New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-23
SURELY DEAD NOW,
The DepOsed President Balmaceda of
Chill Knows All About the Great
Unknown Now.
He Puts a Bullet Through His Head
on the Expiration of His Official
Term.

VALPARAISO, Sept. 21.-Ex-P President Bal
5maceda OF Chilli shot himself through the
temple in his room at the Argentine lega-
ton i'll Santiago Saturday morning. The
story became known in Valparaiso in the
afternoon and created the greatest excite
ment.
Last evening the city was brilliantly
illuminated, and on every hand were heard
the sounds of rejoicing.
1t now seems that the story that Balma-
ceda escaped from Valparaiso on the United
States steamer San Francisco was erroneous.
Indeed, he left Santiago on Aug. 20 in the
hope of escaping from the country, but
finding every avenue closed, returned to the
city Sept. 2 and went direct to the Argen-
tine legation. No one save the minister of
of the Argentine Republic and one other
man devoted to Balmaceda were permitted
to see him.
Alter the disastrous battle near VAL
paraiso and the surrender of Santiago on
Aug. %, in company with ex-Alcaede Vic
tor Echauren, Balmaceda took carriage
and drove to point two miles outside the
city. Here special train of one car and a
locomotive was in waiting. The train went
at high speed as far as Linderos, forty-five
miles south of Santiago. There more car
riages We're in waiting. Hurriedly alight-
ing from the train they entered the car
riages and were again driven rapidly away.
The route was toward San Antonio bav.
All trace Of the fugitive was, however, lost
Balmaceda left letter to his mother and
also statement to the press As almost
the last declarations Of dying man they
are of special Importance. He says:
~ acted all during the past eight months
with the firm conviction that was right. I
place any trust. My generals were false to
me. They lied all through the war. Had
my orders been Obeyed | believe that the
battle OF Concon would have resulted in a
decisive victory against the enemy NV
heart al through this struggle has been
with Chill. sought to rescue my country
from foreign domination. l strove to make
her the first republic in America.
My enemies say that l was cruel. Cir
cumstances compelled me to sanction GER
tain acts. but many bad deeds that have
been attributed to my orders were never
known by me until they had been COM
mitted. Until the final battle at PlacilIa
had strong hopes of triumphing over my
foes. Victory was assured by my generals,
Alcerecca, Barbosa and Wei. They ali
he'd. L now know they only pretended
friendship for me because of the money
that was 10 be gotten out OF me. All the
money that l have in my possession is
s.. 5o0 Ny vile gave it to ME on the night
OF Aug. %.
The United States minister, Patrick
ESsn, many times offered me good advice
He urged ME to make peace with those op-
posed to me and retire from Chill. l did
not heed his wise advice, tor thought that
he was under the influence Of the junta who
were then refugees in the American Iega-
ton. All through the trouble my closest
advisers were always opposed to any over
lures tor peace"
Busy Quarreling.
GALEsBURG, ILL.,, Sept 21.-A fresh Incl
dent in the contention between the old and
new boards of trustees of the Brotherhood
Of Railway Trainmen was caused Yesterday
by the arrival home OF Grand Master l. E.
Wilkinson. The old board Of trustees
called on him and demanded his annual
statement on the books of the Brotherhood,
but he declined to recognize them upon Of
fetal capacity, and refused their request.
They then proposed to him that both boards
Jointly examine the books, but to this he
would not accede The old board is pre-
pared, if it deems it necessary, to enioin
both the grand master and grand secretary
Mr.. Wilkinson AYERS his Willingness to let
the convention decide the dispute.