The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-16
ENGENAO IS Captured,
Tide Turns in Favor of the
Brazilian insurgents.
COMMANDMENT OF A HOSPITAL.
Helpless Men Killed by the Govern
ihent Forces-Peixoto Censured for
the Butchery-Danger to Shipping
I'm the Bay.

LONDON, Jan. 16.-The Times has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Rio
Janeiro:
The batteries in the government forts
are keeping up daily heavy artillery fire
against Fort villegaignon and Cobras
island Many shells have exploded inside
the Notifications of Cebras- The insur-
gent forts reply vigorously to the govern
ment fire.
Government troops attempted to occupy
the island of Boqueran, where there was
large deposit of rifle ammunition. The
insurgent force defeated the attempt and
killed eight Of the government soldiers
and wounded 10. They then removed all
the serviceable ammunition and blew up
the remainder.
Skirmishing takes place daily In the
vicinity Of Mocangue island, but without
y any effect on either side. The government
Is making endeavors to cut off all sources
of insurgent supplies. Nictheroy garrison
has been largely REINFORCED during the
past few days.
Advices from Bahia and Pernambuco
state that there Is strong feeling in
those districts In favor of the insurgents.
No Immediate uprising, however is likely
vices it is the intention of Mello, acting i'm
combination with General Saraiva, to
make an early attack upon Santos.
Da Galna's Plans.
In the course of an interview with Ad-
mirnl da CANA he stated that he had
sufficient ammunition and provisions to
last until the end of January, and that he
would make every effort to hold out for
another month without help. II the ex-
pected re-enforcements arrived he would
Immediately adopt more active measures.
The government batteries at Nictheroy
fired eight shells at the insurgent hospital
on the island of Enchadas Five shells
hit the building, killing two men in the
hospital suffering from bad wounds re-
ceived in previous fights. Ten other men,
who were sick In the hospital, died from
the shock resulting from the lombard
ment The firing of the forts created a
panic in the hospital, and as soon as it
was realized that the building had been
struck the patients of two bad-case wards
rushed out into the open square.
The action of the government in allow.
ing a defenseless hospital TO be fired at is
censured on all sides.
Danger In Rio Hay.
The delay in the arrival at Rio de jan
eiro of the government ships is due to the
fact that the officer commanding them
finds IL useless to attempt To enter the
harbor in the face of the fire from Fort
villegaignon and Cobrss island.
The insurgents occupied the island of
Conccicao with $50 marines. yesterday.
There was some heavy skirmishing.
A late telegram from Rio de Janeiro
Al.
forced her way over the bar early, enter
ing the harbor at 4:30 o'clock. Forts
Santa Cruz, Sac Joao and Lage opened n
heavy fire on her, but she fired only two
broadsides.
No shots struck the Aquidaban. When
she was passing Nictheroy, however, the
government batteries there planted shots
upon the upper deck twice, slightly
wounding two men.
The insurgent forces have captured the
island of Engenho, killing 40 of the gov.
eminent garrison and taking 90 prisoners.
The Aquidaban Is preparing to land
troops.
The insurgents in Rio Grande do Sui
are burning villages and strangling all
prisoners who fall into their hands.
The Pope ON Church Music.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-A Rome dispatch
says: A coming encyclical OF the pope on
church music, which will embody the
opinions of lay and ecclesiastical authori
ties throughout Christendom, will favor
the Gregorian style IL will deprecate
the presence Of women in choirs and will
also frown on theatrical music OF the
Haydn style.
Will Be Charged with Murder.
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from
Paris says Sumner Healy, alias Harris,