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Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

The Chilean Minister'S ROseate View OF
BAlmacsda's Success.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE war is
over" said Sefior Lazcano, the Chilean
minister, commenting on the cable dis
patch received from the Chilean minis
ter Of foreign affairs. "The war began
more than six months ago." he ex-
planned, land the insurgents, led by
Colonel Csnto, who had been dismissed
from the Chilean army, succeeded in
securing the Chilean navy, and on this
account has been able until now to
maintain his army. The Chilean gov
eminent had no navy, and because of
this disadvantage has been unable to
hem in the insurgents"
s.Had we had ships" said the sefior,
tracing the position of the government
and ineurgent forces on q rough map he
had drawn go as to more explicitly ex-
plain himself, 1--WE would have succeeded
long ago."
The minister sent number of tele-
grams this morning, spreading far and
wide the glad tidings of the reported
victory of the Chilean government.
THE INsURGENT PARTY's ADvIcEs.
The dispatch received here by the
Chilean minister, announcing the de-
feat of the insurgents at Vino Del Mar.
was shown to Mr.. Foster, one of the in
eurgents' representatives, this morning,
and that gentleman was asked If he
had heard anything from his party. He
replied that be received the following
cablegram from their agent late last
night:
"IourQUE, August 26.--The notices in
spired by the dictator's agents in Lima,
are absolutely without authorization, ]"
This, Foster said, probably referred
to the reported defeat Of his party.
II do not say the dispatch received by
the Chilean minister is not correct, he
continued, ''but l think in the case q
battle was fought on the 25th and won
by Balmaceda, he would not have de-
layed so long in spreading the news"
Foster also took into consideration
that the forces OF DHimaceia outn uul-
bered those of the insurgents, but said
that in case the insurgent party was de-
feated, lit only meant = prolongation OF
the war, and that the insurgent force
would be increased in every possible
way, and the dictator fought to the end.
Foster momentarily expects additional
advices from his party.
THE INSURGENTS STILL ADVANCING.
During the afternoon Mr.. Foster, sec
retaryof the Congressional envoys, had
dispatches from Minister Errazuriz At
Iquique, which he thinks thy4K. doubt
on the accuracy OF the reported surronl
der. They say the constitutional ARMY
ID still advancing, and the party is still
confident Of the defeat Of Balmaceda.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28
Another Canadian Boodlsr Resiens.

OTTAWA, August 27.-At the public
accounts committee rooms today letter
was read from SENEGAL, superintendent
Of the government printing bureau, an
nouncing his resignation and resenting
the Glow spying and vile informing" Of
which he had been the victim. r. l..
Patterson, agent Of the Miller & Rich
ards type foundry, admitted that he had
given SENEGAL about $4,000 in sums from
SO to $500. Some of the money had
been paid back. B. p. Perroll, Of Bar
Der, Ellis & Co., paper manufacturers,
says he gave SENEGAL about $4,000 as q
commission Of 10 per cent demanded by
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28
\ NEWS sFBOAI IQUIQUE.


