Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-27
BaImacede Defeats the Insur-
gents.
HORRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Fire in Portland, Fatal Street Fight,
The President, a Curious Acci-
cident, From Hayti, A Gambling
Scheme, A FerOciOus Beast, Pa
cifc Short Line, State and For
eign News, Etc.
FRoMo1IrLI.

NEW YORK, aug. zfs-A op'Sioi
to The Herald from Valparaiso,
Chilli, (via Galveston) says: Neither
of the armies now confronting each
other along the eastern shore OF
Valparaiso bay seemed disposed to
renow hostiliiies just at present, and
outside of them is but desultory and
unimportant skirmishlng. There
was no fighting yesterday. AS near
as can be learned, the commanding
generals Uf the two armies are
watching each other closely and
manmuvering for position. Genera
Canto, it is generally believed among
the people here familiar with war
fare, has realized the fact that 1t is
well.nigb impossible to capture Val
paraiso by an attack along the line.
He apparently had this in view
when he commenced the attack al
Una Delmar, and was unsuccessful
1t Is altogether probable, therefore,
he will change his plan Of attack by
making detour back into the coun-
try in order to gain position from
which he would have a better chance
to make direct attack on the city,
without exposing his troops more
than necessary to the fire from the
heavy artillery in the forts, which
will, in some measure, neutralize
Balmaceda's superiority Of numbers.
Canto is generally conceded to be a
wary general as well as determined
fighter, and If this plan Of operation
is observed, 1t may be several days
before the armies again join battle
President Balmaceda and his officers
are not noyices in the ar. Of war and
do not propose 10 allow the insur-
gents to take a trick unless they
earn 1t. He is strengthening his
army rs much as possible and there
Is an impression that bis idea is to
cut off the enemy's line Of retreat to
his ships before he gives battle,
then he hopes to give him crushing
blow which will wipe him out Of
existence aud thus end the rebellion.
This appears TO be the situation, and
until one or the other of the com
manders has got into the position
for which he is striving, it Is proba-
BILE there will be no hard fighting.
The city was quiet yesterday. All
business and traffic are suspended,
and the people here find little to
talk about but the probabilities OF
the coming battle.
THE REBELS DEFEATED.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Aug. 27.--
The Chilian minister at Washington
today received q cablegram dated
Valparaiso, Aug. Goth saying that
on the 25th the insurgent army was
completely defeated In VaDe Del
mar. A division of the Gillian gov
ernment army cut of their retreat
10 their ships, and obliged them
to surrender Internationally.
WAsHINGroN, ID. c., Aug. 81
The "war Is oyerD said Senor Pare
no, the Chillan minister, comment
ing on the cable dispatch received
from the Chilian foreign minister,
Foster, the insurgent representative,
said he had received the following
cablegram last night: "Iquique,
Aug. Goth. Notices inspired by the
dictator's agents In Lima are abso
lutely without authorization" FOs-
ter further said; "in case the insur-
gent party are defeated, It only
meant the prolongatlon of the war,
and that the insurgent force would
be increased In every possible way
aud the dictator fought to the end.
PARIS, Aug. 27.-A dispatch re-
celved at the Chillan Legation In
this city from Buenos Ayres, con-
firms the report that the insurgenl
forces had surrendered to Balma-
ceda.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The telegraph
this morning publishes statement
that a private caolegram from Presi
dent Balmaceda to the Gillian LIE
cation had been received, declaring
his triumph complete.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
STATEsvILLE, N. c., Aug, 27.-
The western bound passenger tlaln
ON the Western North Carolina rail-
road jumped u trestle near here early
this morning. The train was
plunged into ravine 200 feet In
depth, ,dashlng the cars into spllnters.
AZ least forty passengers were killed
outright. The wounded number
twenty-five, Many OF them will
die.
Thiry'slx dead bodies have 80 far
been recovered from the wreck. No
names known yet.
FATAL STREET FIonE
GEORGETOWN, Ky, Aug. 27.-Is
a street fight today with Milton Ken
nell aud his four sons, A. J. Mont
gomery and two brothers were
killed. The Kenells were desper-
ADDE'S. The widest excitement pre-
vailed.
THE PRESIDENT.
WHITR RIVER JUNCTION, W.,
Aue. 27.--The president arrived
here this morning at II o'clock in
iownpour OF rain, Brief speeches |
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