Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1912 — BRAZIL’S INTERNAL TROUBLE [ARTICLE]

BRAZIL’S INTERNAL TROUBLE

Conflict of Authority Is Precursor of < Riot and Destrirctlon at Bahia. Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 12. —Trouble has arisen at Bahia over the refusal of the state government to carry but a judgment the federal court granting a writ of habeas corpus in the case of some opposition deputies. There was rioting. The shopa were closed and Fort Sao Marcello shelled the government building, which was set on fire and destroyed. Two houses in the Rua de Chill were also demolished.

The disorders have apparently not ended, but no further details are obtainable. A federal warship' has been d.’t patched to the scene of trouble.