Passengers Arrived at San Diego Tell
Interesting Stories.
\ SAN DIEGO, CAL, August 27.-The
steamer Sirius arrived here today from
Iquique, which che left July I'd.
Alfred Meek, a passenger on the
Sirius, was interviewed this evening by
an Associated Press reporter. Mr.. Meek
stated that when the Sirius left Iquique.
on the I'd instant, the insurgents were
shipping soldiers southwark, their desti-
nation not being made known. The
transports conveying the soldiers, about
5000 in number, were accompanied by the
war ships Esmeralda and Magellanes. As
the cable has been cut from Iquique,
that port has been deprived Of direct
communication, all messages going di-
rectly from Valparaiso to Callao. The
general opinion was that when the in
territory. they would receive large, rein
forcements from Balmaceda's army.
Lennox, another passenger, says;
'sShortly after the departure Of the
Charleston and the Itata for the north,
the insurgents's soldiers had q
large supply Of new guns,
which were generally presumed to
have been q portion Of the Itata's
cargo. Provisions are very scarce in
some localities. Many people are on
the verge Of starvation. There are
hundreds Of young Americans and
Englishmen down here who have taken
sides with the insurgents, and who have
been given commissions as officers in re-
turn. Balmaceda pays his troops and
officers, big salaries. The money
is all paper. and three to
one Of gold is the ratio It ie
held AZ. Balmaceda has queer way Of
circulating his money, If merchant
or individual refusesf it, and demands
gold, be is thrown into prison and his
estatey goods, money, ETC., coniscated.
By this means he forces paper currency
upon the country: 70 refuse means
and he is shrewd enough to know that
cause In every way possible in order to
prominent banker, one Of the wealth.
insurgents. Balinaceda seized every
tAtauk U0lo.6u4 ~ LII uiouoy, AnAA1s
mines and all. Madam Corsino, .
wealthy widow, owner Of vast coal
mines, also sympathized with the revo-
lutionists. Her mines were all closed
by dynamite blasts; her property seized /;
the magnificent iron mole she built at
enormous expense where all her vessels
were loaded, destroyed by dynamite.
These are only isolated cases. There
are hundreds Of the same kind which
can be enumerated" !"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28
Hard Times in Guatemala.

Cry OF Mexico. August 27.--The
financial condition Of Guatemala is de-
plorable. For the past three months
neither the army or the federal en-
ploy6s have been paid. There is great
scarcity Of food, in consequence of
which, there is much suffering.
g7 At Tegucigalpa, the capital of Hon
duras, smallpox is epidemic.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

BERLIN, August 27.-The Russian ex-
ports OF grain to Posen amount to 1900
tons daily, and other frontier towns are
receiving still larger quantities. The
exports from the consular district OF
Chemnitz from January to July, show a
decrease Of nearly 81 per cent, due to
the operation Of the Mckinley bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28
rho Eldor.do Ansat.

KEY WEsr, Fla, Auguet n. The rev
enue cutter McLAne arrived here today
from the Bahama banks. She brings
news Of the sailing for Newport Nevu OF
the disabled Morgan line steamer Edo.
redo, conveyed BY tho steamer New
York.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

\ He Sends Ont RepOfts That the IMAur-
Eents Havs surrsndsfed.
WASHINGTON, August ~. Senior Laz-
'cano, the Chilean minister at Wishing
ton, today received a cable dated Vat
paraiso, from NJ M. Alduanate, minis
ter Of foreign affairs, saying: "On the
e5th the insurgent army was completely
hefested at Vino Del Mar. A. division
of the Chilean government army cut off
their retreat to the vessels, and obliged
them to surrender. All the country NJ
plauds the valor and skill of the gov
eminent army"
LONDON, August 27.-The Daily Tele-
graph this morning published the state
ment that private telegram from Pres
ident Balmaceda to the Chilean lega-
tion had been received, declaring that
his triumph was complete.
PARIS, August PA dispatch re-
ceived at the Chilean legation. in this
city, from Buenos Ayres, confirms the
report that the insurgent forces suiren-
-dered to Balmaceda.
CUT OFF FROM THEIR FLEET.
New YoRK, August 27.--A cablegram
was today received by Chilean Consul
Flint from Valparaiso, saying the in
surgents have been cut off from their
vessels and are between two divisions OF
the army, which sis being rapidly aug
mented. It is expected that the defeat
of the insurgent army will result in
nrsvaavtvnn tho roun1rVts4v, 10 n n1N NJ
though the feet could retire to the
government could not reach them Until
the new cruisers arrive from Europe.
DO NOT ,ACKNowLEDGE DEFEAT,
SAN FRANCIsco, TAugust 27.-The fol-
lowing telegram was received by Antonio
Varas, of this city, from the congress
.sional agent in Washington this after
noon: sv
"WAsHMaroN, August 27.-The con-
stitutional army continues to advance,
and is confident Of defeating the forces
of Balmaceda. Deny the news sent out
by BRlmaceda's agents.
, (Signed) "BIAzuREz."
PARIS, August 27.-The confidential
agent of the provisional government in
Chile denies that Balmaceda has been
victorious. The rgent says he has dis
patch from Iquique and another from
Buenos Ayres, stating that Balmaceda
was defeated.
THE NEWS ENTIRELY FALSE
{ WAsHNGroN, August 27. Late tonight
the Congressional minister Of foreign
affairs, Errazuriz, at Iquique, sent q
gable dispatch to Mr.. Mont, the Chilean
Congressional envoy here, stating that
athe news circulated in this country to
the effect that the insurgents had been
defeated in the recent battle near Val
paraiso was entirely false.
BETTER FEEErNG IN BUSINESS CIRCLES.
New YoRK, August PA special ca
blegram from Valparaiso says there
is better feeling in business circles
in Valparaiso, in consequence OF the be-
lief that there will be q speedy termina-
'tion Of the war.
CONSULAR AUTHORITY.
LONDON, August 1.-THE admiralty
officials, referring to the action Of thu
Britiah man-oi-war, Espiegls, in trans.
porting silver from Chile u Montevideo,
Tor r~Balmaoeday ~ ~ that Hritish 'coueuls
! are ,emPoNefed stoY i've BEIeioh men-of-
NAsaf Anthoritl. y seafry 4r6lnufe il oer-
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

