▁political ▁situation ▁further ▁d eter ior ated . ▁Pr ud ente ▁interrupted ▁his ▁con val esc ence ▁and ▁then ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁General ▁Carlos ▁Mach ado ▁B itten court ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁new ▁expedition ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁reb els . ▁ ▁In ternal ▁differences ▁within ▁the ▁PR ▁and ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Can ud os ▁wore ▁down ▁the ▁government . ▁Even ▁with ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁t ensions ▁did ▁not ▁ab ate . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁during ▁a ▁military ▁ceremony , ▁Mor ais ▁with stood ▁an ▁attempt ▁on ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁escaped ▁unh urt , ▁but ▁his ▁war ▁minister , ▁Marsh al ▁B itten court , ▁died ▁def ending ▁him . ▁The ▁president ▁decre ed ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁sie ge , ▁for ▁the ▁Dist rito ▁Federal ▁of ▁( R io ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁and ▁N iter ó i ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁troubles ome ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁The ▁difficult ▁economic ▁and ▁financial ▁crisis ▁inherited ▁from ▁the ▁En cil h amento ▁economic ▁b ubble ▁took ▁its ▁to ll ▁on ▁the ▁administration , ▁mainly ▁because ▁of ▁military ▁sp ending ▁and ▁increased ▁deb t ▁to ▁foreign ▁credit ors . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁his ▁minister s ▁of ▁fin ance , ▁Rod rig ues ▁Al ves ▁and ▁Bernard ino ▁de ▁Cam pos , ▁Pr ud ente ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁British ▁bank ers ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁deb t ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁financial ▁transaction ▁known ▁as ▁fund ing