Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-26

Chamber caused doubt whether the
former offer to surrender had become
an accomplished fact Owing to the
difficulty in the transmission of the
rows it is not known whether the yes
seis have sailed away or whether their
movement was merely a slight change
OF base.
While the revolt lasted the people of
the city We're kept in q state of sus-
p"nsc, fearing that the mutineers
would make good their threat to blow
UP the capital unless their wishes were
met. 1t is doubtful, however, that they
would have taken this step in any
event because of the likelihood of COM
plcations with Great Britain. During
the progress of the revolt James
Bryce. British ambassador to the Unit
ed States. was the guest of Baron Rio
Branco the Brazilian foreign minis
ter, and he would have been as likely
as any one to suffer from lombard
ment
on the other hand the mutinous bat
tleship san Paulo had on board sew
eral British subjects who accompa-
MED the vessel on it's first trip home
after its construction at BarrOw-in-
Furness England At the outbreak OF
the trouble Sir William n. ID. Hag
gard, British minister to Brazil. noti-
fled the Brazilian foreign Office that
any attempt of the loyal torpedo boats
to DESTROY the revolving varships
would be attended with danger to
British subjects on board. 1t is also
known that the government hesltated
t. damage the bulwarl<s of it's navy.
There is no attempt to give polit-
ical color to the revolt. as ONLY petty
navy officers participated with the
sailors. but the mutinous ships con-
stitutet' controlling proportion of the
fleet.
Brazil has but two Dreadnaughts, tho
Minas Geraes and the Sac Paolo. and
these being joined by the coast defence
ships Marshal Floriano and Marshal Dec
dora and the scout ship Bahia. the posses
sOrs We're in practical control Of the
feet and If necessary to accomplish then
ends, probably could have made short
work of the smaller craft. consisting o.
six protected cruisers, three torpedo
cruisers and several vessels of the gun
boat class,
The trouble among the sailors had beer
brewing 1bl StInf Tune anu "HNi NV
Minas Geraes ran up the red flag Tues
day night the other vessels soon followed
her example capt. Neves of the MinaS
Geraes and two officers were killed a!
were several of the seamen who attarke'
Them as the officers preferred death tt
the surrender of the ship and Tough
gamely.
The officers of the other mutinous war
ships yielded and were put ashore
Throughout Wednesday and THURSDAY
the city was at the mercy of the outla"
crews, who dropped an occasional shei
into the city to add force to the demands
which were incorporated yesterday in ar
ultimatum to Congress. The Senate me
Yesterday hurredly and unanimously
agreed to offer amnesty to the revolt
ers The lower house hesitated. delayinp
action until today. Last night the Mina'
Geraes anchored opposite the government
palace with her deck cleared FOR action
The Marshal Deodora, stationed NEARBY
fired a few shots at the naval arsenal.
These tactics were successful in perSuao'
ing the government that the mutlneers
would not compromise and early today
both houses met and voted to give the
sailors what they wanted and guarantee
them immunity from punishment.