New-York tribune., 1894-01-03
CADETS SHOT BY PEIXOTO
THEY WERE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
A NEW GUNBoAT AT PEgNAMBUCo-sTEAMsH
BRING WAR NEWS FROM BIAZIL-ENGL1sH
ARMORERs REFUSE GOOD PNY.

BRING WAR NEWS FROM BEAZIL-ENGL1sH
ARMoRERs REFUSE GOOD P,y
CAPTAIN c. b. Anderson. OF the steamer Portu-
rucse Prince which arrived here yesterday from
PernarSuco Brazil reported that when he sailed
from there on December 10 the new gunooat
Aurora bought by Peixoto. had arrived In port
She was bought in England for $1,000. ana came
out in charge of An English crew. native crew
had been sent up from Rio Janeiro and were at
Pernamhuco ready to man her. An oner OF Il
day was made by the Government to the English
armorers I'm charge Of the Atroras guns II they
would enter the Brazilian service II WIS refused
and all the men returned to England. The America
and Nctheroy had not arrived at Pernambuco
when the Portuguese Prince left that port, but
were expected soon II was thought in Pernambuco
that Admiral Mello would come north with the
Aouidaban and that a naval battle would take
place off the city
Captain Anderson said that two days before ne
sailed from Pernambuco, twelve naval cadets were
shot by Pcixoto's soldiers. The cadets were on
hoard tho otlardship Parahyba stationed in the har
bor They were arrested evening and charged
with conspiracy against the Government. Al sum
rise the next day they were executed IL was al
legged that they intended TO turn the ship over 10
Mello The cadets were executed In the plaza and
a crowd collected to the shooting The young
men were escorted to the place Of death by COL
umn Of soldiers to the sound OF muflled drums
The cadets were placed in line and their eyes BAN
daged. The firing then began AT the hrst Voiiey
seven fell dead The others were only wounded
One Of the wounded cadets started to run. but was
at once killed by half dozen rife balls. The rest
OF the condemned youths were killed at the second
volley The execution of the cadets produced deep
feeling Of fear among the people.
Anderson ~" saw street-car conductor killed by a
soldier. The conductor asked the soldier 70 stan9
up and give Tbsn hs seS he sder she HIM Little
notice was taken Of the affair and the solder was
was wa 'ie in Rio Janero she lay alongside the big
coffe, pier. The captain says there was constant
NaTe e9eny aSn heard whng sbout overhead
One night while sitting on the poop-deck bullet
rovvly missed killing Carpenter Dolmar.
The British steamer Basuto came IN from RIO
Richards the commander OF the vessel. said that
he sailed from Rio on December g. He was two
kept kept up up bet between cen Forts vllegasnon and Santa
ge peae an h e in E either
Of bad markspanshiP or because Of bad guns ols se
h ae raids sneg og s ii they cant
they approach the shore they are driven or by a
aa from b ang guns and one small or as ore
people being killed The greatest loss is on the
The captain says that all the soldiers in the city
are National Guardsmen. and that many Of them
is bad and they greatly feared by the respecta-
bic people in the city. The garrisons in the forts
OF regular soldiers. In the latter part Of Oc-
tober Captain Richardson says. the loyalty of the
regulars doubted, and II was thought best 10
place militamen duty senries at the forts.
The regulars resented this and fight followed be-
tween the bodies of troops, in which II Is said
ninety killed. The affair only became
known lately the Government used every effort
to keep the matter quiet AT Rio Grande do Sui.
the captain SAYS. the soldiers showed the greatest
brutality. lootlng private houses and assaulting
women and children. Montevideo IL filled with
refugees who tell all sorts OF stories Of the wild
dolngs Of the soldery. Meo's men. he Gays. are
under better discipline At Pernambuco Captain
Richardson the Aurora He says she is about
?c0 feet long and of light construction. He thought
her guns were too heavy for her.