Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-08-27
GUNS ARE SILENT.
Balmaoedists and Insurgents Rest
on Their Arms.
Fighting Ceases for a Day, While
Preparations Are Made for the
Final Struggle Between Them.
THEY TAKE A REST.

THEY TAKE A REST.
VALPARAISO, Aug. 20. = Darkness
stopped the battle at Vina del Mar
beach, opposite this city, which ragged
holly all day Sunday before any de-
cisive result was reached, and, like
tired gladiators, the contesting armies
rested Monday and worked hard to get
themselves in the best possible con-
dition for the final bout which must
soon decide the mastery of Chilli.
Balmaceda's line of defense Sunday
was strongly fortified and was under
the range of the guns from Fort Callao.
While many of his troops were raw re-
cruits there was a leaven of veterans
among them. Time after time the
rebels dashed against the lines of the
government troops, only to be repulsed
with great bloodshed They were not
the only sufferers, however, for their ar
tillery played with telling effect on the
enemy, and their rifles were not use
less in their hands. Attack and repulse
were repeated time after time, with no
| decided advantage to either side. The
most desperate valor was displayed by
veteran and recruit, Balmacedist and
revolutionist. There was little regret
on either side when darkness came
down and stopped the bloody work.
Under cover of a flag of truce the
ambulance and hospital corps of the
opposing armies were busy during the
night searching the field for wounded
and caring for them. When morning
broke it was expected the fight would
be resumed. Both armies had suffered
severely, however, and neither APP
peared to be in a position to assume
the offensive and practical truce with
no fighting has been the result.
| Neither side was idle, however, dur
ing the day Scouting parties from
the insurgent army secured the eoun-
| try for supplies and one of them cut
the railroad to Santiago at Salto. The
| government forces strengthened their
lines and maneuvered to get into po-
sition which will preclude any sue
cessful attempt on the part of the
enemy to get into the rear of the city
of Valparaiso.
Valparaiso is quiet. All the business
houses, offices and stores are closed
! Every body who can do so has left the
city and few people are seen on the
! streets.
While the government torpedo
cruiser Almirante Lynch was assisting
/ the artillerymen in the forts in keeping
| the rebel cruisers at long range, and
| thus preventing them from giving eff
fective aid to the land forces, the
/ breech-plug of one of her fourteen
FOUNDER Hotchkiss guns blew out, in
stantly killing the gunner in charge.
/ HAMBURG, Aug. ga dispatch to
the Hamburg Correspondence from San
tiago de Chill says that on August 10
sixty unarmed youths, belonging to
good families, while holding political
meeting were massacred by detach-
ment of cavalry by order of President
Balmaceda. The massacre has caused
1 indignation among all classes.
1 LIMA, Aug. ga Valparaiso tele-
/ gram reports that Balmaceda's army
at Vina del Mar has repulsed an in
/ surgent attack, but this report is not
| confirmed. The telegram adds that
Balmaceda has ordered all the avail
| able. forces in the province of Val
paradise to concentrate at the capital
and 1000 troops stationed at Coquimbo
/ to proceed against Iquique.
| LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch to the
/ Times published from Buenos Ayres
confirms the information contained in
a letter from Lisbon to the effect that
| President Balmaceda, Of Chilli, sent
/ 81, 000,0 900 in silver to Montevideo for
shipment to Europe, thanks to the
| good offices of the captain of the Brit
ish warship Espiegle.
President Balmaceda, according to
the story made public, being unable
| to borrow money seized the silver bui-
| lion in the treasury at Santiago de
! Chilli, which was stored there as Sc
curity for the circulation in order to be
able to pay sums due to European con-
/ tractors who have been supplying him
with ships. arms and ammunition The
writer of this communication added
/ that Balmaceda, being unable to hire
private vessel to transport the silver to
4 Montevidevo, from where it was to be
transferred to Europe, managed to per-
suade the commander of II. NJ. $.
! Espiegle to convey the sum of $1,000,
I 600 in silver to Montevideo. where the
money was landed on August 10.
/ The Times. commenting upon this
letter, said that it was confident that
the commander Of the Espieglo took
the step without the consent of the
British admiralty, adding that it
seemed as though a British warship
had been made the accomplice OF d
downright robbery. The Times also
said that the matter demanded full
and prompt inves tigation.
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