The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-25
Brazilian Mutineers Raise
Standard of Revolt After
Killing Officers.
SALUTE FRENCH CRUISER
BY PLAYING MARSEILLAISE
Men-of-War Navigated by Sail
ors Without Single Commits
stoned Man ON Board.

RIO JANE1BO. Nov. 23.-The nutiny'
In the Brazilian navy. which broke ont
the night Of November % on board the
battleshlp Mings Geraes and suddenly ey-
| tended to other vessels OF The dcct is in
q critical stage.
The mutineers today sent TO the gov
crn'nent strongly wurded ultimatun
uenanoing an Increase In pay and the
apolsnment OF corporal punishment. and
seNcral other unpopular regulations.
| The senate, which today was called f.,
extraordinary session To consider the
situation, voted unanimously in favor OF
aInnes,y 10 the rebels. but the chamber,
| after discussing the subject most OF the
| DAY. adjourned without taking final ac-
! tlon.
Ionisht TIC batileship Sac Paulo and
tne cruiser Bahia Withdrew from the
hnrbor. but the battlestIp Minas Geraes
took up position opposite the govern
ment palace.
-, During the day an effort was made.
| through Deputy Carvalho. to induce the
nutineers TO surrender, but they refused
| 10 do so until the government should
grant their demands
/ About 10 O'Clock at night. November 2s
as captain NeVes. commanding the bal
| tleship Minas Geraes, came back from
| dinner on board the French trimming ship
DuGuay Trouin, he heard q violent up
roar and n fusillade of shots II was tie
| crew OF his vessel. who had rcvolled
Captain Neves and TWO other officers
onered resistance 10 some OF the sailors
ano were killed and one other officer was
IaIaliy wounded. The mutinous crew
meanwhile shouted. Long live llbcrty.''
| Inc movement then broke on board
thc other Brazilian Dreacnought the bat
Veshlp Sho Paulo. and ON tho scout
ship Bahia All the officers having been
landed. plain sailor OF the lirst class
named Jean Candido, took command of
| the squadron.
Ammunition was provided provisions
were requisiIioned and coal depot on
tls,. she isle OF Vienna was taken. Vessels
destined for the French steamer Allan
tiQue and the English steamer Oronosa
me movement was declared TO be with
out political Significance. The mutIneers
| sent q message by photograph to Prcsi-
dent Fonseca setting forth their claims
| Tor an immediate abolition OF corporal
punishment on board ship. All Increase
In their pay according to the prograrn1ne
submitted to congress some time ago.
ana diminution OF the worK with whicl,
they are bnrdencd by,reason Of the ,nnin-
tenance OF incomplete crews
Bonbard the City.
Inc statement added that bonbard
| ment OF the city and other ships I'm the
harpor would follow the refusal oil the
| demands.
The government refrained from reply
and a modcrat tely severe fire was soon
| opened upon the city. This continued
at at Intervals Int, all night. The inhabitants
| fusion by the suddenness OF the event.
On the morning OF November %. there
was further firing on the city by the
Intervals. Little damage resulted
II has been learned that besides Cap
tain Nevcs and the other Officers. sew
cral sailors also were killed.
When the Tutineers took control Of
The warships the vessels steamed around
the bay. all OF them flying the rcd nag
OF revolt from their niasts. The torpedo
destroyers remained loyal and anchored
! In the farthest corner OF the bay
AT o'clock on the morning of No
vember % the Minas Gcrnes. the Sac
shall Floriann crossed the bar and fired
on the fortress. which refraincd from
| responding
Curious crowds gathered on the watc-
| front watching the vessels manouver,
surprise was expressed at the precision
with which the giant fighting ships wcrs
| handled by their sailor crews
Sailors Handle Ships Well.
1t was difficult to imagine the absence
OF all the officers from the vessels. Onco
outside the bar the squadron put about
and again entered the bay took up a
position opposite, The city and fired the
| shot from small caIlber gun en-
| tered house on Castillo hill In tho
center OF the city. killing two children
During the day shots were directed at
the marine arsenal. About 1 O'clock I'm
tho afternoon small boat flying a white
carried Deouty Carvalho. retired naval
officer who desired TO talk with the
mutineers.
A little later tho deputy returned to
shore and made a report TO the cham
Der of deputies. which had been con-
vened In special session to deal with ths
revolt The entire membership OF tho
chamber declared its su~rort OF the gov
crnincnt. Senator Ruy Barbossa in tho
senate, In the name of the opposition.
made similar announcement OF thai
body support OF the government.
out To the Sac Pau)o. carrying condi-
tions OF surrender TO the mutinecrs. The
crew, however, declared their intention
not to give In until congress voted a
measure OF general amnesty
Last night tho muiinying ships drew
out from The harbore, but returned today
at noon.
The French training ship. Duguay
Trouin left the narbor without hindrancc
yesterday afternoon, passing near The
Minas Geraes; The band OF the Miuas
C;eracs salutcd the French ship with the
Marseillaisc. the crew lining up on the
quarter deck and cheering the French
men.
The mutiny has no political Significance,
according to the statement OF all gov
eminent officials. and political loadors
May Pardon Mutineers.
The chamber OF deputies adjourned un-
III tomorrow with tic question of am
neSty for the mutincers under discussion.
IL Is thought that amnesty will hc granted
oy small majority
According to the Journal President
ronseca is disposed to colntersGn the
amnesty association as both houses of
The Mlnas Goracs sent a hellograpl
message to Senior Fonsoca saying the re-
Volters awaited with confidence the de-
cision OF tho government,