The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.
ALLEGED NEWS FROM TIE SOUTH
AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES.
It Has Been Favorable to Peixoto for Several
Days Past and Now 1t Comes Favorable
for the Rebels Good Liars
But Poor Fighters.

BUENos AYREs, Feb. 9.-The most
sensational news mas been received
here from Rio de Janerio aud it is be-
| lieved at least to have some foundation
in fact. According to dispatches the
decision of President Peixoto to issue
decree calling for presidential cleo
ton as we'll as for an election for men,
Der, of congress on March /, was only
reached after the president had been
badly frightened by the discovery of a
plot to murder him. There are several
versions of the affair and as they are
contradictory it seems sufficient to
state that the plot appears to have
been widespread and to have counted
number of influential people among
its members, including several officers.
As soon as the plot against the life
of PeiXto was discovered the police
were instructed to arrest the ring
leaders and it was promptly done. The
trial of the conspirators is said to have
followed closely upon the arrest and
ing no doubt that they were guilty,
and they were sentenced to death.
The next morning the persons con
victed of having plotted to take the
lie of PeiXto were taken to an unfre
uuented spot outside the line OF fortl-
tications and were shot kneeling at the
foot of freshly dug graves which We're
prepared to receive them. After fatal
volley the bodies Of the conspirators
were hastily placed in the graves by
the soldies composing the firing party,
the earth was shovelied upon them
and the soldiers were cautioned not to
say a word about the affair under
threat of being shot if they did.
The discovery of the plot against
Peixotos life, the arrest of the con-
spirators, court martial and secret
execution, all seem to have been kept
from the ear of the general public, but
their effect upon President Peixoto is
said to have been so great that he
signed the decree calling for the cleo
ton of March 1. In addition to the
conspiratCrs executed, a number of
Others implicated were sentenced to
long terms of Imprisonment aud those
who had property were notified that it
had been confiscated for the use Of the
government. Others still of the sus e
poets sought refuge in flight and e
now on their way to England and the
United States.
Advices from South Brazil seem to
show that the rebels are still successful
there. According to dispatches the
| insurgent army moving upon Porto
Allegro is rapidly approaching that i'm
portant place, the capitol of Rio
Grande do Sui. situated 100 miles from
Rio Grande. In the south the insur-
gents are said to be receiving reinforce
ments daily, and to be strengthening
their position on all sides.
Regarding the approaching election:
in Brazil the belief is expressed nero
that if the government troops are no
employed to terrorize the people thai
the government candidates will be de
feated; but the government, or Con
stitutional party, is certain to use al
its machinery ia its effort to elect it
candidates, and 50 the Popular or In
surgent candidates may be defeated
| this is the case more trouble anC
bloodshed may be looked for,
General Isadore Fernandez, who witt
his staff officers and Castilhita brig
ade mum boring about 1000 men, wer
taken prisoners by the insurgents nea
Bage after 300 of them had been kille'
late in November, is dying. The gen
eral was severely wounded during tn
engagement, which began on NOvem
Der 81, and which lasted all through
November % and was not decide
until November 30. On the evenin
of November 20 the insurgent com
mander, General Lavares, called upo
General Isad0re Fernandez to surren
der, but the government commando
replied that he would only surrende
! when his last cartridge had been free
This actually took place, and the ga
, liant general eventually fell into tn
: hands of the insurgents.
TORPEDO FLEET IN TROUBLE.
RODE JANERIo, Feb. 9.-It is ar
nounced in this city that some dis
/, , aster has befallen the fleet of torped
l boats which left Pernambuco for tn
: south. Details as to the disaster d
: not seem to be obtainable and all il
: formation on the subject is refused 6
! government offices. In spite of the re
ticence of the government official
; howev +. it is asserted that at lea
u oHe-Of the torpedo boats have bee
o badly damaged and the whole fleet hi
g put back to Pernambuco for reason
8 which are not explained in dispatcht
! received,