The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-18
THE REBELS LOSING.
News From Brazil Indicates
Defeat of the Navy.
PExoTo REeAlns TERRITORY.
Ths Foresgn Fleets FefhI1 Landing Of
Manftiens ~ Rio. bat the Governness
Can Get Supplies From santos.

NEW Yorx. Nov. ia Herald Monte
videc dispatch says: A dispatch from Rio
SAYS Peixoto's government has made for
NAL announcement that the federal troops
have taken possession Of the entire prov
ince OF Santa Catharina with the excep-
ton Of the island. This still remains In
the rebels hands.
WasHIsaTox CRY, Nov. iz.-Com-
nander Picking. Of the United States
navy 81 Rio. wires the navy department
that eight nations. including the United
states. have decided not 10 a.low NUM-
tons OF war TO be landed at Rio de
Janeiro. The BRAZILIAN Government Is
IN possession OF Santos and connection
thence 20 Rio by rail, and munitions of
war must be landed At Santos. Yesterday
the insurgents dressed ship and the Bra
lillian government fired a salute in honor
Of the anniversary of the establish
ment Of the republic. Secretary
Herbert. in answer 10 inquiries rs
to the significance OF the action
Of the naval representatives. said: 1T
looks 20 me that this means that Mello Is
being very much crippled. The dispatches
have received. taking them all together,
indicate that MelIo should not have any
A
effort on the part OF naval representatives
TO prevent any firing on Rio by Meilo or
on Nelio from the other side. The object
OF the naval representatives making this
declaration Is for the protection of COM
Inerce. If MelIo cannot ere on Rio and ifhs
cannot stop commerce be will not effect
much. Mello decorated his ships for show.
He wants 10 give out the impression that he
Is for the government. The fact that he
did this leads me TO believe that he is
weakening aud that he considers the ex-
listing government the strongest side"
BosTox, Nov. i7-The steamship Var
mouth, of the Boston & Yarmouth Steam
ship Company. has been sold to Flint &
Co.. of New York, agents of President
Pelxoto. of Brazil. The sum paid was
SO, 900.
PARIS. Nov. IA telegram from Madrid
says the Spanish foreign Office has re-
ceiyed news that the insurgent admiral
Mello has proclaimed a son of the Comte
q En- president of Braztl.
NEW YoaK, Nov. IA cable from Rio
Janeiro says ia the suburb of Nictheroy
over 100 houses have been destroyed by
the rebels and 1000 injured. The streets
are full of bodies.
The United States marshal has levied
an attachment on the new Brazian war
ship Nietheroy. formerly I'll Cid, restrain
ing her from leaving port till the wages of
two OF her engineers and three of her
cooks are paid. Three of the men were
promised slo0 month, but were notified
this morning that they would be paid
only s45
Rio JASRIRo. Nov. i7.-INew York World
Special. Yesterday for three hours there
was severe bombardment between Fort
ViIiegagnon and the other forts. Fort
VisiegnRnon fired at the people in front of
Miserecordia hospital, killing two aud
wounding twenty. There is much salts
faction in government circles over the VIC
tory of American diplomacy in obtaining
a declaration that the foreign powers are
not in favor of Admiral Mello.
MoSTEvrpEo, Nov. T7.-fNew York Her.
aid Special. IA correspondent in Rio
Grande sends word that Admiral Saidanna
de CANA has assumed command of The
rebel feet. There was an incident
in the harbor of Rio Wednesday
which almost preeipitatel conflict
between Fort Santa Cruz and the
English squadron. The British steamer
Nile was making for the harbor, but the
guns of the fort impeded her. The English
warship Beagle was notified and conveyed
the Nile. Under protection of the Beagle
the Nile Was permitted to enter without
further trouble.