The morning call., 1894-02-20
RAN TO COVER.
Rebels Very Badly
Scared.
ONE GUN TOO MANY.
Fled From the Cruiser
Nictheroy.
DYNAMITE TOO POWERFUL.
Da CANA Hid Behind Merchant
Ships.
DYNAMITE TOO POWERFUL.
lis ALARM WITHOUT CAUSE.
What Is Likely to Happen When
the Two Fleets Come
Together.

Janeiro special says: Thinking that
Peixoto's dynamite cruiser, the Nictheroy,
intended to fight when she suddenly ar-
peared al the entrance of the harbor here
on Sunday, the rebel fleet quickly moved
into the center Of the anchored merchant
vessels. hoping they would prove an
effectual shield against the dreaded dy-
Mantle gun.
The Nctheroy, however. put ashore
body of loyal volunteers from Bahia at
a landing place just outside the bar, and
then stood out to sea again last night in
obedience to signals from Fort Santa Cruz.
Reckless firing upon the city is continued
by the rebels.
The Herald's Montevideo correspondent
cables via Galveston. Texas. under date of
FEBRUARY 19: The United States cruiser
Newark arrived here to-day from Rio
Janeiro. where yellow fever broke out
among her crew.
One Of them died from fever on the way
down. She is now being strictly quaran-
tined.
1t is reported here that the foreign naval
commanders In Rio harbor invited Ad-
miral Ssldauha da Cana to a conference
recently and asked him to promise that
the rebel gunners would not molest foreign
merchant ships in the bay.
Da Cana replied that he would give
promise only on condition that the insur-
gents should be formally recognized as
belligerents and shonld be allowed to pur-
chase and receive supplies.
The foreign naval commanders prom
ised TO lay his terms before their espective
Governments.
The Herald's correspondent at Santos,
State of Sac Paulo, writing under date of
February 10. says that the rebel warship
Republica was on February anchored off
Lee Island near San Sebastian.
The Santos loyal garrison had been
strengthened. The rebels routed a BODY
of Piexoto's troops near Fasein, and the
first regiment of National Guards of the
State had gone over to the rebel General
Saraiva, who had then 5000 troops at
Iguape and was marching on Santos by
way of Itanhaen, which is forty miles
south of the city of Sac Psulo.
Government force of 800 men was
strongly intrenched in Sac Vicente, which
is five miles southeast from Santos. There
they hoI ed to intercept the advancing
rebel column.
Santos streets were full of trained troops
and it was reported that men were being
daily pressed into the army. The coffee
planters of Sac Paulo do not like this state
of affairs, as taking their laborers for the
National Guard stops work on the planta-
tions.
Senior Mores, a candidate for the
presidency. was counseling patience until
March /, when he thinks the election
will settle the war.
Friends of Admiral Mello at Santos said
he would not lombard the city from the
RepublIca until General Saraiva had oap
tured San Panlo.
The Government meanwhile was indus
triously placing torpedoes across the en-
trace to Santos harbor as we'll as that at
Rio.
The Worlds special says: Tne cruiser
Nichteroy, which arrived here from the
north at dawn yesterday and dropped
anchor off the coast just outside.
took aboard 800 Government regular troops
after dark last night from Copacaban, a
short distance beyond the entrance to the
bay on the Rio side.
At midng ght, after the troops had been
taken aboard without special incident, the
Nictheroy steamed to point Of Fortress
Santa Cruz and displayed blue lights.
Thereupon Forts st. John and Santa
Cruz answered by firing signal rockets.
Fort Villegagnon straightway sent two
500 pound shells after the cruiser, but both
fell short of the mark.
Nictheroy did not deign to answer the
shots. but put out her lights and steamed
seaward.
Rio JANEIRo. Feb. 19.-Deatbs from
yellow fever now average sixty daily.
The Government dynamite cruiser
Nictheroy, reported outside the harbor.
sailed south last night.
The United States cruiser Detroit has
returned to the harbor. The New York
and the Charleston are cruising outside
the harbor.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19-The Navy De-
partment received telegram from Ad-
miral Benbam this afternoon, saving the
Brazilian dynamite cruiser Nictberoy
had arrived off Rio Janero. Il is under
stood that other ships OF the Government
fleet will arrive on the 22d from Bahia,
This seems to indicate that the expected
naval engagement will likely soon take