The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-30
SAD COMMERCIAL STRESS.
Merchants in Chilli Loaded Up with Goo
That Are Going to Waste.

Merchants in Chilli Loaded Up with Goods
That Are Going to Waste.
New YORK. Oct. 2S.-A letter from
Iquique, dated Sept. 16, says:
''Reports received here from the south
state large number of executions have
occurred in Santiago and Valparaiso in
the last few weeks. The victims were
parties who had been particularly active
in their Opposition to the revolutiOnists
but none of them were persons of any
special prominence. Vicuna, who was
elected president in the southern dis
tricts two months ago, and who was re-
garded as the representative of Balma-
ceda, is now in Callao. Commercial
affairs in Iquique and in all other ports
in the northern part of Chilli are in pc
culiar condition at the present tine.
During the revolution the ports in the
south of Chill were closed against those
in the north, and no produce of
any kind was received here from
the south. Consequently large ca
goes, principally of -four and hay, were
imported here from San Francisco ard
other foreign ports. More of these arti-
cles were received here than could be
consumed at the time, and merchants
in Iquique, AntOfogasta and other
northern ports now have large stocks on
hand which they are unable to dispose
Of In the last few weeks home products
have been coming in from the southern
ports and have found a ready sale,
owing to their cheapness, and the mer-
chants here will doubtless suffer heavy
losses ON their imported stocks. Ameri-
can -four, which was imported at great
expense, sold a few months ago for over
$50 per sack, and now 1t cannot be sold
here for 50. American hay which was
imported here at an expense of SO ton
is now replaced by CHILEAN hay which
sells at from SIS to 50 a ton. There are
some cargoes still on the way from for
eign countries, and some merchants here
have been forced to cable the consigners
asking upon What terms they will take
back the goods now i'll stock here.
"Advices concerning the murder OF
Mr.. Manuel Maria Aldunale and his
companion, Canpolicano Villota, have
been confirmed. The were taken pris.
oners on the 5th of this month by ar
officer and three soldiers. and while or
their way to Quillota they met a band
of Balmacedas dispersed soldiers, who
are still marauding in that vicinity
and who commenced blaming Aldunale
for the defeat. Several political prison
ers tried to escape by the Palmilla, but
they were overtaken and murdered
by their accusers. The next morn
ing their bodies were found STARK
naked.
The different political parties that
initiated the revolution are making q
draft of the program that is to be OBJ
served by the new administration
and that they will all sign cOmpromis
ing themselves to respect it no mat
ter who gains the presidential cleo
ton. This program does not pre-
tend to provide a new system Of
administration, it merely establishes the
| general principles that, based on liberty
are to be observed by the new political
| organization, and these principles are
| the right of suffrage, the punishment o
any government official who should in
| terfere in the elections. absolute indie
| pendence of the three chief authorities
| of the nation. the submission of the res
! olution of the chambers, the response
bility of the presidents and their minis
| tiers. the reduction of the ordinary ex
penses. the conversion of the national pa
! per currency into metallic currency, the
reduction of the army, the augmentation
| of the fleet. the suppression of unneces
sary employments, the steady develop
ment of railroads, amicable relation
with all other nations, the limitation o
the diplomatic service, and the estab
! lishment of commercial treaties with
| different nations"