St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-28
PEACE MAY REIGN IN RIO.
UNITED Sy6TES ADMIRAL BE.yHAM rs
THE ARBITRATOR
IN TIE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

| admiral da CANA Meets Prcsi-
dent Peixoto's Representative
on Board the United States
Flagship-yt Is Believed That
Benham Will Bring About an
Early settlement OF the War.
RUENoS AYRES. Jan. dispatches
received here from the Associated Press
correspondent at Rio de Janeiro today
announce that in all probability Rear
Admiral Benham. in command Of the
| United States fleet in those waters, has,
| after communicating with the United
| States government at Washington, sue
! ceesed in arranging terms satisfactory
! to the government OF President PeiXotO,
as well rs to the inSurgent com maGder,
and that the rebellion is most likely at
Sn end.
As exclusively cabled to the Associ-
ated Press several days ago, Admiral
Saldanha da Cana visited Rear Adj
/ miral Benham OH board the United
States flagship San Francisco and re-
qdested the American admiral to do
everything possible to bring about some
| understanding which might result in
peace between the insurgents and
the government of Brazil. Rear
Admiral Beuham is reported to have
! Informed Admiral da Cana that while
he was perfectly willing to do all in his
power To arrange for peace, he could
not act in his official capacity without
receiving proper authorization from
Washington. Admiral da Cana. when
he left the San francisco. however, is
| reported to have been assured that
REAR ADMIRAL BENHAM
would ask for the necessary instruction
! from Washington, and that upon re-
ceipt of the notification lie could act as
mediator, ne would Communicate with
Amiral da Cana. and let him know the
attitude of the United States in the mat
ter. Before cabling to his govern
ment Rear Admiral Benham en-
tered into communication with Presi-
| dent Peixoto, and informed tile latter of
the visit he had received from Admiral
ola Cana, and of the request made
| by the insurgent commander about
mediation. President Peixoto is re-
! ported to have assured the rear admiral
that he was willing to meet the insur-
gents in the matter, and that if the
American officer could bring about
meeting between a representative of
the president and Da Cana on board
the United States flagship, so me ar
rangement might be made which would
1 n N and fn tho uSplpCc
! going on.
Rear Admiral Benham is said to have
| cabled these facts TO Washington and
| received authority to act III the matter.
| This was only the substance of the
| instructions sent, advice being also
! given as to the manner in which the
| peace negotiations were to be conducted.
After receiving the reply from Wash
| ington, according to the information
impaired to the Associated Press cor
respondent at r 10 de Janeiro, Rear
| Admiral Bepham notified Admiral Ga
Cana and President PeiXoto that lie
was in position to invite them or their
representatives 10 a conference on board
| the
| UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP
/ looking to a settlement of the matters in
dispute. Accordingly President Pex-
| OTTO sent his secretary OIL board the San
! Francisco, where he met Admiral da
| Cana, and the situation was discussed
: in the presence of the American rear
admiral. The result of this conference
is not known, but it is believed in Rio
| that the exchange of views on the flag
| ship will lead eventually TO peace.
| Admiral da Cana is said to have made
| propositions which were regarded as
entirely too favorable to the Insurgents,
and the presidents secretary said that
| he did not think President PeiXoto
would be able to accept them. But the
| principle of arbitration seems to have
been accepted by both sides. and it is
believed that Rear Admiral Benhan will
! succeed in drawing forth concessions
which will result in an early settlement
of the matters still remaining in dis
pute. Another meeting of the two rep
resenlatives in a day or two is expected.
| The correspondent at Rio, Ill conclu-
! sion, says that Rear Admiral Benham
has cabled the substance of the con-
h, ference to Washington, and the action
depends on additional adviceS expected
| from the United States.