PHrLAnzIPHIA, August s7.A mile in
s9 s. 4.6 seconds, or = the rats q ninety
made ~ : railroad train. This unpar-
sllelsd q Z s - Ha! o@plished todsy On
mine ~ end Langhcn, by engine
Ns ssS sssPs tyo sSs SSvs'rsf sosesss he
avetu6s q - seo6nd6 pa nile. Y
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

LONDON, August 27.-Miss Leonora
Mitchell, the American actress who was
found shot under mysterious circum-
stances in railroad carriage, between
Leicester and Bedford. about two weeks
ago, died this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

tain contingencies, without referring to
headquarters.
GERMANY's NEUTRALTTY.
KEEL, August n. THE authorities At
this port have received instructions
from the imperial government relative
to the Chilean warship. Presidente
Pinto, and have taken measures to pre-
vent that vessel from shipping arms,
ammunition or crew in these waters.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28
NAN. AND LOCATION OF coxrAsY..


Admitted assets January LIST. 1891 -. {.
Total unappropristed surplus over all |
ascertained liability ................-
Total premiums received;
Total payments to policy holders, plus
assets held for future payment -
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for them over all premiums re e2eiyed
Total dividends paid to. policy holders
Total interest, rents and profits earned
Excess of interest earned more than
enough to pay all death claims
Excess OF interest. earned more thanl
enough to pay alltaxes and exrenses{
Of maneGement....... .-..-......
Percentage of taxes and expenses toj
income ........
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

the United States weather bureau, Prof.
Cleveland Able and General A. w.
Greeley.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-28

Light, white and sweet are the bread
and biscuit always when raised with
Royal Baking Powder.
, 1891-02-05
HE CHEATED At CARDS.
An English BarOnet in an In
pleasant Position.
Caught Cheating in the Pres
ence of the Prince of Wales.
A Girl Almost Murdered at
Her Fathers Door.

