, 1876-07-01
SERIOUS RIOTS IN CHILL,

SERIOUS RIOTS IN CHILL.
Valparaiso aud Santiago Held by alob 70,
Two Days.
81n F,tnct4ca Chronicle,
Files OF Ehtlan luurnnlA received bY tic last
Steamer contain lengthy accounts Of the serious
political riots which occurred at tho local rIrr.
ttn1ls held III Santiago and Valparaiso, the two
n, most pai!ou. sittes IN the Republic cons'l.
vlous to tsle clcctlons, and trouble was expected
II Santiago on the 10Th II April, elcctio, day,
But tue voting was conducted With nlmtrabfc
Ct 4sssP o. ee m &c sssF .sFs, gg
made m ASSAULT On the Judge. vi elcc.tons and
bis assistants. FL .Htrcurio, a leading Conserve.
ttys Journal, speaking u tue airair, tells whit
follows:
"On the 17,h the Judge continued his func-
tinns, and was not disturbed until about
o,clDek II, the alterllnon, when lnntc crowd of
blackguartls, headed byao1tle apparently rcspcct-
able men on 'rprschaek, attacked the voting
box. The Officials, Will, tho box attl register.
book, tuck refuge in the first courtyard OF the
Military kcltu4l, but were driven Into the second
or great court.
1sTIr ta{ur,ated crowd outside, excited b,
tllcir. lenders, hogan discharge yf stones, which
continued Until the lot,r Ut thc Military school
wns completely. smashed to pieces, aud thus
they penetrated the first so'srt.yatl Thcro
<h2t AuNtA tbSluSIARES III lJuHt u EtlE Uhlq
wl!icI separates the lrtt fro.n the second court,
un!l tried to break It t'own Will, stonct. The;
only succeeded, however, III making grcat holes
III It,: In this critical situation, nn1 when tho
seeon.t euurt, the Director ii tic Militars
school, BriEadier-tscncrnl Esculn, Determined
that liz would make the Invading risIans r.
sr.et that sanctaary. lls gave oracrs to the
rain ot stones and bullets was kept up BY Tic
mob. Gen. Esra1a ordered the cadcts to Gls-
charge their nr,ns through the openings Of tilu
'secosid door one by onc- rs 1e called then, by
ts nme s'nx ~ the a''satg 0S f1a lie Erosesds
but witllyiit cifcct.. lie s,,r Tint nil thut
was obtained was thc Withdrawal Ut tho
mob from the first eotlrt, while those composing
Il e9ntinuGd to discharge stoncs and oecasional
bullets, Twelve eatlets were next placed in
line and opened volicy OIL tho crowd. At this
lu1.cturc force 0f chasscurs arrived on thu
outside OF the school, and placing themselves
across tic street captured tic rIrgfeaders Of the
mob.
Unfortunately three were killed and seveul
wounded III tile a1fray, and a,noag the wounirI
was one Of tile nngleMlers. After this scene Of
bloodsl1etl, which might, after ul hare l,nsl
the street, and the ballotng officers returned 10
their duty. An hour after the scrutiny Ut The
election ut TINT table tn0k placc, and the mum.
Der OF yotcs for independent candidates greatly
exceeded thosu for the government party,
"Tfr Ktttuied, scln1-ofllc!al pater, tr.cs to
show TINT thu riot was the result OF The nction of
Gen. Escala, and went cycn sn fur US to ueruse
hlm 9f !nur.leT. An Indignation meeting was
Ing came ot It. Political questions are hciug
1rbatcl with increased vlgor every day. There
nFe two powers struggling for mastery. On tho
one side the great Inatofity of citizens who de-
choose their Representatives, unl the other stile
the President VI the Republic, his Cabinet, and
patty, who arc irving to icfraul the people of
thsir M right,t. t., He, Hence the tunnetl VI witness
"frhe scenes In Valparaiso were vcry exciting.
The tntcndente, Don Francisco Echanrreh, nee.
Ing TINT one Of his opponents, Don Acasio Gotta
pos, wis likely to be elected, gave orders to
elose % tl,c r9lls Until It. t'le following day. This
stances, neither Of which could bo cited by tt,t
intcndcnte in his illegal conduct. Trouble thrr
commenced at the polls, md to .nnks the sit,la-
Hoa ton MGrsc ,,.a, Lieutenant M Of Police named
rounded thu election table Tl iii eomnlanaante @
Of tho marlne artillery, with the troops under
ills command, tried to restore or.lcr, but Il was
too Int. The popularc had already torn the
stones from the street ami sent them witstllug
md flying around the heads OF Espinlola and
his followers. This continued until the Licuten-
ant anl those With fltA wcrc compelled to lfce
1ot the'r lives, amidst shower If stones. 1nl-
nlcdiatcly after the police was drawn OF or1cr
was restored, md two companies Of marine mr.
ttl'cry arrived aul were Enthusiastically hur-
ralcd by the excited populacc. Behind The nr-
With was received with klsses &C. and ue eries p"w S
with the police. At this moment the fury
of tho people became Intense, nnd stones
commenced TO fly shout Hereby, because thu
horses over thu multitude. After many Efforts
order was nga!n restored. owing in great part to
the cool courage Of Commander EEers al.l the
admirable behavior of Ills troops. But this
peace was OF short duration.
!" Another squad Of mounted police appeared
on the sernc at this moment Will the purpose OF
putting down tho mob. The hfsses and Insults,
with stonc-l'clting, began again when thu police
er tss "a IL u FL tss snp' s asfo5sps o III
being thus attacked, ra!ncl showers OF stones
upon the police. It was shocking to seo how
the police t1ashcd down men, women, md
dealing out blows furIously with the butt end oi
their earhinca. but III spitu VI tho brutality
Of tho police. tho fnainensu crowd assembled at
tho time, null estimatc.l at 4,0o0, fed fron ons
whenever possible srA yelling with madnrss.
The trtuI.s found It impossible to quell tho mob
or !spcrsc it, III spite Ut tho alslce md lcnicncy
OF the officers Of marine artillery and the lavish
groups Of rIotcrs were BROKEN upa une place,
they quickly assembled ut another. Iii this
carnival OF Wild pass[on the bruised md injured
wcrc, Us may naturally b. supposed, very ,lu-
EneFbn3. GlIHNke LQ EHy lNcfeW WEFE mol many
Killed. During tho night thcrc was an oiminous
sovt Of quictncss,, liku thu peculiar calmncsa
before Il storm. Thu nc1t day tho election Of
tlrors ugaili lnet tn rccomlnetlco their luuc-
tons, bit tho great crowd WAS ut It's post
curly. III TIM day, aud thu officers were
tun lntimtlatcd fl net, although from 40d
t9 600 men. troopa Of tho line md police, wers
p!accd at tho precincts u thu yot!ng-placcs.
Ills officers theti reilrcd to private house, and
there mado up their returns. OF course tha
affair was farcc, hut the documents were sent
to u Notary notwithstanding. The farcs was
ridiculous aud promoted by tho intcndeutcs for
tho purpose oi excluding Ills enemy Colapoa
from tho municipal body.
" "rllo events Just related caused lasge mum.
bcr Of people to be imprisoned, aud this WIS
carried! out ~ the most tntuisols manner by
the polite ot Valparaiso, a body which, through
being thu blind Instrument In the iAtendeutc's
hanls to deprive the people OF their rights, hus
beeome thoroughly odioua 70 everybody. Quiet
and pcaceabla cltlxcns weFo dragged as midnight
from their beds and hurried to tho tlthltst
dungeons, surrounded BY soldiers, u II
they wcro the most dangerous criminals.
The houses of others we're broken open, doors
T.