Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-29
A Decisive Battle Fought
Yesterday Morning.
The Forces of the Government
Most DisastrOusly Routed.
Whole Regiments Desert and Join
The Ranks of the VictOrs.
Five Thousand Men Killed and Wounded.
The Almirante Lynch Surrenders.
Balmaceda Fugitive and
Will he Shot II He
Is Captured.
"A ssociated Press Dispatches.

"Assocaatco rress Dispatcnes-
WAsHIN0ToN, August 2s.--At late
hour this afternoon Julio Foster, who is
assisting the Chilean Congressional en-
'voYs in this city, received the following
dispatch, dated New York
"Balmaceda defeated. Valparaiso in
our power. Viva Chile.
(Signed) ."TRUMBuLL."
The sender is Richard Trumbull, one
OF the Congressional agents, who is now
under Indictment for violation of the
neutrality laws in connection with the
equipment ofthe Itata.
An hour afterthe dispatch from Trum-
bull. the following from viel, confden-
tial agent OF the insurgent party at
Lima. Peru, dated today, and addressed
to Pedro Montt, principal envoy in this
city, was received: Triumph COM
plete. Valparaiso surrendered"
THE NEWS coErIRMED,
San, FRANCISCO, August 28.-A we'll
known firm Of this city received the fol-
lowing cablegram direct from Valparaiso
this afternoon:
Opposition defeated. Valparaiso in
control OF Congressionalists.' .
The cablegram comes from a source.
which the houses here interested in
Chilean trade, state is disinterested
and authentic.
WAsHINaroN, August 2S.-Acting Sec
retary Wharton, Of the state depart
ment, received the following cablegram
tonight from United States Consul Nc
Crary at Valparaiso:
''Battle fought near the city this
morning. Government forces badly
beaten. Heavy loss on both sides. City
surrendered to the opposition, but in the
hands OF admirals of the American, Ger
man, French and English fleets, for good
order. No communication with San
tiago. Opposition forces now entering
the city,
MINISTER EGAN's SILENCE. t.
This is the first information received
by the state departments from its repre-
sentatives in Chile, excepting meager
cipher dispatch this morning from Min.
lister Egan, dated yesterday, at Santa
60, stating that small fight had taken
place near that place yesterday morn.
ing. and that q decisive battle would
probably be fought this morning. Mr..
Wharton said tonight that Santiago has
been cut off from telegraphic communi.
cation with the outside world, the wires
probably being in the hands of the in.
surgents, or Minister Egan would have
communicated with the department
AS Valparaiso is only thirty miles from
Santiago, it is expected that the consul
will soon be- bile to communicate with
Minister Egan.
&. THE CHILEAN MINISTER DIsHEARTENED.
Lascano, Chilean minister, said to
night that news has been received By
him from Chile since yesterday, stating
that battle had been fought on the 26tf
instant, in which the government force'
were victorious. The minister think'
the reason he heard nothing today from
Santiago ii regard to the reported fight
is because OF the seizure and censorship
,of the cable and telegraph lines by th'
( insurgents. and be can account for it il
no other way, believing he would, !
possible, have been informed immedi
ately Of the result Of the encounter be
tween the opposing forces.
It was apparent by the minister's de
meanor, that he was not very hopeful
receiving good news, and he seemed no
over sanguine that the government hat
not been defeated.