The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-15
NATIONS Al OUTS.
Brazilian Government Sewers Diplo-
matte Relations With the Mother
Country.
All on Account of the Asylum Given
Brazilian Insurgents by Portu-
gUese Warships.
The Incident May Be Settled With
out Resort to Arms, Or It
May Not.

WASHINGTON, May l0.--SanOr Men.
donca. Brazilian minister has received
the following cablegram from his
government
The president Of the republic has
suspended diplomatic relations with
Portugal, giving passports to Count
Parraty and the personnel OF the lega-
ton in Brazil. and ordered the Brazil
ian legation in Lisbon 70 withdraw.
Cause Of che Tntsrruption.
This interruption OF diplomatic rela-
tions Is the direct result OF the naval
commanders In Brazil In affording
asylum to the Brazilian rebels. When
Da CANA abandoned his feet in harbor
March l8, last, he took his followers
aboard the Portuguese men of war
Mindello. and Alfonso de Albuquerque,
where they were sheltered. The Bra.
lillian government
Preferred O Demand
for their surrender, holding that az the
refugees were taken aboard the Portu.
guese vessels within territorial waters,
they could notrclaim asylum, and should
Ee submitted to trial by the Brazilian
courts. The Portuguese commanders
refused to surrender the rebels, and the
nextday sailed away TO the River Platte.
The refugees were the cause of much
trouble - their hosts, for after some
ugly complications with the Uruguayan
authorities, growing out OF the viola
tion OF quarantine regulations, the Por-
tuguese commanders permitted num-
Der OF refugees to escape on an Argen-
tine vessel. They were recaptured, but
this involved the Portuguese in q dis
pute with the Argentine government,
the result Of which was that they were
obliged to give mp their prisoners. who
at last
Attained Liberty ON Argensine soii.
Meantime the Braxilians had not
abated their claim. and insisted that
Portugal should return the refugees.
Clearly this could not be done, 90 the
result IL. ~ announced in the foregoing
cablegram, q rupture between the
parent country and Brazil. What the
outcome viii be cannot be predicted.
Minister Mendonca, when seen, avoided
q discussion Of the future course Of his
government.
May or May Not Mean war.
A rupture Of diplomatic relations is
sometimes tantamount to declaration
Of war. but 1t 10 scarcely thought to be-
SO serious in this case. 1t IL difficult to
see how the Portuguese government can
conciliate Brazil, although this might
be accomrl shed by the surrender Of
Admiral da Cana, who is reported 10
be en- route 10 Portugal, and ample
apology. Portuguese pride, historical
in its obstinacy, will probably stand in
the way OF any such concessions, and it
Is more than probable that the two ma
tions will continue TO stand In an un-
friendly attitude towards each other
until time mollifies the outraged feel
ings of the Brazilians.
LONDON, May 10. - The Brazilian le-
CATION in this city has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Rio Janeiro:
President Peixoto has broken on
diplomatic relations with Portugal. The
president has sent 70 the Portuguese
legation the passports for Count de Par
atty and for the members Of tho Portu-
guese legations STAFF.
! LISBON. May 15.--The staff Of the
Brazilian legation In this city has been
withdrawn, and diplomatic relations
between Portugal and Brazil have been
broken Of.