Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-21

OF whom considered himself the legally elected
candidate; that congress would determine on or
about the 2Sth the legality of the elections, and
that the two disappointed candidates, whoever
they might be, would probably endeavor to
arouse instruction and diSaffectiOn. | have
now to report that the instruction has actually
taken place, but in a different form and headed
by entirely different people than any one had
anticipated or even surmiSed.
THE CONTEST FOR THE PRESIDENCY
had resolved itself into two parties--the admin
istration party, whose candidate was DIR. Arenas
and the popular party whose candidate was Don
Manuel Pardo. Both houses of congress held
their preliminary meetings on the 18th OF this
month, and although all their sessions were
held in secret from that time up to the hour of
their forced dissolution, it was quite apparent
that Pardo would be the choice of the legislative
branch. So well founded were these impressions
that general understanding seemed TO exist
that the president, Don Jose Bata, would quiet
ly turn over the insignia of his office to his sue
cessor, Papio, On the I'd of August this seemed
not only TO be the probable issue, but at the
same time the one which
GAVE THE GREATEST SATISFACTION TO THE
PEOPLE
at large. Fears of a revolution were to great
extent subSiding, and everything seemed to be
progressing calmly and quietly, when on the
22d inst, about two O'Clock p NJ, Gen. Thomas
Gutierrez, minister of war of President Bata's
cabinet, appeared on the principal plaza in Lima.
a
the head of force of infantry lie
ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED nALTA,
declared himself dictator under the title of "Su-
preme chief of the republic" dissolved both
houses of congress by driving the senators and
deputies from their halls at the point of the bay
onet; dispatched force of soldiers to arrest
Pardo, in which, however, he was not success
full, and by securing the streets of the capital
with armed soldiers created panic of fear and
alarm that left him for the time completely mas
ter of the situation. So sudden was all this, so
entirely unexpected, and so iDtimidated were
the public by this lawless and forced assump-
ton of power that no resistance could at once
be made. 1t was found that Gutierrez controlled
the mass of the army, numbering about seven
thousand men, three of his brothers being
colonies of three of the regiments. Stores were
Immediately closed, groups forbidden to congre-
gate in the streets, the press placed under sur
yeillance and, with the exception of one paper,
prevented from issuing their usual editions. All
office holders were removed, tools of Gutierrez
placed in the controlling positions, and reign
of terror established. During that afternoon
and the following morning
SEVERAL PRoNUNCIAMENTos WERE ISSUED
by the supreme CHIEF" in which he declared
that he had saved the country from an abyss
into which it was about to be plunged; that "he
had been called upon by the army, navy and
prominent civilians TO take control of the repub-
ic;' that, to-day, the I'D, would be a bright
page III tTu ) HlSloIy, SCs NOuRitSS was III
session at the time that the demonstration took
place in front of the government palace, and
instantly, on reception of the news, congress
held JOINT session, passed protest, IN which
Gutierrez and who might aid him were declared
10 De OUT OF me pale Oh inc law, ana were III
the act oil afliXlng their individual signatures
when they were dispersed by an armed force of
inc dictator. A protest was signed ny more
than one hundred senators and deputies at the
time OF the dispersion. Many prominent and
many Junior officers OF the army
AT ONCE RESIGNED THEIR COMMISSIONS,
ana thelr places were nlled by men from the
ranks and others known TO be partlSans of the
DICTATOR Inc Sarrls0ns IN the forts OF b INA and
Callao were offlcered by persons who, TWAS sup
posed could influence the mass oil the troops,
and every precauhon taken by Gutierrez to in
sure himself supreme IN authority and power
Inc brother OF Gutierrez, SlVestre by name, to
whom had fallen the lot OF arrestlng President
Balta-a mission That. according to all accounts,
was most brutally iulhlled-was sent to Callao
as military project. The night OF the I'D
FOUR VESSELS OF THE PERUVIAN FLEET,
the lndependencla, Huascar, Apurimac and
Chalaco, all OF Wll'ch nave Deen III dlSarmed
state Tor months past, as nave informed you IN
my previous dispatches, guilty made their
preparations, and early the following morning
steamed out to sea under the command OF Cap
tam Grau and IN the interest OF Prado. The
latter parsonage was rumored as being
w boAhD iii ,r,, nunaoAn ..
