The record-union., 1891-08-31
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
VALPARAISO, Aug. 30.-Santiago has
been formally surrendered. The triumph
of the Congressional party is complete,
and peace and quiet may be looked for in
Chile before many days have passed.
Representatives of Balmaceda have
asked for a conference with view to sur
render.
The request was readily granted and
General Baquedano, formerly Com
mander-in-Chief of the Chilean army,
was requested to act for the Congression-
alists. A meeting was held and the terms
OF surrender were arranged.
To all intent the Capital is now in pos
session of the Junta, and within few
hours it will be actually in charge of their
officers. a few days more and the Junta
viii form a Provisional Government,
which they insist must be recognized as
the only legitimate Government of Chile,
and the work of reorganizing and re-
habilitating the country can proceed.
The insurgent fleet came into the bay yes
terday morning and found convenient
anchorage grounds.
SenOr Don Claudy Nicuna, who was
elected President to succeed BalmacCda,
and who is now Il refugee aboard the Ger
man flagship, acknowledges the defeat of
the Government is final. and that any fur
ther resistance would be simply n useless
waste of force and destruction of life and
property. This seems to be the general
opinion among the adherents Of the Gov
ernment here.
THE VICTORY CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O-A dispatch
dated Valparaiso, August 29th, has been
received at the Navy Department from
Rear-Admiral Brown. It says: 1.-THE
insurgents have possession of the city of
Valparaiso, taken yesterday morning
after very sangIinary engagements. The
Government had the advantage of good
position, but used bad geueralship. The
troops were disaffected. The insurgent
ships were not present. The forts were
not engaged. The Almirante Lynch
with three second-class torpedo boats
were captured. The foreign Admirals
demanded a guarantee in protecting the
lives and property of foreign subjects.
have hundred men at the Consulate.
Many refugees are aboard. The provis-
ionaI President is here"
The following dispatch was received
this afternoon by Montt, one of the Con-
gressional ENJOYS:
IQUIQUE, August 3Oth.
The Junta of the Congressional Govern
ment is en- route for Santiago to-day.
Y The dispatch from Admiral Brown to
the Navy Department was the only in
formation received here to-day by the
Government officials of the situation in
Chile. Nothing further has been heard
from the Consul at Valparaiso since his
dispatch announcing the surrender of
that city to the insurgents. Nor has any-
thing been received from Minister Egan
at Santiago. tits believed by the officials
OF the State Department, nOtwithstand-
ing dispatches to the contrary, that Santi-
ago is still in the hands of Balmaceda.
They base this opinion on the fact that
the department has not been informed by
Egan of its capture. They say he-would
certainly have notified the department
had the city been surrendered, as there is
no interference with the cable line via
BuenOS Ayres so far as the department
knows. 1t is reliably reported that the
Chilean Minister received word to-day
that Balmaceda was still in possession Of
Santiago, and had not fled. The Only
news received here by the ENJOYS of the
Congressional party, besides the dis
patches from lquique, was message
from Lima stating that Santiago is in the
hands of the Congressional party, and
that they have established temporary au-
thorlty looking TO the safety of persons
and property, and that Balmaceda's
whereabouts are unknown.
BALMACEDA RESIGNS.
PARIS, Aug. 30.-Agents of the Chilean
Congressional party received an official
dispatch from Santiago saying that the
Congressional party is in control Of the
capital, and that Balmaceda fled Friday
night, resigning in favor Of General
Baquedano.
LAST ACT OF THE BLOODY DRAMA.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-The Rera7Crs 8
cable advices of date Valparaiso, August
hn =
Congressional army took formal possess
sion of Santiago tonight, and practically
the last act in the bloody drama of the
revolution which has torn Chile to pieces
for the past seven months is closed. The
capital city was N the hands of q blood
thirsty mob last night, and while it was
unable TO satisfy its murderouS instincts.
ii destroyed a vast amount of property.
As soon as the news reached Santiago
yesterday of the overwhelming defeat of
the Government troops on the heights of
Placilla, and the fall of Valparaiso. and
the people knew Balmaceda's power was
gone, their enmity 10 his Government
broke forth. The cry was raised that the
President should be killed, and the mob
started for his house. 1t grew in num-
bers and fury as II went through the
streets, and by the time it reached the
executive mansion was ripe for any
bloody deed. y short Skrift would have
caught. The blood-thirsty fury of the
mob was baked.
Then a desire for revenge found vent in
the application of the torch Soon Rsl-
maceda's house was a mass of flames.
Before it had been destroyed the mob
marched OFF to the house of Senior Goday.
eX-Minisiter of the Interior and an ard
ent Balmacedist, and set ire to his house
Then the residences OF Balmaceda's
mother, General Barbosa, Senors Me
Kenna and Eastman, Government news
paper offices and houses of several prom
iaont officials were bBrned TO the ground.
Tho city was panic-stricken, business
suspended and the people, outside of the
mob, kept close TO their houses The
police, fire department and army was de-
moraliZed, and made no attempt to main
tam order
X Balmaceda, when he heard of the
1all of Valparaiso, sent for General Ba-
quedano, Commander of the Govern
mont troops in Santiago, to meet him. A
council Of war was held ut Nalasquez at
Wblch President Balmaceda and the lead
1ng Ealmacedites were present. The
SITUATION was thoroughly canvaSsed, and
ii was decided to surrender the capital.
Baquedano was given charge of the
city and authorized to arrange the terms
OF surrender. Word was sent to General
Canto that all troops in Santiago had de-
clared adhesion TO the Congressional
party, and that Santiago was at his dis
posal. Inc Characal Regiment was or
dered to proceed to Santiago to assist the
Government troops in preserving order
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