The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-13
He Seeks Asylum Aboard Portuguese
Man-Of- War and Offers to Surrend-
er to President Peixoto.
PROBABLE END OF THE WAR
Thompson Notifies Gresham of the
Insurgent AdmiraFs Action.
Further News from Hawaii Concerning
LiliuOkalani's Alleged Army-TheC Ca
madam Contingent at Honolulu.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Advices re-
ceived at the State Department late this
afternoon from Minister Thompson ut Rio
de Jaueiro indicate that the Brazilian re-
belicn is about ended. The dispatches
from Minister Thompson contain the infor-
nation that Admiral Da CANA has gone
aboard the Portugese war vessel Mindelo,
now in the harbor at Rio and has sent 10
President Peixoto by the Portuguese officer
an offer OF surrender on condition of full
protection for himself and his followers.
Two dispatches were received by the State
Department They were in cipher. and
when translated read as follows:
"Da Cana, to-day, through the senior
render TO the President of Brazil, provided
he and his followers were guaranteed pro-
lection against punishment"
''Da CANA has gone aboard a Portugese
man-of-war for asylum
Secretary Gresham believes that Ihis
marks the end of the Brazilian war. There
is considerable surprise aroused here by
those interested in the affairs at Rio, that
the offer OF surrender should have peer
made through the Portuguese commander,
who, UP to this time, has not shown any
particular disposition to take a hand in
the conflict 1t is not thought however
ceiving Da Cana is necessarily an act Of
sympathy with the insurgents. The Portu-
gese are said to recognize a principle OF
international law, now obsolete by which
right of asylum, as 1t is called is granted
temporarily by a neutral power to de-
feated bellgerent. This right of asylum
is not recognized Of late years by most Ea-
tionS, except in the cases of half civilized
peoples, and, moreover, the Brazilian insur-
gents have never been recognized by any,
body as belligerents. There is, therefore,
some speculation as to the exact mean
ing of the action OF the Portuguese COM
mander.
Minister Mendonca, when seen this even
ing, admitted that he had received news cf
the surrender, but was unwilling TO give
out any information concerning the exact
terms of Da Gama's offer OF surrender
or discuss the probable action OF the Bra
lillian government He said however, that
he had no doubt that final settlement had
been made by the time he was speaking
or would certainly be made tomorrow.
Notice of the intention of the Brazil
ian fleet to begin an active attack on the
insurgent fleet had been given out Sunday
noon to the neutral forces in the harbor.
This notice was given forty-eight hours be-
fore the firing was to begin According
TO this arrangement, firing could not begin
until Tuesday noon Da Gama's offer OF
surrender was made, therefore. fully twen-
ty-four hours before an attack was TO be
expected The offer of surrender. in fact,
followed the first actual show OF determined
force on the part Of the Brazilian govern
ment.
Another dispatch was received at a late
hour tonight by Secretary Gresham from
Minister Thompson, containing the addi-
tional information that Da Cana asks only
that he and his officers be allowed to leave
the country and the lives OF his private SOL
diers and sailors TO be spared. 1t is
garded by prominent officials as without
question that the Brazilian government will
accept The surrender with the terms asked
for by Da Cana.