Peixoto or
Admiral Mello would be positive relief
to all people interested in the Brazilian
struggle.
OF course both sides continue their cir
culation of rImors calculated to do as
much damage as possible to the other
side. Thus the adherents of President
Peixoto insist that the rebels are receiv-
ing the
Support Foreign Powers
and that the ultimate object of the revo-
luton is the re-establishment of mon
archy in Brazil They add that the Of
ficers of the foreign warships at Rio ia
metro make no concealment of the fact
that they are in sympathy with Admiral
Mello, and the latter is said to be receiv-
ing supplies of money from England
where agent. are reported to be doing
to tc,'Ai his "' side Of the question Pensnf in
government circles. Stock jo5bing
and other speculative movements, it
is asserted, are very much in support of
the insurgents, and it is claimed that the
presence of a powerful squadron Of
United States warships will alone cause
a cessation of this alleged underhand
foreign interference in the affairs of
Brazil. The United States, it is finally
insisted, must compel a strict observance
of
The Monroe Doctrine,
and that if this is done the collapse of
the revolution is only question of very
short time.
On the other hand the insurgents main
tain that Peixoto is nothing more than a
military dictator who is imposing his will
upon the people of Brazil in defiance of
the popular sentiment and in every way
against the constitution and in opposition
to the principles of repubicanism. Far
from desiring to establish monarchy,
the rebels insist that they are combating
the monarcLial or one-man-power system
of government, and that if the United
States extends sympathy and moral sup
port to Peixoto the government of the
great republic will be using its power to
support dictator and to oppose a popu-
lar movement in Brazil. Finally the
Insurgents Insist
that they should be permitted to fight it
ont with the Brazilian government and
that if they are allowed to do so they
Will soon restore peace to Brazil and will
brinS about more healthy and satisfac-
tory state of affairs throughout the 1e-
public.
This is about the situation, SO far as
can he gathered here, from the two
points of view, that of President Peixoto
and that of Admiral Mello.
News has been received here to the eff
feet that additional warShiIs are to be
sent by the United States to Rio
Janeiro, and this has given great
satisfaction to Americans who have
business relations with Brazil, as
one way or the other, they desire to see
an ending to the prolonged hostilities SO
that commerce may resume its uninter-
rupted flow and that business may no
longer be hampered by the disputes be-
tween political parties in Brazil
Ordered to Rio Junriro.