Evening journal., 1893-11-08

met many Americans ana spent the ufst
evening very pleasantly. The next after
noon ! went over TO an island In the
harbor with a Mr. Massey. an English
man, Of the firm Of Norton, Megaw & Co.
He and brothers keep their bachelor
quarters on this island, the name Of
which is Paqueta The quarters arc all
called chscras, and are primitive but
comfortable.
ut was rumored that afternoon that
another revolution was about to break
out, the coup d'Etat to take place on ths
seventh, which day Is celebrated as the
birthday Of Brazilian independence
Sure enough, as we came back to the
city next morning on the ferry boat, we
saw that something unusual was occur
ring All Of thelferry- boats from the
small towns lying on the other side OF
the harbor had been stopped in mid
stream. The whole Brazilian navy along |
with one of the forts In the barbor, had /
revolted, and thus the insurgents held |
the trump cards as far as positions |
went
"WEDNESDAY, Sept 13-As no mails |
could 20 out. deferred writing till to-
day, as the mail is to go tomorrow. On
the .. IN. Of the day which last de.
scribed, met Mr.. Ewing, who said he
thought had better 60 out with him for
a few DAYS. which l did. have been
with him ever since. ] had my passage
engaged on the "Allogoas' for Para,
which Is at the mouth OF the Amazon,
intending to take passage for Cuba from
there; when lol and behold they
seized that steamer and added her to the
fleet. The cause of the revolution was a
too free use of the veto power on the
part of the President, which caused the
navy to revolt. They gave notice that
the city would be bombarded, and made
preparations TO do so. when the French
man OF war steamed down to the flag
ship, after receiving a message to leave
this hsrbor aud TIE commander said
tersely but politely that he would see the
whole Brazilian navy in HI first and
prepared TO blow the feet out OF water.
This he seemed very well able to do, so
consequently Rio escaped.
Shot and Shell for Nlctheroy.
''Nictheroy, a small town across the
/ harbor, has had shot and shell pumped
, into IL. necessarily and II is quite a
novelty for me-the whole affair. have
been under fire, too. They sent a shell
y shrieking into Rio the other day. and l
/ aud about 10000 others went llckety
8 split down the side streets. II scattered
g into small fragments an old washer
/ woman in the outskirts Of the town.
Q "Solders are posted at all the landing.
y places with Calling guns II looks like
real war. One soldier fell asleep with his
Il chin resting on his musket and somehow
2. discharged It and turned into a corpse
Y They should not have such dangerous
4 playthings, Is the concensus of opinion
II You see, tie plan of the navy is to starvI
8 the city Of Rio, having cut of theii
y source Of supply by blockading the harbor
% and then, when the lower classes gel
If aroused the President must give in. In Pc
e. tropolis the famine is already beginning
y so much so that N our house we have re
moved all the provisions (tinned goods
ETC. into our rooms, and we all slice
70 with revolvers at our sides in case rob
- berry should be attempted. did not G
"a down to Rio to day as ] usually do, an
IL am anxious to know what the heav
d cannonading was which we heard las
night from the city. ] am very comfort
81 able and happy here, but l want to Sc
~ the fun and firing, and yet get. away {
le the North again since | feel that 10 /
pretty nearly time for me- to be returnin
= home. / got my passage money bac
Yesterday, for which l was glad mus
ls close now, as have an engagement wit
81 a real American girl to take her up III
~ mountain to get a view of Rio and Oh
III harbor. have thought of cableing, bu
~ think It no use, since, of course, 70
"a know am perfectly safe.
he Revolution Stops transportation.
as "RIo, BRAZIL, Oct 4.
I'D To-day is Sunday, the last, hope.
be will spend in this city For the past tw
e. weeks and a-balf have been persister
be in my endeavors TO get away but as 20
will probably have read in the newspaper
home, the revolution has stopped a
manner of tr importation, both IN au
es ont of the harbor Yesterday found
he could leave by the Royal Nail Maydalei
I'M which / hope TO take as far North
hg Pernambuco. from which port hope
ier get to the West Indies. This trouble HI
s. seriously affected my plans, as [ hs
~ hoped to be able TO be home almost
sr. this time. However, have had charI
in ing stay. Mr.. and Mrs Ewing, wi
SD, live at Petropols, a suburb Of Rio, vel
lie kindly had me out for each Sunday. A
the foreign ministers to Brszl resi-
ST. there and the society is both novel al
ne attractive. l have met lots Of American
ed who come out here to pursue the almigh
Use s.. know now what IL is TO want
GU get home and be unable to do so.
he Brazil a Miserable Country.
"This is miserable country-no al
ext bition for or signs of improvement. I
nd people work for three days ana loaf {
ne. other four in the week. Dirty and Lor
md BILE are the meals enc gets when not wi
to friends, and as for feas, words isil
It a describe the torture l endure Til
the spot me Immediately and get one-h
pound every jab. shall be glad, / {
, on. to get again among civili7
people.
5rrre, "This revolution is an experience
ne me. have been under fire several tim
anu It is Imaginable in the extreme to
about 10000 people down along I
wharves, and when a warship lets g
shell see them running and at eve
mo other shot, duck, hoping the shot v
a. 90 over their heads and not touch the
en- In reality, the insurgents-who have
. AZ the wsrships in the harbor-do not
,rtv at the city, but at the fortified heigl
nsy behind the town.
bin 1.-The other day when the firing beg
"A several stores shut their iron shut