The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
uRUGUAYAN REVOLUTION
Many Towns Have Civea AdkerSS0o
to the insurgents.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS DEFEATED.
Tho Rcvolutiontsts Have Mine Theu-
sand Men and the Government
Five Thousand undcr ArMs.

New YORK. March TINE HeraluH 49,
RESPONDENT In Montcvldco cables that rev-
olution has broken out all over the repub-
lie. Montuvidco In not yet affected. per-
feet tranquility relgnirg there UP to The
present time. Tho revolution II generally
said to be the result Of antagopism oe
white and national parties toward the gov<
ornmcnt.
Yesterday the wires OF the telegraph
lines leading out OF Montcvideo were cut
by the revolutionists Lines to Duenos Ay-
res were repaired last night. but again
cut this afternoon.
The llcralds correspondent says, while
the government was fully prepared for the
revolt. II WAS not expected II would at the
| start assume such great proportions. It
was known tho celebrated brazilian Insure
| rectlonist. Saralva. Was approaching the
uruguayan border with an armed force. and
late ronorts received at Montcvidco stated
| he had crossed the frontier.
While the government has full conndcnco
II can suppress tho insurroction. no at
| tempt is made 10 deny the situation In scri- (
ous. In some quarters tho meagcrness Of
| official roports ms TO the exact condition Of
afairs is regarded aa showing the admtnis-
| tration Is moro alarmed than II would have
tho public believe.
| An army has been dispatched to the dis
I tricts waicrcd by the River Platte and the
Rio Negro. where IT liz certain that the in-
s'irgenis viii form rendezvous propara-
| tory 10 comhlncd advance toward tho capt-
tai. An official censorship Of all corre-
npondenco and Of the press has been estab-
| lshed.
| Saraiva has issued a manifesto In behalf
| OF himself and OF the national party, giving
the programme OF the revolution and stats
ing he does not himself desire the place Of
! civil chief should tho revolution succeed.
II "a openly stated hcrc that the brazilian
| clerical party. IN its efforts to aid the mon
archists of Brazil. has taken part in fO-
| mcniing the present revolt In Uruguay aud
that this movement Is only part OF II gem
| cral plan to oycrturn the republican form
Of government. OF which the revolt IN la
hia. Brazil Is another manifestation. Menu
hcrs Of tho National uruguayan party res
siding In Iuenos AyreR have issued mani
frato declaring war In inevitable In their
| country, and tho national party will assume
responsibility for 1t.
The authorities Of many important towns
In the republic have openly given their adj
| hercncc To the iHaurgont standard, Offering
aid In men aud arms This adds greatly to
the strength of the revolution aud increases
the soriousness of the situation.
The government Ia tho more earnest al In
crcaslng the force In the field. M 1t 10
| KNOWN thut an engagement nan OvrNrrNn
IN the interior IN which the Federal troops
havo already arrived IN Montovideo. hut
the officials will not give any information.
II IN stated, however. that battle o.
| curred In San jose. on tho southern coast.
and was very sovcxe, II Is announced that
an engagement OF less magnitude occurred
in 1acurcmbo. The government forces nro
said to have been defeated there also, Tho
rcvoutionsiB are now known to have
nearly 1000 mon under arms. The govern
nent has about 5000 troops In the field
and these can he reinforced nj any moment
by 1000 Federal police as well ns citizens
subject 10 military duty and being rapidly
mobllzad II is, however. true that those
who would be called upon to serve In tho
ranks Of the National guard are fleeing.
Tho minister OF war has started for th1
Interior with large force Of artillery.
one group OF tho Red party. which for
merly opposed tho government, Will issue
mnnifcsto declaring that the members
will support the administration and VIII
,aao M arms against tho Insurgents. Their
action IL declared TO be not no much the
result Of patriotism MS OF bitter hatred
townrd tho white party.
Tho Argentine naval authorities have
dispatched three vessels Of war to tho
cnlst Of Uruguay, having been ordered
by the government to prevent nilibustering
from Argentine
Tho lernids correspondent In Rio
Jnncro. Brazil. tclcrraphs that sewers
battle has taken place IN rHhia bctwceu
Federal troops ana the fanatics. The Fed
crai forces were disastrouAlv defeated. tn
! vanguard have been annIhilatcd.
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