Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-09
Pc.lXOTO IN TERROR
Discovery Of a Plot Against His
Life.
DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH IN AFRICA
Wreck OF a German Snip Off
Africa.
GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS

Special Dispatch from Buenos Ayres. copyrighted,
1894, by the Associated Press
BUENOS AYRES, Feb 9.-Most sensa-
tional news has been received here from Rio
de Janeiro. and 1t is believed to have some
foundation in fact. at least according to
dispatches the decision of President Peixoto
to issue a decree calling for presidential
election, as we'll for an election for men,
bers of congress on March /, was reached
only after the president had been badly
frightened by the discovery Of plot to
murder him.
There are several versions of the affair,
and as they are contradictory, it seems suf-
ficient to say that the plot appears to have
been widespread and to have counted a
number Of influential people. including sew
eral officers, among the conspirators
So soon as the plot was discovered the po-
lice were instructed to arrest the ringlead-
ers. which was promptly done. The trial Of
the arrested conspirators is said to have
followed closely upon their arrest, and, there
being, in the opinion Of the court-martial
no doubt that they were guilty, the prison.
ers We're sentenced to death.
Execution of the ConspiratOrs.
The next morning, according to the dis
patches received here, the persons convicted
were taken to an unfrequented spot outside
the line of Notifications and were shot while
kneeling at the foot of the freshly dug
graves which were prepared to receive their
bodies.
After the fatal volley the bodies were
hastily placed in the graves the earth SHOW
eled upon them and the soldiers cautioned
not to say word about the affair under
the threat of being shot if they did so.
The discovery of the plot against Pres-
Ppiynrn'S ha of
spirators, the court-martial and secret exc
cution all seem to have been kept from the
ear OF the general public. but their effect
upon President PeiXoto is said to have been
so great that he signed the decree calling
for the election
In addition To the conspirat tors executed
a number OF other persons implicated We're
sentenced to long terms of Imprisonment
and those who had property were notified
that 1t had been confiscated for the use of
the government.
Others. it is said. sought refuge in flight
and are now on their way to England and
to the United States.
Rebels Gain In the south.
Advices from the south of Brazil go to
show that the rebels are still successful
there. The insurgent army moving upon
Porto Allegro is rapidly approaching that
important place-the capital of Rio Grande
do Sui. Situated 100 miles from Rio Grande
IN the south insurgents said to be
receiving reinforcements daily and TO be
Strengthening their position on all sides.
The Approaching Election.
Regarding the approaching elections in
Brazil, The belief is expressed here that If
government troops not employed to
terrorize the people the government
candidates (Senhor Prudente Moraes for
president and senior Manoel Pereira for
vice presidenU will be defeated. but the
government or constitutional" party, is
certain to use all its machinery in the eff
fort to elect its candidates. and the
popular insurgents may be defeated. II
this is the case more trouble and bloodshed
may be looked for.
Gen. Isadoro Fernandez, who, with his
staff of officers and a Castilhista brigade
numbering about loo men, were taken
prisoners by the Insurgents near Bage, after
300 of them had been killed late in No
vember. is dying. The general was severely
gan on November -, and which lasted all
through November ~. and was not de-
cided until November -.
On the evening of November IS the in
surgent commander. Gen. Tavares, called
upon Gen. Isadoro Fernandez but the gov
eminent commander replied that he would
only give in when his last cartridge had
the gallant general eventually fell into the
hands of the insurgents.
Rebels Refused Recognition.
ROME, Feb. 9.--The Italian minister at
Rio de Janeiro has cabled to the Italian
government saying that Italy the United
States and Great Britain, through their
representatives at Rio de Janeiro, have re-
fused 10 recognize the insurgents of Brazil
as belligerents.