rI @ i SS',,, ~ gu tu" ~
] 20 o tb oed INA y, ti,t
dsa,,lod fo , So oao t t; az
1 LILLE t'I9 ~ as as
t1 tai" as ~ No." iomS "ulieiIel "oulu f ne
rorr o rdph G & vi do ~ aI" dSl
@ WY wv I.'s" eStIou might ~
iast ot nr ~, itH u"S ",lu -,
I " H., " ing e ~
~, ~ u't' o ~ ~, anu S S
tno Oo''' Vi u ioi ''i0 P'ot00'lo VI tno i''S
- s, ~ , ,, ~ , ,,,,
i,I5 g. ;.i1 49,, ~ 20 ~
1 At otm.l
, ~, To + Nv a. tan Ioi ~ 70 % ~
20 z ~ 9ont S 1864, i0't, 't MY o
t,0 ~ 10 ~ % ~
w q ~. ~. ~ ne o,tI
t ,a,. w ~ ~ 'ne -f'h
, .,,'I. ~. o'IU.u ""g -, 'nG .IUuuiea1
ri IS ~ .i iirSj @
ro,I,t vi ,o ,d + S9i Ic ot
Ic ~ ~ ~ Ia; iii'ii vi
~ ,oooJ ,t go ST. $50; - i
ftat sIiia, iaso,; tI' i,. ~ -
WpnLes,o ;aos loa,r M, ~ J''v 81,
nv, The Ioyn aud orst 7,Sao ~
~, fr roto;,,irr f,oos 81 "a GP;o!rpa' ~ S
~, ~ Goii L57', VI S ~
LII ~ 80 ~ uo,o aii1eu
",iu anu ?uoG;iS allon tuei
49,, t ~ ~ d;nt '''i''' "''' 9"io' "'"
"i''ei ''''''oi Vi 'no u'c'"'or
THE DECENTRALIZATION IN CALLAo BECAME
COMPLETE.
Forts were deserted, the soldiers throwing
away their arms and uniforms. The railroads
connecting with Lima were torn up, the tele-
graph cut, the mob IN possession OF the town,
hrlng at anybody and everybody; firing into
business o1ces ana private dwellings, and no
authority or head TO control them. The morn
ing OF the 25th ! wrote to the Hon. Francis
THOMAS, the United states minister at Lima,
and to MIR. w. }. Williamson, our consul at
Callao,
to any and all OF our countrymen who might be
our flag during the disturbances which were
lies Of that city saw fit to accept the invitation,
feeling that their lives were in danger from the
lawlesS mob that were shooting at random
through the streets. Colonel Silvestre Cutter
re-, munster ol war 10 ms oIotnei, the su
P.VihS euiSl' N1o hliieu on tu0 i!loihiIs VI lhG
EoIu AZ the la!lloau uepoI III Aiina w Plstol
oal urea III MIN from among crowd OF cltl-
aeus US ne was takIng the VI IRAN lor CaI ea
polile ., tlie cIowu nau salu, viva LaIdo, ou-
Festle ulscuaISeu ms pistol AMONG lheh' aud
M r1,9 ~. RECEIVED HIS DEATH WOUND.
rus act seefita ~ AROUSE inc masses OIL Lima
" !" senoe vi tn I Position, anu commenced
pam "lhons tliG p"t r parry, anu WE'VE
noulo, l1Vlo VI ieSe} ilp tilat tllilc Wltnessed
Ile coiIPiete uoWllail vi the usulper MS oroIh-
CTS anu HIS laclloh. --
DON JOSE BALiA,
Ine Ilnpii SlI p,GSluent, eonchea III inc par
RACKS Oh Soionei MaTceHaho uutlerfez another