The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-25
THE CHILEAN REVOLT.
OutrasGS Committed by Government and
lnSurSsnt Troops.

PANAMA, April Embarrassing mail ad-
vices have been received by steamer from
several coast points relative to the Chilean
revolution. A letter from Callao asserts
that the Chilean army is almost entirely in
favor of the revolution, although the Gov
eminent has. at its orders. over 10000 men.
A letter from Tarapaca gives an account
of horrible affair at Poso Almonte early in
February. Upward of 1900 workmen col
lected at Poso Almonte to proceed to Iqnique
and make formal REPRESENTATION respect
ing the scarcity of provisions. Shortly after
they reached the works, the manager gave
them a lot of provisions. The strikers re-
NAMED there that night, and the following
day sent home some Of their leaders on to
Negreiros to collect more men.
Suddenly a train appeared loaded with
Government troops under Martin Larrain.
Without parleying, these trOops opened fire
on the 900 defenscless workmen. women and
children, and shortly after the forces
IN aTched forward and killed all the men.
Meanwhile. the men from the Negreiros
Works, with Commissioners from Ramarese,
returned to their houses, otherwise they
might also have been slaughtered. Some
who escaped from the massacre took refuge
in the nitrate fields, but were subsequently
followed up and killed. After these out
rages had been committed large number
of men were arrested, of whom eighteen
were murdered.
The Lima Diarie gays It Is stated than
when the Government forces retired from
Poso Almonte they shot all the prisoners
and destroyed all the nitrate establishments
they passed.
The fight between the Government troops
and Tevolutionists at Poso Almonte March
7th was sanguinary one. Four thousand
troops were engaged, of whom three-foufths
were Government. Mere than 1000 killed
and wounded was the result The Govern
ment forces were routed with the loss of all
their artillery and the greater part of tho
Infantry. The survivors fed ana meeting
Barbosa's column at Panta, retired toward
Gamma.
The revolutionary army committed many
atrocities. Advices received in Calla0
March 31st state that the revolutionary
squadron, transporting all of the revolu-
tionary land forces, has sailed with the OBJ
ject of attacking Valparaiso. The officers
and crews of the revolutionary squadron
are said to have signed "round robin"
binding themselves not to lay down their
arms until they hang President Balmaceda
In the principal square in Santiago.
A cable message from Lima, dated April
18th, says: News has been received from
Iquique that africa and Tacna had been
taken. All of the latter department is now
in the hands of the Congressional party,
who also control the northern portion OF
Chile, RS far south as Copiapo. There was
DO fighting, the Government forces having
fled toward the frontier of Bolivia.
A number of distressed Peruvians have
been given free transport from lquiqae and
other southern ports. The condition of
many of the refugees at Iquique is horrible.
Provisions were so recently scarce in
1qulque, owing to the blockade, that $50
was paid for can of condensed milk. and
beef sold at $40 per pound. The Peruvian
Consulate is daily besieged by Peruyians
seeking provisions and transportation for
themselves and families,