The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-29
A CRISIS NEAR.
Mendonca Sanguineskbout the
War in Brazil.
OTHER PEOPLE GETTING TIRED.
The Belliserents Almost as Bad as Pugll-
lists for Talk-The Nlctheroy Re-
turns without Finding
the Enemy.

Brazilian revolution is at hand, and
that the decisive stroke will be made
this week. He says the two great iron
clads of the rebel commander, Mello,
and the fotilla of little torpedo craft,
hastily improvised by President Peix-
oto, are rapidly nearing each other.
The minister says a collision is almost
certain to occur before next Monday.
lie recognizes the fact that the little
torpedo and dynamite boats are tre-
mendously over-matched by the rebel
ships, but he counts much on the abil-
ity of the small boats to maneuver
quickly and discharge their novel ex-
plosives.
Senior Mendonca is hopeful and conf
dent the Mello feet will be defeated
and the government ships will then be
able to turn their attention to the ships
of Adm. Cana.
Dispatches from Pernambuco say
there is little or no fresh news to be
had from Rio de Janeiro. The adher-
ents of both sides claim that their op-
ponents are driven to the last eXtremi-
ty and they must soon give in. One
thing is certain, and that is, people are
getting heartily tired of the monoton-
GUS course of events and that some de-
cided action on the part of Peixoto or
de Mello would be positive relief to
Ame1on people interested in the Bra
lillian Struggle.
OF course both sides continue the cir
culation of rumors calculated to do as
much damage as possible to the other
side. Thus the adherents of President
PeiXoto insist that the rebels are re-
ceiving the support of foreign powers,
and, that the ultimate object of the
revolution is the re-esta blishment of a
monarchy in Brazil. They add that
the officers of the foreign warships at
Rio de Janeiro make no concealment
of the fact that they are in sympathy
with Adm. de Mello, and the latter is
said to be receiving supplies of money
from England, where his agents are re-
ported to be doing their utmost to give
prominence to his side of the question
in government circles.
Stock jobbing and other speculative
movements, it is asserted, are also very
much in support of the insurgents, and
it is claimed that the presence of a
powerful squadron of United States
war ships will at once cause cessation
of this alleged under-hand foreign
interference in the affairs of Brazil.
The United States, it is finally insisted,
must compel strict observance of the
Monroe doctrine, and that if this is
done the collapse of the revolution is
only question of a very short time.
- On the o:her hand the insurgents
maintain that Peixoto is nothing more
than military dictator who is impos-
ing his will upon the people of Brazil
in defiance of the popular sentiment
and in every way against the constitu-
tion and in opposition to the principles
of repu bHcanism. Far from desiring
to establish a monarchy, the rebels in
sist that they are -comba ting the
monarchical or one man power system
of government, and if the United
States extends sympathy and moral
support to PeiXoto, the government of
: the republic will be using it's power to
support dictator and opposing apopu-
lar movement in Brazil. =.
Finally, the insurgents insist that
they should be permitted to fight it out
with the Brazilian government, and
that if they are allowed to do SO they
will soon restore peace to Brazil and
will bring about a more healthy and
satisfactory state of affairs throughout
the republic This is about the situa-
ton, so far as can be gathered here,
from the two points of view. that of
President Peixoto and that of Adm. de
Me!lo.
News has been received here to the
effect that additional war ships are to
be sent by the United States to Rio de
Janeiro, and this has given great salts
faction to Americans who have busi-
ness relations with Brazil. as one way
or the other they desire to see an end
ing to the prolonged hostilities SO that
commerce may resume its uninterrupted
flow, and that business may no longer
be hampered by the disputes between
political parties in Brazil.
The Nictheroy, which sailed. to inter
cept the rebel war ships Aquida ban
and Republica, returned to Pernambuco,
reporting that she was, unable to, find