Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-26
Speculation on Eventual Effect on
Discipline Of Navy.
HREAT CONSIDERED A BLUFF
Foreign Complications Would Have
Followed Destruction of City.
JAMES BRYCE WAS GUEST AT TIME
ships Bombard Naval station During
NIGHT, but Little Damage is Done
Local Garrisons DO Not
Reply 20 Fire.

RIO JANEIRo Nov. 25.-The government
Of Brazil today yielded to its mutinous
navy
Congress meeting In extraordinary ses-
sion, voted to concede every demand OF the
ultlmatum presented yesterday, including
general amnesty for the sailors, who, after
numbering as many OF their superior Off
GERS as was necessary TO place them in
complete control trained the guns of the
warships on the capital.
what the effect will eventually be on
the discipline Of the navy is a matter Of
some concern. The immediate effect is to
give the sailors increased pay, shorter
hours OF service and less work through the
recruiting of additions to the crews, and
TO abolish corporal punishment in the fleet
Following the action Of congress the mu-
tineers went through the formaiity of sur
rendering and before noon today the city
had resumed rs normal activities and the
public excitement had subsided
British Interests Endangered.
1t 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
minister, and ne would have been as likely
as any one to suffer a bombardment
on the other hand. the mutinOus battle
ship Sac Paoylo had on board several Brit
ish subjects. who accompanied the vessel
on its first trip hume after its construction
at BarrOw-in-Furnass. England.
At the outbreak of trouble, Sir William
II d. Hasgard. British minister to Brazil,
notified the Brazilian foreign office that
any attempt OF the loyal torpedo boats to
destroy the revolving warship would be at
tended with danger TO British subjects on
board, II also is said the government hesi-
tated TO damage the bulwarks OF its navy.
TheSe is no attempt to give political
color 40 the.srsNoltsa as enIy petty navy
officers participated with the sailors, but
tho mutinous ships constituted a controlling
proportion OF the fleet
MutIneeFu Controlled Fleet.
Brazil has but two dreadnoughts, the
Minss Geraes and the Sac Psovlo, and these
being Joined by the coast defense ships,
Marshall Floria1o and Marshall Deodoro
and the scout ship Bahia, the possessors
were in practical control of the fleet and
n necessary to accomplish their ends prob
ably could have made short work OF the
smaller craft, consisting Of six protected
cruisers, three torpedo cruisers and several
vessels Of the gunboat class.
The trouble among the sailors has been
brewing for some time and when the Minas
Geraes ran up the red flag Tuesday night
the other vessels soon followed its ex-
ample. Captain Neves OF the Minas Geraes
and two officers were killed as were several
Of the seamen who attacked them, as the
officers preferred death to the surrender oi
the ship and fought gamely.
90 he 80 a..
yielded and were put ashore. Throughout
Wednesday and Thursday the city was al
the mercy OF the outlaw crews VII dropped
an occasional shell into the city TO add
porated yesterday in an ultmatum to con.
gress.
Naval Arsenal BOmbarded.
Last evening the Sac Paulo and tn,
Bahia withdrew from the harbor, sup
posedly because they feared a night attach
from the loyal torpedo boat destroyers
The Mlnas Geraes. however. remained op
poslte the Eoyernment palace and wai
Joined by the cruiser Deodora
For several hours everything was quiet
Then watchers on shore noted activity OF
board the Deodora and an hour after mid
night the small guns OF the Deodora awok,
the town II was at first thought the re
voting vessels were making a combined
attack on the city. For time a pRnieky
feeling was general. Then II was disoOy
cred that the firing was directed only a
tho naval arsenal The oannonading al,
not last long and no great damage wa
done.
The local garrisons and the loyal torped,
boats did not respond, although. accord
ing to this mornings papers. their officer
had received sinister orders as to thei
duty In certain contingencies
As soon as the action OF congress becam
known the munnous crews surrendered an
tho revolt was AZ an end. The city wa
soon quiet and resumed It's normal activi
ties.