The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-25
MUTINEERS WIN.
Revolt in the Brazilian Navy
Brought to an End
BY Action of Congress Granting
the Mems Demands.
AMNESTY Is VOTED.
And Demand for Increase Paw
Which Started Trouble.
Guns We're Trained on National
Capital All Night.

Rio Janeiro, Nov. 25.-The govern
ment of Brazil today yielded to its
mutinous navy.
Congress, meeting in extraordinary
session voted to concede every demand
Of the ultimatum presented yesterday
including general amnesty for the sail
ors who after numbering as many of
their superior officers as was necez-
sary TO place them in complete control
trained the guns of the warships on
the capital
What the ultimate effects will be on
discipline in the navy is q matter of
concern The Immediate effect is to
give the sailors increased pay, fewer
hours of service and less work through
the recruiting Of additions to the crews
and to abolish corporal punishment in
the feet
Following the action of congress
the mUtineers went through the for
maIIty of surrendering and before
noon today the city had resumed its
normal activities and the public ex-
element had subsided
WHfle the revolt lasted the people
Of the city were kept in a state Of
suspense fearing that the mutineers
would make good their threat to de-
moIish the capital unless their wishes
were met
would have taken this step in any
event because of likelihood of compIi-
cations with Great Britain At the
time of the revolt James Bryce, Brit
ish ambassador TO the United States,
was the guest OF Baron Rio BraucO,
the Brazilian foreign minister, and he
would have been as likely as any one
to suffer from a bombardment-
On the other hand the mutinous
battIeship sac PauIo had on board
British %1
panied the vessel on its first trip home
after its construction at Barrow in
Furuess. England At the outbreak Of
the trouble Sir William H D. HagEard.
British minister to Brazil. notified the
Brazilian foreign officers that any at
tempt OF the loyal torpedo boats to
destroy the revolving warships would
be attended with danger to British
subjects on board 1t also IS known
that the Eoverum ant hesftated to dam
age the buIwarks OF it's navy.
There was no attempt to give a
political color to the revolt. as only
petty naval officers participated with
the sailors, but the mUtinous ships
constituted a controlling proportion of
the feet.
Brazil has but two dreaduaughts.
the Minas Geraes and the Sac PauIo,
and these being Joined by the coast
defense ships, Marshal FIorfano and
Marshal DeodOra, and the scout ship
control of the feet and If necessary TO
accomplish their ends probably could
have made short work of the smaller
craft consisting Of six protected cruts-
ers. three torpedo cruisers and several
vessels of the guuboat class.
The trouble among the sailors had
been brewing for some time, and when
the MiuaS Cferaes ran up the red flag
Tuesday night the other vessels sooI
followed her example Captain Neves
OF the NIilaS GeraeS and two officers
were killed. as were several OF the sea
men who attacked them, as the officers
preferred death to the surrender Of the
ship and fought gameIy-
Officers of the other mutfuous war
ships yielded and were put ashore
Throughout Wednesday and Thursday y
= city was at the mercy OF the out
law crews who dropped an occasional
shell into the city to add force TO thetr
demands which were Incorporated yes
teray in an u+imatun to congress-
The senate met yesterday and uuani-