The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-25
REBELS GIVE UP
AND WILL GO FREE
Mutineers Surrender and Re-
port Says They Have Been
Granted Amnesty
LESS WORK: MORE PAY
WHAT SAILORS ASKED
Demanded That They Be Civ
en- Shorter Hours With In
crease of Wages-Captain
and Other Officers Killed

LONDON, November 25.-The
Rio Janeiro correspondent Of the
Exchange Telegraph Company
cablcs that the Brazilian multi
neers have surrendered uncOndi-
tionally.
A private message received hero
this afternoon BY = mercantile
house from Its Rio correspondent
says that the Brazilian chamber
OF deputies has followed the ex-
ample OF the senate and passed
the measure granting amnesty TO
the rebels.
RIO JANEIRO. Nov. 25.-After q
vote OF amnesty by the Brazilian Con-
gress and the granting of all Of their
demands. the mutineers aboard the
Brazilian warships surrendered to-day.
The demands Of the mutfneers 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 then
A representative Of the government,
under Gag OF truce. made his way 10
the warships and was received by Z
committee OF the sailors. A. soon A.
the action Of Congress WAS conveyed TO
the mutinous sailors they laid down
their arms.
Congress took this action ~ the a.
ternat4ye OF having the guns OF its own
wsrsnips continue their firs upon ths
city. The guns Of the battleships
Minas Gerass. Sao PAuio. the scout
cruiser Deodora and the scout ship Ba-
HIN were Al trained on the city during
tiae time that Congress WIS I'll ses-
sion.
kul Their Captain
II Is pretty we'll established that
the mutlny was not the result OF =
poitticai revolt. but rAtner v result
from dissatisfaction with CONDITIONS
shorter hours. more pay,
more men, 70 aid IN their work and
the I'm mediate abolition OF Whipping
AZ means OF punishment
the nrst outbreak occurred last
Tresoay night Captain Batiste Dai
Neees, commanding the mocern and
newly ueilsered ureaonaugnt pattle-
snap Minas Geraes, had been dining
on board the French training ship
Daguay Trouin. When he returned
10 his ship he found the crew in
mutany. when he attempted to drive
the men lack to their posts he was
killed, with two other officers. The
drea dnaught Sac PAuio and the scout
cruiser Bahia at once Joined in the
all three OF the vessels send
n ~ aG
manu of the squadron was then taken
by Jean Candida. sailor OF the FIRST
class. who has maneuosred the ships
with great skill.
Provisions and ammunition dealt
out 10 the various gun crews, pro-
visions We're reQuisitioned and coal
seized from the island Of Vienna.
isarges transporting coal to the French
steamer Atlantique and the English
ship Oronsa, were coIumandered.
During all this time the various tor
pedo boat destroyers In the hArbor re-
manned loyal. They we're in position
to torpedo the mutinous vessels 1T
any time, but the British minister
English subjects on the two new
Tuesday night the mutineers sent
wireless messages to President Fon-
aeca setting out their demands The
ended with q threat to
lombard the city If their demands
were refused.
Bosnbard the City.
No answer was sent by the govern
ment up to Tuesday night and then
began q boinbardment 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 infiicung little damage. Wednes-
day night the vessels were Joined BY
tho battleship Marshal F'foriano. whose
crew mutinied and sent tho officers
ashore That night tho ships an
chored outside the bar. for fear that
the loyal torpedo boats might destroy
them.
Yesterday the vessels re-entcred the
harbor and fired on the forts. which
RETAINED from answering. More shots
were fred at the city. one OF which
struck house and killed two chill
dren.
Late In the afternoon Deputy Car
vaiho. q former naval ofiicer. board
ed the ship under nag OF truce and
learned their demands. These ne at
once communicated to the senate,
which granted them. The chamber
OF deputies took up tho matter to-