Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-04
RIOTS in Chilli.
Valparaiso and Santiago the
Scenes of Disorder.
HOUSES AND STORES SACKED.
The Trouble Grows Out Of the Strikes
Police aud Military ChRrgo-Many
Persons Wounded--An In
capable Mayor.

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Persons Wouuded-An In
capable Mayor.
PANAMA, Aug. 20. Tho following &c
count OF the labor riots in Valparaiso
Chill, have been received here:
IL was early known the launchmer
and stevedores hadstr and they had
threatened to attack the custom house,
tho workmen in which We're compelled
to Join tho mob The strikers demanded
payment In coin-not in notes-and this
demand caused the doors of the custom
house to close--a step which was prompt
ly followed throughout the city. Pick
handles and handles OF other tools we're
obtained. and armed with these the mob
proceeded TO the iron works Of Lever,
Murphy g. Co. whore they did immense
damage. On tho wharf the fires in the
steam wlnches were exlinguished.
At one p m, number Of citizens re-
quested the authorities 10 act. But
meanwhile the mob had swept through
the city, plundering stores, shops,
drinking places and warehouses, and
carrying OIL every thing portable. At
some places rife shots we're fired, but
as tho cartridges we're soon exhausted
the defenders had to leave the property
at the mercy of the mob. Meanwhile
tho police wore assembled in strong
force at the very spot where no mob was
TO be seen.
Two hours after these disorders had
occurred. and after eighty had been
wounded and some twelve killed, the
authoritios determined to send out ar
tillery and infantry pickets and defend
the intendente and other public officers.
AS tho day closed the streets were
filled with people. and every thing in
dicated that rough scenes we're about TO
occur The Union printing Office was
soon attacked and the mob had TO be
driven of.
At one p m. the second day the mass
moved to Victoria square. and here it
divided into three separate bodies which
took different directions One body 600
strong marched through Victoria street
throwing stones at the houses. Branches
weE&.orn from-the. tISes and wherever
II was believed work was in progress the
mob halted and was Joined by the work.
men. This step was first adopted at the
maccaroni factory OF Plumb & Co.; then
at the German bakery, and then in
some ten or twelve other establish
ments until the Merceil Church was
reached.
Afterward the mob, by this time num-
bering some 200 persons, moved toward
the Estero de las Deliclas. On passing
a bakery in Tivoli street stones we're
thrown at tho windows and doors and
tho workmen were called upon to leave.
Some fifteen shots were fired from tho
bakery and it is said twelve we're
wounded Only when the shots ceased
was the house broken into, and then a
scene Of pillage followed which can
scarcely be described. A cigar shop and
Wholesale store were sacked.
After an hour had elapsed picket
appeared, only to ask the plunderers
to withdraw, and as they did not do so
the soldiers withdrew and the plunder-
inr continued.
Meanwhile similar and even worse
scenes were being enacted IN the Baron
quarter The railroad shops were COM
plotely destroyed and their contents
tn rown into the sea. The female car
drivers house was completely demol-
ished. Tho agency Of the Baron was
sacked and Ewing's biscuit factory was
completely destroyed.
During the attack young girl em-
II. Ia, a fat frtarl
by tho mob throw herself from a win
dow, breaking a leg and injuring her
head
The sack Of tho National biscuit
factory had not terminated when
picket arrived and, the mob not retir-
ing, opened fire, killing one of the riot
ers aud wounding four others
But this did not frighten the mob,
which had rapidly increased in num-
bers Cries, whistles, threats and yells
in favor Of the populace and of Death
to the rich and the pretendersl" proved
that no thought Of dispensing as yet had
entered the minds OF the rioters, while
they were again joined by other mobs
which came down from the hills
BY four o'clock the mob numbe el at
least 1900 and although repeatedly
charged by the police, who employed
sabers in their efforts, proved ineffect-
ual, although they again left some
twenty on the ground.
BY five p m. the mob had almost dis
to the drinking shops and
All tho time the foregoing scenes
were being enacted many others of
similar class we're in progress in other
parts In Maipu street Carabagars
bakery. the factory OF Zolezzi & Co,
and the fire engine house were plum
dcred. Tho Fifth fremon's company
was attacked and one OF the members
wounded, yet the intendente would rem
der no assistance although requested to
do so, and the iremen consequently de-
Tended themselves.
At seven p. m. body Of policemen
on the mob and made five
prisoners
At the same time band Of rioters
passed through Victoria street, smash
ing doors. windows, lamps. etc. and
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