The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-08
HELD IN HAND.
American Warships Keeping Check Upon
 Brazilian Insurgents

brazutAn Insurgents
 LONDON, Feb. 3-The Times has re- ceived the following advices from Rio de Janeiro of Tuesdays date by the way of Montevideo:
 Yesterday matters between the American feet and the Brazilian insurgents reached a climax. Early in the morning the insurgents fired upon an American bark which was enter ing the landing stage The American warSips immediately cleared for action and steamed into position the Detroit lying between tho shore and the insurgent cruisers Trdiano, GuAnabara and Libertado Shortly after she had come to anchor the Detroit fired q shot from a six. .pounder Hotchkss gun over the Traj no The latter replied with blank shot The Detroit then fired rifle shot which hit the stern post Ihe Trajano. The insur rents yes. sel was not daunted and again replied with blank shot
 Immediately after this an officer from the American ship boarded the Libertado and asked If the blank shots fired by the Traiano meant a cessation of hostiities Adm. da Cana replied the blank shots were fired merely as a protest against the actions Of the Americans At a later hour Adm da Cana called a meeting of the senior officers of the insurgent fleet to dis cuss the situation resulting from the action of
 he American commander The officers ex- pressed entire confidence in Adm. da Cana, and placed themselves unreservedly in his hands
 After the assurances. Adm da Cana sent letter to Adm Benham asking If the action Of tho American warships meant that the United States government had decided to interfere in the domestic quarrel in Brazil To-day he re. ceived an answer from Adm Benham stating that he had no intention to interfere in the Brazilian trouble but his action on Monday was taken solely for The protection of Amer. ican commerce He added that he would not undertake to protect American ships which came into the direct line of fire, but he told the insursent admiral in unequivocal language that he would use force to protect ships flying the American flag against deliberate lire on the part of the insurgents
 A constant artillery fire is kept up There is occasional skirmIshing on the shore front bu; without practical results The minister of finance has resigned in consequence of general bad treatment of the officers of the army. Many of the offieers have been imprisoned be. cause they were suspected of being in sympa- thy with the revolution. The successor to the minister is Gen Costalat, the director of the military school. He has been strong support. CT of tho policy of President Peixoto
 The foreign diplomats have held a conference to discuss lhe rights of the insurgents to be recognized as beligerents No actua decision was reached, but the feeling was distinctly favorable to such recognition, except on the part of rhe American representatives. mf iority of tho ministers have sent dispatches to their respective governments informing them of the deliberations of the foreign representa- tives and advising them to recognize the insur. gents as belligerent, Brazilians on both sides are distinctly averse to the action of the Am CT ican fleet
 At a conference of the naval officers Of various nationalities the note Of Adm da Cana waa discussed, saying that the city was now forti. fled, and there was therefore, no necessity 10 give notice in the event of bombardment No decision was reached, but the officers who at tended the conference were of the opinion that Adm da Cana should give notice if he intended l 10 bombard