Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-22
BRAZIL'S REVOLUTION.
INSURGENTS REPORTED TO BE
CONSTANTLY GAINING.
They lombard the Capital City, Capture
One Fort and One Town Force the
President to Leave Rio.

Special from Washington: Official
information of the bombardment of
the City of Rio Janeiro by the rebel
fleet was received at the state depart
ment in a dispatch from United States
Minister Thompson at Rio de Janeiro
1t reads as follows: "At IL this morn
ing the revolutionary forces bonn barded
the forts, commanding the entrance of
the harbor, and also the arsenal on a
wharf in the center of the city. A few
shells were fired into the city. A wo-
man was killed in her residence. Com
mercial kilograms have again been for
hidden. The Charleston has not yet
arrived"
The greatest source of anxiety
among the officials in Washington is
that there is no vessel of the United
States in the harbor at Rio TO protect
the lives and property of American
citizens in the bombarded city. The
Charleston reported from Montevideo
and was ordered 10 Rio as soon as pos
sible-a three or four days sail. The
cruiser Detroit left Hampton Roads,
but it will take her 90 to % days to
the Brazilian capital
Additional advices received from Rio
Janeiro point in most positive man
ner to the overthrow of the present
government. The disaffection is not
confined TO the navy alone, but is
spreading TO the army, where the OPP
position TO the government is becom-
ing more pronounced. 1t is said that
the admiral of the navy would never
have dared TO have taken the bold
step he has without assurances of sup
port from a portion of the army at
least. 1t is believed the dispatches
will very soon be received here an
nouncing the success of theinsurgents.
There were three rebel cruisers in ac-
ton during the bombardment, the
flowers of the Brazilian navy-the
Aquidiban, Republica and TrajanO.
Later news via BuenoS Ayres: Since
the first day of the ombardment of
the forts in Rio de .IaneirO harbor the
insurgents have been rapidly gaining
ground. In the first place the opening
days engagement was more serious
than at first reported. Many persons
were killed including an Italian sailor
for whom the government paid $4,000
indemnity. Ole German is also re-
ported to have been killed. In repulS-
ing the attempted landing at Nictheroy
20 policemen were killed. Admiral
Mellos proposes to blockade Rio and
starve the capital into submission By
cutting off all of he supplies. The
forts answered the fire from vessels
vigorously. Many of the rebel officers
and men were killed.
The outlook grows hourly darker for
President PeiXotto and his followers.
The rebel fleet now comprises 30 YES
sels-warships and merchant vessels in
Rio harbor-l, 400 officers and men on
board. The naval squadron sent TO
quell the revolutionary uprising in
Rio Grande do Sui have rebelled and
will take orders only from the rebel
admiral, de MellOs. The states of
Bahia and Pernambuco have seceeded
to the rebels. Fort Cabras on Cabras
island, one of Rios strongest defenses,
has gone over TO the rebel insurgents.
Fort Nilleganon is neutral with Il lean
ing toward the rebels. Fort Santa
Cruz, the strongest defense, is. still
loyal to PeiXotto, but is in a state OF
seige and may be starved into submis-
sion. The town and the arsenal at
Nictheroy have been taken by the in
surgents vino are having everything
their own way on that side of the har-
Dor (Nictheroy being directly opposite
Rio JaueirO).
Later news says that President
Peixotto has Withdrawn from Rio to
Santa Aua-12 miles distaut-with
his. loyal troops. Although hard
pressed he is not disheartened or with
out friends. The official reports sdy
that congress has passed vote declar-
ing itself loyal and sustaining him. 1t
is reported that Peixotto and Admiral
de Mellos held conference in which
the latter said he would make no terms
other than unconditional surrender.
The report is current that an attempt
will be made soon to capture the Pres
ident AS it is now Rio Janeiro is
practically in the hands Of the insur-
gents and the present administrations
days, seem short indeed