St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-13
MELLO'S AGENTS ACTIVE.
THEY ARE WATcHING PEIXOTO'S HET-
EROGENEOUS FLEET.
DIoKEarNG FOR A DEsTRoYER
Which Will End the Career of the
Brazilian Governments Frail
ships-Peixoto's Forces Pre-
vent the Revoiutionists From
Securing a Foothoid at Santos
General Brazilian News.

New YORK. Nov. 12.-The agents of
Admiral Mello are working very quietly
in this city in behalf of the Brazilian
revolutioDists. Two of them today
visited Ell Cid and made a careful
inspe ction of the vessel, and not
ed that the boilers, engine and
other important machinery, were
located above water and in a position
where they would be crippled by we'll
directed shot. They paid equal atten-
ton to the other boats of the Peixoto
fleet at the Morgan works. This even
ing Admiral Mello's constituents made
ARRANGEMENTS to meet some time to-
morrow the inventor of novel
death-dealing weapon, which, the
owner claims, will revolutionize
the modes Of naval warfare if Mello's
agents decide to adopt it. There need
be no time lost in sending this
new destroyer to Brazil. 1t is already
at European port, and single
word cabled to the party who was
charge OF it will start it on it's Journey
so that it can reach Rio before Peixoto's
heterogeneous fleet arrives at its destin-
alton. One of Mello'S sympathlzers said
to an Associated Press reporter who at
tended the meeting where the new de-
structive agent was being discussed:
1--WE are reliably informed, direct
from Rio. that Mello has complete con-
troll OF Rio bay, and can go in and come
out at will, and the feeling in the city
of Rio is decidedly in Mello's favor. The
newspapers published in Rio Janeiro do
not care to tell the whole truth. Out
of the eighteen published there
three quarters favor the reyolutionists.
and some of these have lately been
suppressed. SO tyrannical have the
orders of the dictator been on this SUBJ
Ject that the most prominent paper in
Brazil, the journal of Commerce,
does not mention the revolt, while
the Paiz and Tempe, government
organs, deal only In exaggerated
falsehoods. Many residents of Rio have
seen the Republica and other of Mello's
war ships go out past the forts anu re-
turn again. MellO's manifesto to the
students of San Tullo and Ruy Barbosa
were suppressed, and the government
is continually sending forth misleading
statements about its success.
"Mello Is not hemmed in at Rio Har-
Dor. Five vessels of his fleet have
passed out. The Aquidaban has been
out and returned several times. Men
came from Rio Grande only lately,
passed the forts and were assigned to
the vessels of the rebellious fleet. Mello
Is getting plenty of provisions and aid
from the interior. The bay of Rio is
seventeen miles by eighteen miles in
extent. Several vessels daily COM
municate with Mello's ships.
"Mello does not fear the fleet that is
fitting out in this city. Should they
man the vessels with Americans and
attempt to conquer Mello with foreign
ers, 1t will only be signal for revolu-
ton in the north of Brazil and bring
PeiXoto still more in disrepute with his
own lukewarm adherents at Rio"
The steamer Melbourne, Capt. Grimes,
from Santos and Bahai, Brazil. came
into port today. The Melbourne left
Santos Oct. Is. The people of Santos,
which is only beginning to recover
from its terrible yellow fever visitation,
are loyal to the PeiXoto government,
and it is most unlikely that
Mello and his revolutionary party will
succeed, either by means of force or
persuasion, in their efforts to induce the
influential merchants of that important
port to look with favor upon the insur-
gents cause. Shortly before the Mel
bourne left Santos two of Mello's
Heeb VI WAL SHIPS Udu appeared
outside the harbor, but no demon
stration was made; instead the ships
proceeded south to the island of Santo
Catherine and forcibly seized the plent-
iful provisions and other supplies ware
housed there. By order of President
Peixoto, the harbor and river of
Santos had been powerfully forti-
fed; several large guns had been
sent down from the Rio Janelro and
mounted in strong positions at thesen-
trance to the harbor. Business was
furnishing Ill Santos, and the blockade
which Mello threatened to establish had
apparently proven Intellectual. At Ba-
hia also tranquility prevailed and
the residents preserve their 10y
atty TO the PeiXoto government.
Whilst the Melbourne was in the harbor
of Rio some time since, discharging
fresh meat and cattle from Buenos
Ayres. Mello's forces attempted to seize
a portion of her cargo, but troops COM
ing to her rescue, Mello's officers de-
sisted.