New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-12
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cocted in the Navy Club. The performance was
an oxac, rerroduction of that by which the ron
sec,-Iucena Dictatorship had been overthrow"
Rear-Admiral Mello was, at daybreak OH "ep'e" ,
Der g. in charge Of every Government wal
in port he holsted his flag on the Aquiuaua''' a
sent word to President feiNo'o " W
eminent In six hours .,oo,
I'm ~ this noint the revolt had been periec,
success Rut Peixoto refused to be deposed, anu
took energetic measures FOR the ueie". ,,,os,o
CITY Rear-A Admiral Mello issued MS ,,s,
70 the nation in which he accuseu I
Peixoto with having violated the Cohs'. orv
with sauanderng public money, dsciai"'''e a.
desire to govern himself claiming only 10 ac' i'on
natriotic motives and in the interest OF the Peop
liberties which he considered in danger 90 90 master
the fleet concerned ne was v iTe within
the harbor and in the city renamed zee ore on the
the cruz Wkch commands the entrance nee
10 the harbor, and Is on the oPPosIvs true 10 the
bay from Rio, was uncompr''hi'"'e''
Among the vessels captured there are spmS
nowerfni warships The Aqudaban Is ,mD"rtant
pnv fit for service the bay. as some TPo Re-
parts of her machinery are or gnnboat AImirante-
Tamandare the frgate Amazona the RoTbe boats
eunboats Traano and Marajo SIX .orPi Of do,
in ,p greet damage Resides these there are TOW
hs Steam launches and four steamers belong
me to- the Frigorco Company sister ships OF p tne
'Iuplter. The cruisers stationed at Bania f ,he
n aabSrn wanrs probably eight in ALL are
sIunosed 10 remain faithful to the Govern nno,
Rear admiral Mello undoubtedly expected rex ua
90 vielj nromntiv as Fonseca had done, ana was
unnrenared for the stubborn resistance ne mas en-
t,rn Of Affairs is shown by his erratc and mex
plcabe movements since on SeP'e th co.st line
dent Peixoto took steps to guard the coast i"ir;
The next day he sent considerable force da or OF
troops and artillery to prote State az Ro on the
opposite side .f the bay some ve ar or s OK sxty
distant. by circut9us land route Oh nnS ton
miles in order to keep open his communication
with Santa cruz, ,..u.o,,, bod on son,em
bar wa cspimrSd the Armacao the Government am
muniton laboratory and that the troops had DIS
harinent of that portion of Nctheroy on Septein-
Der = Mellos entire available force. lhciu'iu =,
renknncd under POO men not sufficient to effect
a landing anywhere in Rio. The Government mas
approved pattern of modern guns with the congress
at It's back to supply legally all the money needed a.
ten to twelve miles. Is strongly guarded ps ' mOo
and artillery The Island OF ooror rn,o~ad se
ess by the nsursents spps all of the EuHS cam am
innct great damage on the Government without
seriously njuring the city by DESTROYING me
front but one cannot how the rebellion can be
benefited by such a wanton destruction OF property
state MSre of ser w ON September by authority Of
gress The newspapers were placed gnaer censor
ship the telegraph shut off and President fsixoto
virtually took matters into his own hands: on
September . ana Il, lama sni ppssbIy to cut of
tclegraphic communication with the forts; ar any
The S hSuf ana kept % %p
lichers The killing of the coxswan Of the Italian
officers Of the Coast Guard in not recognizing the
boat claim OF Hdem mr. fbe i Itai ine
COMMANDER and paid by the Government within
twenty-four hours Regrets were expressed. an
Investigation was ordered and the man was buried
at the Governments expense. thus terminating the
Both President Peixoto and Rear-Admral Mello
come from the lighting district Of brazil the moth
10 are
this war is duel between the two chiefs, III
in the speedy restoration of order. II must be re-
mcmbered that the army is not solid for Pexoto.
neither is the navy unanimous in rs support OF
Melo There is much jealousy and dissatisfaction
In both branches OF the service; but In an emer-
gency like the present the best elements OF
the nation. and many men who oppose Peixoto
personally VIII support the Government n fnro,o ,r
vessels in R9 will permit any genera, eGm 10 iS
law that open city, incapable of defence.
Mclo can gain by such a course Neither can it
be seen how foreign diplomats. particularly those
NEEDLE with the affairs Of Brazil Their action
must necessarily be limited to protecting the mate
tT nr,hraw Of the Kenubc and he restoration
OF the Monarchy. There IS no monarch to restore.
The Republic is scarcely four years old II seems
ders than have been made by the Republic in
the same period Al the same time one may find
the history Of this country. during the first dec
ade OF our independence. We had the advantage
of having been virtually free. self governing
people a generation. while our brazilian neigh
bors jumped from a form of government in which
they had no part the necessity of Immediately
regulating their affairs alone. Some OF the
members OF the Provisional Government who are
now loudest i'm their opposition to PeiXOto are
the very to whom the people are indebted
for some of the most fantastic and disastrous
tina ncial schemes OF the Republic.
Americans in general have very vague notions
of Brazil and Brazllians. and have point OF
view from which they judge of Brazilian
politics. The whole machinery of Government,
/ which is moulded the American Constitution. Is
run on an entirely different plan. The personal
element enters largely into politics and the
motives of action can only be found in the wide
latitude of Latin ethics H. NJ. LANE.
! brooklyn. Oct. o 1898.