The morning call., 1893-10-11
ONE FORT FALLEN.
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Slowly Peixoto Yields to
: s :: F.: the Rebels.
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HIS DOOM SEALED NOW.
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Admiral De MeIlo Issues a New
Proclamation.
IS: DOOM SEALED NOW.
RAISING THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The Republics of South America Do
Not Want European Nations to
Interfere in Brazil.

:: Rio JANEIRo, Oct 10.-One OF the forts
IN the bay surrendered TO the insurgent
feet to-day.
=. The fort which surrendered was Fort
ViIlegaignon, situated on an island in Rio
Bay. 1t surrendered for the lack of sup
plies. The guns are old style and not capa-
BILE of doing much damage.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-The HeraId's
Montevideo dispatch says: Admiral Mello
has once more reopened firing on Rio. and
the capital is in a state of panic. Much
anxiety is felt in that city to know what
action President Cleveland will in
struct Minister Thompson to take
with regard TO the question of support
Ing Argentina and Chilean Ministers in
Rio in protest against the local diplo-
mate, other nations interfering between
the. -beiligerents. They raised the cry Of
a.America for the Americans" and assert
.tha: this is just the time when the Monroe
doctrine should be unmistakably asserted.
:: Admiral Mello has issued another mani
festo iu which he declares that in case of
his. SUCCESS over President Peixoto he will
adhere rigidly to republican institutions
and forms of government.
This is a heavy blow TO the hopes Of
those who thought the revolt cloaked a
loyalist plot to restore to Brazil the deposed
monarch. MellO's manifesto was pub
Eshed to-day and addressed to all Brazil
fans. Peixoto is charged with violating
the constitution and with sacrificing the
most vital resources of the country by ex-
posing it for many months to civil war.
81 have solemnly declared" Mello con-
tlnues land now repeat. that neither
nor my companions aspire to power for
our own benefit Our only object is to
save and restore peace to our oppressed
country: l am fully convinced of the final
triumph of the campaign which we have
undertaken, because it is the cause of lib
erty and Kepublicanism. and means the
redemption of the country from oppres-
sion and tyranny"
The United States steamship Yantic bad
just arrived here from Rosario en- route
to .Rio.)-
The Worlds Buenos Ayres correspon-
dent says: The latest Rio news is that the
interference of the diplomatic corps has
been effective in preventing for the present
Il all danger of a renewal Of the lombard
ment of the city proper.
Melo insisted that he had gone no fur
.ther n this direction than TO reply to the
attacks upon his ship from the shore bat
teries, and the diplomatic corps declared
that the batteries so located as to draw
fire toward the city should be dismantled,
and the Government has accepted the sug-
gestOn and removed the guns.
= The fleet has thereupon stopped bonn
bardment. The split in the diplomatic
corps over the general treatment of the
question has meantime become serious.
Minister Thompson of the United States
joins with the re presentatives of all the
.Euronean nations. except Germany, in
faToring interference. and the German
Minister holds alOof from negotiations.
: The Argentine Minister complains that
he has been ignored, never having been
consulted in the matter at all. Under his
lead all the other South American Minis
=. tefs oppose interference by the representa-
tives of European powers in South Amer
lean affairs.
The Worlds Rio Janeiro dispatch under
date of October says: The rebel vessels
Lucky, Volcano ana Gloria were defeated
In an attempt to capture the steamer St.
Diego at the Lloyd bonded warehouses
near Plainha.
The same Vessels Win me lra1aQ0,
Jupiter ard Uranus sent storm of shell.
grape and canister over the business part
of the town. Five citizens were killed
outright and great many wounded.
" Upward of 300 houses. more or less,
were seriously damaged. Several officers
and men of the land force were killed and
wounded, but the loss among them was
not great 1t is known that some of the
vessels crew were killed.
NictheroY was again BON mbarded yester-
day, and at night the feet sent a force to
Maua in The direction of Petropolis, but it
was driven back by the troops from the
Estrella powder works. The fight was the
most BODY that has occurred since the
. revolt began month ago.
-; WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-A dispatch re-
ceived at the State Department from Rio
Janeiro says Admiral Mello has decided to
discontinue the BON bandment OF Rio.
- Secretary Herbert to-day received sew
" eral kilograms from Captain Picking OF
the United States cruiser Charleston. now
at Rio. One OF these dispatches confirmed
the Associated Press telegram from Rio
which said that one of the forts in the
.harbor surrendered to the insurgent fest
. today.