Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-04
Startling Story Regarding a Brazil
ian Transport.
THIRTEEN HUNDRED SOLDIERS LOST.
The RepubIca Rammed the Rio
Janeiro.
DISCREDTTED AT LONDON

LONDON, Nov. A private dispatch
received in this city from Buenos Ayres
reiterates the report published here on No
Vember to the effect that the rebel Brazil
ian warship Republica ran into and sank
the government transport Rio de Janeiro
while the latter vessel was conveying
troops from Rio Grande do Sui to assist
the government forces at Rio de Janeiro.
Inc hrst reports of the affair stated that
nVe hundred troops had been drowned To-
oay dispatches say that thirteen hundred
soldiers went down with the transport
Inc story lacks official confirma tion but
Admiral Mello's sympathizers claim that
IL is true and that the insurgents have
lnnlcted severe blow on the government.
Inc reporter of the United Press in this
city today visited the Brazilian legation TO
ascertain II the officials there had any in
- md non ION regarding the reported sinking
VI tie brazilian transport Rio de Janeiro ty
me Iilsurgent warship Republica.
Niscount d Arenos, the minister, was rot
a. the ieSatlon, but the Count Dos Santos
Lispua, secretary of the legation MANI i'm
ed that the story was untrue Tha Leo
ZION, ne said, had heard nothing Of the sort
rom brazll and it would have been sure to
near hao such a thing occurred
ne oeheVed the story was connection of
certain news agency, which WAS Known
10 De vendor of falsehoods Nearly ali The
dleged brazilian news circulated nv mis-
aSSney ndu proved to be false The story
Pbunheu this morning, he declared vas
mighty improbable, for the reason Int The
LOOPS peins sent to Rio Janeiro and else
"Ngre are conveyed by the railroads
NJ" YORK, Nov. 4-The Herald,s Mon
3 capie says: The insurgent warshi,
leepuDhca Is still cruising about off the
mouth on the Plata river, hoping to inter
cept Felxoto's loyal gunboat the Tiradentes
VI any other Brazilian vessels which NAV
put 10 sea from here. 1t is hardly proho
Bile that she will go north to ioin the rest
OF the rebel fleet In Rio harbor. as has been
reported ~ i"s oeen
me Heralds correspondent In Buenos
AyEes says that two of Argentina's war
shlps Will be sent to Rio to protect the
ineeresrs OF that republic in Brazil
Brazils New Forces.
1t Is rumored that Flint G. Co. were ne
gotiating with the Metropolitan Steamship
Company for the purchase OF one of the
two of the fine steamers, Herman Winter
and Fl. F. Dimock.
These two steamers are among the ATTEST
seagoing steamers engaged in the American
coast trade. Both the Winter and Dimock
nave been Inspected by a board of United
states naval officers, with a view to their
utiiization as United States cruisers in time
of war. " ~
r, The crew for the new Brazilian war ship
III Ga is practically made up Il was an
nounced yesterday that $50 American sea
men had been retained for this vessel With
haroiy an exception, every man of the crew
Is under thirty five years of age 1t is said
that the majority of the crew have seen
service in war ships vessels of the mer-
chant marine.
The Herald says negotiations for the dir
chase of the steam yacht Vamoose for the
Brazilian navy are under vay