The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-06
SUDDEN DEATH FOR
 MUT|NEERS
FoRTY-FlVE OF UNRULY BRAZIL. IAN SAILORS PASS AWAY IN
 CAPTIVITY.

RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 6.-According 10 today's Journal De Commercio. Jean Candido, leader of the recent revolt in the navy, and 45 other mu. tineers have met sudden deaths. Can dido sucCumbed to gangrene while a prisoner, 26 of his associates died from sunstroke while engaged in re pairing the fortress on Cobras island, and eighteen others were suffocated in their cells in the prison on Vile gainon island.
 Recently there have been two re volts in Brazil one in the navy. and the other by the naval battalion in barracks on CCbras island, short distance from Rio Janeiro.
 The night of November 22 the crews of the battleships Minas Ger aes and Sac Paulo, the coast de fense ships Marshal Floriano and Marshal DeOdora, and the scout ship Bahia mutinied. The uprising start ed on board the Minas Geraes, the captain and two officers of which were killed. Another officer was ia fatally wounded. The disaffection i'm meCiately spread to the other vessels named, whose officers were put ashore.
 Jean Candido, a plain sailor of the first class, took command of the mutinous squadron.
 A rigid censorship maintained by the government since the revolt in the navy was put down. makes it i'm possible to confirm officially the ru- mors of recent rioting at Para and elsewhere in the republic. The cen sOrship includes the newspapers here and extends to press dispatches Cabled 10 other countries.
 Nictheroy, the capital of the state of Rio Janeiro, and situated across the harbor from the Federal capital. is under martial law. Two presi- dents and two legislatures claim of flee at Nictheroy, and troops oc- cupy all the public buildings.
 The mutineers sent an ultimatum 10 the government demanding the ab olition of corporal punishment aboard ship, an increase in pay and dimin ution of excessive labor made neces- sary by inadequate crews. Non-com- pliance, the ultimatum said: would mean bombardment of Rio Janeiro The bombardment began the night of November P, and throughout the three following days the city was at the mercy of the rebellious crews. There were numerous casualties ashore, and much damage was done 70 property.
 Great excitement prevailed and congress was hastily summoned in special session and granted the de mands of the mutineers, and also amnesty. On November 26, the trouble came to an end The war ships were returned to the govern ment. The mutineers came ashore and were arrested. but soon after wards were released. Later, how ever, they were rearrested and sent to the island of Villegain on.
 The night of December the naval battalion on Cobras island mutinied and was supported by the scout ship Rio Grande do Sul. This time the government acted energetically. and the shore batteries and warships opened a heavy fire on the island.
 After five hours of smelling the rebels hoisted the white flag and the government officials believed they had surrendered. They had only asked for an armistice, how ever, tC remove their dead and wounded, which aggregated 200. Al ter this was accomplished the fight ing was resumed and continued throughout the following day, when the mutineers again raised the white flag and laid down their arms and surrendered. All of them were i'm medately arrested. Besides the cas- ualties within the barracks a large number of persons on shore were killed or wounded and much dam age done to property.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. - Senor Lima E. Silva, charge d'affairs of the Brazilian embassy here, said today that he had received advices from his government regarding the riot ing in Para, but that the disturb ances were purely of local char acter. He added that whatever vio- lence had occurred had been directed against the mayor of Para rather than the government of Brazil. He declared that he had received no information about the naval mu-