The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-01
PEACE IN VARS PLACE.
Basquedano Now Recognized as
Chile's President.
PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION.
Prominent Balmacedists to Be Shot
According to Martial Law.
PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION.
Feeling Against the United States for
Not Recognizing the Junta-AdmiraI
Brown Will Not Give Up Refugees
Without q Guarantee.

New YoRK, Aug. 31-The Herald this
morning has the following cable advices
from Chile: General Basquedano has
been recognized as the president ad interim
OF the republic by the members of the
junta here.
The government troops at Conception,
Iaicahuana and other places have notified
congressionalist authorities that they
have finished fighting and are ready to
obey orders from the junta, and only
Coquimbo promises to make trouble.
All that remains to be done now is to
put down sporadic cases of disorder, bring
10 trial such of the Balmacedist officers as
have been guilty of outrage and tyranny,
and prepare for an election which will
again give the republic an unquestioned
constitutional government. The CORE
spondent says:
l have just had an interview with
Ex-Ministef Godoy, Balmacedas clos
estadyiser, and also with Bamaceda's
brother. They say that throughout the
entire period since the outbreak OF the revolu-
tlon, Balmaeeda has depended upon the repre-
sentations of army officials that the force was
Balmaeeda concluded to continue resistance,
Had he thought otherwise he would have re-
signed rather than have been the cause of
unnecessary bloodshed.
Senor Godoy thinks Balmaceda has es-
capped TO Buenos Ayres. He left Santiago,
according to the news received by Senior
Godoy, Saturday morning with six car
riages containing his family and valuables.
Relative to Minister Egan, Godoy de-
clares every interview had by him with
Bazmaceda was entirely confined TO the
question of commercial reciprocity be-
tween the United States and Chile.
Several prominent government officials
will be shot tomorrow after trial by mar
tial law.
Referring to the silver shipment Godoy
says Balmaceda bought the Italian steamer
Aquila at Montevideo, but the owners re-
quired cash. The United States navy de-
partment refused TO allow the Baltimore
to carry the money for him.
The British Minister Kennedy obtained
permission for the Espiegle to convey the
same to the English bank at Montevideo.
The steamer was bought for $4,000, of
which 100000 was to be used
to furnish fixtures and guns.
The Aquila was to be tit-
ted out as cruiser. The bullion has
gone to England. Balmacedas officials at
Coquimbo have cut the English cable
there and refused to surrender and will
make fight. The Esmeralda with the
port with troops will follow.
The procurator fiscal, who prosecuted the
cases against the men who were to be in
IL. Il Al
Almirante Lynch and Almlrante Condell
and the transport Imperial, which resulted
in the execution of Cumming and two
others, was taken out and shot today.
The presence of political refugees on
board the American and German warships
has been the cause of several conferences
and much i'll feeling. Formal demand for
the surrender of the refugees was made
yesterday on the United States and Ger
man admiTals.
After conference the two navy officers
informed the authorities that they would
decline to surrender the men unless proper
guarantees were given that their lives
would be safe until they had fair trial
Acting Secretary of State Whar-
tons action in still refusing
to recognize the junta, now that it is prac-
tically the only government in Chile. is
the subject of adverse criticism here, and
it is openly hunted that there must be
more reason for it than appears ON the
surface.
WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. 3l-The official
confirmation of Balmaceda's fall reached
the state and navy departments this morn
ing Acting Secretary Wharton received
the following cablegram:
VALPARAISO Aug. 80, $50 p. m.-Baimaceda
turned over the government 70 Basquedano ana
has fed. Canto goes to Santiago tonight to as
sumo control until the arrival OF the junts from
Iquique. Good order here.
tsigned) McCREERY, Consul.
Acting Secretary Seeley also received
the following cablegram from Admiral
Brown:
VALPARAISO, August Soth.-The p-esi-
dent OF Chile surrendered the govern
ment to the Chilean general Basquedauo and he
has left Santiago. Valparaiso is well organized
The foreign forces have re-emoarked.
tsigned) BRowN.
The above is somewhat obscure. but it
is interpreted at the departments to mean
that the police force in Valparaiso is so
well organized as to relieve foreign admir-
ais from the further necessity of keeping
their marines on shore duty.
There has been no news from Chile re-
ceived by Minister Lazcano this morning.
The minister denied himself TO newspaper
reporters, but sent out word to the above
effect by his seSyant.
The Chilean congress- onai enys here
are also without any news go far 4 Law re-
lating 10 affairs in Chile Although they do
not expect any detailed news of the move
ments of troops or the happen ngs O.
important events. they do expect hrief 4, :
vices when matters of unusual importa3 =
occur. Senior Montt, principal envoy .re1us, 4,
to discuss his future action towards a
tempting TO receive recognition tof tbs
constitutional government from the United
States When spoken TO about the matter
today he said. in effect, that he was will
ing TO tell what was going on IN Chiie, out
that he hegges TO be excused from telling
what was going on in Washington City,
Senior Montt expects the Junta. whic ; left
Iuuiaue for Santiago, TO reach Valpa also
in about three days. The distance. ne says,
is between 500 and 900'miles.
New YORK. Aug. 31.-The World prints
in Valparaiso special the statement that
the insurgents owe their success IN a greas
measure TO the skill and experiences ttf
Colonel keopev, who was brought fro, q
Germany by the Chilean government as
instructor in modern warfare. but who
ouarreied with Balmaceds and gave his
services 10 the opposition.
The lighting was not only fierce but
fiendish. The bodies of Balmacedan sien-
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