Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-21
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. SUICIDE 0F BAbMACEDA. Serious Railroad Accident
 In Pennsylvania. THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF FOOD. An Interesting Budget of
 Foreign News. DEATH OF Ex.GoNGREssMAN SCOTT. A Battle With Mexican RevOlutiOnists.
DEATH OF Ex.GoNGRESSMAN SCOTT.
KILLED BY HIS OWN HANDS.

KILLED BY HIS OWN HANDS. Ex-President Balmaceda of Chilli
 Shoots Himself Through the Tenn
 ple-AlI Avenues of Escape from the
 Country Cut oH-His Enemies Re- joice and Valparaiso Brilliantly He
 luminaxed-A Statement Left for the
 New York Herald.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Thes Herald has special to-day from Valparaiso, dated yesterday, containing the following:
 Ex-President Balmaceda of Chili shot himself through the temple in his room at the Argentine legation in Santiago at half past a. m. to-day.
 The story became known here this af ternoon and created the greatest excite ment. Every part of the city this even- is brilliantly illuminated and on every hand is heard the sounds of rejoicing. It seems Balmaceda left Santiago on August 29, in the hope of making his es- cape from Chili, but seeing every avenue of retreat cut off he returned there September 9 and went direct to the Argentine legation. No one, with the exception of the minister of the Argentine Republic and another man devoted to the unfortunate ex-presi- dents cause, was permitted to talk to or even see him. All the different schemes of flight were considered by the haunted man. Senor Urribaria went to the thea ter last night. When he returned to the legation he had long and earnest talk with Balmaceda relative to the latter's ideas, previously preached, about the ad- visibility of giving himself up to the junta.
 Balmaceda and Senor Urribaria went to bed at midnight.
 Sonora Urribaria, about o'clock a. m. to day, heard a pistol shot in the bedroom that had been assigned to Balmaceda. She notified her husband. Upon breaking in the door of Balmaceda's room it was found that he had shot himself. The body was still warm. There was a wound in the temple. The body was undressed and lay on the bed.
 Gradually the news spread all over San tiago. The excitement it created is inde- scribable.
 Great crowds of terribly excited people gathered all around the Argentine legation. They cheered and they hooted and went into frenzy over the death of their chief enemy. Above all the discordant shouts were heard cries congratulating the un- fortunate Balmaceda that in taking his own life he had escaped worse fate. Balmaceda left letter to his mother. Also statement to the Herald. He says in the latter:
 acted all during the past eight months with a firm conviction that was right. I had no one in the army in whom could place any trust. My generals were false to me. They lied all through the war. Had my orders been obeyed I believe that the battle of Concon would have resulted in 1 decisive victory against the enemy, My heart all through this trouble has been with Chilli. l sought to rescue my country from foreign domination:
 I Stroye to make her the first republic in America.
 My.enemies say that was cruel. Circum- 1 stances compelled me to sanction certain acts, but many bad deeds that have been attributed to my orders were never known by me until they had been committed.
 Until the final battle at Placilla had strong l hopes of triumphing over my foes Victory was l assured 6y my generals Alcerecca and Barbosa' ! iknow those who only pretended friendship l for me because of the money that was to be got l ten out of me,
 | All the money nave 1n my possession IS SS,5OO l My wife gave it to me on the night of August 2S Your minister, Patric Eagan, many times | offered me good advice. He urged me to make peace with those opposed to me and retire from Chili.
 l did not heed his wise advise for thought he
 was under the influence of the juntas orders, who 1 were then refugees in the American legation ] All through the trouble my closest advisers were | always opposed to.my overtures for peace. l Another letter was found addressed to Senor Urribarria
 l Balmaceda's body has been removed tc
 the general cemetery. It was accompanied
 by the members of the family and friends
 The widow of the ex-president was in
 formed of his tragic ending by her brother l Domingo Terro.
 There is guard stationed at the ceme ! tery