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The following are
the exact facts regarding a scandal that,
without exaggeratiou, through the extra
ordinary efforts made to suppress it, may
be said to have shaken English society OF
all grades to Its center, from Marlborough
House and the princes " set down
wards-A-eeEtain baronet, well known
socially, but unpopular on account of his
arrogant manners, was lately detected
while cheating at cards in the presence of
Ii. X. H., the Prince of Wales. The
princes advice was naturally consulted in
the premises and his wishes regarded as
law by those present. 1t appears that
suspicion had for some time been directed
against the culprit, but up to the time Of
he occurrence in question no proof strong
enough to convict had been adduced.
Many OF the baronet's fellow PLAYERS,
naturally indignant, declared that they
were IN favor OF instant exposure, but in
Difference to the wishes of the prince they
agreed to keep absolute silence on the
culprit giving a promise in writing never
TO play cards again at any place or at
any time. Unfortunately somebody told
the story in confidence TO a friend and the
usual result followed, as in a few days the
affair was the subject of excited gossip
from one end of the metropolis to the
other. In consequence the naughty baro-
net has been compelled to resign his mem
bership in every club to which he be-
longed, and it is now reported that he
has lett England. Other rumors are to
the effect that he intends to fight if ex-
posed, his name not having yet been
mentioned in print.
, 1891-02-05

UTICA, N. Y. Feb. I'm the town
of Mary, about FIVE miles from this city,
there occarred last evening an attempt to
murder a young lady named Lena Marks.
She is aged about twenty years aud re-
sided with her father. who conducts a pie
bakery.
In the evening the Young lady lett the
room in which her father, mother and
several brothers we're seated and went out
to the bakery, situated a few yards from
the house. She had been there but a
few minutes when the door opened and a
stranger stepped into the room. He asked
her to follow him, aid on her refusal he
turned towards her with a bottle and a
handkerchief in his hands, and after a
moments struggle the girl lost conscious
ness and was in his power. About 9
O'Clock the family became alarmed at her
absence and the brothers vent to the
bakery to find her. She was found lying
10 a pool of blood. Just outside the bakery
door with her throat cut from one side to
the other. After hours of work the girl
became CONSCIOUS. and though she Is badly
wounded and lost a large quantity of blood
it is now believed she will recover.
The doctor who attended the girl thinks
she was assaulted and then tnat her as
sailant attempted to murder her to escape
detection from the crime Of outrage. She
IS still too weak TO tell the story in all its
details. Enough has been learned to
know that she is aware who her assailant
ls, and though she doesn't know his name
1t is probable from his description he may
be captured,
, 1891-02-05

WASHINGTON, Feb. in reference
to the presentation of petitions as to the
Conger lard bill a c~olloquy took place 60
ing to show that all these petitions ema-
nate from the same source and go back to
that source before they arc forwarded to
the senators; that they are distributed
from a central agency, and seem to be the
result, not of a spontaneous movement,
but of solicitation. Apropos of the man
ner 10 which such memorials are gotten
up, Cockrell read the resolutions OF the
Philadelphia Maritime Exchange. pro-
testing against the passage by the house
of the senate bill of NAV, 1890, for the
monthly purchase OF a.. 500. 900 ounces of
silver No such bill, he SAID, passed the
senate in May. 1890, and yet these wise
acres were meeting and protesting against
it. He went on to severely c~riticIse the
views of Edgar Atkinson on silver and
other economic questlonS[
Dawes remarked that AtkiDsons pO-
litical and economical affiliations were
with the senators who were traducing
him.
The fertilization bill was again taken
up. The committee amendment appro-
p%riating S40O, 900 for rifled sea coast NOR
tars Of cast iron, hooped with steel, was
taken up.
The Chandler amendment requiring
them to be wholly of steel was agreed to
and then, at the suggestion of Dawes, the
committee amendment, as amended, was
rejected.
The committee amendment to reduce
the item for the completion of the army
gun factory at Watervleit, N. Y, from
S24S. 900 to SI48, 900 was agreed to, as
was also the committee amendment to re
duce the appropriation for machinery at
the Watervleit arsenal from $46S, 900 to
S26S. 900.
The committee amendment increasing
the appropriation for a board of ordnance.
etc. to make purchases. experiments and
tests OF the most effective guns, small
arms, etc, from 800. 900 TO 5000. 900 was
agreed to.
An amendment by Cockrell, reamended
bv Chandler, was agreed to providing for
the addition Of two civilian members to
the board of ordnance and forti6cation,
not tn be ex-oficers OF the army or navy,
to hold office four wears and receive a
salary OF 10000 and actual travelling ex
penses.
The committee amendment to insert a
paragraph increasing to 81, 250, 900 the
appropriation in the fertilization act for
the procurement of heavy ordnance, was
agreed to.
The Dolph amendment. appropriating
81. 900, 600 for a plant for heavy ordnance
at some point on the Pacific coast was dis
agreed to The bill then passed.
The military academy bill passed with
one amendment.
The pension appropriation bill was
taken up and went over. Adjourned.
, 1891-02-05
How Gen. Butler Aided the Girl.


