New-York tribune., 1910-11-25
ULTIMATUM TO CONGRESS
One House Votes to Grant It, the
Other Adiourns-Three Battle
ships and Cruiser Hoist
Red Flag of Revolt.
COMMON SAILOR COMMANDS
Official Reports Received IN
Washington Say That AL Off
GERS on Four Ships Were
Killed or Wounded.

Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 24-The n1utinv
in the Brazilian navy. which broke out
the night of November 30 on the battle
ship Minas Geraes and extended TO the
Sac Paulo and other vessels Of the feet.
and in which four officers we're murdered
and this city was bornbarded- IS in a
critical stage tonight The mutineers
to-day sent to the government a strongly
worded uItimatum. demanding an in
crease in pay and the abolition Of cor
poraI punishment and several other
unpopular naval regulations
Congress was called in extraordinary
session to consider the situation The
Senate voted unanimously IN favor OF
amnesty TO the mutineers. but the
Chamber OF Deputies, after discussing
the question most of the day, adjourned
until Tomorrow without taking final
action 1t is thought that amnesty will
be voted by a small majority
The Sac PauIo and the cruiser Bahia.
withdrew from the harbor tonight, but
the Minas Geraes took up a position op-
posite the Government Palace An ef-
fort was made TO induce the nutineers
tc surrender, but they refused 10 do 50
until the government grants their de-
mands.
According TO the '.JournaI' President
Fonseca is disposed to sign an amnesty
proclamation as soon as both houses OF
Congress shall have voted it, A message
was sent from the Minas Geraes this
morning 20 President Fonesca. saying
that the nne-tineerz awe:.e>2 &c eacision
of the gocere-e-< vttn confidence
The British Minister to-day informed
the Brazilian government that any at
tempt TO destroy the mutinous war YES
sells by torpedoes would involve the
safety Of British subjects on board
How the mutiny Broke Out.
About 10 O'Clock on the night OF No.
vember %, as Captain Neves, commando
ing the battleship Minas Geraes. re-
turned from dinner on the French train
ing ship Duguay Trouin he heard a viO-
lent uproar and a. fusiIIade OF shots Il
was the crew Of his vessel who had
revoIted Captain Neves and tWo other
officers offered resistance to some of the
sailors and were killed. and another Of
ficer was mortally wounded The ru-
tinous crew meanwhile shouted Long
Live Liberty
The insurrectionary movement then
broke out on board the other new Bra
lillian Dreadnought. the battleship Sac
Paulo. and the scout ship Bahia All
the officers having been landed. a plain
sailor of the first class named Jean
Candide took command of the squadron
Ammunition was provided provisions
were requisitioned and a coal depot on
the Isle Of Wanna was taken Vessels
were prevented from transporting coal
for the French stea amer AtlantiqUe and
the English ship Oronsa-
The movement was declared 70 be
without political significance The
rr1tineers sent a message TO President
Fonseca setting forth their claims for
immediate abolition Of corporal pun
ishment on board ship. an Increase
in their pay according TO the programme
submitted To Congress some time ago.
and dirninution OF the work with which
they are burdened by the maintenance
Of incomplete crews The statement
added that a bornbardment OF the city
and Of other ships in the harbor would
follow the refusal Of their demands
City of Rio Bonbarded.
The government refrained from reply
i,g to rhe uItimatun OF the mutineers
a,d q moderately severe fire was soon
onsned bv them upon the city This
continued at intervals all night me
inhabitants OF Rio de Janeiro were
thrown into confusion by the suddennesA
of the attack
II has beer. learned that besides Cap
tain Neves and the two officers several
sailors also were killed
When the nutineers took control q
the warships the vessels steamed around
rhe bav. almost all of them fyinS ths rsA
flag Of revolt at their nastheats
The torpedo boat destroyers remained
1ovaI. and anchored in the furthest
corner of the bay
ATT O'Clock on the morning OF the 25rd
The Nfuas Geraes. the Sac PaUlo. Ine
Rahia and the battleship Marshal Flori-
ano crossed the bar and fired on tns
fortress. which refrained from respond
ing Curious crowds gathered on the
waterfront and watched the vessels
ranoeuvre. Surprise was expressed at
rhe precision with which the big hsht-
ing ships were handled by their crews
Tt was difficult 10 imagine the absence
of all the officers from the vessels
once outside the bar the squadron
nut about and again entered the bay.
took up a position opposite the city and
fred the big guns from all quarters of the
ships. shot from a small calibre gun
entered a house on CASTILLO Hill. in the
centre of the city. killing two children
and a woman shots We're particularly
directed az the Marine Arsenal
About / o'clock in the afternoon A
small boat flying a white flag went
alongside the Sac Paulo. II carried
Deputy Carvalho. a retired naval Of
hcer. who desired To talk with the mu-
tineers \ little later the Deputy re-
turned 10 shore and reported 20 the
Chamber of Deputies which had haan