Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-24
The Couiending Parties Ia chile I'm.
gage Ia "a NanguInary Rattle.

The CouteudiuE Parties 10 chile I'm.
gage Ia n Hanzuinary nattIe.
NEW IoHS, August 23,-rhe Her
AID this morning prints Valparaiso,
Chile, dispatches as follows. Balma-
ceda aud the Junta de Goblerno are
clinched In a terrible struggle for the
mastery Of the Republic We Chile.
The battle ground IL In full view Of
Valparaiso. 10 has been raging for
three days. The fir-t engagement was
nj Mont Ac0ncagua on Friday and re-
quilted In reverse 20 the Government.
Thursday news came that au army
II 5000 rebels had landed ut Quintero
hay. Baltnaceda was taken by sur
prise, but soon got troops Ia the front 10
prevent II possible the rebels crossing
tho Aconcagua river. Six insurgont
war ships anchored Ia Cusnon bay, Mt
the mouth of the river, aud the rebels
attempted crossing under cover OF tho
shlps' guns. The battle lasted nearly
all lay.
The Insurgents artillery, aided by
guns from the ships, was too much for
the government troops, and they were
forced 10 retire, which they did la good
order. Lees than $1,000 troops were
engaged, aud nearly 5000 were killed
or wounded.
The commanding general Of tho
government forces chose strong post
ton on the beach at Dolmar as his
second line OF defense, and, leaving
force enough In front Of the enemy 10
cheek his progress somewhat, took
his place there yesterday, and went
10 work 10 strengthen II A. much Rs
possible.
The Insurgents steadily pushed then
way forward, driving the comparative.
~ small government forces before
them. II was constant skirmish for
fifteen miles over broken country. At
every point Of vantage the Balfnaee-
dams made stand aud, while con.
stgntly forced TO give way before
superior numbers, they retarded this
advance and gave the main army n
chance 10 better prepare Itself FOR tho
decisive fight. Late IN the evening
the attacking party arrived In front OF
Balmacedn's main line Of defense. Il
WAS then too late 10 give battle. In
the meantime BalmRcoda, himself In
command, went 10 tho front with over
$4,000 available men, while the In.
surgents had only about 1000. At the
back Of the government line l. Fort
Callao, WHOSE heavy guns did good
work In today's battle, raking thc.army
by land and preventing the insurgent
fleet from doing anything but long
range firing. The warships sont all
/ their available mon with rapid firo
guns 10 aid tho land forces In the at
tack on Balmaccda'a position.
The final test Of strength II now
being made at Nina Del Mar, n beach
I . NaNV.N0..laA IN..N
/ excitement prevailed In the city.
| Every onp here il anxlously
| Watching tho progress Of the battle. A
heavy pail Of smoke hangs llke q cloud
over the city. The most powerful
glass cannot penetrate Il, and only oc.
| casiounlly can the troops movements
he even guessed. Thcrois constant
stream OF wounded being brought intO
the city from the SCENE, and temporary
| hospitals are being fitted up wherever
possible. Tue medical force Of tho city
has its hands null, ami all tho women
have volunteered ~ nurses.
From tho wounded only the most
fragtnnntary information IN 30 the pro-
gress Of the fight can bo obtained, anu
Ii Is utterly impossible now 10 form
any Judgment as 10 which side IL get.
ting the better Of II.
| Admiral Brown, commanding the
American fleet, and other foreign COM
maudors, have combined TO protect tho
lives and property Of foreign citizens,
should the RpvolutiOnists succeed In
defeating or ropulslng the government
troops In the present struggle. They
have 10 cross a small creek which sep-
aratcs the beach from the village Of
VIVA Delmar, aud on taking possession
Of the village would DO In thr rear u
Fort CaAAs. With the lieet ON
one side OF the fort and tho
Insurgents on the other, the fort
would beuntenable. Thus the northern
defense Of Valparaiso would fall, mak.
ing the workof capturing the city much
easier. IL N the universal belief that
Nalparniao will be bombarivd by the
fleet should BAlmaeeda fall and hu
victorious army make land attack,
IL on the other hand, Balmncedn gains
the victory, the fleet will cover the
retreat Of the insurgents aud DO nocos.
sary n re-embark the troops. All
the government officials here are conf.
dent that Balmaceds will drive the in
surgents back, aud, II he does not en-
tlrely destroy them, compel tho rem
nant 10 ro-embark In their transport.
and return TO the north. The fall Of
Valparaiso would mean tho practical
collapse Of Bslmaceda's power. Outside
tue forces now engaged there are none
10 oppose the march Of the insurgents
10 Santiago, and they would, with that
city as base Of operations, soon over
run all the southern provinces.
on the other hand, the defeat OF the
Insurgents would mean result littlo
less decisive, for tho rebels have put
forth all the strength they have and,
while Balmaceda would not bo a 10 To
follow up a Victory and take possession
OF Iqulque and the northern provinces
until the arrival OF his new war ships,
Inc "lsrraxurlz" aud "Pinto," it II
hardly likely they could recover from q
crushing defeat on Delmar.
worlds Fair building business.
| CHICAGO, August g. Vice-Pfesl
dent DeIouug OF the Worlds Fair
| National Commission has uuearthed
an apparently serious defect Ina the EN-
position building plans. ie wants =
complete revision. According TO the
figures given by him there VIII not bs
a foot of floor space IN the manuinr.
lures building for American cxhihl-
tors. In an Interview IN 4 local paper
explaining his view, MIR. DeYoun':
said the National Commission hal "