Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-04
RIOTS IN Chilli.
Valparaiso and Santiago the
Scenes Of Disorder.
HOUSES and STORES SACKED.
The Trouble Grows Out Of the striksE-
Police and Military Charge-Msny
Persons wounded-Ah In.
capable Mayor.

PANAMA. Aug. 26-The following ~
count Of the labor riots In Valparaiso,
Chill, have been received here:
1t was early known the laupchmen
and stevedores had struck and they had
threatened to attack the custom house,
the workmen in which were compelled
to Join the 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
~ followed throughout the city. Pick
handles and handles of other tools were
obtained, and armed with these the mob
proceeded to the iron works of Leves,
Murphy & Co, where they did immense
damage. On the wharf the fires in the
steam winches were extinguished
At one D. m. number Of citizens re-
ouested the authorities to act. But
meanwhile the mob had swept through
the city, plundering stores, shops.
drinking places and warehouses, and
carrying of every thing portable Az
some places rife shots were fired, but
as the cartridges were soon exhausted
the defenders had to leave the property
at the mercy of the mob. Meanwhile
the police were assembled in strong
force at the very spot where no mob wss
| to be seen
Two hours after these disorders hAd
occurred, and after eighty had besa
wounded and some twelve killed, the
authorities determined to send out e.
tillery and infantry pickets and defend
| the intendente and other public officers.
AS the day closed the streets were
filled with people, and every thing in
Dictated that rough scenes were about to
occur. The Union printing Office was
soon attacked and the mob had to be
driven of.
At one D. m. the second day the mass
moved to Victoria square, and here 1t
divided into three separate bodies which
| took different directions One body 600
strong marched through Victoria street
| throwing stones at the houses. Branches
\ were torn from the trees and wherever
| it 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 Delicias. On passing
a bakery in Tivoli street stones were
thrown at the windows and doors and
the workmen were called upon to leave.
Some fifteen shots were fired from the
bakery and it Is said twelve were
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
a wholesale store were sacked
After an hour had elapsed a picket
appeared, only to ask the plunderers
to withdraw, and as they did not do so
the soldiers withdrew and the plumber
ing continued.
| Meanwhile similar and even worse
scenes were being enacted in the Baron
quarter. The railroad shops were COM
pletely destroyed and their contents
tn rown into the sea. The female car
drivers house was completely demol-
ished- The agency of the Baron was
sacked and Ewlng's biscuit factory was
completely destroyed.
| During the attack a young girl en-
ployed in the establishment frightened
By the mob threw herself from win
dow, breaking leg and injuring her
head.
The sack of the National biscuit
factory had not terminated when a
picket arrived and, the mob not retir-
ing, opened fire. killing one Of the riot
ers and 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 pretendersI" 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 numbered at
least 5000 and although repeatedly
charged by the police, who employed
sabers in their efforts, proved inefect-
ual, although they again left some
twenty on the ground.
By FIVE p. m. the mob had almost dis
appeared to the drinking shops and
groggeries.
| All the time the foregoing scenes
were being enacted. many others Of a
similar class were in progress in other
parts In Maipu street. Carabagaps
bakery, the factory Of Zolezzi & Co,
and the fire engine house were plum
dered. The Fifth fremen's company
was attacked and one of the mem bers
wounded, yet the intendente would rem
der no assistance although requested to
do so, and the fremen consequently de-
Tended themselves.
At seven .. m. body of policemen
charged on the mob and made Ave
prisoners
At the same time band of rioters
passed through Victoria street, smash
ing doors, windows, lamps, etc, and
crying ''Pillage, pillage." They plum,
dered many houses situated on Delioiss,
and there was not single soldier thera
In San Juan de Dios, Esmerslds and
Cochrane streets not a lamp remained
During the night the streets were pa
trolled by troops. The Agencia Sui
tana, in Independents street. was
sacked, although the owner had asked
for assistance.
At eight p. m. the intendente's doors
were closed and after that hour he st
tended to no call for assistance.
At seven p. m. cavalry pickets made
several charges in the Amanadral, where
stores were being sacked
In Condell street the mob attacked
some jewelry stores, among them being
that of Cohen Lemon, and destroyed