The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-03
DE CANA UNDER AHANDICAP
HG Feels Rather Sore Over the Atti-
tude Of Foreign AdmiTalS.

dent Piexoto Fortified the City
While the Agreement Suspending
the Bombardment was in Progress.
Foreign Ships no Longer Subjected
to Interference-The Negotiations
For Arbitration Still in Progress.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Secretary Her
bert received a cable message from Rear
Admiral Benham at Rio, to-day, which he
declines to make public. He stated that
it had no general public interest. 1t is
accordingly understood that the dispatch
involved question of international pol
icy, which was the one reservation which
Mr.. Herbert made in his promise to give
out all future dispatches.
COMMERCE PROGRESSING FAvoRABLY.
The state department to-day received
cablegram from United States Minis
ter Thompson at Rio de Janeiro stating
that ships of all nationalities are coming
to the wharves in consequence of the
withdrawal of the insurgents restrictive
orders, and that under the influence of
the action taken by the United States
naval forces in protecting American yes
sells against the insurgents fire, COM
merce is progressing favorably.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR ARBITRATION.
Copyright, 1894, by the United Press)
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 30, via Montevideo,
Feb. 2.-The negotiations for the arbitra-
tion of the differences between the gov
ernment and the insurgents have CON
tinued during the past week Admiral de
Gama's written proposition has been sub
mitted to Rear Admiral Benham, COM
mander of the United States fleet. The
governments propositions were COM
pleted yesterday and were placed in the
hands of Gen. Carvalho last night to be
delivered to Rear Admiral Benham to-
day.
G. M Rollins has been Admiral de
Gama's agent in the negotiations He
says that his chief is anxious for a peace
full settlement. The government is will
ling to make a compromise, despite all war
like reports. The trouble over discharg-
ing the cargoes of American vessels inter
rupted the negotiations, but did not stop
them permanently.
A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
The spectacle of the American feet
ready for action yesterday was magnifi-
cent. All the Americans in the city are
re oieing over Rear Admiral Benham's S
decisive action in behalf of United States
commerce. The British minister cabled
1900 words concerning the incident to the
London foreign office. Persons sympa-
thizing with the insurgents are bitter
toward the American commander. They
say he acted solely in the interest of Pres
ident Peixoto, and otherwise misrepre-
sent his course.
Admiral de Gama's position in the har-
Dor grows worse daily. Three desperate
night attacks on Armacao have failed,
while the government has mounted seve-
raj new finch guns at that point.
Rear Admiral Benham said yesterday:
admiral de Cana will not be able to
leave the harbor, even, unless he act
soon, but he can surrender and
time" Admiral de Cana said yesterday
that Admiral Mello with the insurgent
cruiser, Republica, and three transports
of troops was approaching Santos, coop
Grating with the army that marched on
the city. The naval and military forces
ought to reach Santos to-day, he said and
proceed at once to the attack. The in
surgent commander expects that Santos
will surrender at once. Only the insur-
gents believe the reports of the coming
attacks,
HOT FOR A FIGHT.
The younger officers of the insurgent
feet in the harbor are impatient for ac-
tion. They urged Admiral de Cana
fiercely yesterday to fight the United
States feet, and they may persuade him
at any time TO lombard Rio de Janeiro.
The American feet might not prevent
the bombardment in case. two days, notice
forts on the hills and its cannon
on the beach, is not an open
city. The government feet was reported
of the harbor last night, and the captain
of the America came ashore to get orders.
The America may go south before attack
ing the ins1rgent fleet
Many new cases of yellow fever are re-
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than thirty daily. The health of all
aboard the United States warships is
erfect.
A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro, under
the date of Jan. 30, says ''The minister
of finance conferred yesterday with the
principal bankers of Rio. He announced
that the government wished to raise the
rate of exchange, and requested the in
dorsement of such a course by the
bankers. AS yet he has received no posi-
tive answer.
'The minister of war left the cabinet
on Saturday. His grievance was that
President Peixoto had been too harsh to-
ward officers suspected of sympathy with
the insurgents. His portfolio has been
taken Oy Gen. Costalla, superintendent of
the militia schools, and warm advocate
of the government cause.
The right Of the insurgents to be re-
cognized as belligerents has been dis
cussed again at a meeting of the foreign
ministers, but no conclusion has been
reached. With the exception of the United
States minister, the diplomatists
seemed to favor recognition of the
insurgent cause. Most of the ministers
have advised their governments to grant
belligerent rights to de Cana and his
men Their action in this respect is nota-
bly, adverse to Rear Admiral Benham's s
policy. 1t is reported that some of the
ca binet expect to resignin casse the gov
ernment remains inactive much longer.n
AN ARMIsTICE IMPROBABLE.
Buenos Ayres, Feb. 2.-Advices from
Rio de Janeiro say that an armistice is
improbable, as the insurgents demand
the resignation of President Peixoto and
the formation of an absolutely civil gov
ernment.
DE CANA FEELS SORE.
London, Feb. 2.-The commanders of
the various warships at Rio Janeiro have
received from Admiral de Cana the fol-
lowing circular letter: "At the begin
ming Of the revolution. Rio Janeiro was
defended by only six field pieces, and was
at the mercy of the squadron in the har-
Dor. The chiefs of the foreign naval fleets
in a collective and unanimous note de-
clared that they would oppose with force
a bombardment of the city unless it was
provoked from the land. Peixoto there
fore withdrew his field pieces. This was
a mere strategem. The building Of fort