Gen. Butler was 22 years of age when
he was admitted to the bar. As n law
student he had been a hard worker as
well as a quick scholar, and his mem
DRY and application were equally great,
Before his admission to the bar he had
practiced a little in the police court at
Lowell, conducting suits brought by
factory girls against mill corporations
for wages withheld on one pretense or
another, and glad enough to earn an
occasional fee of 81. The advice which
the aspiring limb Of the law gave to
the mill girls Of Lowell on the occasion
OF a strike "a an incident of his early
legal days which made him well re-
garded by the mill owners.
Two or three thousand of the mill
girls assembled in q grove to discuss
their grievances, The young lawyer
accepted an invitation tcaddress them,
and gave them sound advice, admit
ting the justice of their claims, but ad-
vising them to return to work and
strive, either by remonstrance or APP
peal to the legislature, to secure shorter
hours and better pay. This advice
caused the girls to return to work.
Boston Advertiser.
, 1891-02-05

SPRINGFIELD, o., Feb. Minnie
Mackley, the is year-old orphan girl who
eight days ago went into a trance or
cat deptic condition. finally died tonight.
AT least the physician thinks so, as the
infallttlt mirror applied to her mouth
showed no moisture The girl IN the
r'vht DAYS lay = one dead, and only the
Cos t KAN non showed that life re-
malnud. ii.- condition, DR.. Brenkman
and associate physicians say, was caused
by excessive fright and great excitement,
For about six months the girl has been
subject to hts occurring prior 10 about six
months ago about once every three weeks.
Two months ago she was accused of caus-
ing the mysterious fires at Mrs. Rachael
McGowen's boarding house, where she
was employed. The fires numbered over
100 in six weeks and one day there we're
twenty Eeven. They evidently started from
chemicals. The girl was watched, but
never caught. The accusation set her
wild and she had fits right along until last
Sunday night ut the rate of twenty-five
per day. They are known as hystero-
epileptIcal. The body will be watched
several days before it is inferred.
, 1891-02-05
Stocks ana CaIrIe markets.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4. - The stock
market was strong today on an increased
volume of business. The buying was APP
parently from Vanderbilt and Gould
sources and there were also rumurs OF
pools in several stocks. The dividend on
lead trust not being as large as expected,
that stock shows a decline tonight. The
close, while quiet, was strong at the best
figures of the day, jersey Central is up
81, St Paul Il: Northwestern Il. and
Rock Island u.
Governments steady.
Petroleum-March closed at T6s.
Money on call easy, closed offered at 2I.
Bar silver-$L024
Congratulated Lake, February,
Sl4 30.
Lead-UnchanGed. Domestic, 4 81.
TIn-Steady. Straits, $1,000
Following are closing prices OF stocks:
U. s. As, registered, 20. T.. S. As,
coupons, 20; Pacific Is. lO9: American
Express, l2O; Canada Pacific. IA;
Canada Southern, 5lj. Central Pa.
ciic, 30: Burlington, S7I; Delaware,
Lackawanna 4 Western, 1887; Denver Il
RIO Grande, 1871, Erie, ~. Kansas &
Texas. l25; Lake Shore, ll3; Louisville
4 Nashville, 75s; Michigan Central, g5;
Missouri Pacific. G74; Northern Pacific,
2St; preferred, 723; Northwestern, 1911;
preferred, 1856; New York Central,
l04; Oregon Navigation, II; Oregon
Improvement, 254; North American I6s
Pacific Mail, 364; Reading, 80, Rock
Island, TO5; Milwaukee h st. Paul,
$50 St Paul 4 Omaha, %; Texas Pa
citc, l54; Union Pacific. 45}; Fargo Elk
press, 40; Western Union, SO4; Oregon
Short Line, %; American cotton oil 2I4.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4-Cattle-Receipts
1900. Market steady. Steers, good
to extra, 4.OO(95 40; others, $1,000
3.l5; stockers, 81. ESQ 3.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000. Market steady.
Natives, S4.lOG4.s Texans, $1,000
4 60.
, 1891-02-05
Another Disaster in a Penn
sylvania Coal Mine.
Miners Dig Their Way Into a
Worked Out Shaft,
Thereby Liberating a Vast
Volume of Water.
Eighteen Of the Unfortunates
Lose Their Lives.

