Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-30
FOR MELLo
Braz3I's Conv!cl Settlement to BE Drawn
ON for Reiuforcements.

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ON FOR Reiuforcements.
copyrighted, 1898, IN the Associated Frcss.I
ST. VINCENT, Dec. PA dispatch from
Pernanbuco, dated December -, and ap-
parentlg delayed. says that there was seri-
Gus fighting at Aguaz Bolas in the interior
yesterday probably meaning December n,
unless the date, December -, is an error.
According TO this dispatch i've soldiers we're
killed and i number we're wounded and cap
tured while making an attempt TO arrest
Senior Constantine Eogoberto, who bad
sought refuge in 4 house On a hill, and which
he had fortified in 4 very effective manuer.
From the number OF soldiers KILLED, IL is bA-
lieved thar Senior RoroberJo succeeded in
beating of The forces sem to arrest him.
Senior Jcse Maria. ediioro OF the Provincial,
a newspaper which was recently suppressed
at P~ernambuco owing to It's bold utterances
upon the topics Of the day, publicly charges
Governor Lima with being an accomplice of
persons who insliEIted the attempted re-
volt of the national guard and other troops
here in September last. Editor Jose Maria
also charges Governor Lima with betrayiag
MS friends in order 10 save himself. The
charges have caused i great sensation and
are able TO lead 10 the arrest Of the editor.
Couvtct- Revolt.
@@H HhAk .sANh a. vas 9hAA A1AA I El I4l4~
! bgco a report had reached there of a serious
! revolt or the island Of Fernando de Noronha
| al the convict settlement and place of ban
ishment 10 the north of P~ernambuco. IL
was asserted that agents Of Admiral oe
/ Melo ha1 succeeded IN landing upon the
island, and that they had corrupted The
guards, win the result that a number of
guards and couvicts gathered together, OBJ
tanned arms ana succeeded ia lioerating a
lumber Of the convicts. The latter, it was
added. had entrenched themselves in a Sc
cure position on the island and were threat
eu!ng 10 capture one cf the forts and turn
the !slanu over 10 the insurgents. A num-
Der Of The government troops ana conN let
guards are said 70 have been killed during
the uprising. II was also stated that one of
The insurgent vessels was expected there,
anu il WAS said that the Insurgents in
Tended 10 4berale al the convicis
ana eXlles. numbering from 1000 10
zoos according 10 The report, and these men
We're 10 be added 10 the land and naval
forces o. the Insurgents II IS also stated
That The main object Of AInlral de Mello in
leaving Rio was 10 obtain a force of men To
convey back 10 the Brazilian capital in
order 10 enable hun 10 effect q landing there.
Finally, IL was said that the government tor
pecO cruiser ParnanA ID Iad been dispatched
a. the Island Of Fernando de Nor0nha with
Instructions 10 assist the government in
suppresslng the revolt aud 10 prepare tho
island against 4 laud!ag Of the insurgents.
Later rumurs. which are not confirmed,
sas that the cOuylcts ana eXiles, assisted by
the agents OF Admiral De Aleilo, had sue
reedea in obtaining possession Of almost the
entire Island aua that the governor was be-
siege1 IN one u the forts.
Reports received from Rio say that Presi-
dent l'eiIoto is reduced 10 desperate hnan-
Ella! straits and that be IS leaving no stone
uGtlrned 70 raise money with which 10
carly on the war against his enemies. and it
is again said he - willing 70 resign IN favor
OF Admiral de MellO.
some surprise has been expressed az Rio
and else al the inactivity Of the
Alcineroy ana America. 50 far as the
movements Of Tie latter are concerned, very
little 5 AnCHE- II Is presumed she u has-