The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-27
Oufraees in Brazil.

RIO JANEIRo, Jan. is. The Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, acting for
President Peixoto, has authorized the
representative Of the United Press to
send the following: ''The siege of
Bage by the insurgent forces has been
released after a duration of eighteen
days, the sorties of the Government
troops, commanded by General Carlos
Telles, having finally put the insur-
gents to flight. 1t was a complete
rout for the insurgents, VINO aban-
doned their baggage and munitions of
war. The Government loss was SO
killed and 80 wounded. The insur
gents losses were 100 killed and
wounded. Two days after the battle
one of the two columns that had been
dispatched to the relief of Bage arrived
at that town. The relieving party at
once started in pursuit of the insur-
gents, but it is understood they did
not succeed in catching up with the
main body of them. Many of the lat
ter deserted. 1t was found that the
insurgents had sacked several houses,
and several men were found with their
Threats cut. Two Government. soldiers
who had been captured by the enemy
were burned alive. General Carneiro,
who is on the frontier between the
States of Para and Santa Catarina, re-
Gently fought an engagement with the
insurgents and defeated them. The
British steamer Hilda, which has ar
rived here from Porto Allegro, capital
of the State of Rio Grande do Sui, re-
ports that the Government is in I'M
disturbed possession of the coast of
that State.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 16.-This
morning Secretary Herbert received
cable message saying the cruiser New
York had arrived at Rio last night.
The New York did not stop at any
port during the last $500 miles of her
journey, as the Department was anxi-
Gus to have her reach Rio in the
quickest possible time. The voyage
was remarkably fast one. Other
United States vessels at Rio are the
San Francisco, Charleston and De-
troit.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The Herald's
Rio Janeiro correspondent cables
Admiral Mello's flagship, the Aquida-
ban, is again in the bay before Rio.
She ran the gauntlet of the forts at
the entrance to the harbor this morn
ing as safely as she did when leaving
its ONE weeks ago.
The Herald's Montevideo cable says:
News has Just been received here from
the scene of the fighting in Rio Grande
do Sui Brazil, that the rebels have
captured San Juan Baptista without
meeting any opposition.
Captain Lang, the Commander of
the British gunbOat Sirius, was re-
ported to be seriously i'll, and purposed
returning to England. This would
leave Captain Picking, of the Charles
town, acting senior officer of the for
eign fleet before Rio, because the cap
tam of the French cruiser, Magnan,
who was actually entitled to the dis
tinction, did not wish to act in that
capacity.
The Heralds correspondent in Rio
also reports that on January 4th all
the Ministers of foreign Powers hav-
ing warships in the bay. informed
President Peixoto and General Sal
danha that they would suspend all
efforts at intervention between the
contestants, and that both sides might
90 ahead and lombard each other to
their hearts content. But the foreign
warships did not move from their an
chorages, and the rebel vessels still
remained ensconed behind them, safe
from President Peixoto's gunners.
The news from the south is to the
effect that the much-needed reinforce
ments from Santa Catharina are I'M
likely to give anything like prompt
assistance to their fellow insurgents
now in Rio harbor, and it looks as if
the revolutionary leaders at Santa
Catharina would he unable to lend
aid to da CANA. In number of en-
gagements the revolutionists suffered
defeat, and many of Mello's men have
been wounded or killed. Unless
Mello RECEIVERS and is able by his
presence to re-animate his men, the
outlook for the insurgents is very
dark. Discomfort is said to prevail IN
the ranks, and assertions are said to
L. Rover IL also thinning
the insurgent army, and unless some
thing is quickly done Mello VIII lose
fully one-half his entire force in the
South. The Inhabitants of Rio are
heartily tired of the war, and the cpl
demic now raging here makes the
desire for peace all the stronger on the
part of citizens generally.
BUENOS AYRES, Jan. TO- Rlo dis
matches received here state that the
rebel flagship Aquidaban had taken
mn a position in front of the custom
house preparing to land troops. The
insurgents have captured Eugenlo
island. Forty Government troops
were killed and sixty captured. The
Government has sent relnforcementS
to Nictheroy. The Government forces
ON saturday tried to capture the insur-
gent cruiser Guanabara, but were
beaten off with heavy loss.
Nicaragua Canal.
NEW YORK, Jan. b. The World
saws: Enough stockholders of the
Nicaragua Canal Construction Com
pany, according to the committee on
REORGANIZATION, of which John r.
Bartlee is chairman, have agreed on
a plan of reorganization to carry it
through, and the agreement has been
declared in full effect. 1t provides for
the creation of a new company, with
capital stock of Si2,OO0,000, of which
half is to tie retained for the benefit of
the treasury. and tie other half dis
tributed to stockholders of the present
company in exchange for old stock, or
sold for cash requirements, to protect
and maintain the present plans. All