Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-03
SANTIAGO SET ON FIRE
In the Hands of Mob-Balmaco
House Burned.

tn the Hands of a Mob-Balmac.,.
House Burned.
New YORK, Aug. S1.-The Herald :.
morning prints special advices from c[3
as follows:
VALPARAISO, Chilli, Aug. 80. - NJ
Chanaral regiment of the CongressoJ
army took formal possessian of Sanf,I
tonight and practically the last act in n
bloody drama of revolution which N
torn Chill to pieces for the past saa1
months is closed. The capital city W.,
the hands of bloodthirsty mob last MIL
and while it was unable to satisfy It's M
derous instincts, in did destroy n
amount of property.
AS soon as the news reached Sans.
yesterday of the overwhelming defeaf
the government troops on the heights
Placilla. and the fall OF Valparaiso n
the people knew that Balmacedas po%I
was gone and they had nothing to NJ
from his wrath, their enmlty to his yoysj
ment broke forth.
The cry was raised that the PreSidI
should be killed, and mob started fm1
house. 1t grew in numbers ana furya1
went through the streets, and by the M
it reached the executive mansion, was N
for any bloody deed. Short shrift wMl
have been allowed to the President hail
been caught. The bloodthirsty fury all
mob was baked. lie had fled. Then
mob's desire for revenge found vent ind
torch. Soon Balmaceda'S house WAS
mass of flames. Before it had been \
stroved the mob marched off to the hMI
of Senior Goday, minister of the inter-
and an ardent Balmacedist, and set on
his house.
Then the residences of BalmacNI
mother. Gen. Barbosa. who was killed
the battle of Placilla, Seniors McKemas
Eastman, the government newspaper
ceS, and the houses OF several pr0miDA
officials were burned to the ground
The city was panlc-Strickon, huSDA
was suspended, and people. outside Of /
mob, kept close to their houses. TheA
was lurid with the light from the bumN
buildings. The police, the fire departmI
and the army was demOralized, and M
not the semblance of an attempt to mall
tain order.
Balmaceda, when he heard OF the fail
Valparaiso, sent for Gen. Baquedano, ed
mander of the government troops IN
tiagO, to meet him at 3 O'Clock yeSter
afternoon at Moneda. This BaQuedaE
declined to do, but suggested that /
meeting be held in the house of GA
VelaSqueZ. A council of war was heidi
VelasQueZ's house, at which PreSidentBI
maceda, the generals and other leadlI
Balmacedists were present. The Situat
was thoroughly canvaSSed and
was decided that the surrender of theGI
iGal was the only proper course. BaQueI
no was given charge of the city and vi
authorized to arrange the terms of the
render with the COngressionalistS, WA
was at once sent to Gen. CantO II
all the troops in Santiago had deCat
their adhesion to the Congressional pad
and that Santiago was at his disposal
Senior Don Jorge Montt, who is in cha /
Of affairs in the south, ordered that /
Chanaral Regiment proceed at once t0N
tiagO where they are to assist the force
Gen. BaquedanO in keeping order and
to prepare barracks for 1900 additl
troops.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 30.-TMN
lowing dispatch, dated Valparaiso, AU
20. has been received az the Navy Dep
ment from Rear Admiral Brown:
1.-THE insurgents have possession Of Il
city of Valparaiso; was taken yeSteHN
morning after a very Sanguinary eng
ment. The government had
vantage-gOOd pOSltlon-hut bad n
eralShip. Troops dlsatfected. hN
gent ships were not pres
Forts not engaged. Lynch with I'll
second-clasS torpedo boats captured
foreign government demand guarantee
protecting lives and property OF fort
subjects. | have 100 men at the consul
Many refugees aboard. Provisional Ny
dent here.o
The following dispatch was receiyuN
afternoon by Mr.. Montt, one OF thelM
gressional ENJOYS:
IQUIQuE, Aug. SO.-Don Pedro Noa& Vas
ton: The Junta, OF the Congressional GOV
ment, is enroute for Santiago to-day.
lSignedl EREAMIM