The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-10-01

lM ~ whicht they ho,d him
hAI.a A;hpA. responsible.
1t is inpos ible for any one not in this
country or not a fativc to realize tho
Intensity of the h,:.rcI that was enter
tertaincd toward the cx-i resident Tho
national holidays were prolonged by the
news of the surid Tie feaStS. il.umin-
ations and other celebrations in honor
of the success of the Congressional
Iarty were followed by the marching of
frenzicd crowds th~augh all the streets
shouting songs of triumph O.er tho
death of their former ruler.
The \alI araiSo papers came out with
extras from Santiago abo the Suicid
! The Argentine Minister at Sa, .iago, in
| wht Sc house Balmaccda kl'ci himself,
| lcsontely refused to furnish a.,y of the
! local Papers with a copy of the pathetic
| letter written by Baimaceda a shcrt
| tine previous to his shooting himself, in
which he defends his course is Presi-
| dent. 1t is the general belief that Ial-
| maceia' : death vii hasten in a great
| degree the restoration of peace through
| out Chill Now that TIL chief enemy OK
the .Iunta is no more it is likely that his
| followers will ! c shown mercy. since
| without HalmaccGa to direct them they
are little to be feared. Italy, Frarca
| Sweden, Spain, AMI Norway have fol-
| lowed the lea | of the United States in
! official recognition Of the innta. Ger
many. it will be rcmcmtero3, was the
| second ma tioa to do so No official rec
| ognitio has yet come from England.
| This creates considerable comment.
| In London the news Of Balmaccda's
| death made a marked impress on. The
general fee ing in English commercial
circles is one of relief and joy While
| Balmaceda lived there ever could be no
| assurance that he might not stir up an
| other revolution to the great detriment
| of the English interests il co ltrol of the
| nitrate traffic.
The matter was The news sensation in
| Washington. 1t was as startling as it
| was unexpected.
| $50 Balmaccda has blown his brains
! ont" said Mr.. Foster. the Chilean con-
| idential agent. Il am sorry tn hear of
/ his going off in that way, butit was prob
ably the best thing he could do He
| found a l manner of escape cut off. He
| had failei in an attempt to cross the
Andes. lie had not the physical strength
to endure the hardships of a journey
through the mountain pa 'ses in mid
| winter. lie was cut of from his
| vessels and found it impossible 10
| get out of Santiago without de-
| tect.on. These facts undoubted-
| ly preyed upon his mind and all
| hops left him. In his extremity
he resorted to the pistol. Self murder
| did not haze as much terror for him as
| it would have for others who believe in
future state. While Balmareda studied
for the priesthood he gave up the teach
ings and traditions eff mis- fathers and
became almost an atheist To those who
knew the feeling aroused by Ealmaceda's
| acts of tyranny there is no surprise at
| all that tue mass y should rejoice at his
death lie was a bad man. AMI Chilli is
| glad to get rid of him in any manner,
| Everything. however, will soon quiet
| down, and with Balmaceda out Of the
| way peace is assured"
Balmaceda lift statement to the
press of the nitcd States. As almost
the last declarations of a dying man
they are of especial importance. He
says:
Il acte during the raSt eight months
with the firm conviction that was right.
| | had no one in the army on whom l
could place my trust. My generals were
false to me. They lied ali through tho
war. Had my orders been oheycd / be-
iieve that the battle of CoDcon would
have resulted in a decisive victory
against the enemy. My heart all through
this trouble has been with Chilli.
sought to rescue my country from for
eign domination. | strove to make her
the first republic in America. My enc
mics say that | was cruel. Cir um-
| stances compelled me tn sanction GER
tain acts, but n any bal deeds that have
been attributed to my orders were never
known by me until they had been COM
nittcti.
Until the final battle at Ilacilla
had strong hopes of trumphing over my
foes Victory was assured by my gen
| erals, AlccreCca, Harl oSa and Niel
They all lied. / now know those who
pretended friendship for me only be-
cause of the money that was to be got
ten out of me. Ali the money that
have in my possession is 81, 500. NV
wife gave it to me on the night of
Aug. 2S.
"Yonr minister. Patrick Eyan, many
times offered me good ad ice He urged
NE to make peace with those opposed 10
me AID to retro from Chill ! d Il not
heed his wise advice. fer l thought he
was under the influence of the untas
orders, who We're then refugees in the
American legation All through the
trouble my closest adyiS rs were always
opposed TO any ovcrtureS for peace"
Newsy Paragraphs.
CHARGES wSre made at Ottawa Ont,
that several members of Canadas Par
Lament are guilty of Eocd ing by max
ing false declarations as t. salaries.
| FREPARAT IONS for the microscopicll 4 e
ination of rark for exp at Kansas City
are complc.c, and work viii begin at once.
| Women will he employed exclusively.
| WILLIAM EVANS a ia mer of New loss,
| Ind, found strange man in possession of
his horse and wagon. The man refu % t.
| surrender il and Mr.. Evans shot him. in
| fcting a fatal wound. The man gave the
! name of J. J. Rhinem II, and it is thought
lie was insane.
At Leavenworth, Kan, three hundred
| coal miners went on strike. and three
| hundred more will probably Join them. I he
miners demand an advance of half cent
per nushel. They are now receiving cents
| per busheL This the companies dccln,
thu, far to give
| TREMENDOUS fires have been raging
west of Wi!lmar, Mimi. and large tracts Of
prairie land burnt over. A Stro1g wind
has made il impossible to stay the fury Of
| 10 Uap A pf hay ir