Telegram-herald., 1891-09-22
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Friday rlzAL Has1 be returned 20
the legation lie had . song and earnest
raLk vita bslz2Aee6z relative 20 The
lxDers tts<4 Previously bro2ehsd.
sboszt the adyiszbilssy of giving himself
up ~ the tantA BalnaesdA and SENIOR
urr1burts went 20 bed ~ midnight
senors rrrituria. about = N Sat
urd4y. board pistol she: IN the bod
room that had been assigned 10 Baln1-
esdz- She n0tised her husband Before
10 went % Bzimzeoda's room be ran
around ~ the house Of Carlos Walker
Marines and broaghs that gentleman
back 70 the legation Upon breaking
e. the door Of Balzacedz's room j.
was found that be had Abot himself.
The body WAS still warra- There was
. gaping wound II the tsmplA The
body vas nndressed add lay on the bed
The revolver was still in his right hand
Gradually the news spread al over
Eantsago. The excitement Il created q
fndescri babie. Great crowds Of terri
bly, excited people gathered All around
the Argentine legation They eheered
and they booted and went into frenzy
over the death Of their chief enemy.
Adore al the discordart shouts were
heard cries eongratulating the unfor-
tnnase Balmaceda tina. in taking his
own life he had escaped worse fate.
Balmaceca left letter 20 his mother;
also statement TO the press Of the
United state2 As almost the last dec
larations Of dying man they are Of
especial Importance He says
u acted during ali the past eight months
With ths nrrs conviction that Was right I
had 30 IN The army on whom i could
place any trust. Nv generals were false 70 me-
They lied al throagh the war. Had my orders
been obeyed believe that ,hs battle Of
Concon would have resulted IA . de-
eisiss victory against sae enemy. Ny
hear eli through this trouble has
been sish chill / sou2h. 20 rescue ny coun-
try frsn foreign cominstlon- stroye 20 make
her TIE trst republic IN America Ny enemies
SAY that ! was cruel Circumstances CON-
PEELED ne 20 sAn elton certain acts. but many
bad deeds that have been attributed 70 my or
dsrs we're never known By me ustn they hsd
beer committed
Until the cnsl battle OF Placilla I had
strong hopes Of triamphing over my foes.
Victory assured By my gerersl4 Aicerecca.
Bafbosa and Wei They all lied ] now know
those Who pretended friendship for me only be.
cause Of the money that was 70 BE- gotten out
OF me. All the money that have In my pos
session II - so. Ny wife gave IL 10 me ca the
night OF Angus o.
your minister. Patrick Esan, many timsa
offered me good advice. He urged me TO make
peace with those opposed 20 me ana 70 retire
from Chill did not heed his Wise advice, fol
I Thought he Was under the influence OF thu
tuntA's orders. who were then refugees IN ths
American iegation- AL through the troubis
my closest advisers were always opposed u
any ovsrtures for peace"
Another letter was found addressed Il
Senior Urriburia- In II Balmaceda says
when I saw tho persecution directed
against rae by persons who had supported mJ
administration I came 70 the conclusion that
the only way 70 put end TO this persecution
vas 20 saks my lie. a. i Was the responsible
one Aeois my good friend. Give my farewell
20 my wife ana children"
Balmsceda's body has been removed
10 the general cemetery. 1t was &C
companied by the members of the
family and friends The widow OF the
dead ex-president was informed Of his
tragic ending by her brother, Domingo
Zorro. There is guard stationed n
the cemetery. An intendente In keep
ing order.
Since the fall of Valparaiso and the
surrender Of Santiago there has beer
many rumors about the movements Of
Balmaceda- 1t was first believed hs
had escaped from the capital and hat
made his way to the mountains Most
people thought he had gone through
one Of tho mountain passes and
that he would be next heard
from in the Argentine Republic
Just before tho San Francisco
sailed last Monday II became knows
that Balmaceda he'd been Snug
cled on board the warship and would
be safely at sea II was too Into TO 20
on board tho San Francisco and make
personal inquiries That vessel waa
just getting ready 10 weigh anchor.
But the story Of Balmsceda's alleged dis
guise az drunken sailor In uniform
said to have been furnished BY Admiral
seemed so plausible that IL could hard.
~ be doubted Unfortunately for the
now dead ex-president he did not
escape on board the San Francisco. but
dcspaiying of his ability 10 get aw sy,
and fearing the vengeance Of his en-
emies. took his own life.
There IL mingled feeling Of savage
rejoicing nj his death and of bitter re-
regret that he should have killed him.
self instead Of falling into the clutches
of the infatuated citizens. who would
have delighted 70 rend him limb from
limb for the long list Of eruelities for
which they hold him responsible.
IL IL impossible for any one
not In this country or not .
native 20 realize the intensity of
the hatred that was entertained toward
the ex-presidenk The national holi-
days, which were TO have ended satnr-
day nieht. have been prolonged by the
news of the suicide. The feasts Hum
nations and other celebrations In
honor at the success Of the congress
sienal party have been followed by
che marching of frensisd crowds
of triumph over the death Of their form
er ruler. 10 10 the general belief that
Bsimssedas death viii hasten in =
great degree the restoration OF peace
throughout Chilli New that the chief
enemy Of the junta IL no more 10 Is like
" that his followers viii Be shown
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