The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-05
GAIN NO ADVANTAGE.
United States Officers Try to Effect
COmDrOmise

MoNTEvIDEo, Feb. 4.-The Herald's
correspondent IN Rio de Janeiro sends
word that il is not thought among Peix-
otO's friends that he would dare resign the
Pres dency In this emergency.
Active efforts are boing made by United
States Minister Thompson and Admiral
Benbam to effect a compromise of the
trouble.
Benham came ashore on the night of
January q With the view Of meeting a
foreign Minister here, who stands high
in the confidence of the Government. but
owing to the latehess of the bonr, the
meeting did not take place.
Firing between the forts and ships in the
meanwhile continues without much in ter
mission. Shot and shell are rained upon
Fort Villegaignon and Cobras Island daily
from the NictherOy batteries and from
Fort Santa Cruz.
The white ships shell Nctheroy, and the
rebels gain sOmo advantage one day, only
to lose il soon sfterward-and so it goes.
The only thing which is actually being
accomplished is vast expenditure of am
muniton.
1t is rumored that Saldanha da CANA
discovered certain letters in the cabin of
Elivar Tavares, on the Jupiter, proving
his completely with Peixoto's Government,
and that Tavares was ordered to be shot.
This is:d0ubted. although II is known that
Tavares has been suspected before this.
The Government has received word that
the rebel warship Republica is aground
near Paranagua. The friends of the
rebels in Rio say that General Saraiva is
now at Cannane, short distance from
Santos, and that he may march upon San
tos or Sac Paulo any day.
Minister Men nteiro, BraZiPs represen ia
tive in Uruguay, denies that Itafu has
been captured by the rebels, but the
Herald correspondent is credibly informed
that such is the case, and that the repub-
lica is not stranded, as reported by loy-
alists.
Word has been received here from
Rivera that the Rio Grande do Sul rebels
who retreated from the siege of Bage and
the Government force pursuing them are
now between Santa Anna and Baptista,
and that the former are doing all they can
to evade an encounter until reinforce
meDts can reach them.
Five Chileans. all Balmaaediss, have
taken service on Peixoto's torpedo-boat
here. Their names are Moraga, Amen
quail, Olivar, Soto and Estuator.
The Herald's correspondent in Pernam-
buco. writing under date of January q.
says that two passengers arriving there
from Santos on the Wordsworth. on her
last trip north. were arrested by Peixoto's
troops on suspicion of being spies. and
were shot at Fort Brun by order of Gem
eral Leite Castro.
One of them. named Silvius, was a SER
geant in the artillery at Fort Santa Cruz
in Rio Bayrbefore the revolution broke
out, but he deserted the army soon after
ward and Joined Mello. He has been Wis
iting various provinces in the republic
since then. endeavoring to excite sympathy
for the rebel cause.
Repairs to the Andrada. formerly the
America, 90 on so slowly that she can
hardly sail from Pernambuco to Join the
Nictheroy and Sampace at Bahia before
February 6. She arrived here in bad con-
dition. with her boilers burned out and
her hull leaking. Peixoto's vessels here
have been ordered to Bahia to Join the
Nictheroy.