The herald., 1893-12-14
THE BLOCKADE COMPLETE
Mello's Flagship Again at
Rio de JaneirO.
No Merchantmen Allowed to
Enter the HarbOr.
Rebels Firing on the Custom House
and Naval Arsenal.
An Official Denial of the Report That
De Cana Has Declared for the
Restoration of tho Empire.
Seamen Massaored.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUENos AYREs, Dec. 13.-Admiral
Mello's flag ship Aquidaban is again
blockading Bio de Janeiro. Commune
cations between the land and shipping
in Rio bay have been stopped.
Advicee from Rio say General Argolo
has been dismissed from chief command
of the fifth military district
Owing to the renewal of the blockade
of the harbor by the insurgents mer.
chant vessels are not able to discharge
cargoes and therefore have to proceed
on their voyages. Business at Rio il
Suspended.
COMMANDER PICKING's REPORT.
WAsHrNGToN. Dec. 13.-The state de.
partment received the following today
from Captain Picking at Rio: "Capas
leland and Enchadas are in possession
of Admiral De Cana, the insurgent
commandant. The former is we'll forti-
fed and continually firing upon the Gus.
tom house and naval arsenal with small
arms.
NOT FIGHTING FOR THE MONARCHY.
New York, Dec. 13.-The Herald's
special from Buenos Ayres says:
Do not believe the Brazilian news that
Admiral De Cana has issued q mon
archial manifesto. Remember similar
report was sent about Admiral Mello
favoring the placing OF the son of Count
d'Eu on the throne of Brazil. 1t is the
same fiction in both cases.
(Signed) RUY BARBosA.
Ruy Barboss is the mouth-piece OF
Admiral Mello.
MINISTER MENDoNoA's STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Minister Mem
doncs characterizes the London Times
Rio cable ga OF the same prejudicial and
false character "a others coming from
British sources. Peixoto has 5000 we'll.
armed and we'll trained soldiers at Rio.
! Mendonca has received cable from the
| West Indies showing that the accident
! to the steamer America was not due to
treachery on board. The steamer will
be ready to proceed by the end Of this
week. sN9s
FRENCH SAILORS MAssACRED.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-A dispatch to the
Times from Lisbon says: The steamship
Nile, which left Rio Janeiro December
9Th, has arrived at Pernambuco, bring
ing news of the arrest of the crew of the
French steamer Parahyba. Advices say
the crew were ordered shot without trial,
although there WAS no proof that they
intended to join the insurgents under
Admiral Mello. Incensed at the injus-
tice of the sentence, the condemned
sailors, at the moment of the execution,
cried in one voice: "Long live Mello."
This produced such an impression that
the government troops in the fiving party
tried not to hit the prisoners and only
five were killed. The soldiers were or
dered to fire again, but refused. The
remainder of the Parahyba crew were
therefore imprisoned. The public is
shocked at the brutality of the sentence
imposed, and greatly incensed against
President Peixoto. The steamer Par
ahyba ia freight vessel plying between
Havre and South American ports. She
left Cardiff on October 5th for Monte
video and Buenos Ayres.
TROUBLE AT PERNAMBUCo.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Cammande
Picking st Rio Janerio telegraphs the
navy department. that Consul Burke at
Pernambuco wants q vessel as pre-
cautionsry measure, martial law having
been declared, but all is quiet