Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-28
THE GILLIAN CONFLICT.
Balmaceda Claims a Victory and the
Insurgents Deny 1t.
THE LEGATION AT WASHINGTON
Asserts that the Insurgents We're Hsmmsd IN and
Were Compelled to Surrender UncOndidOnally.
The Congressional Party Agents Say the
Diciator's Reports are Wholly False.

WASHINGTON, August 27.-Senor Laz-
cano, the Chilian Minister at Washing
ton, to-day received a cablegram dated
Valparaiso the goth, from NJ. NJ. Aldu-
nate, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
saving that on the 25th the insurgent
army was completely defeated in Vino
Del Mar. A division Of the Chilian
Government army cut off their retreat
to the ships, and obliged them to sur
render Internationally. All the coun-
try, the despatch adds, applauds the
vaIor and skill of the Government
army.
'"rhe war is over" said Senor Pru-
dencio Lazcano TO the Press representa-
tive, commenting on the cable dispatch
received from the Chilean Minister OF
Foreign Affairs.
Senior Lazcano wore contented ex-
preston upon his determined face, while
his handsome wife, who acts as his In
terpreter, beamed with enthusiasm and
Joy over the happy result.
"The war began more than six months
ago." Senor LaZcano explained, lana
the insurgents were led by Col. Canto,
who had been dismissed from the
Chilian army. He had succeeded in
securing the Chilian Lavy, and on this
account had been able, until now,
to maintain his army. The Chilian gov
ernment had no navy, and because OF
this disadvantage, had been unable TO
hem in the insurgents. Had we had
ships," said Senior LaZcanO, tracing the
positions of the government and insur-
gent forces on rough map he had
drawn so as to more explicitly explain
himself, ''we would have succeeded long
ago."
He then traced the positions OF the
army of the Chilan Government, under
command of Gen. Velarquez, the pres
ent Minister Of War, and who distln-
guished himself in the war between
| Chilli and Peru 10 years ago, at Coquim-
bo. on the northern coast OF Chilli, 10000
| Government troops were stationed. Al
! Santiago - 900 troops were In garrison
while below, at Conception, 10. 900 men
were under arms. To the left OF Con-
cepcion an army of 5000 men were rem
! dezvoused. Between Santiago ana
Ouinteros, just above the Aconcagua
river. the Insurgents, under Col. oanto,
Under protection of their ships the
insurgents moved down the coast to-
wards Valparaiso. AT the Aconcagua
river the insurgents were met by a force
of 5000 men of the government army,
which had moved up from the left OF
Conception. This force held the insur-
gents at bay for thirty hours.
In the meantime the government
forces at Santiago, Conception and CO.
quimbo moved down, hemmed in the in
surgents and compelled their uncondi-
tional surrender. As Senor Lazcano, in
an off-hand manner, described how the
war was brought to a close, he naturally
became exuberant with joy, and as he
hesitated for words to express, In bro
ken English, his ideas, his wife, who
was enraptured with his warlike de-
scription, would I'll in the interstices.
The Minister sent number OF tele-
grams this morning, spreading far and
wide the glad tidings of the victory Of
the Chilan government.