The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-29
BALMACEDA'S DEFEAT.
VALPARAISO IN POSSESSION OF
TIE CONGRESsIONALISr

The Government Forces Badly Beaten.
Heavy Losses on Both sides-The
City in the Hands Of the Admirals OF
the American, German, French and
English Fleets for the Preservation
OF Good Order-Provisions Still
Scarce in the Northern Provinces.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Aug. 2s.--The steam
ship Sirius arrived here yesterday from
Iouique. She left Iquique Aug. Q. At that
time the insurgents were sending about
& 600 soldiers south. their destination being
unknown. The cable is cut near Iquique,
and there is no direct communication with
that city.
Among the foreign residents the impress
sion is that President BaImaceda will be
victorious. Mr.. Lennox, a passenger on
the Sirius, says that shortly after the de-
Dnrture OF the Charleston and Itata for the
north, the insurgent soldiers had a large
supply Of new guns which were supposed
to be part of the Itata's cargo. Provisions
are still very scarce in the northern prov
inces, and many people are
ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION.
Many young Englishmen and Americans
have been given commissions in the insur-
gent army auQ Wlbu IHelT a6SlStdQC0 L06
cOngressioualists are confident that Presi-
dent Balmaceda can be defeated.
FROM A DIsINTEREsTED SOURCE.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 28.-The firm of
John D. Spreckes 81 Bro. of this rity re-
ceived the following cablegram direct from
Valparaiso this afternoon:
VALPARAISO, Aug. 2S, 1891
The opposition is defeated Valparaiso is in the
control of ths congressionalists.
The cablegram comes from a source
which, the houses here interested in the
Chilean trade state is disinterested and is au-
thenIic.
COYGREsSIoNALISTs CLAIM VICTORY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-At a late hour
this afternoon now aspect was given to
the Chilean situation, when Julio Foster,
who is assisting the congressional ENJOYS in
this city, received the following dispatch,
dated to-day at New York:
President Balmaceda is defeated. VALPARAISO
is IL our power. Viva Chile
TRUMsULL
The sender is Richard Trumbull, one of
the congressional agents, who is now under
indictment for violation OF the neutrality
laws In connection with the equipment of
the ltata. The dispatch gave great COM
fort to the congressional partisaus here, and
Mr. Foster did not attempt to conceal his
satisfaction.
An hour after thu dispatch from Mr..
Irumbull had been received, the following
dispatch, addressed to Pedro Monte, the
principal congressional envoy, was received
at the headquarters of the congressional
party from tha confidential agent of the
inSurgent party at Lima:
Triumph complete. Valparaiso surrendered.
THE OFFICIALS PUZZLED.
The absence of official information at the
departments has puzzled the officials. Ger
talnly If decisive engagement has taken
place it is expected that Minister Egan or
Admiral Brown would promptly report
that tact If communications were open. Ad-
I1iral Brown Is at Valparaiso. and Minister
Egan is at Santiago through which place
cabiegrams from Valparaiso must pass to
reach Europe and the United States OF run
the risk of falling into the hands OF the in
sirgents on the Pacific coast.
PLAUsI Bile THEORY ADVANCED.
The only theory advanced which is plaus-
Idle enough to fad acceptance is that the
telegraph lines, being under military con-
trO, VIII not transmit cipher dispatches
such as would he sent by our government
reuresen tatiYes
IL Is not presumed, However. that if the
balmacedan forces have achieved a signal
victory they would attempt to prevent the
Confirmation Of the news Of the event from
reaching this country; so that the official
iNU5iHo"C uCE6 Is lnab no decisive combat
mad taken place up to yesterday.
NO NEWS AT TIE DEPARTMENTS.
Nothing official or unofficial has been re-
celVed at either the state or navy depart-
inentS to-day of the reported surrender of
Ine Chllean congressional army at Viva
Del mar on Tuesday, nor of the contrary
report OF the capture of Valparaiso. If
elmer event actually occurred, the absence
9I % any information from either Minister
Egan or Admiral Brown ON the subject is
DeneYe1 TO be due to the 'interruution of
geographic communication.
REPORTS AT THE CHILEAN LEGATION.
inc Chilean minister is also without any
information in relation to the surrender
osae; 80 tnan tnat contained il the dispatch
received by him yesterday.
1he friends of the Balmacedan ooverr.
nent In this city, commenting upon the
uenIsS from lquique of the reported sur
iiehuer Oh the lnsurgent army, say that the
Insurgents at that place cannot get anv teIe-
sIapAic information from Valparaiso. as
r oosu Uiie caole along the coast and the tele-
kiapd line from Valparaiso to Huasco are
fn ti .iie possession of the government. This
itact, they Insist, shows that the doniaIs from
-4uique are without foundation.
,lh GOVERNMENT FORCES DEFEATED
co;a notlng Secretary Of State Wharton re-
eu 'ho following cabegraIn tonight:
4 kbo,,Io VALPARAISO, Aug. %, 1891.
ine Stie M was fought near this CITY this morn
Ts rs, 1ne government forces we're badly beaten
surrendsrsd %Hs heavy loss on both sides The city
nlius OF The admirals OF the / i,nsrican o.
Tbs Iench and English fleets for good order
Opnos,i ~ communication with Santiago The
'40- AOieos are now entering the city.