St. Paul daily globe., 1894-02-21
MANY BRAzILIANS KILLED.
GOVERNMENT LOSSES At ARNAcA6
OYER FIVE HUNDRED.
DA CANA IS IN NO DANGER

h1IIeu ana NOunUeu-inSuIs
gents Awaiting the Arrival of
Southern Troops Govern
ment's Last Foothold in Parma
Taken, After Severe Fighting.
copyrighted 1894. by the Associated Press. L
LONDON, Feo. 20.-The Times tomor-
row will publish the following dispatch
from Rio de Janeiro. dated Feb. 16, via
Montevideo, Feb. 20:
The returns Of the fight at Armacao
last week show that the total losses of.
the government were $50 killed and
wounded, and sixty prisoners taken by
the insurgents. On the insurgent side
146 were killed. missing or wounded.
Admiral da Cana is In no danger. The
remainder of the insurgent wounded
are at the Eachavas hospital, and are
progressing favorably.
The insurgents are in good spirits and
ready to enter into another fight at any
moment. Admiral da CANA states that
he has sufficient provisions and NJ
munition for several weeks, and that
he will make every endeavor to main
rival of southern troops. He obtains
many supplies and men from the dis.
trlcts in the vicinity of MAZE and
Teresopolis, near the head of the bay.
1.-THE gunner of the Nictheroy's dyna-
mite gun has deserted, and the re-
malnder of the fleet is still at Bahia.
"rhe engines of the Destroyer have
broken down, and they find much diff
Guilty In obtaining crews.
persons who arrived from Bahia
yesterday state that it is not likely that
the fleet will leave for some weeks.
They also state that it is the general
opinion that not one of the vessels is
formidable, except the Aurora.
1.-The Aquidaban leaves here Sunday
to intercept the Nictheroy.
"AdviceS from Desterro state that the
strong position at Lapa, the last foot
hold of the government in the state of
Parma, was taken Friday after severe
fighting, during which many were killed
and wounded on both sides. The gem
eral commanding the government troops
was wounded and 600 prisoners were
taken.
Admiral de Mello is now at Desterro
with the Republic, and will PROBABLY
come north shortly. -
"The government cruisers Tiradentes
and Bahia are still at Montevideo, the
latter ran aground while attempting to
enter a dock Wednesday.
"Ehe government received telegram
yesterday from the officer commanding
the troops i'll the district of Santos,
stating that Gen. Saraiya, with an array,
Is near the st. Arrare frontier of Sac
Paulo, and adding that the government
force will not suffice to resist MIN unless
it is strongly reinforced. The govern
ment is raising more national guards i'll
the state of Sac Paulo, aud will en-
deavor to resist the invasion. Tie
government has also sent orders to the
garrlsons at Porto Allegro, Pelotas and
Rio Grande, comprising 1900 men, to
march north.
yellow jack is increasing greatly !;
there have been three cases on United
States train war ship. and there are
fifteen cases in the British hospital"
BUENoS AYRES, Feb. 2U.-The fol-
lowing has been received from Rio
Janeiro: The recent fighting at Mic
theroy is reported to have been more
serious in its results than was at first
supposed. Before the insurgents were
driven off they succeeded in burning
the government arsenal and in captuf-
ing eighteen guns. 1t is declared that
the government loss in men amounted
to 72S, while the insurgent loss was 272.
A naval engagement between the in
Surgent fleet and the new government
squadron is expected in the early part
OF March. An attempt has been made
by secret partisans of Admiral de Mello
to blow up the offices of the government
Journal, Tempo, in this CITY, with dyna-
mite. The attempt was not successful.