St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-13
THE BRAZILIAN WAR ENDED
THE REBEL ADMIRAL DA CANA Of
FERS TO SURRENDER
IF HE is GIVEN PROTECTION.
He Has Gone Aboard Portuguese
War Vessel for Safety-The
Government Attack on the In
surgents Was to Have Begun
Today Minister Thompson
Advises Secretary Gresham.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Advices re-
ceived at the state department late this
afternoon from Minister Thompson at
Rio JaneirO indicate that the Brazilian
rebellion is about ended. The dispatches
from Minister Thompson contain the
information that Admiral da Cana
has gone aboard the Portuguese
war vessel Mindelo, now in the
harbor at Rio, and has sent to President
PeIXoto Dy the Portuguese officer all
offer of surrender on condition of full
protection for himself and his follow
ers. Two dispatches were received by
the state department. They were in
cipher, and when trans lated read as fol-
lows:
Bio de Janeiro. March II, 1884,
Gresham. Washlngton: Da Cana to-
day, through the senior Portuguese
naval commander, offered to surrender
to the president of Brazil providing he
and his followers were guaranteed pro-
lection against punishment.
THOMPSON.
Rio de Janeiro, March IL, 1s94.--To
Gresham: Da Cana has gone aboard a
Portuguese man-oI-war for asylum.
THOMPSON.
Secretary Gresham believes this
marks the END of the Brazilian war.
There is considerable surprise ex-
pressed here by those lnteres ted in the
affairs at Rio, that the offer of surrender
should have been made through the
Portuguese commander who. up TO this
time has not shown any particular dis
position to take hand in the conflict.
1t is not thought, however, that the
action of the Portuguese in receiving
Da Cana is necessarily an act of SYM
pathy with the Insurgents. The Portu-
gueSe are said to recognize a principle
of international law, now opsolete, by
which right of asylum, as it is
called, is granted temporarily by
neutral power to a defeated
belligerent. This right of asylum is
recognized of late years by most ma
tions. except in cases OF half-civilized
peoples; and, moreover. the Brazilian
insurgents have never been recognized
by anybody as belligerents, therefore
some speculation as TO the exact mean
ing of the Portuguese commander.
Minister Mendonca, when seen this
evening, admitted that he had received
news of the surrender. but was un-
willing to give out any informstion con-
cernng the exact terms of Da Gama's
offer of surrender or discuss the prob
able action of the Brazilian govern
ment. He said, however. that he
had no doubt that final settle
meut had been made by the time he
was speaking or would certainly be
made tomorrow. Notice of the Inten-
ton of the Brazilian fleet to begin an
active attack on the inSurgent feet
had been given Sunday noon to neutral
forces III the harbor. This notice was
given forty-eight hours before the
firing was TO begin.
According to this arrangement firing
could not begin until Tuesday noon.
Da Gama'S offer OF surrender was made,
therefore. fully twenty-fOur hours be-
fore an attack was to be expected. The
offer of surrender, in fact, followed the
first actual show of determined force on
the part of the Brazilian government.