The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-12-01
BRAZIL YIELDS 70
NAVAL MUTINEERS;
CRIMES FORGIVEN
Inhabitants Sleep With Guns
Of Republics Navy Trained
Against City, and Some
Shots Fired.

Rio Janeiro, Nov. 20. -. The govern
ment Of Brazil today yielded to Its
mutinous navy. Congress, meeting In
extra ordinary session, voted to concede
every demand of the ultimatum present
cd yesterday. including general amnesty
for the sailors. who. after numbering
as many OF their superior officers as was
was necessary to place them in COM
plete control, trained the guns of the
warships on the capital.
What the effect will eventually be
on the discipline or the navy is a mat
ter OF some concern. The immediate
effect IL to give the sailors increased
pay. shorter hours and service. and
less work through the recruiting of
additions to the crews. and to abolish
corporal punishment in the feet
Following the action OF congress the
mutineers went through the formality
OF surrendering, and before noon today
the city had resumed it's normal activi-
sided.
It Is doubtful that the mutineers
would have destroyed the city as they
threatened. because of the likelihood
OF complications with Great Britain.
During the progress OF the revolt James
Bryce. British ambassador to the
United States. was the guest OF Baron
Rio Branco. the Brazilian foreign
likely as any one to suffer from a
bombardment.
On the other hand the mutnous bat
tleship, Sac Paulo, had on board sew
eral British subjects, who accompan-
led the vessel on it's first trip home
after its construction at Barrow-in-
Furnass, England.
At the outbreak Of the trouble Sir
William II, ID. Haggard. British min
lister to Brazil, notified the Brazilian
foreign Office that any attempt OF the
royal torpedo boats to destroy the re-
voting warships would be attended
with danger to British subjects on
board. 1t also is known that the gov
eminent hesitated to damage the bull
warks Of its navy.
Politics Not Involved.
There is no attempt to give poll
tical color to the revolt, as only petty
navy officers participated with the
sailors. but the mutinous ships con-
stituted a controlling proportion OF the
fleet.
Brazil has but two dreadnoughts,
the Minas Geraes, and the Sac Paulo,
and these being Joined by the coast
defense ships, Marshal F'lorlano and
Marshal Deodoro, and the scout ship,
Bahia. the possessors were in practi-
cal control of the feet and, IL neces-
sary to accomplish their ends, prob
ably could have made short work of
the smaller crafts, consisting OF six
protected cruisers, three torpedo cruis-
ers and several vessels OF the gunboat
class.
The trouble among the sailors had
been breeding for some time, and
when the Minas Geraes ran up the red
nag Tuesday night, the other vessels
soon followed her example. Captain
Neves. Of the Minas Geraes, and two
oficers were killed, as were several of
the seamen who attacked them, as the
officers preferred death to the surren-
der OF the ship and fought gamely.
Officers Of the other mutinous war
ships yielded and were put ashore.
Throughout Wednesday and Thursday
the city was at the mercy of the out
law crews who dropped an occasional
shell into the city to add force to their
demands. which We're Incorporated
yesterday in an ultimatum to congress.