New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
rs PEIXOTO OUT OF OFFICEf
REPORTS OF HIS RESIGNATION GEN
ERALLY DISCREDITED.

| THE STORY PRONOUNCED EXTREMELY 1MPROB-
ABLE BY MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TROOPS IN $40 PAULo DEFEATED
WITH 800 DEAD.
Paris, Jan. s-"La Lberte" to-day published a
dispatch from Rio Janeiro stating that President
Pexoto has resigned. The statement Is not
credited here.
Washington, JAM s.-Salvador Mendonca, the
Brazilian Minister speaking OF the report that
President Peixoto had resigned. said to-day:
1.-The President is not Of the resigning kind.
He is a soldier, and can understand that 1t is
possible that he may have been killed at the
head Of his army. but he would never resign.
He is a brave man, and, II need be- he might
turn over his civil office to take the head Of his
army. but cannot conceive Of his resignng"
London Jan. 9.-The Lisbon correspondent Of
the United Press forwards the following mail
advices brought from Brazil by the steamship
Clyde:
Rio Janero, Dec. 26.-An important battle has
been fought in the State of Sac Paulo In which
the Government troops. under General Argallo.
were defeated by the insurgents. There were
10000 troops engaged in the battle. Five hun
dred of the Government forces were killed and
the rest were taken prisoners. Among the capt
ured are Generals Silva and Telles. On Decem-
DER 20 al UNSUCCESSFUL dttdCh was Hdoe ia ALTO
Grande.
The only means Of communication with Rio
Janeiro is by naval escort. Firing between the
Government and insurgent forces is going on all
the time The Government ntercepts all inland
communications Santos has been blcckaded
since the beginning Of December by the Re
publica and other nsurgent warships. The
troops under the insurgent General Saraiva are
eight or ten days march from Sac Paulo, MAX
ing q movement to the west toward 1talare for
horses and forage
Pernambuco. Dec. 3.-The English officers and
sailors who brought the torpedo-boat Aurora
from England for the Brazilien Government will
sail for home on the steamship Clyde
The steamship Paranhyba left Pernambuco on
December %. 1t is said that she was bound for
the convict island Fernando Noronha. to COM
plete her from among the convicts. 1t
is also said that Admiral Mello with the AGuida-
ban. has gone to the same island to release the
convicts.
Charles R. Flint. the agent for the Brazilian Gov
eminent In this city. places faith in the report
Of President Peixotos resignation. Mr.. Flint said
that Peixoto too determined a man to resign.
and he believed that death alone would remove him
from office No special cable advices had been re-
ceved from Brazil by the F1ints and no inquiry as
to the truth Of the report had been sent to Bra
zil Mr.. Flint declined to say what effect the resig
nation Of Peixoto might have on the people Of
Brazil, because he did not think such a resignation
possible
At the Brazilian Consulate. No. % Safest. moth
ing was known about Peixoto further than that he
still the President Consul General de Castillo
Is now In Brazil. and his subordinates say that
their only vehicle Of is the newspapers,
direct communication with Brazil Is In the hands
Of Minister Mendonca, at Washington.