The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
MUTIN0Us SAILORS
ON BRAZILIAN sA|P
SURRENDER
Correspondent For London Nevs&
paper Says Sailors Who Killed
Officers Have Given Themselves
Up Internationally.
Parliament Pardons Offenders Who
Were Dissatisfied With Condi-
tons OH Warship.


RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 25.---After
vote OF amnesty by the Brazilian
congress and the granting OF all OF
their demands, the mutineers aboard
tho brazilian warships surrendered tor
day.
The demands OF the mutineers were
granted and the amnesty voted at an
extraordinary session OF congress to-
day. The chamber of deputies follow
ed the example of the senate in agree
ing upon amnesty and both houses
thon voted TO concede the demands of
the mutineers.
representative OF the government,
under flag Of truce, made his way TO
the warships and was received by
committee of the sailors. AS soon as
the action of congress was conveyed
to the mutinous sailors, they laid down
their arms.
Congress took this action as the al
formative OF having the guns OF their
own warships continue their fire on
the city. The guns OF the battleships
Alinas Ceraes, Sac Paulo. the scout
cruiser Deodora and the scout Bahia
Were all trained on the city during the
time that congress was in session.
1t is pretty we'll established that the
mutiny was not the result of political
revolt. but rather arose from dissatis.
faction with conditions on board the
war vessels. The mdtineers demand
shorter hours, more pay, more men to
aid in their work, and The immediate
abolition of whipping as a means OF
punishment.
The first outbreak occurred last
Tuesday night. Capt Batiste Dali
Neves. commanding thee modern and
newly delivered dreaGnaught battle
ship Minas Geraes, had been dining on
board the French training ship Du
quay Trouin. When ne returned to his
ship he found the crew in mutiny.
When he attempted to drive the men
back to their posts he was killed,
along with two other officers. The
dreadnaught Sac Pauo and the scout
< cruiser Bahia at once, joined In the
Inutiny, all three OF the vessels send.
ing their officers ashore The COM
mand of the squadron was then taken
by Jean Candida, a sailor of the first
class, who unanswered the ships with
rare Skill
The magazines were burst open and
ammunition dealt out to the various
gun crews. Provisions were requisi
toned ana coal seized from the depot
on the island of Vienna. Barges
transporting coal to the French
steamer Atlantique and the English
/ ship Oronsa were Communicated.
/ During all this time the various tor
pedo boat destroyers In the harbor re-
NAMED loyal. They We're in a position
a, tnrnaJn tho s1,.tfpn,S .-acoalo ax..,
time but the British minister protests
ed, declaring there were many Eng
fish subjects on the new dreadnaught.
Tuesday night the mutineers xnt wire-
less messages to President Fonseca,
setting out their demands. The state
ment ended with threat to lombard
the city ii their demands were refused
! No answer was sent by the govern
ment Tuesday night and then began a
desultory bombardment of the city,
during which. however. little or no
damage was done. Wednesday morn
ing the vessels steamed about In the
harbor. firing at random at the city
and inhicting little damage Wednes-
day night HE vessels were Joined by
the battlesnip Marshal Floriano whose
crew mutned and sent The officers
ashore. That night the ships anchored
outside the bar for feai that the tor-
pedo boats might destroy them.
Yesterday the vessels re-entered the
harbor and fred on the forts. which re-
Trained from answering More SHOES
were fired at the city one OF which
I struck house and killed two chill
drtn.
Late in the afternoon Deputy Car
valho, former naval officer, boarded
the war;hips under flag of true amt
learned their demands These he at
ence Communicated to the senate.
which granted chem. rtc chamber Of
deputies TOOK up the matter today.