The record-union., 1894-02-16
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


NEW YORK, Feb. IA Her0ld'S s
special from Rio says: The rebel war
ship Marie, lying in the bay. fired three
shots at one of the launches of the
United States man-of-war Newark last
Tuesday night as the launch was return
ing to the Newark from shore. Fortu-
nately the Marte's gunners were unable
to hit the target, and no harm was done.
The Captain of the Marie says he didn't
know the launch belonged to a man-of-
war, or to any American ship.
The commander of Fort Santa Cruz has
been placed under arrest by order of
Peixoto, who suspects him of being in
reality spy for Admiral Mello. The
easy manner in which the rebel ships
slipped past the Fort of Santa Cruz and
out of the harbor had much TO do with
directing suspicion toward him.
The State of Parana is now in the
hands OF the rebels, and disaffection to-
ward PeiXoto's Government is rife in the
State of Sac Paulo. So great has the fear
become that the principal garrisons have
recently been changed, new men being
put in the place of old ones. Several
Sac Paulo have been suppressed.
Admiral Mello, on the Republica, is
now cruising up and down before Santos
Harbor, which is well defended.
PeiXotos officers commanding the
Balna have refused to serve with the
soldiers forming the crew. The sailors
who formerly served on her were sus-
pected and ordered ashore, and replaced
by soldiers.
DA CANA NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
copyright, 1894 by the Associated Press.
RIO JANEIRo, Feb. 15.-Minister of
War Galvao has resigned on account of
differences with PeixotO on the treatment
of political prisoners.
The rebels have possession of the State of
Parana. San Paulo, the Capital of the State
of that name, against which the rebels
have peen marching, was reported ready
to join the insurgents, and the garrison
there has been replaced by reliable troops,
so the rebel advance was changed, and is
now said to be marching directly on Rio
Janeiro. The Government has sent
troops to meet them and battle is immi-
nent.
1t is reported the State of Alagoas has
joined the rebels.
Mello is said to have recovered and is
now In active command and preparing an
attack on Santos.
Da Cana is worse to-day and will prob
bly, die of the wounds he received in the
battle of Armacao.
CHILDREN OF PRINCESS COLoNNA.
The Father Appointed Guardian by
the French Court.
PARIS, Feb. Is. = The French Civil
Chamber declared the French Courts in
competent TO try the suit of Princess
Colonna against her husband for a legal
separation and the custody of her chill
dren, and the chamber made an order
giving the children, Professionally, into
the custody of the father.
The court says in a suit of this kind the
Prince is actionable only in Naples, and
it will be necessary for the courts in that
city to settle the question of the tempo
rary care of the children of the marriage,
pending final decision there.
In a preamble attached to the iudg-
ment the court recites that the children
were temporarily confided to the care of
the Princess, on condition that the
Prince be allowed to see them three times
a week. The Princess had violated the
decision of the Justice and prevented the
Prince from seeing the children. The
Princess has now executed the project of
abduction, which she audaciously at
tributed to her husband.
The order appointing the Princess tenn
porary guardian of the children is with
drawn, and the Prince ordered to be
guardian. It is ordered that the children
be placed in care of their aunt. Princess
Stigliano of Paris. The Princess Colonna
will be allowed to visit them on Sundays
and Thursdays from 2 TO o'clock in the
afternoon. 1t is further ordered that the
children be handed over to the Prince
within twenty-four hours, and in the
event of failure to comply with this or
der, the Princess will be fined 300 francs
daily for three months. If, at the end of
three months, she continues to disobey
the order, the court declares it will take
stronger measures to enforce the man
date. The Princess is condemned to pay
the cost of action.