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The Var III Chile.

The War HI CHIie.
The situation il, mic ii - not changed.
Me Examiner publish IA concise ac- ]
cunt IF the pres. rt,-,:. ..tl5I u things:
Il present the i:.Sur e!ii forces under
1an1o ar encampe,i - - nCTth CT Nina
lei Mar, on the q her >iic Il she creek. =
TIE GovcruuI-l,t trno;s. under the
ca iersiiip ii President ii;i!maceda, are /
strongly intrencied al Viva del Mar and J
have been largely aided Iii repelling the
repeated and determined assaults OF the
rebels by the -uns Dt Font Cdllao.
Neither army did much fighting Mon
day or Tuesday, but it Is believed that
the rebel leader has been meanwhile
maturing plans by which he hopes to
execute flank movement and proceed,
by rapid marches behind the hills that
protect Valparaiso and us environs on the
land side, to the rear of Valparaiso.
Should he succeed in this vancouver
he will, it is reported, plant his artillery
on the height in the immediate rear OF
the city proper and shell the Covert
ment's stronghold au1 principal source
of supplies.
It is believed, h viewer, that Balma-
ceda is on the look ont for such move
ment, and the initiative on the part OF
the rebels towards the execution OF this
plan may precipitate another fierce and |
perhaps a decisive battle.
Balmaceda is strengthening his army |
as much as possible, and there IS an I'M
preston that his idea is to cut of the |
enemy's line of retreat TO his ships be-
fore he gives battle, and then he hopes
to give him u crushing blow which Will
wipe him out OF existence, and thus end
the rebellion.
The news Of the battle when received
in London had a favorable influence
upon the stock exchanges. The prices
| for Chilean bonds advanced slightly.
1t is believed that big recovery in
these bonds will occur when things have
settled down, although tive conditions
| which prevail in other South American
republics will prevent q speedy return to
| prices that ruled before the breaking out
of the troubles.
Famine i'll Russia.
The short crops, have already occa-
stoned great distress in Russia. A cler-
| gyman writing from one OF the villages
Of Kazan, says, 1t is sad to watch the
sight presented by an ordinary sick per-
son, but it is far more unbearable to look
at the hungry, panic stricken, starving
people in my parish. There are lndl-
| viduals who have gone without bread for
| two ard three weeks together and en-
deavor to nourish themselves upon grass
and the leaves OF the trees. When they
get hold of a morsel Of black bread they
do not eat it themselves, bat they give 1t
to the children"
In one village this priest says he found
| sixteen people in the last stages of ex-
| md
women euccumbed very Gh rtly after. In
his village there were 145 houses, but in
ONLY twenty of them were the peasants
eating the sort OF food to which they
were accustomed ie says there is dis
tress as great in the other villages OF the
same district, and there is great deal
of excitement among the peasantry al
the prospect which they see before them
Rye is being imported from Russia into
Germany in enormous quantities, the
carving capacity OF the railroads being
pushed to it's extreme limit. The eX
portation Of grain has produced grea
disaffection among the laboring classes
and peasantry in Russia, leading to serl
Gus riots. The peasants declare tina
3 they would rather go to Siberia thai
sta-ve at home.
Bismarck's Autobiography.
LONDON, August 25.-Prince Bismarcl
L has partly written his intended book
q and synopsis of five chapters is prlnte'
in the Paris papers. These chapters re
: late almost exclusively to his embassy Il
L France, to his mission III Russia IN 1866
~ to the Berlin Congress and to his retire
J ment from work. AS far as can b
J. Judged his historical "reminiscences wi
q be given in anecdOte form, and he Gil
cusses politics and relates events onl
9 when he is directly concerned IN then
n The anecdotes are related with his cha
acteristic liveliness, and all are made e.
ceedingly interesting and readable.
)f Artificial Rain.
e, WAsH1NGTo August 25.-In his r
n port to the Department OF Agrlcultu
- relating the experiments OF producln
is rain by explosions, Colonel Dyrenfort
- saws that after each explosion SO t;
made, under proper conditions, there hi
L, followed rain. Rain came sometime
a.. Immediately after the explosion, viii
on one occasion it was four hours befo
precipitation.
i; 1t is not admitted that these falls cou
u have been mere condolences, becau
III they occurred in region a long tin
of afflicted by excessive dryness. Are
10 upon which rain descended varied fro
~ four TO ten Or twelve miles, with Il
ed point of explosion as the practical cente
in Dyrenforth does not conclude that Il
work has gone lar enough to establish
lg entirely beyond doubt. What he hol
no is that where rain i above it can
brought to the ea tn by MS methods
improvements upon those methods, b
Or he has no hesitation in saying that t
=, problem is solved to his satisfaction
Gu far as the principle is concerned.
o. Storms.
fic LONDON, August 25.-A fearful hur
I'll cane is raging along the south coast
vi England, and much fear is felt for t
10 safety of the British and French flee
cd there being at present no commune
ton between the vessels and the shol
III: The French sailors on shore ha
To- been obliged to remain for the nigl
and sixty British officers are detained
ng board the Marengo, the flagship OF A
.rs miral Gervais 1t has rAjned in She
since O'Clock tonight, and it is impt
ol' sible to discern sigma S.
he MADRID, august 25.-Gaies and hun
. cane are reported all along the Spani
" coast. Many vessels have been wreckt
5he SUMMIT, IN. j. August 25.-During
thunderstorm last evening a cycio
struck Long Hill, in the t'assaic Nallt
nd Orchards, cornfelds and hundreds
100 tons of stacked hay were destroyt