Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-25
MUT|NEERS CARRY
DAY IN BRAZIL


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she put to sea, accompanied by the MI
mas Geraes.
Morning broke with the mutinous
craft still outside the harbor, md they
did not return to port until some hours
later.
Congress Grants Amnesty.
Congress met in extraordinary ses-
sion this morning. The chamber Of
deputies first concurred with the senate
in granting amnesty 20 the mntineers.
Both houses then passed resolutions
conceding the demands IF The sailors.
AS soon as the action Of Congress be-
came known the mutino ls crews sur-
rendered and the revolt was at IN enc.
The city was soon quiet and resuming
its normal activities.
About 10 O'Clock on the night of No
vember 20, as Captain Neves. COM
manding the battleship Minas Geraes,
came back from dinner on board the
French training ship Duguay Trouin
he heard a violent uproar and a
fusillade of shots. 1t was the crew of
his vessel, who had revolted. Captain
Neves and two other officers offered
resistance to some of the s~ailors, and
were killed, and one officer was
mortally wounded. The mutinous
crew meanwhile shouted, Long Live
Liberty"
sailor Takes Command.
The jnsurrectfonary movement then
broke out on board the other new
Brazilian Dreadnought. the hattleship
Sac Paolo, and the scout ship Pahia.
A IL fha AfinaV+c hoxyinr4 haant IandaI n
plain sailor of the first class. named
Jean Candida, took commando of the
squadron.
Ammunition was provided. provisions
were requisitioned and a coal depot on
h Isle of Wanna was taken.
The movement was declared to be
without political significance. The
mutineers sent a message by radio
graph to President Fonseca setting
forth their claim for an immediate
abolition of corporal punishment on
board ship, an increase in their pay,
according to the program submitted to
Congress some time ago, and diminu-
ton of the work with which they are
burdened by reason of the mainten-
ance of incomplete crews. The state
ment added that a bombardment of the
Wy c@AAa VI III 5iiiPD III la I'LL boA
ould follow the refusal of the de-
mands.
Mutineers B0mhard City.
The government refrained from reply
ing to he ltimatum of h mutlneers
and a moderately severe fire was soon
opened by them pom the city. This
continued at intervals all night. The
inhabitants of Rio Janiero were thrown
into confusion by the suddenness of the
event.
IN the morning of the twenty-third
there was further firing on the city by
the ~mutineers. the shots coming at in
frequent intervals. Little damage to
the city resulted from the lombard
ment, however.
1t has been learned that besides Cap
tain Neves n the two officers several
sailors also were killed.
When the mutineers too control of
the warships the vessels steamed around
the bay, almost all of them flying the
red flag of revolt from their masts.
The torpedo-boat d~estroyers remained
loyal and anchored in the farthest cor
ner of the bay.
AT 7 o'clock on the morning Of the
twenty-third the Minas Geraes, the Sac
Paulo, the Bahia and the battleship
Marshal Floriano crossed the bar and
hred on the fortress, which refrained
from responding. Curious crowds gath
cred on the waterfront and watched the
vessels Vancouver. Surprise was ex-
pressed at the precision with which the
giant fighting ships were handled by
their sailor crews. 1t was difficult to
imagine the absence of all the officers
from the vessels.
Once outside the bar, the squadron
put about and again entered the bay,
took up a position opposite the city
and fired the big guns from all quar-
tiers Of the ships. A shot from a small
calibre gun entered a house on Castillo
Hill, in the centre of the city, killing
two children and a woman.
Farley with Sailors.
During the day shots were particu-
larly directed at the marine arsenal.
About l o'clock in the afternoon a small
boat flying a white flag went alongside
the Sac Paolo. 1t carried Deputy Car
valho, a retired naval officer. who de-
sired to talk with the mutineers. A
little later the deputy returned to shore
and made a report to the Chamber OF
Deputies, which had been convened in
special session to deal with the revolt.
The entire membership Of the chamber
declared Its support of the government.
In the Senate Senator Ruy Barbosa,
in the name of the opposition. made