Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-25
GENERAL NEWS.
Terrible State Of AsAlrs caussd BY
the Psruyiaa Waf.
A Young Wife Driven to Desp1atisa- -Stats
sc, Hews-toot for the "Shoe-Saiag"
Distriet-Heavy DsfaIeation.
Fire Record.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES AND GOSSIP.

PANAMA. August 1.-THE Withdrawal Of
the Chilean division from the interior hes
been effected, and the Peruvians hold the
up-country, without hindrance, TO within
thirty miles OF Lima, where the Chilesns
propose establishing camp and intend for
tifying some Of the adjacent hills This
place is known as Chosica, on the line OF
the Oroys Railway. Already nearly two
thousand men Of all arms are stationed
there aud six pieces Of artillery have been
placed in position commanding the sp.
proaches from the mountains. The valley
Of the Rimac svery narrow al ChosicA and
the river runs Close TO the railway.
90 that the line may BE- ee61lY
defended sss end my ef>enpA -
pass on toward Lima be repulsed. No one
imsgines however, that General Caceres,
with his few soldiers and scanty stock OF
ammunition, would risk general engaee-
ment He will continue carrying out his
plan Of operations, which consists In ap-
pesring where least expected and destroy.
ing small detachments OF the enemy before
aid can be given by the main body. Theirs
are many Who think that the Peruvian gen.
tIul viii hCAt b0 uVaiu ttVAn Wv NtNh'sJ
OF Iisco snd lea, $50 miles south OF Lima
and fertile and we'll stocked country.
There the Chilians have about 5000
men scattered over considerable space
and might be attacked In detail.
One little Chilean garrison at Tambo
de Mora, near Pisco, was completely de-
stroycd by some irregular Peruvian troops,
otherwise gueT'llas, on the night OF the
2sth ult The Chileans were only ten or
twelve in number, bui only two escaped.
From Iglesias in the north and Carrilio ut
Arequipa We have no further news than
that conveyed in my last d'spstch, the
lgiesias was at Cajarnarca awaitinga threat
encd attack from the Chileans and Carrillo
still actively engaged In forming his army.
After the Chileans evacuated MOllcndo,
VII ch is the port OF Arcquipa, IL was occu-
pied by a handful of Peruvian infantry.
Vice President Montero is journeyins to-
werd Arequipa. At last accounts he was
approaching Jauja and from thence could
Ic:ch his destination In fortnight. As
the Congress OF Bolivia meets on tho
9Th Of this month Montero Hill prob
ably make a strong effort to induce
that vaciliating Republic 60 take up arms
arms and help the ally who has lost nearly
all in her cause. The Bolivian General
Camacho. who was recently released by
Chile with the design OF furthering the
wishes Of the conquercr for an armistic with
Bolivia. is at La Psz and busy with the con-
gressmen. Montcro's interest and the In.
terest Of Peru is 10 persuade bolivia To ~
sumo q warlike aspect, refusing all over
lures OF peace while the territors is held he
the enemy, and by sending troops to the
frontier menace Tscna and Aoica and force
Chile 10 maintain q strong army at those
points. think II almost certain that the
Bolivian government favors this plan, but
there is evidently an influential peace party
In Congress and In the press. The new and
rigorous policy of chile toward Peru,
motived principally by her rerent mishaps
in the interior, Is being inaugurated. There
we're several fourishing and populous vii
lagos on the Oroyo railway, leading down
from ChIcla, the inland ttrminus These
were Matricann. San Mateo. San Bartolome,
Cocachacra and others, each containing
from five hundred to q thousand inhabi.
tants and supplying Lima with garden
produce. During the fights along the line
these little hamlets were neccs.arily occu-
pied by the Peruvian aud Chilean forces ~
The case might be-, and as the peole inhabit-
ing them are Peruvians, IL seems quite nat
ural that they should favor their country
men over the invaders. But A. the Chilean
Minister OF War Is reported 10 have assured
his Congress that nothing but ashes and
dead bodies should mark the marches of
the retiring troops, Colonel urriola, com.
the regiment Mirahores and Gov.
ering the rear Of the Chileans, applied the
torch h these undefendcd places, and took
especial pains 10 have the work properly
done. Six villages were totally destroyed
and 3, 900 women and children rendered
homeless. The men are of NJ the wars.
Only the railway stations and BUILDINGS
were spared, as the line IN under lease 70 IN
A american company, and complications we're
iered. This 10 a fair sample oi what Is In
store for Peru.