-HAZEEFeN, Pa Feb A terrible az
cident occurred at GAINESVILLE this morning
whereby eighteen men lost their lives.
The accident occurred 10 slopl 10. oper-
ated by j. c. Hayden & Co. The work
ing is situated Immediately under an old
working known as No. 8, worked out some
five years ago, and filled with water. The
cause of the disaster was due to the drill
ing of a hole through a pillar which Iiber-
ated an immense body OF water confined
in the old workings. flooding the new
workings and drowning all the men in
that portion Of the mine. The dead are:
b. McCloskey, B. Kelly, James Ford,
Barney Reed, Larry Reed, Edward Gal
lagher, Daniel Conner, james Griffith.
Mike Boyle, Harry Ball, and Eve Hun
ga rians.
Brslan, one of the seven men who es-
capped from the mine, says he felt the wind
coming when the men broke through into
the old slope. lie yelled to his c~olpanions o
run for their lives or all would be drowned.
In a moment the rush of water came and
Brislan. Henry Gibbons, John Moline,
John Boyle. Charles Boyle, VIM. Coyle
and Patrick Coll barely escaped. The
water rose rapidly and before an attempt
could be made u rescue the rest Of the
workmen, the water flowed in, and in
five minutes the slope. which is GA feet
deep, was filled to the mouth. and
eighteen men. who. but "a few hours be-
fore, with light hearts lett the bright sun
shine and clear sky to descend into the
dark cavern, were buried IN a watery
grave.
The news OF the Disaster created the
widest excitement aud the mouth of the
slope was on throDVed with people. The
scenes OF anguish that ensued cannot be
depicted. The weather, which was bitterly
cold, did net have any effect toward di-
min!shInE the crowd. aud il was only after
the terrible result made it plain that none
of the eutnmbed men were living or could
possibly be reached until all the water
was pumped out of the slope, that the
griaf-s,ricken friends of the unfortunate
men could be induced to go to their
homes The firm Of Hayden & Co. will
pump the water nut ss rapidly as the ma
chinery placed in position can do the
work. How long it will take is a question.
since no definite idea of the volume of
water can be ascertained Some of the
miners say it will take four weeks. MANY
theories are advanced as to the cause Of
the great disaster Some charge it to
neglect TO notify the workmen Of the dan
gerOus proximity Of the water
, 1891-02-05

There is nothing like making the bost
of everything, but even when people
do make the best of things they are
very apt to put in a qualifying ''but"
somewhere.
Two very old people were talking
one day about the delights of old age.
why, said one, 1--WE get the best
of everything. At our house all the ten
derest bits of steak, the incest morsels
of chicken, the largest pieces of pie, are
saved out for me-"
Yes" said the other; lat our house
l have the most comfortable room in
the house, the easiest chair, and the
warmest corner at the fireplace"
"And everybody looks at us kindly
and respectfully"
ITO be sure. But ah, John, it's sor-
rowful to thing
"What, Janegn
1--WE can't be old but once!"-
Youths Companion.