Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-25
Government Grants Am
nesty aud All De-
mands of Sailors.
CONGRESS Is CONVENED
In SPECIAL SESSION
Rio De Janeiro Menaced by Guns
of Big Battleships Taken
by Crews.

RIO JANEIRO, Nov 25.-The gov
ernment of Brazil today yielded to It's
mutinous navy.
Congress. meeting III extraordinary
session, vrSed to concede the demand
of the ult }htum presented yesterday.
including general amnesty for the SAIL
ors who after numbering as many OF
their superior officers as was necessary
70 place them in complete control
trained the guns of the warships upon
the capital.
What effect the outcome will have
eventually on the discipline in the navy
is a matter of some concern. The I'M
mediate effect is to give the sailors IN
creased pay, shorter hours OF service
and less work through the recruiting
of additions to the crews. and to anoi-
ish corporal punishment In the fleet
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-
ties and the public excitement had sub
sided.
While the revolt lasted the people OF
the city were kept In a state OF sus-
pense, fearing that the mutineers would
make good their threat to blow up the
capital. unless their wishes were met.
Il is doubtful, however, that they would
have taken this step In any event, be-
cause Of the likelihood of complications
with Great Britain.
British Ambassador in Peril.
During the progress OF the revolt
James Bryce, British ambassador to
the United States, was the guest OF
Baron Rio Branco, the Brazilian for
eign minister, and be. would have been
al likely as anyone to suffer from q
bombardment.
On the other hand the rnuttnous bat
tleship Sac Paulo had on board several
British subjects, who accompanied tho
vessel on it's first trip home after its
construction at Barrow-in- Furness,
England. At the outbreak OF the trouble
Sir william H. d. Haggard. British
minister to Brazil, notified the Brazil
ian foreign office that any attempt Of
the loyal torpedo boats to destroy the
revolving warships would be attended
with danger to British subjects on
hoard. It also is known that the gov
ernment hesitated to damage the bull
warks OF its navy.
There is no attempt to give political
color to the revolt as only petty navy
officers participated with the sailors.
but the mutinous ships constituted
controlling proportion of the feet.
Mutineers Controlled Fleet.
Brazil has but two dreadnoughts,
the Minas Garaes and the Sac Paulo,
and these being Joined by the coast
defense ships Marshal Floriano ana
Marshall Beodora and the scout ship
Bahia, the possessors were In practical
control of the feet, and, II necessary
to accomplish their ends. probably
could have made short work Of the
smaller craft, consisting of six pro-
sected cruisers, three torpedo cruisers
and several sailing vessels OF the gum
boat class.
The capital slept laAt night with the
guns of it's own navy trained upon 1t.
The mutineers remained, seemingly,
masters of the situation. Toward 1
O'Clock this morning one of the mutin-
GUS fleet fired upon the naval arsenal.
The scout cruiser Deodora has joined
the battleships Minas Geraes and Sac
Pa,llo and the scout Bahia In revolt.
Today's session of the Chamber of
Deputies was awaited with anxiety.
Whether it would follow the example
of the Senate and vote amnesty for
the mutineers was in doubt. The lower
house could not come to an agreement
on the matter, although the action of
the higher chamber was unanimous.
The rebellious sailors continued a de-
fiant attitude this morning, and there
IN in6 a
would compromise or surrender even
though assured of amnesty, the govern
ment yielding to their ultimatum of
yesterday and granting an increase in
bay, the abolition of corporal punish
inent in the navy and the adjustment
minor grievances.
BattIeships Seek safety,
last evening the Sac Paulo and the
hia withdrew from the harbor sup
,edly because they feared a night
aclx from tho loyal torpedo-boat de-
Etroyers. The Minas Geraes, however,
Remained opposite the government pal
Ice and was joined by the cruiser Deo--
Dora.
For several hours everything was
auiet. Then watchers on shore noted
activity on board the Deodora.
The hour following midnight passed
anxiously. Then the small guns Of the
Deodora awoke the town 1t was at
first thought the revolving vessels were
making combined attack upon the
city.
For time a panieky feeling was
general Then it was discovered that
the firing was confined to The scout and
was directed only at the naval arsenal
rbe cannonading li1 not last long and
no great damage was done.
Local garrisons and the Loyal torpedo |
boats did not respond, although, ac-
rording to this mornings papers. their
officers had received sinister orders as
to their duty in certain conJingent les. |