Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-26
The Situation sccms 10 he More Ser.
Ions than the Government
Care to Admit.
EXPLOSIONS or A somn IN 1Ar
PALACE.
The Government Unable TO Obtain
Transports for lis Troops
aud Ammunition.
rur cuiLiAx nEvoLI
fmpor,an, News from the scenes OF
ti,e War.

important News fso,n the scenes os
the war.
Especial to the Herald
NEW YORR, Feb. 25.-The Herald
received yesterday from lis correspond.
ent In Santiago, chill, n bundle % let
tiers containing news of no little intof-
.st about the progress Of the lnrurrec.
Ton la that country, ~ which but
maasrc Information Ia. been received
from Jay 10 tay by cable. chiefly via
Bucnos Ayrcs had Europe. These
letters give n vivid picture u the do.
inga OF both the insurrectioni-ts aud
the government troops.
SANTIAGO, Chm, Jau. 1.-THE In.
sufr,cilon now extends from CouuimbO
to sierra Nc.in, aud IN spite Of reports
OF uhv government ~ the contrary,
some very serious lighting has been
done. President B,lmncu1a surrounds
himself with troops ana the rentrics
abound the municipal palace have
bern triplenl, many additions having
brcn made To the s.ntfles elsewhere.
News that the city OF COquimbo
alter short light, surrendered 10 tho
Insurgents had the elect ola
AiA NhfhftLI ~ hANTNAhps
This was not expected nnd the govern.
ment frars that other cities will revolt.
General UIpu led the rcvDlutionists
the cruisers Mngallancs and Admiral
tochrancc were detailed Ly the adj
miral TO capture CVguimh0, which they
uid January u. rhey arrived az
Goquimbo on the night ~ the lGth,
anu early on thu l1th, began to bonn
bard the town. The laud batteries
were abandoned after half au hours
Hiring aud tic people, ms though by
previous agreement, started for the
armOfllE. A. soon ~. President Bal.
macrin was informed Of the fall of the
city, lac dispatched 5000 soldiers from
the garritOnH Of Valparaiso, rinntlngo
anu iquiquc, which lvit post haste Tor
CcquimbU.
1ne orul,sr LsD,sra,tia boinharlcd
the city u ralcapuano ON Ia. night OF
January 10, aud destroyed Ill the land
batteries. An attempt whs made 10y
thc insurgents t0 land forces, bat owing
70 the powerful garrison, which ~
iDynlto tho government, the Insurgents
were rupu,fed. ADu;it n hundred mon
we're Killed IN this attack anu finally
the Insurgents Withdrew their land
foTcct.
Life "a becoming uhbcaablc In SAINT
lngo. For tho least indiscretc word q
man may utter hv Is ut once thrown Ia.
10 prison by the government. ~
present the prison Is nearly full, there
being over u hundred men Of promin.
cnco In NJ. They are all charged with
leipg partial 10 tue insuffucti0n.
a DYSAaiiIE BoMp
was exploded Ia the presidential PAL
ace at villa del Mar anu the palace
was paftly dvisulishod. The family u
President lIalmactda will shortly leave
for Europa, presumably Tor Paris
unless matters become moru compll'
Gated.
SASTIA00, Chill, Jan. lp.-News
Tor thc iifst time has hren received by
the government that the three thpu-.
and men who had been sent ifOm Val.
panAso 20 lquiqur aud Santiago t0
light the inHhfgci l. at Coquimbo have
been completely routed. The govern.
inent lost IA .his engagement over two
hundred men killed aud ~ many more
were wounded. 'fhe Insurgents were
all perfectly armed and had IA plentiful
supply Of ammunition. The blockade
Of lqnlque CONTINUES ~ strict as ever.
The idmiroi C0chrano Is anchored
with ~ broad side 10 the city while
the MIgfiiuncs CRUISES outside Of the
hatbor. No vessel ~ allowed 10 ofitur
or leave and the Inhabitants arr be-
ginning b grow uncasy about their
food supply.
SANTIAGO, Chill. Feb. "a The FOL.
lowing dispatch from Celuimbo has
been received at the Department. Of war
here;
President llalmaccdn-Fhe insur-
rectlunisir arc RAPIDLY buiiding narri.
cailes IN all the streets. Tho convent
OF the Notre DAune sistcn has Teen
taken by the Insurgents and converted
into "a fortress. Al buildings which
are In commanding positions have
been taken 10y tho rebels and the
cannon brought from the land batteries
aud from ships have boon placed In
such position Hs 10 command every
road which approaches the city. Tho
Cuchrane, Magallan-s and Abato have
come nearer town and ut present nre
unloading powder and ammunition.
The rebels have about two thousand
well aimed men her. aud they are
under the protection Of the iieet's guns.
Those guns which they have been un.
able 10 use they have spiked, removing
all powder anu ammunition on board
the ships.
A STRANGE rRATuRs of tine WAR
In that the government IL unable 10
obtain transports for its troops and
ammunition IA all the merchant ships
are la favor VI tl,e rebels and refuse to
serve the government. kilograms are
coming In from iqulqus, saying that
the rebel ileet Is beginning 10 shell the
forts AMI u heavy cannonaaing In going
on. The company Sud America, who
has several steamships employed In
traffic along tho coast and up 10 Pan
anna, has given the government u set
back by placing Its steamships ut the
disposal Of the insurreclionists TO be-
used NJ transports. These vessels are
very powerful aud rapid, and should
the rebels take II into their heads 10
make cruisers " them, there II no tell
Ing how much harm they could do 10
the government cause.
SANTIAGO, Jan. .3.--Alarmlng news
has been received by telegraph from
Iquique which the government will
not make public, but II Is understood
the Inhabitants are In very destitute.
circumstances. An attempt WIS made
by the rebel troops u capture several
OF the land batteries which command