The morning call., 1891-06-12
WANT RECOGNITION.
The Chilean Insurgents Issue a
Circular.
In Appeal to The Principal European
Powers.
President BalmaCsda's Manifesto Denuunces
the Insurgents and Claims BE Is Able
to Overthrow Them.
Special to THE MORNING CAEE.

arrangement lie indicating its basis. To
this the Congressional party refus es to
assent.
The armed transport Imperial, with the
torpedo cruisers Lynch and CondeIl, landed
party at Tocopilla yesterday, which cut
the stats telegraph lines and then re-em-
barked. To-day the ships made demon
stration at AntOfaGasta, similar to the demon
stration at Pisagua and Iquique. No damage
Is reported, The superior speed of those
ships enables them to keep clear of the Con-
gressiOnal ships
APPEAL BY TIRE INSURGENTS.
LONDON, June IA lengthy circular
note addressed to the European powers by
the Chilean Provisional Government t. repre-
senting the iusurgent party of Chile, is pub
lished in England and on the continent to-
day. In the note the powers are appealed
10 by the insurgents to be recognized as
belligerentS.
The Junta's note is signed by the Con-
gressional psrty's agents, Seniors Matte and
Ross. 1t speaks Of the recent lawless acts
upon the part of the Dictator, Balmaceda,
and claims for the provisional Government
belligerent rights, on the ground that its or
ganiZation is sufficiently regular and is re-
sponSible TO the ChleanS and 10 foreigners,
and Is able TO make itself respected by force
OF arms. The note maintains that the JUnta
mas been invested with regular constitu-
tional authority by the Congress elected in
March, 1888. The note continues by stating
that the Congressional party has undisputed
jurisdiction over four of the richest prov
lnces Of Chile, comprising it is aided, over
half the populated territory OF the republic
The Congressional party also claims that it
is growing in military power and that its
naval supremacy is indisputable, enabling
it 10 maintain sovereignty over its territory
and to threaten the provinces still under
the Dictator, Balmaceda. In view of these
facts tie provisional Government says it is
called upon TO maintain international, COM
meTcial and other relations, and therefore
claims that it is entitled better than the
Balmaceda Government to be considered a
perfect international body. The note adds
that the probabilities of the future rest with
the Congressional party, which, from the
first, has represented law aud right and now
also represents force"
BALMACEDA's MANIFESTO.
LONDON, June Il. President Balmaceda
has sent the following dispatch to Reuters
Telegraph Company from Santiago: sur
prise and disdain have been produced here
BY the false and calumnious statements
which the rebels publish in the European
press. The Congress lately elected here
works regularly. 1t has approved the acts
of the Government and invested il with ex-
traOrdlnaIy powers. and authorized it to
contract loans. Perfect order prevails. The
army is well disciplined and is actuated by
great esprit de corps. The Government
cannot be yaDqushed by the rebels, who are
only able to prolung the struggle to enrich
themselves out Of the nitrate deposits.
They have undertaken no expedition
against the Government forces and are com
pletely discredited. The war-ships Lynch
and COndell have gone northwest. General
Stephan's division is here, after twice cross
ing the SNOW covered Andes. The discipline
Of the troops is irTeDr0achable. British,
French and German commerce will be pre-
JUDGED by the rebels remaining at Tara
paca."
ATTACK BY BALMACEDAs SHIPS.
The Chilean Legation to-day received a
telegram from Chile, saying the naval
vessels Of the Government have pursued the
insurgents into Tarapaca. The Cundeu,
Lynch and the Imperial have bombarded
Pisagua and IQuiqus without managing to
bring out the insuTgent ships. which are in
very bad condition. All the veteran sailors
have deserted and offered their services to
the Constitutional Government.
AGENT TRUMBULL TALKS.
WASHINGTON, June IL Richard L.
TTumbull, the representative Of the Chilean
Insurgents, who arrived here yesterday
Will endeavor TO secure recognition of the
United States for the Iasurgent party. He
says be was indicted on the strength of a
bogus interview with him printed in San
Francisco, and that he was continually
shadOwed by a private detective in San
Francisco, and declared that even while he
was talking private detective was waiting
on the outside Of the Arlington Hotel He
declares stoutly tnat he had nothing what
ever to do with the schooner Robert and
Minnie, and that he has nothing to fear
from the proceedings instituted against him
He says that when his trial is held some
new points in international law will be
brought out. For instance, it is said to be
universally held by all authorities that
the sale Of arms to a belligerent force IS
merely a matter of commerce He thinks
that money could be made by American
merchants who would ship small arms to
Chile the same as they would ship -four or
any other kind Of merchandise. When
Chile appealed ia the United States 10 pre-
vent the shipment Of arms to Peru from
this country during the war between those
nations, the State Department replied that
1t had no authority to take such action.
During the rcO-Russian war United
States firms shipped arms to both countries
impartaly. and with these precedents, il is
claimed. the United States cannot interfere
If American manufacturers ship arms to
Chile. TrumbulI says: "If we had 5000
arms NC could wipe Balmaceda's army off
the face Of the earth"
INTERVIEW WITH SECRETARY TRACY.
TrumbulI mad a long interview to-day with
Secretary Tracy. the subject of which can
not be learned definitely; but there is rea-
son TO believe that he made a strong plea
for the Insurgent cause, and sought to have
the arms still on the Itata remain in the
custody of Admiral McCann until the
judicial determination of their ownership
can be reached. To a press representative
Trumbull said the condition of affairs in
Chile is one Of absolute despoLism. He had
no hope OF relief as a result of the Presden-
tal election, which takes place in Chile this
month. Balmaceda's adherents, he said,
comprised all the Office holders and hangers
on, but the people as a whole were opposed
to him. Nevertheless, in the present state
Of affairs, Balmaceda will find il an easy
matter to dictate his successor.
private letter from Santiago, Chile,
states that all the papers in Santiago have
been suppressed except two Government or
gans, while only one newspaper is allowed
in Valparaiso.
THE RANGER AT ACAPULCO.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 11.-The United
States ship Ranger has arrived at Acapulco
on her way to San Francisco.
he DESIRES PEACE.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Herald IquiQue
special says: Reports that the Congressional