Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-29
EFFORTS FOR PEACE,
Progress of the Negotiations at Rio
de Janeiro.
AN AMERICAN EMBASSY BURGLARlZED
Swiss Anarchists Insult the italian
Consulate at Zurich.
GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS.

MONTEVIDEO. Jan. GA dispatch from
the Associated Press correspondent at Rio
de Janeiro, dated January "A, confirms all
the Information previously cabled by this
correspondent in regard to the progress of
peace negotiations between the insurgents
and the government of Brazil, under the
auspices of Admiral Benham, in command
of the United States squadron at Rio de
Janeiro.
AS exclusively cabled by the Associated
Press, the peace negotiations, which We're
commenced some time ago, in spite of the
denials of certain news agencies, continue
and are looked upon as likely to lead to a
settlement Of the affairs which now dis
turb the peace of Brazil.
The Associated Press correspondent has
never stated that an understanding had
been arrived at between Admiral Da Cana
and the secretary Of President Peixoto
whom he has met several times by appoint
ment on board the United States flagship
San Francisco, where the peace preliminar-
les have been discussed in the presence Of
Rear Admiral Benham, as exclusively
cabled to the Associated Press. On the
contrary, the Associated Press correspon-
dent distinctly stated that the terms asked
for by Admiral Da Cana were more favor
Peixoto's secretary thought the president
would grant.
1t was also stated in the Associated Press
dispatches that 1t was probable that other
conferences between Admiral Da Cana
and the represen tative of President Psixoto
would be necessary before any definite a~-
rangement one way or the other, could
be made.
All these facts are confirmed in every
way possible. At Rio de Janero, when the
dispatch of the Associated Press corre-
spondent was sent, 1t was reported that
the basis of the compromise arrangement
had been agreed upon, and that the rep
resentative of the insurgents and the rep
resentatives of the government of Brazil
We're being engaged in discussing the de-
tails of the arrangement to be arrived at
with the view of putting an end to the
war, or at any rate, to the revolt Of the
Brazilian navy.
Difficulties in the Way.
The Associated Press correspondent adds
that one of the difficulties in the way of a
peace arrangement is reported to be the
connection recently formed between the
insurgents of the neighborhood of Rio de
Janeiro and those in the southern portion
of Brazil. President Peixoto is said to be
DESTROYS of ending the revolt in Rio Grande
do Sui. at Desterro. and at Rio de Janeiro
at the same time; but according to report
there are difficulties in the way, and hence
the delay in settling matters at Rio de
Janeiro.
OF course, in view of the fact that the
peace negotiations are being conducted
under the auspices of Rear Admiral Ben
ham. on board the United States flagship
San Francisco, it is not possible to obtain
exact details as to what is going on. Only
the general outline of the affair is obtain
able, and this has been cabled exclusively
to the Associated Press.
Admiral Ia Cana continues to confer
daily with the United States admiral and
was with him for four hours on Monday
The lighting In and about the bay con-
tinues. especially at night time. The rebels
have captured the island Of Bon Jesus as
already reported.
During the early morning of Thursday
some soldiers fired upon the launch of the
SAN Francisco, striking it twice. but doing
little damage
The theory is that the real object was not
ROBBERY but the destruction of certain pa
perS or else the abstraction of certain i'm
portant documents.
The police are doing everything possible
to assist the officials of the embassy in un-
raveling this mystery, the whereabouts Of
every American in Rome is being ascer-
tanned and especial attention is being paid
to the destination and identity of two
Americans who left Rome hurriedly last
night. The affair is attracting considerable
attention. The work of Investigation is
greatly hindered by the systematic manner
In which the burglars worked while de-
stroying the archives, and little hope Is ex-
pressed that the authors Of the outrage
will be discovered.