Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
AFFAIRS IN CHILL.
SOME QUEER PROVISIONS OF
CHlLPS CONSTITUTION.
4 Turbulent, Unstable, Hot-Headed Race
OF People-Many Young Americans
in the Junta's Army as Officers
CoNcEpc1oS, chill, Aug. 5, 1891

rot ind a watery grave in the bay At lqul-
uui Al first the rebels used 10 open all
letters that fell into their Ii nds, and de-
srrOy those that contained information not
entirely IN their favor: but that soon grew
u b. too much trouble, and for some time
past the msSives Of friends and foes alike
,pa; come up from the loyal provinces via
Iuuiqui. are dumped into the oc an. For
many weeks Americans nave been sending
their home letters wi the consular
budget, whenever practicable. protected by
-tr United States seal. or in the private
rocket Of some northward bound sca-cap-
lain. IL : considered certain that within
tie next two or three weeks the final battle
VIII be fought which must decide the Chill
ian controversy. Should such an important
even occur the cable and telegraph lines
Will have brought you news of it long be-
fore the facts could be communicated by
letter In the fUl! expectation that such
viii be the case-though l am neither i
pruphet nor the son of u prophet want TO
turcwam my readers on few points.
lu the first place YOU ought to get down
on your knees and thank God that IL IS none
81 your funeral that you live III a
lind peopled bya race who are not given TO
Initiating the bodies of their COuntrymen
; AIN in battle, nor going out of their way TO
,yautonly apply the torch 10 private prop
,.-. Of individuals who are politically OPP
!, are concerned, the outcome Of all this
iss IS no consequence Whatever, ana
'-gmpathy'' Tor either party IS pretty much
W-s,cG me TACT Ol beng on one sue or
tar other oil Il question Loes not chaEse
tA.Ean nature; ana when II comes 10 oattle'
-'r1elttes WIZ ne committed by poth 1ar-
ms Of which the world will never near.
When the decisive conflict takes place don't
accept
EoR LAW AND GOSPEL
TIE trSt news \ou near NO matter when
soc WINS lAe Ihlted States papers VIII
immediately teen win glowing accounts
q, patriot arheVemen's, meaning the
u'lngs o. the rebels, from the laclIc pens OF
tH.saarles III the North, VINO are being
vel pad Tor prer.SelI thaJ klhd OF service
numbers OF these extraordinary ENJOYS,
stationed al Il sale distance lro!n govern
Lfnl DLilt'S--lh washington: New Ofk,
Stl = faurlS'o ana interior tlJes-afe tA-
eTtiHS themselves 10 the utmost TO WIN
sympathy Tor thelr idcuon, WIN sublime
Ignoring Of lruih mat would De amusing
t'trr less serious circumstances.
'I know there IS nothing IN the world
8 successful as success and II the feoeiS
E''1in II Soou many tinted = ldteS Journals
y ~ al once eSpDuSe a cause OF winch thcy
t4h know Attle- belhg so remote except on
lie word OF these same interested paftl-
Aus. IN me event OF reoeL victory the
latter Will immediately telegraph lar and
WIDE thar peace and order nave been re-
stored 10 Chll; Oul uph you DeiieNe II!
The stern facts Will be That all loyal gov
eminent officers, II captured VIII be shot
without mercy: rlotse lncehdlarylsih, Sc
cr7t ASSASSINATION ana open murder WILL
prevail, ana dlSOanued armies. excited ny
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Having made his fortune selling Gillian
r-'Ea'e IN Great Brltaln-gave large sums
G" .ir} al the outset 10 sustain the cause,
l--. the seizure OF the nitrate beds ren-
t.faa the rebels independent Of private
l-.Itlal support Should the insurgents
WI. Mir Edwards viii doubtless be chosen
i.a.- lrst prcsldcnt-and with true Brit
!-- 'hrii', he Wi. not fail 10 realize an hun
G''. ii on the funds invested.
Hon lose Slgnt OF the fact that ali men
Mo claim 10 be patriots arc not the gen
.."' article, any more than all prOfeSSed
i-r tianS are worthy of the name. The
greater part OF III ST alleged patriots Of
..-. nave been ilVlnE IN clover, 81 10 speak,
IT, several months paSt-satcly located 100
y les from the seat Of government against
N..th they rcvo!ted. with stretch of I'M
lbs able country between. Receiving lit
Hf more than S5OOu.OuO month from the
q rate sales, they have been enjoying much
LH'H ready ASH than most of them ever
I'D ne privilege of handling before in their
'Ncs; ana one Of the ludicrouS features of
l.- case Is the way IN which these vlrtuous
!rye.>- an lntillteSslmal minority of Chil's
population, having torciby appropriated
fecountry's source Of revenue, and while
a o Vln..its