The record-union., 1891-07-15
THE SITUATION IN CHILE.
REAL FACTS SAID TO BE SKILL
FULLY CONCEALED.
Accounts Published in This Country
Said to Be Doctored in Bal
maceda's Behalf.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1on.


WASHINGTON, July 14.-Antonio Varas,
one OF the Chilean insurgent representa-
tives now here, has a very rabid COM
munication in to-day's Post, in answer to
the E'Ue,ain9 Stars Santiago correspond
ent. He says in part: 1.-THE article in the
,Stdr, in defense of Balmaceda, so skill
fully conceals the real facts and so adroitly
emphasizes every possible point in Bal
maceda's behalf that its evident inten-
ton OF misleading the public mind is
apparent. There are indications that the
letter has been 'doctored' in this
country. When the correspondent dis
culpates the crime of Balmaceda for the
shooting in the public square of group
of soldiers as deserters, she is careful not
to mention, what was so notoriously
true, that these unfortunate men had
been dragged from their homes and fire
sides by force and, against their will and
their duty to their country, were ordered
to bear arms in aid of their tyrant. Car
rled by brute force to ships, they We're
there penned up like cattle, in the belief
that they would at last become tractable
enough to serve the dictator's ambitious
ends. Inspired by the loftiest sentiments
of patriotism, they naturally embraced
the first opportunity TO escape. They
were captured, and appealed to the courts.
a decision was rendered, and by the de-
cree of the highest tribunal in Chile it
was declared that these men We're under
no obligation to serve in the army.
'Disregarding the decree of court, Bal
maceda interposed his bloody hand, and
the men who represented the foremost
families of the republican wealth, station
and intelligence, were brutally shot
down, absolutely murdered in the public
square. This is the deed which the writer
of the letter endeavorS to justify and eX-
cuse. In willful mendacity she avoids
the truth, and seeks to palliate Ct crime
which will forever be a stain upon the
closing years of the nineteenth century
These martyrs to freedom and their coun-
try, on whom Balmaceda glutted his re-
venge, Will live in the hearts of all true
men, while the tyrant and his supporters
will hide their heads in shame, and their
names be handed down to Dosterity as
| curses to humanity.
1.-The Post will be solicited to publish
various letters from Chilean daughter to
her father, giving a truthful and conf
dental statement of what she has wit
messed. 1t would be very unsafe for the
young lady if any one friendly to the
dictator came in possession of the name,
which would be wired through to Bal
| maceda, and the poor girl and her family
would suffer the consequences. The
vengeance of the tyrant would be fear
full"
AN INSURGENT VICTORY.
SAN DIEGO. July 14.-Commander Janer
of the Mexican man-of-war Democratic,
in this harbor, has received dispatch
from the Navy Department of the Mexi-
can Government to the effect that naval
engagement took place off the Chilean
coast two days ago between the insurgent
cruiser Magellanes and several Govern
ment vessels. The engagement resulted
in decisive victory for the insurgents,
and two Government vessels were almost
destroyed.