The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-15

by Balmaceda, was requested by
General Canto to take possession of
the city.
When the victorious troops enter
ed Valparaiso iu the afternoon they
were received with the greatest en-.
thusiasm by the populace. Showers
of flowers were flung on their heads
by women from wlndove "a they
marched past. The streets resonnd~
ed with "Viva Chile and Viva
Canto f.
Captain Fuentes of the torpedo
boat Almlrante Lynch was summon
ed to surrender. He attempted to
steam out and turned his machine
guns on the insurgent troops. There
was sharp engagement lasting tif-
teen minutes, and then Captain
Fuentes hauled down his flag
During the afternoon such of the
Government troops as were IN the
city. or who came in, gave up their
arms and most of them were paroled.
Guards were stationed IN the streets
to see that the crowds Of disbanded
soldiers and the dangerous classes
did not make trouble, Tnc city was
as quiet as could be expected under
the circumstances.
At the capital, Santiago, matters
were more boisterous. AS soon AS
the news reached Santiago on the
18th, of the overwhelming defeat Of
the Government forces, AMI the peo-
pie knew that Balmaceda's power
was gone, their enmity to his Gov
eminent broke forth. The cry was
raised that the President should be
killed, and mob started for his
house. 1t grew in numbers and in
fury as ii went through the streets,
and by the time it reached the Exc
cutive mansion it was ripe for any
bloody deed. Indeed, nothing would
have saved Balmaceda had be been
caught. He knew he would have
little chance for his life if he remain
ed in Santiago, and at the first re-
ceipt of the news he hid himself.
Baked in their bloodthirsty fury
the mob had recourse to the torch.
Soon Balmaceda's house was in
flames. Next the house of Senior
Coday, ex-Minlster of the Interior,
was fred. The residences of Balma-
ceda's mother, the slain General
Barbosa, Seniors Mckenna and East
man, the Govern nent newspaper
offices and the houses of several
prominent citizens were burned. The
police, the fire department and the
troops were demoraized.
Balmaceda, when he heard of the
fall of Valparaiso, sent for General
Baquedano, commander of the troops
in Santiago. A council of war was
held at the house of General Velas-
quez, where it was decided that u
continuation of the struggle was
hopeless, and that the auf.euter of
the capital was the j. proper
course Baquenado was given charge
of the city and authorized to arrange
the terms of surrender with the Con-
gressionalists. Word was at once
sent to General Canto that all the
troops in Santiago had declared their
adhesion to the Congressional party
and that Santiago was at his dis
posal.
General Mont, who was in charge
of affairs IN the south, at once order
ed regiment to Santiago, there to
assist the forces of Baquedona in
keeping order. At last order was
restored, but it took the shooting of
some of the rioters to achieve this re-
suit. Property estimated AT a value
of 81 100000 had been destroyed.
There was much feeling on the
part of Congressional leaders against
foreign naval commanders for har-
boring Government refugees. The
feeling was particularly bitter against
Americans, for Admiral Brown had
given asylum to many popular Oil
cias OIL board the San Francisco and
Baltimore. Admiral Brown, howev-
er, had long consultation with the
leaders Of the junta, and his expla-
nations put an end to the irritation
against the Americans. The junta
were exceedingly anxious to secure
recognition from the United States
Government.
Another dispatch says the feeling
against the United States will be
hard to overcome. 1t was started by
the Itata affair. Admiral Brown
gave uffense by sieaming in the San
Francisco to Quintero Bay to watch
the landing of General Canto's army.
1t was further surmised that u. $.
Minister Patrick Egan was an activ e
partisan of Balmaoeda. He reported
through Admiral Mccain to Wash
ington that Balmaceda could not be
defeated.
Minister Egan was ordered by
cable OF Sept. 4 that If government
was formed acceptable to the people
he should recognize it and open com
munication with its head. A tele.
gram was received from the Minister
on the It'll that provisional COVE n
meut had been formed on the 4th,
with Jorge Montt as President, it
was universally accepted by the peo-
pie and he was in cordial commune
cation with it.
Balmaceda escaped over the An