Baldanha reached his decision to
surrender tin* fleet without a light after
In* laid made a desperate attempt to
land his forces at Nlctheroy. lie after
ward dispatched the Aqitldalmn to the
south loaded with all tlie porlahlu mu
nitions of war he possessed which were
of value. He also sent away all avail
able marines Then, being powerless,
he surrendered."
The provisional government junta
consists of Silveria Martins for Ulo do
Sul. Ferreira tie Mello for S.tnla Gatha
rinu, and Dr. Westphalia for Parana.
The Portuguese warship Albuquer
que lias been sighted. It Is bound for
Buenos Ayres, where it will be quaran
tined, It Is reported I hat Admiral da
Gama is on board the Albuquerque.
A TRAGEDY IN MID AIR.
Mistake a Hawk Made In Tackling a
Weasel.
The weasel is a dainty and luxurious
liver, in Ids way. He steals the fresh
esl eggs, selects the lelideresl chickens
of the brood, and will sometimes kill
several for a single meal, sucking Un
warm blood, and eating only a small
lilt of the flesh.
He is not only sly and cunning, but
remarkably courageous. He will often
attack an enemy very much larger
and stronger than himself, and does
not lose his wits, even In Imminent
peril. Till > heroic quality Is some
limes strikingly evinced.
The w-Ksl-euiters were eating their
midday lunch upon the border of un
Adirondack forest, when they noticed
a large hawk circling in the sky over
head. evidently with his eye upon
something near them. He vats grade
ally narrowing his circles while ap
proaching the ground, and l‘ was ap
parent that he would s<sn drop upon
Ills victim.
