Evening journal., 1893-12-18
BRAZIL IN TIE BALANCE
Mello, the Insurgent, Said TO Be
Gaining Steadily.
PEIxOTO MAKING MANY ENEMIES
The War Assumes IA More Serious Phase ne
Rio Janeiro, and Business Is About Pros
tratod-Ganant Conduct of the Crew of a
Sinking Warship.


Sinking warship.
LONDON, Dec. 1s.-The Times today pub
fishes this dispatch from Rio de Janciro, /
dated Dec. 9, via Montevideo. The mani |
festo Of Admiral da CANA, the insurgent |
admiral in command at Rio de Janeiro dur |
ing the absence Of Admiral Mello, has pro- |
duced excitement and greatly increases the |
popularity OF the revolution. A messenger /
who has returned from sac paulo and San |
tos states that the monarchist element pre- |
dominates everywhere. The people are |
prepared to follow the lead Of Admiral da !
Cana.
L. Fernando Loho, minister of justice !
and of the interior, resigned In consequences
of a divergence Of opinion with President
PeiXoto concerning present events. This
shows that the position of President PeiX-
oto is weakening.
During the past week there has been
some slight skirmishing in the vicinity Of
Nictheroy and Arnacno with small casual
ties and no results. The artillery fire of
the forts upon Fort Villegaignon continues
daily, without apparent alteration of the
situation. On Wednesday night a visit
was made to Fort Villegaignon in an in
surgent launch When between Cobras
lining the shore front opened a heavy rifle
fire, and Fort Villegaignon replied hrislIly,
killing and wounding 100 soldiers.
Many important business houses propose
closing their doors until the end of the
revolution, as they consider the present
situation too dangerous. The British min.
lister has notified the community that
much danger exists at the present time
and advised residents to leave the city.
Many people consider that the time has ar
rived for recognition Of the bellgerent
status of the insurgents.
The Sinking OF the Javary.
A special correspondent at Rio Janeiro,
under date Of Nov q, describes the sink
ing of the Brazilian warship Javary lie
says that ON the previous Monday il was
found that some of the ships plates had
been loosened by its own artillery firing
and on Wednesday the Javary was ahan-
doned, as she was then known 70 be sink
ing. About / o'clock in the afternoon
there was a heavy list to starboard, and an
attempt was made 20 tow her TO Cobras
island. This, however, was found impos-
sible to do, and she sank at 4 p m.
When she was first noticed TO be sink
ing, an incident happened which speaks
| well for her crew. The troops lining the
shore in front of the vessel opened a heavy
| musketry fire upon her and the three
launches waiting near her The few men
on board the Javary stood this fire for a
time, and then, about half an hour before
the vessel went down. opened with her tur-
ret and quick firing guns upon the shore
people.
AT $3.50 p. m. the last gun was fired from
the Javary. At $3.50 p. m. she plunged for
ward and went down head first in a per-
pendicular condition. When the water
reached the funnel, an explosion took place,
and the decks were blown out. This was
probably caused by the water rushing into
the auxiliary engine, which the Javary was
working for pumping purposes and NOV
ing the turrets. All Of the crew were taken
off. Only one man was wounded by the
heavy rifle fire poured upon the sinking
ship by the soldiers lining the shores.
Pexioto Losing Friends.
The correspondent adds that President
Pexioto is becoming more and more dicta.
torial in his methods and has alienated
, during the last few days most Of the sym
pathy which up to that time he had retain
ed Every day people are being arrested
by the governments orders on the ground
that they are suspected of revolutionary
tendencies. Over 500 persons are now in
r prison in Rio Janeiro on account of theil
supposed political tendencies. They ar,
treated with scant courtesy and herdet
3 with criminals and malefactors of all de
scriptions.
a A few days ago orders were sent by thl
z government to Minas Geraes to arrest thu
Disconde Ouro preto, the bead OF the mon
archist party ia Brazil The provincial
authorities refused point blank to execute
the order. This fact, the correspondent
o l says, indicates plainly the feeling in tina
state.
From Bahia, he adds, news has also beer
received that the people there are quit
prepared TO declare in favor Of the insur
gents. This is due chiefly to the fact tina
the people of Bahia foresee the probabilit.
of the restoration of the empire In con
clusion the correspondent says that the in
4 surgents are gaining adherents in Rio d
r Janeiro and that men are constantly join
O. ing them in a body OF 1900 troops sen
3 to the south to oppose the advance Of Go
4 mercindo Saraiya, over 100 deserted e
route.
The eSao Paulo government on several oC
casions of late has arrested Brazilians o
N board British steamers. The custom nov
a is for Fort Santa Cruz to order all ship
a outside Of the harbor. The governmen
u then sends launch from the militar
4 school, boards the vessel and in four il
stances arrested Brazilans found on board
The government troops are constant
firing upon the British flag. Several con
r plants have been made TO the BIRTHS
re senior naval officers on this subject.