St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
REBELS WILL RAID RIO.
COMMANDMENT TO BEGIN UNLESS THE
CITY SURREKDERS.
EARLY ANSWER DEMANDED.
Messages to the Brazilian Minis
ter in London Say the Govern =
ment Is Not Uneasy-President
Peixoto Has Not Left Rio de
Janeiro-Banks Still Doing
Business.

LONDON, Sept. 20.-Advices from
Rio de Janeiro say that Admiral de
Mellos, in his ultimatum. declared that
he was determined. unless the city of
Rio de Janeiro promptly surrendered
to the vessels under his command. that
he would proceed to lombard Rio in
manner compared with which all his
former efforts in that direction may be
considered as child's play. Admiral de
Meiios is understood to have given the
auth )rities of Rio but few hours in
which to come to decision, and has an
nounced that an unconditional sur
render promptly made are the only
terms which he will accept. In default
of this the bombardment will be COM
menced Immediately after the receipt
of a refusal tc comply with his de-
mands.
There is no doubt that the rebel adj
miral is in earnest. and that unless the
city surrenders promptly it will be
bombarded by about thirty vessels. from
the large war vessels down to the small
est tugs on which guns have been
mounted by the insurgents. 1t is I'M
place his vessels around Rio. aud at
given signal will open fire on it from all
quarters with guns Of all characters, and
scene of
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION
of property and terrible loss of life is
sure to follow. 1t is reported that these
facts have been communicated to the
representatives of the powers at Rio,
and that the latter are doing their ut
most to dissuade the rebels from bonn
harding the city. Up to the time this
dispatch was sent, however. the repre-
sentativeS of the powers and the cap
tains of the foreign war vessels present
have been unable in any way to change
the determination of the rebel CON-
mander. A state of complete panic and
dismay prevails at Rio.
The substance of the dispatch re-
ceiyed by the English banking house in
this city, giving such gloomy view of
the situation in Rio de Janeiro, was
communicated TO the Brazilian minis
ter. ViScount d'Arinos. The Brazilian
minister said. in reply, that he conSid-
cred that this dispatch grossly eXagger-
ated the situation, adding that he re-
ceiyed kilograms only last night from
the minister of foreign affairs to the
minister of the interior and the minister
Of finance. These kilograms, he said,
were upon ordinary matters connected
with the legation, and no mention was
made of the
SUCCESS OF THE REBELS.
These dispatches, according to the
Brazilian minister, prove c0ncusively
that the government offices at Rio are
not interfered with. and that President
PeiXOte has not left Rio de Janeiro.
The minister. continuing, says that
he did not believe the news in regard
to the ulJimatum said to have been de-
livered by Admiral de Mellos. and that
he did not consider the situation alarm
ing.
The revolt, said the minister, is owing
to some little feeling of discomfort
Congress was sitting until Sept. 25 in
order TO pass the budget.
The Brazilian minister admitted, how
ever, that of late there had been con-
siderable feeling against the president,
as 1t was alleged that he had been guilty
of violating the constitution. The pres
ent agitation, still, according to the
minister, was probably caused III view
of the fact that presidential election
takes place in March
In conclusion the Brazilian minister
said that he had received a telegram
today stating that the Bank of Brazil
and other banks at Rio were open and
transacting business. Finally the min
lister said that exchange has also been
quoted today, and that this does not
seem indicative of a panic existing at
Rio.