Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-11
LATE NEWS FROM CHILL.


Taken from the Robert and Minnie, sur
rendered to Admiral M'Cann in the Har.
Dor of iquique, and Will be Sent Back
to San Diego-DetaiIs of Sanguinary
Naval Battle in the Harbor of Naipa-
caiSo.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Secretary
Tracy last night received the following
dispatch from Admiral Mccain, dated
Iquique, Chilli, June 4:
1.-The Itata arrived at Iquique from
Tocapilla last night and was placed
at the disposition of Admiral Mccain
this morning. She had on board 5, 600
rifles and ammunition taken from the
Robert and Minnie, off the port of San
Diego, Cal. She has no other munitions
of war than these belonging to the
ship and transferred nothing to the
Esmeralda, with whom she communi-
Gated off Acapulco, Mexico. She then
went direct to Tocapilla.
The Charleston arrived at Iquique
to-day and the Pensacola is expected
here to-day
As soon as the Itata takes on coal and
prepares for the return trip, Admiral
Mccain will send her back to San
Diego, probably under convoy of one of
his cruisers. She will be delivered 10
the United States court Off GERS at San
Diego, and the proceedings against her
for violation of the neutrality laws will
be resumed at point where they We're
interrupted by the unlawful departure
of the steamer, and the responsible par
ties will likely be called upon to answer
the charge of contempt for running
away while under injunction.
ha
upon hearing of the escape of the Itata
while under injunction, disapproved of
this action, and at once determined to
surrender the vessel and a proposition
was made by the insurgents through
Admiral Mccain to surrender the yes
sci as soon as she reached a South
American port.
\ Sanguinary Naval Battle.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Advices re-
ceived here from Chilli describe naval
battle as having occurred in the harbOr
of Valparaiso on the night of April 2S,
| four days after the naval engagement
| which had occurred in Chanaral bay,
when the insurgent cruiser Magal-
| lenese was attacked by the government
| torpedo cruisers Aldea, Conden and
| Lynch. In that engagement, which has
| already been described, the Magel-
| lenese succeeded in driving off the
| three government vessels, and after
sharp fight the government cruisers re-
tired to Valparaiso and the Magal-
| lenese, after receiving ammunition
| from the insurgent supply ship, de-
| cided to steam at once to Valparaiso
| and attack the three government YES
| oil no thay could no iraH
The Magallenese, under the cover of
darkness, steamed up alongside the
| Aldea and fired a broadside which COM
pletelv riddled the torpedo-boat, dis
mounted nearly all of her rapid-6ring
guns and killed and wounded half her
crew The Magaliense steamed quickly
for the Lynch, but the crew of the
latter We're alert. They returned the
| Magalleneses fire and attempted to
| launch d torpedo, but failed. The
| Condell had steamed outside the
| Magallenese and began firing,
subjecting the latter to the
fire from both government ships,
killing and wounding forty of the
| Magellenese crew. The latter, under
| cover of the smoke, began to move
astern. and before the fact was discov-
| cred the two government ships were
pouring broadsides into each other.
| The trick was not discovered until the
| Magallenese had steamed across the
stern of the Condell, and had poured in
| a broadside which nearly destroyed the
| latter.
In the meantime the fort could not
! fire, owing to the fear of hitting the
government ships. When the Magal-
lenese began to steam out of the har-
Dor the forts opened their fire. But
one shell struck the rebel cruiser,
which tore a big hole in her deck
and dismounted her pivot gun. She
then proceeded to Calder.
| Over 100 men were killed in the
engagement, fully one-half of whom
were on board the Magallenese
| The Condell had to run on the
beach to prevent sinking, while the AL
dea was so badly damaged it will re-
quire a long time to repair her. The
| Lynch was not seriously damaged
Absolute Power in the Hand of Balma-
| ceda.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-South Ameri-
can mails received by the bureau of
| American republics are full of interest
ing details of the Gillian civil war. The
new Gillian congress convened by Bal
maceda, which is now in session, and in
which Balmaceda's friends claim all
but two provinces are repre-
scented. place absolute power
in his hands. 1t has author
lied him, pending the pacification
of the country" to arrest and transport
persons at will; to augment the land
and sea forces; to expend the public
revenues without regard to the estl-
mates; to procure money by pledging
the credit of the state, rendering an &C
count to congress, and to suspend the
right of meeting and the liberty of the
| press In pursuance of these powers
DEGREES are published in the Diario
Official, releasing four prominent citi-
zens suspected of sympathy with the
congressional revolutionists from i'm
prisonment in the Santiago peni-
Tertiary, on their depositing $50, DOC
each in the Valparaiso national banks
to the order of the secretary of the in
terror. conditioned on their not taking
part in the revolution.
| The United States Minister, Patrick
Egan. and all the members of the diplo
matte corps. attended the opening OF
Balmaceda's congress, except the Ger
man and Italian ministers. The Brit
| ish, French. German and Italian gov
ernments, it is understood, have protested
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