St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-26
ALL Is PEACE At RIO.
AFFAIRS Rapidly RESUMiEC THEIR
NORMAL CONDITION.
WEEK OF GENERAL FEsrIvrTx

"a eu Oy the F1ran% OF S0iuteS
and the Holding Of Reviews
No Fear of Much Trouble in
the Soutil-Plenty OF Troops to
Handle the Insurgents Mar.
tial Law in Force.
) Copyrighted. 1891. by the Associated Press. ]
RIO jANEIRO, March 25.-Atfairs here
are rapidly resuming their normal as
peer. and aside from the damage done
to the forts and along the water front
Ivy the fire from the insurgent war ships
all traces of warfare have disappeared.
The past week has been one of general,
,festivity. marked by the constant firing
of salutes and the holding of reviews
The usual professions were held, and
the church services were very largely
attended. For months past the city was
filled with troops, and almost every
thing partook of military character.
Now the troops, or at least by TAR the
greater humber of them, have gone
south to reinforce the government
armies in the states where the insur-
gents are still opposing the federal
authorities. The harbor has been de-
serted by all the foreign war ships, anu
the loading and discharging OF mer-
chant vessels are proceeding as before
the revolution.
The government entertains no fear of
much further trouble in the south. The
lnsurgent sympathizers claim that the
placing of Admiral de MelIo at the
head OF the provisional government will
attract many persons to the rebel stand
ard, but the government here believes
that the insurgent forces will
GRADUALLY MELT AWAY
until nothing remains The govern
ment has 12.0OO men at Ilarare and
more at Sac Pauio. and these forces are
believed to be more than suff1cien mt to
meet any tlrat the insurgents can bring
against them.
1t Is reported here that the rebels are
already retreating from Rio Grande do
Sui. and it Is thought that by the time
the government reinforcements arrive
there, there will be no enemy for them
to engage. At any rate, 1t is declared
by the government officials who are in
position to know the exact position Of
affairs in the south, that no battle of
consequence is likely to occur.
Business in Rio JaneirO is rapidly
reviying. This is especially true in the
case OF houses dealing with American
merchants. 1t is the general opinion
here that the attitude of the United
States during the trouble here will
result in material increase of the
business done with that country. There
has, of course, been much talk concern
ing the
FLIGHT OF DA CANA
and his officers on board the Portuguese
war ships. Most of what has been said
in this connection, particularly about
trouble between Brazil and Portugal
growing out of the asylum afforded the
insurgept officers by the commanders
of the Portuguese war ships was simply
a bluff.
!. At no time since the affair has trouble
been likely.
Z The story to the effect that the police
were arresting many foreigners sus-
lpected of being concerned directly or
indirectly with the revolt Is gross ex-
aggeration. As a matter of fact the
police have arrested ITO foreigners for
this reason. Whatever arrests have
been made were simply for violations of
laws. arrests that are likely to occur at
any time. 1tcan be pointed out that
not single foreigner of Importance has
been molested, let alone arrested.
The correspondents of the various
American newspapers have left the city
ell route to their homes or are making
preparations for their departure, which
is evidence that the trouble is over. so
far as Rio Janeiro is concerned. There
may be some news of Importance later
from the south, but the consensus of
opinion is that the trouble there is also
practically over.
Nearly all of the Americans who were
of the crew of the dynamite cruiser
Nictheroy have left for the United
States. Martial law continues to be
enforced here. but this fact has little OF
no effect upon the business of the port.
The government fleet has been ordered
south. 1t is thought. however, that
these orders will be countermanded.
The whereabouts of the inSurgent war
ship Aquidaban is not known here.