The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-29
BALMACEDA,s TROUBLES.
Trying to Stop His New Cruiser at L
bOn-The New President of Chile

Trying to Stop His New Cruiser at Lis.
bon-The New President OF Chile.
LONDON, July 2S-The Times Lisbon CORE
spondcnt says: The Spanish consul here han
been informed that three Spanlards are impris
oned on board the cruiser Errauriz. II Ia also
known that several Portuguese were smuggled
aboard the cruiser during the night. 1t is be-
lieved the government will order the cruiser 10
be searched before she departs
A dispatch received here from Santiago. Chile,
dated Saturday last, says that Claudio yicuna
has been elected president of Chile. He win as
sumo the duties of his Office on the 18th of next
September. Tlvdispatch adds:
The election is regarded as a pledge that
honor, energy and patriotism will mark the
future conduct of the government The gov
eminent has $4,000 troops between here and
Valparaiso and Conception 1t can effect q
junction between the troops in a single day, and
give battle TO the rebels. Numbers Of ieserters
are arriving here. They say the rebels are en-
listing men by force.
LISBON, July 2s.-The Chilean cruiser Errazu-
riz viii sail tomorrow for the Canaries The
captain will not engage a crew to go beyond
Buenos Ayres.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-Copies of .H Noc;ona,,
published at Lima. Peru, contains an interview
with Senior Javier, envoy OF the Chilean con-
stitutional government to Peru, in which
charges of the grossest cruelty are made against
Balmaceda.
The dungeons of Santiago, VALPARAISO. To-
leca. Conception and many other cities he said.
are filled with the most worthy and respectable
citizens. In those jails torture is daily applied
to youths and old men to force them
TO avowals which would compromise their
and other more cruel iS""eTs eTsedienss iiAei Of
the executioner are daily spectacle in these
Emilia Guerrero Pinto and Isabel DayiIa Iarrain
were thrown into vile Jail for the crime OF
being seen in the street reading small opposi-
ton journal Great establishments, costing
their proprietors millions of dollars for example
those at the coal mines at Ieba. of senior
ErrazuriZ, have been RACED on the ground by
Balmaceda. Works OF public necessity like the
rtaiI wnar, oi bara ha p9ri oe.o9ging to ssnor
this destruction and lncendiarisrn Is nothing
compared with the means EMPLOYED 10 break up
banks and credit institutions, causing the ruin
not only of the rich and powerful, but of the
middle class and poorer people"
A letter from Santiago, published in E Herald
at La Paz, Bolivia, says:
The spies and min IONS of Balmaceds not only
violate homes, but tlso converts and monas-
teries. In The homes they rob and pillage under
the pretext OF LOOKING Tor revolutionists. The
humsas (farmers) have fed to the mountains to
escape enforced enlistment in the ranks OF Bal
macedas army. Executions and fioggings are
OF almost daily occurrence.
Ht agent Vi the l0Surgeuts dl
Panama makes public the following bulletin re.
ceved from the minister of foreign affairs fol
the congressional party:
IoUIoUE, July 3.-The ship Maipo has foun.
dered, having aboard complete equipments oi
infantry, cavalry and artillery for 5000 men.
SAN Francisco, July 2S-The Chronicle states
that Notwithstanding the misadyenture which
overlook the cargo of the schooner Robert and
Minnie, which transferred the arms and ammu
milton to the Chilean vessel Itata. large quan
titles of munitions of war are being shipped tC
the insurgents from this port. These shipments
it is claimed, are being made in bales of hay
which staple has formed large portion OF the
cargoes of vessels leaving here for the western
coast of South America The Montserrat, Pc
mus Hounslow, Willamette and West Indiar
are some of the vessels which loaded hay in ad
dition to other commodities, and the cargoes o
the last three vessels, which cleared from her,
July 5, aggregated over 1000 bales
Local agents OF manufacturers OF arms anC
ammunition acknowledge that large sales o
rifles and cartridges have been made during tn
past lew months, but decline to name the pur
ehasers Parties engaged i'll the business o
haling hay have stated that in the bales wer
articles of more value to the insurgents thai
mere hay The ChT0Ricle adds that grain sack
are reported to have been shipped filed wit
small arms, while cases of supposed cannes
goods contained powder and shot