The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-03
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.

Conflicting ChiliNn NeWs-AdviceS from
the Baln,aceda Faction That the I'm
surgents Have Surrendered = Deni.ls
from the Rebels-The Truth Not Yet
Known.
NAsHINGToN, Aug. %. Nearly all
the news from Chilli comes through
agents of the Balmaceda faction or
parties interested in maintaining the
present government, SO that the re-
ports of the utter defeat of the con-
gressional party cannot be accepted in
full confidence. While the Chilian
representatives here have information
that the insurgent army has been
forced to surrender, the agents of the
insurgents here have advices contra
dictory to the information given out
with such glee by the government
agents.
Admiral Brown, the commander Of
the Pacific station, who now repre-
sents the United States in Chilian
waters, was on the 18th inst. at Valpa-
raiso. 1t is presumed he is still at that
place. This being the case, he is in
the immediate vicinity of the place
where the fighting of the last few days
has been going on. 1t Is of course sup
posed that had the surrender actually
occurred he would hasten to report it
to the department. Then. again, Min
lister Egan, at Santiago, has kept re-
markably silent regarding the war in
Chilli. 1t is thought here that an event
of such Importance as the alleged sur
render of the congressional army would
surely have been promptly telegraphed
to the state department.
Senior Lazcano. the Chilian minister
here, received cablegram Wednesday
dated Valparaiso, August 20, from M.
M. Aldunate, minister of foreign af.
fairs 1t said that on the 25th the in.
surgent army was completely defeated
in Vino del Mar. A division oi
the Chilian government army Gu,
off their retreat to the ships and
obliged them to surrender uncondition,
ally. All the country, the dispatch
added. applauds the valor and skill OF
the government army. The minister
sent q number of kilograms spreading
far and wide the tidings of the alleged
victory Of the government.
During the afternoon Mr.. Foster, the
secretary of the congressional envoys
had three or four dispatches from Min
lister Errazuriz at lqui que, which hs
thinks throw considerable doubt on the
accuracy of the report of the surrender
These dispatches are addressed to Mr.
Montt, the principal envoy o.
the insurgents, and say tha,
the news is favora BILE: tha,
the constitutional army forces arr
still advancing and that the con
gressional party is still confident Of ths
defeat of Balmaceda's army. Mr.. Err
razuriz asks that the report given on,
by the agents of the dictator be denied
The news impaired by Balmaceda',
agent at Buenos Ayres, he also says. il
as incorrect as that given to the public
by Mr.. Vicuna-Mr. Vicuna has beer
elected to succeed Ralmaceda as presi
dent.
The news referred to as being giver
out at Buenos Ayres is supposed to bs
similar to that received here by the
agent of the government. The dis
crepancy in the dates ard Of the nature
of the contents of the dispatch received
by the Chilian minister and those re
ceived by Mr.. Foster. coupled will
the fact that the United States govern
ment has received no official news o.
the reported surrender. Mr. Foster
thinks is ominous and tends to make
the issue one of uncertainty.