The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
THE WAR AT AN END
People of Rio Think the Fighting
Is About Done.
Attention of Brazilians Will Soon Be
Claimed by National Election-Praise
for Benham-The Silver Slump.

RIO DE JANEIRO. Feb. S.-President
Peixoto to-day issued a decree ordering a
congressional and presidential election for
March 1. The Constitutional party will
nominate Senior Prudente Moraes for
President.
President Peixoto gave a big reception to
United States Minister Thompson and Rear
Admiral Benham to-day.
The general belief at Rio de Janeiro is
that the rebellion is practically at an end
and that it is not likely that there viii be
any more fighting of importance, as the
presidential election will now take up the
attention of both parties. Ardent Repub-
leans, it is believed, will name Ruy Bar
bosa in opposition TO DR.. Moraes.
The United States representatives have
refused Admiral Da Gama's application to
be granted belligerent rights.
The war ship Aquidaban and another In
surgeat vessel nave left the harbor. 1t is
supuosed thew intend to intercept Presi-
dent Peixoto's squadron and challenge IL
to surrender on the outside, where il could
nave no support from the government forts.
Berham Praised by Britons.
LONDON, Feb. S.-Secretary BERTHE. or
the Foreign Office, representing the Earl
of Roseberry, Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs, received a deputation of Brit
ish ship owners to-day, who urged that
the British commander at Rio de Janeiro
be instructed TO see that all British yes
sells were enabled to discharge their car
goes at their wharves without molestation.
The deputation of British ship owners
spoke In the warmest manner posSlple OF
the spirited action g1,d O. St tss ra1 Aam wbo. 1 thay
said. set an example to the naVal conf
manders of all foreign nations IN freeing,
in such brilliant manner, the american
ships at Rio from the obnoxious restrlc-
tions imposed on them by the insurgents
of Brazil. Secretary BERTHE, in reply, sald
Affairs would soe If it was possible to
instruct the British commander as was
requested by the delegation. Finally, Sec
rotary BERTHE, referring to the action of
Rear Admiral Benham, warmly praised the
American admiral for the determined stand
he had taken, saying that he had evident
ly brought about the desired end, ana That
he had successfully accomplished what ms
more cautious colleagues shrank from do
ing.
Recognition of Rebels Refused.
ROME. Feb. S.-The government has
been approached by agents of the Brazilian
insurgents who ave suggested that 1t
was high time that Italy should recognize
the insurgents as belligerents on the ground
that they had established an independent
government, that they controlled the great
err portion of the southern part of Brazil
and that they had been waging war against
Peixoto, whom they classed as a military
dictator, since September last. The reply
of the italian government was to the eff
feet that Italy was not disposed to recog-
nize the insurgents of Brazil as belliger-
entS.
PARIS, Feb. S.-The Journal des Debats
says that the majority of the powers have
decided to refuse belligerentS rights to the
insurgents of Rr9Zl.