The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-02-03
Rebel Admiral Ia Cana Makes a
Bluff and Then Weakens.
One Shot From the Detroit and
There Was Peace.
The lnsurgent Leader Threw Up
His Hand lnstanter.
..If's Too Late. The Glass Is Broken. 1
Must Yield to Foreign Fleet of
superior Force. l VIII Resign and
Give MY sword to the Ameri-
can ADMIRAL Da Gama's
Despairing Words.

Copyrighted, 1894, by the United Press,
Rio lANEIRo, Jan. 30.-The American
bark Julia Rollins, Captain Kiehnc,
from Baltimore. and the American.
schooner Millie j. H., Captain Suits,
from New York, were fred on by the
insurgents during Il night foray last
week. Admiral Saldha da Cana, the
commander of the insurgent forces
here, visited Rear Admiral Benha,n,
commander of the American squadron,
ind was emphatically told that the in
surgents must at once abandon the idea
that they could with impunity fire
upon American vessels. Admiral
Benham asserted that American
ships would be protected by his fleet.
no matter in what part OF the harbol
they might happen to be. Admiral do
but finally apparently yielded the point,
Captain Blackford, from Baltimore; the
American barit Good News, Captain
Myrick, also from Baltimore. and the
Julia Rollins, gave notice that they
We're going to the Sandre piers. Admi.
rnl da CANA learned OF this and yester
day he notified Admiral Benham thai
if ,he three vessels attempted to go to
the piers referred to he would fire Oh
them. Admiral Benham at once re-
piled that the vessels would go to the
piers If they wanted to and hat lie
would send the Detroit to protect
them.
Early yesterday morning five insur,
gent tugs and armed merchantmen
proceeded to the place where
the American vessels were lying
at anchor. At 5 o'clock the Detroit
hoisted her anchors and with shotted
guns steamed in beside tho insurgent
warships Trajan, and Guanabara, both
of which We're lying close to the Good
News. AS the Detroit took up her pc.
sition a shot from the Gaunabnra was
fred at the Good News. The Detroit
at once fred a six pound shot across
the bows OF the Guanabara, w~hereupon
the latter vessel replied with
what is supposed to have been
q blank cartridge. The Detroit then
turned n of her guns upon the Gunna-
bara and sent IL small she'll into her
stern post and was on the point of de-
livering Il broadside at the insurgent.
ship when the ~Guanabara signallcd
that she would stop firing. In the
meantime an American citizen. G. NJ.
Rollins, VINO a acted as the agent of
Admiral da CANA in the arbltra-
ton negotiations, had visited
all three of the American mer-
chantmen and offered to have
them towed at the expense of the in
surgents if they would not go to the
piers. This the captains of the mer-
chantmen agreed to. This arrangement
vas reported to Admiral da CANA on
board his flagship, the Libertadc. He
then said; ut is too late. The glass
is broken. l will have to yield to this
foreign fleet of superior force. l will
resign, and give my sword to the Amer
lean admiral Later in the day Admiral
de Cana called a council of his Off
GERS, expecting that all of them would
seek asylum OH board the American
fleet, but the younger officers would
not yield. 1t was stated at the council
that Admiral Benham had offered Ad-
miral da Cana and his officers asylum
Oh board of the American warships.
ADMIRAL Benham snid last night that
Admiral da Cana, by his failure to sur
render. had lost an easy way ont of mis-
trcuble. He added: However, that
is nothing to me, but we have estab-
lished our principle"