New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-23
capture OF RIO DOUBTED.
TIE RUMoR NOT BELIEVED IN LONDON
AND WASHINGTON
STORIES OF THE FALL OF THE CITY AND THE
RESIGNATION OF PE1xoTo THOUGHT TO
-.np1c ATIONS-IHE ARGEN-

Rr rABRICATIONs-THE ARGEN-
TINE MINISTER'S OPINION.
,oraon Dec. 22-The representative OF The
,,I...a prose was informed by the Breziliah
,,,ni.ter this afternoon that he had received
laboratories indicating that Rio de Janeiro hao
.,,rrendered to the insurgents He added 'hat
., t,are was any truth In the rumor ne "ouiu
81 .r,atn,v have heard OF II, either from the Wv
.rnn,ent or through certain hnanclal houses
11s also said that on December ~ the hra]iiiaii
Minister Of Marine had cabled 20 MIN lroi" Mo ue
Jareiro that there was no cnanse IN 'he S''"a-
It,, apd that everything was quiet
rho r.norts that Rio de Janeiro has surren-
1ered and that President Peixoto mas res'sneu
49,, credited here. Inquiry at the office
=, the Eastern Telegraph Company ana o'her
~. o4nces elicits the information that cable
traffic with Rio and other points IN 6razi Is
,rooeed,ns as usual. and nothing has occurred
10 indicate that any important cl'"ee ~ ''
situation has transpired
Ua.hineton Dec. 22.-The rumor that the city
n, Rio had been captured by the insurgents
"a that President Peixoto had resigned
81 oN3ce was not believed at the Argentine
i,egation DR.. Zebalos, the Argentine Minis
ter has ar intimate acquaintance WIN tne ooi.-
dition of affairs in Brazil. and ms OPINION upon
the situation and the probabilities is trust
wnrthy Discussing the rumor, he said:
.J'he country Is full of rumors circulated lot
the purpose Of creating sentiment IN ra.Ur Us
Mello. and this is doubtless one OF the numerous
lhr1,d II is not probable that news or sucn
important occurrences would come from fernaIn-
buco 1t 10 likely to reach the uniteo states
ond Europe IL not from Rio direct, from Monte
'x,ideo or Bucnos Ayres The telegrapnlc sos,
tenn OF Brazil Is under Government control. ana
I,eiyoto is in a position to supervise the trahs-
mission of kilograms. Therefore. II for any rea'
son II we're found desirable to conceal the facts
of a reverse at Rio, information OF ~ wouiu come
ALMOST inevitably from the River Plata country,
and mt from Pernambuco any other city IN
Brazil - ~ z,oro.
s.hat Rio de Janeiro has fallen into the posses
sion Of Da Cana, for the reason that ne mas
not sufficient force TO capture the piace' NY
Is. In fact, a combination OF dozen cllles' upo.
ths Millions surrounding the commercial anu
business centre, which is on the shore or the
hay. 1t is possible that Da Cana. who' as Min
lister Mendonca says Is the abiest man III tiie
nay and full Of resources and expedients. mas
nv a dash from the Island Of Cobras. taken
nossession of some Of the buildings on shore
IF so ii Is the adoption of daring ana noVel
campeign with view to capturing the eh'iie
city by sections. a..
':As to the rumored disaffection among the
TROOPS under Peixoto's command. l place NJ
reliahce in them. The situation in Brazil througn
the force Of influences beyond the controi OF the
headers Is largely a contest between the Army
AMI the Navy and 1t Is therefore mp sonoas
that any considerable portion OF the lana FORCES
have foresworn their allegiance to PeiXoto ana
have taken up arms in favor Of MeNo and la
CANA. ,.,.s 81,
"Supremacy in Brazil Is TO be Determined oy
a contest upon the land. and because the In
sprrent column, which IL said to be marching up
from Rio Grande do Sui and approaching sac
Pauio. has not yet come within several hundreo
miles az the closest, OF RIO. decisive COMES.
is at present impossible. Therefore 90 no'
believe mat President Peixoto has resigned. ne
might after having sustained serious anu
signal defeat at the hands OF the insurgents IL
The INTERIOR but not yet"
No Incarnation concerning the reported tri-
umph 4 the insurgents and the resisna tion OF
yora.,dant PeiXoto has been received at the STATE
and Navy Departments. Secretary Gresham
said ais afternoon that he did not believe the
repor. At the Navy Department the story was
MT ieiieyed.e 1t is admitted however. in ofica
crcls that Information previously receive
lead to the 4lef that Mello will ultimately
overthrow Pexotos Government.