St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
BATTLING FOR chill.
Troops of Balmaeeda and Gen.
Canto Fight Valiantly for
Victory.
Darkness Puts an End to the
First Fight--Preparing
for the Crisis.
Increase Of Amount Per Cap
ita to $1,OO0--Minnesota
Stands Well Up.
No Particulars Are Obtain
able of the Battle Fought
Near Valparaiso.

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New YORK, Aug. 25.-The Herald
has further Valparaiso cables, under
date of Aug. q, relative to the battle
of the congressional and Balmacedist
forces, thus: Darkness stopped the
battle at Vina tdel Mar Beach,
opposite this city, which ragged hotly all
dav yesterday before any decisive result
was reached, and, like tired gladiators,
the contesting armies rested to-
day. and worked hard to get
themselves in the best possible
condition for the final bout which must
soon decide the mastery of Chill. Balma-
ceda's line of defense yesterday was
strongly fortified and was under the
range Of the guns from Ft. Callao. While
many Of his troops were raw recruits
there was a leaven Of veterans among
them. Time after time the rebels
dashed against the lines of the gov
ernment troops, only to be repulSed
with great bloodshed. They were
not the only sufferers, however
for their artillery played with telling
effect on the enemy, and their rifles
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tack and repulse were repeated time
after time, with no decided advantage
to either side. The most des-
perate valor was displayed by veteran
and recruit, Balmacedist and revOlu-
ZIONIST. There was little regret on
either side when darneSS came down and
stopped the bloody work. Under cover
Of a flag of truce, the ambulance and hos
pital corps of the opposing armies were
busy during the night searching the
field for wounded and caring for them.
When morning broke it was expected
the fight would be resumed. Both
armies had suffered severely, however,
and neither appeared to be IN position
to assume the offensive, and practical
truce to-day, with no fighting, has been
the result.
Neither side has been idle. however,
during the day. Scouting parties from
the inSurgent armies have been scOur-
ing the country for supplies and one OF
them cut the railroad to Santiago at SaltO.
The government forces have been
strengthening their lines and maneuY-
ering to get into position which will
preclude any successful attempt on
the part of the enemy to get into
the rear of the city of Valparaiso.
1t is generally believed that Gen. CantO,
the general commanding the rebels, Will
attempt flank movement when he re-
Bumes operations, and this the
BalmacedistS are doing everything
possible in their power to Illustrate.
In the face of an army equal in valOr,
rs well armed and equipped, and at
least equal, if not superior, IN numbers
to force the line of forts with
their heavy guns manned by expert and
veteran gunners defending Valparaiso
from the northeast, consisting of Forts
Callao. PodettO, Andes and Valparaiso,
is a task to daunt the most confident
general. and if by any means the
Balmaceda army can be tianked
and the insurgents can make good
position in the rear of the city they
will, in the opinion of the foreign naval
officers here, do it. 1nsurgent
Gen. CantO is veteran OF the
Peruvian war, where he did gal
liant and effective service. he
knows the country, and realizes that if
he can get his heavy guns on the hills
back of the city ne will not only
have position which is practically
impregnable from the attacks of
any force which can be brought
against him, but which will enable him
to batter down the city at his will.
Having been unable by yesterdays
fight to capture the village of Vina Del
Mar ana isolate Fort CallaO and
thus capture it, he would naturally at
tempt this flank movement. That he
Will be able to do so without harder
fighting that even that of Friday and
yesterday, if at all, is not to be thought
of.
Valparaiso is quiet today. All the
business houses, offices and stores are
alD -, i,Oflr- W hO do has
left the city, and few people are seen
on the streets. While the govern
ment torpedo cruiser Almirante
Lynch was assisting the artil-
eTymen in the forts in keeping
the rebel cruisers at long range and
thus preventing them from giving ef-
fectiYe aid to the land forces, the
breech plug of one of her fourteen
FOUNDER HitchkisS guns blew out, in
Gtantly killing the lieutenant IN charge.
LIMA, Aug. PA Valparaiso tele-
gram reports that Balmaceda'S army at
Vina del Mar has repulSed an inSur-
gent attack, but this report is not con-
firmed. The telegram adds that Balma-
ceda has ordered all the available forces
in the province of Valparaiso to con-
centrate at the capital. and 1900 troops
stationed at Coquimbo to proceed
against IquiQue.
LoNDoN. Aug. 24.-NO official con-
firmatiOn of the reports of recent fight
ing in Chill has been received In
London. The responsible representative
of the Chilian government said to-
day that the reports are so alarm
ing that. if there is any foundation for
them, the cause of the regular govern
ment is lost, but IN his opinion the facts
are greatly exaggerated IN the interests
of certain agitatOrs. Referring to the
Espiegle affair, the representative said
the published story is substantially cor
rect. Balmaceda, he said, was author
lied by special law passed by congress
to remove thirty-fve tors of silver from
Valparaiso to MOnteYideO, and the COM
mander of the Espiegle was fully cog
infant Of this law.
Great interest is felt here in the pend
ing struggle, as it is believed that the
encounter between the forces of the
two cOntending parties near Valparaiso
must lead TO q speedy end of the con-
fest. The English interest in nitrate,
of which Col. North is the chief repre-
sentative. are and have been all along
friendly to the insurgents, and 1t Is
believed that it was through their
agency that the insurgents received
the arms which enabled them TO make
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Chilian territory. English sympathy
with the insurgent cause is general and
OutsDoken, and President Balmaceda is
denounced as despot and a uSurper.
The expedition has been undertaken IN
good time, as the Presidente Errazuri2
must now be well on her way across the
Atlantic, and the Pinto is following just
as rapidly.
HAMBURG, Aug. 25.-The Hamburger