Evening journal., 1910-11-25
MUTINEERS
SURRENDER
Brazil Votes Amnesty to
Sailors While Guns Are
Trained on City
NOT RESULT OF
POLITICAL REVOLT

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov. 25.-
After vote of amnesty by the Bra
lillian Congress, and the granting of
all their demands, the mutineers
aboard the Brazilian warships sur
rendered to-day. The demands of the
mutineers were granted and the am
nesty voted at an extraordinary ses-
sion of Congress to-day. The Cham
Der of Deputies followed the example
Of the Senate in agreeing upon am
nesty and both houses then voted to
concede the demands of the mutineers.
A report of the government under a
flag of truce made his way TO the war
ships and was received by a commit
tee of the sailors. AS soon as the ac-
ton of Congress was conveyed to the
mutinous sailors, they laid down their
arms
Congress took this action as the al
Tentative of having the guns of its
own warships continue their fire upon
the city. The guns of the battleships
Minas Geraes, Sac Paulo, the scout
cruiser Deodora and the scout ship
Bahia, were all trained on the city
during the time that Congress was in
session.
It is pretty we'll established that the
mutiny was not the result Of a poliu-
cal revolt, but rather arose from dis
satisfaction with conditions on board
war vessels, mutineers demanded
shorter hours. more pay, more men to
aid in their work and the immediate
adjustment OF whipping as a means
Of punishment.
The first outbreak occurred last
Tuesday. Captain S3atiste Dai Neves,
commanding the modern and newly
delivered -eadnought battleship Min
as Geraes, had been dining on board
the French training ship Duguay
Trouin. When he returned 70 his ship,
he found the crew in mutiny When
he attempted TO drive the men hack 10
their posts he was killed. with two
other officers. The dreadnought Sac
Paulo and the scout cruiser Bahia at
once Joined in the mutiny. all three Of
the vessels sending their officers
ashore. The command OF the SQUAD
ron was then taken by Jean Candido,
sailor OF the first class. who has
manouvered the ships with rare skill
The magazines were burst open. and
ammunition dealt out to the various
gun crews. Provisions we're reouisi-
toned and coal seized from the island
of Wanna, the depot The harges
transporting coal to the French steam
er Atlantlque and the English shin
| Oronsa were commandeered.
During all this time the various tor
Dedo boat destroyers in the harbor re-
mained loyal. They were. I'm a position
TO torpedo the mutinous vessels at
any time, but the British minister pro-
tested, declaring there were many
English subjects on the two new
dreadnoughts.
Tuesday night the mutineers sent
wireless messages to President Fon-
SEGA setting out their demands The
demand ended with a threat TO bonn
bard the city If not complied with
No answer was sent by the govern
ment Tuesday night, and then began
a desultory bombardment Of the city,
during which, however, little or no
damage was done. Wednesday morn
ing the vessels steamed about in the
harbor, firing at random at the city
and infiicting little damage. Wednes-
day night, the vessels were Joined by
the battleship Marshal Floriano, whose
crew mutinied and sent the officers
ashore. That night the ships anchored
outside the bar, for fear that the loyal
torpedo boats might destroy them.
Yesterday the vessels re-entered the
harbor and fired on, the forts, which
refrained from answering. More shots
were fired at the city, one of which
struck house and killed two children.
Later in the afternoon, Deputy Car
valho, former naval officer, board
ed the ships under a flag of truce and
] learned their demands.