The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-06-03

| eihohiouSo. II Is currently reported that
Fernando Noronha was captured by a
gang OF British freebooters. De Sylvia $
return Is unquestionabe. Today he is
sued proclamation. and his partisans
nave seized some portion OF the railway.
Excitement here is at fever heat.
Verify glared at the journalist. He
laughed almost Historically.
"The Andromedaw he gasped. "Wot
rot! Wot silly rot.''
The shipowner grasped another print
ed slip. This time he was able to read
more lucidly:
Pernambuco, Sept L.
Public interest In the abortive attempt
TO reinstate Dom Corria de SYRIA as
| president was waning rapidly when II was
Tanned into fresh activity by news that
reached this port today 1t appears that
on the 3lst ult. daring effort was made
to free De Sylvia. who, with certain other
ministers expelled by the successful rev.
olution OF two years ago. is a prisoner
on the island of Fernando do Noronha
Lloyds agent on that island reports that
the British steamer Andromeda, owned
by David Verify a. Co. of LIVERPOOL put
into South bay, on the southeast side of
Fernando do Noronha, early on the morn
Ing of Aug 81, and it is alleged that her
mission was to take De Sylvia and his
N.
warned by the central government and al
ready on the qui vive owing to the disap-
pearance OF their important prisoners
from their usual quarters, opened fire on
the Andromeda as soon as she revealed
her purpose by lowering a boat.
The steamer. being unarmed made no
attempt to defend herself and was speed
lily disabled. She sank within five min
utes OFF the Grand-pere rock with all on
board. With reckless bravado her COM
mander ran up the vessels code signals
and house flag while she was actually go
Ing down, thus establishing her identity
beyond a shadow of doubt. A note of
pathos Is added to the tragedy by the
undoubted presence of a lady on board,
probably De Sylva's daughter, though II
was believed here that the ex-president's
family were In Paris. kilograms from
the island are strictly censored, and the
foregoing statement is unofficial, but your
correspondent does not question its gen.
eral accuracy. Indeed, he has reason to
credit widespread rumor that the island
Is still In a very disturbed condition. No
one knows definitely whether or not De
sylvia has been recaptured. It Is quite
certain that he has not landed in Brazil,
but the reticence of the authorities as to
the state of affairs on Fernando Noronha
leads to the assumption that he and a
few stanch adherents are still In hiding
In one Of the many natural Businesses
with which the island abounds.
The British community on the littoral
Is deeply stirred by the drastic treatment
received by the Andromeda 1t Is pointed
out that another ship. the Andros-y Mela,
believed to have been chartered by the
Insurgents, is under arrest at Bahia. and
the similarity between the two names Is
regarded as singular, to say the least.
Were It not that Lloyd's agent whose
veracity cannot be questioned has stated
explicitly that the Andromeda put into
South bay, a point significantly far re-
moved from the regular track of trading
vessels, II might be urged that terrible
mistake had been made. In any event.
the whole matter must be strictly in
stationed In the south Atlantic should
visit the island at the earliest date posi-
BILE. Delayed in transmission.
Something buzzed inside verity's
head and stilled all sense Of actually.
He gazed at the reporter unblinkingly,
as though thought itself refused to act
SIS that the LOTT" he inquired me-
chauically.
Nearly all. at present. Here, how
ever, is a short telegram from Paris
which Is of minor interest"
And Verify read again:
Paris, Sept. g.
The members of Dom Corria de Sylva's
family. seen early this morning at the
Hotel Continental, deny that any lady
connected with the cause of Brazilian
freedom took part in the attempted rescue
OF tho ex-president They are much an
noyed by the unfounded report and hold
strongly to the opinion that the revolu-
ton would now have been a fat accompli
had not a traitor revealed the destination
of the Andros-yMela and thus led to that
vessels detention at Eahia.
The lady. Iris Yorke! At last Da-
vid's supercharged mind was begin
ming to assilnilate ideas. The Journal
lists voice came to him as through a
dense screen.
you will observe that the former
presidents relatives tacitly admit that
there was a plot o. foot" the other
was saying. 1T is Important to note,
too, that the long message from Per-
nambuco, marked delayed in trans
mission,' seems to imply prior tele-
gram which was suppressed. 1t al
ludes to revolt of which nothing is
known here. Now, Mr.. Verify, want
to ask YOU
The door was flung open. In rushed
Dickey Bulmer. In his hands he held
a crumpled newspaper
You Internal biackguard, have you
seen this?' he roarpd.
David stood up. He held on to the
table to steady himself Even Bulmer,
white with rage, could not fail to see
that he was stunned
But Dickey was rot minded to spare
him on that account.
Answer me. YOU scoundrel!" he
shouted. You arc glib enough when
1t suits your purpose. Were you in
this? Is this the reason you didn't
tell me Iris was on board till forced
the truth out of you last night? Now
let's have Il! No more of your famin'
made up tales. Wot took you to shove
the Andromcda Into a rat trap Of this
sort?'
David seemed TO be laboring for
breath.
"'Arf mo-. No need to yowl at
me like that" he protested.
He fumbled with the lock Of a cor
ner cupboard, opened 1t and drew forth