The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
BRAZILIAN PLOT UNEARTHED.
PROMINENT CONSTRUCTORS AR
RESTED AND CONFINED.

They Had Intended 10 Seize the Press
ident and other Members of the
Republican Government Higk
Army and Navy Officers We're Cons
cerned in the Plan 40 Overthrow
the Republic-Pians Were GIvem
Away by "A MOnnrchist.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.y
Rio Janero, March 3.-Dr. Campos
Sales, the president of the republic, Feb.
%, went with the Ministers of Marine.
War and the Interior the chief of staff
and other high officials to visit the new
iron-clad Marshal Deodoro. which had
arrived from Europe two days before.
They breakfasted on board and after.
wards left for the presidential palace ON
Cattele street.
1t became known afterwards that on
the day previous Admiral Guimarlos. a
well known monarchlst, had Informed the
Ministers of Marine. War and the Interior.
of conspiracy to seize the President ana
other members of the Republican govern.
ment
1t developed later that Col. Pinto Pac.
ca of the regular army, had been ,r.
rested ana incarcerated in the fortress ~
San Joao: that the Colonel commanding
the fortress of Santa Cruz, was a Gloss
prisoner; that Maj. Plmentel, of the DO.
lice brigade, was under custody: thae
Maj. Jeronymo F'ranca, Capt. Miranda.
Naval Captains Francisco dos Rels ana
caesar Costa NIendes. and several other
minor naval officers were held In the citvs
that Lieut. Augusta Vinhaes chief of a
labor party, was also held close pris-
oner; that among others, Engineer Goes,
Homez Cardia, contractor, and seno-
res Pedro Garcia, Aragao Plnheiro and
foftela, all persons of some influence.
We're IN prison, and that a great number
OF sergeants and other non-commissioned
ofilcers had been arrested while In the
act of plotting.
They Caused the Strike.
The plotters were the same indivlduals
that had caused the strike of the conduc-
tors and drivers in January. They were
10 proclaim junta, or government. 20 be
composed of Viscount de Ouro Preto.
counsellor Candldo de Oliveira and Coun-
sellor Basson, but it is said that these
really able men were not Consulted at ALI
by the conspirators. and neither OF these
arrested
Cen Fernandez Mendes, Col Antonio de
Bafrlos, Maj. Guilherme Costa and other
of1cars OF the national guard were arr
rested March 2, accused of having taken
part IN the conspiracy against the gov
ernment of the republic
The number OF sergeants arrested Is nor
known, but OF the police brigade alone ten
men were taken in the act of conspirinp
and others who were supposed TO have
been Implicated were subsequently made
prisoners.
First Tfautenarts (,a.,al. rs...,,..-
co dos Reis, Jr., and Francisco Caesar
da Costa Mendeg We're sent to the Fort
ress or Santa Cruz. il being considered
dangerous to keep them under guard on
board the war vessels. the majority of
whose officers were known to be disaf-
fected.
ConspirnfOrs at n Banquet
Maj. Francisco Candido Pimentel, Mai.
lldefonso Barios and Capt Jose Antonio
de Aranjo Miranda Of the police brigade
organized a banquet given to the ser..
geants Of that body Feb is, and then en-
listed the majority OF them to take an
active part against the government.
Their first move, planned for Feb. "a, was
to capture the chief of the brigade, Col.
Fonseca Hermes, and all the officers ops
posed to the triumvirate already men-
toned, after which the minister's espe~
cially the Minister of Justice Senior Epi-
taeio Pessoa, were to be taken.
Many persons affirm that the army bait
talions were divided, part being ready Ia
followi Col. Pinto Pecca and others re-
naming faithful to the government.
The Minister of War; Marshal MaIlet:
the Minister of Marine, Admiral Luz; the :
Minister of Justice. DR.. Pessoa; the adiu-
tant general OF the army, the chief of staff
of the navy. the chief of police. DR. Enoas
Galvao, and commander of the police, Col.
fonseca Hermes, have been In almost
continuous council since Feb. %.