The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-23
ATYRANT'S METHODS
How Balmaceda Governs the
Chilean Republic.
MARATs METHODS REPRODUCED.

MARAT's METHODS REPRODUCED.
Tho Famons French Communist No
More Arbitrary Than tho Man tho
Insurgents Arc Trying to Gust.
Rcvolutionists Lack Munitions of
War-To Urge Recognition.
New York, June 19.-Many startling
facts in connection with the revolution
now raging in Chill which throw light
upon the ferocity and despotism Of Bal
maceda are now given to the public for
the first time through the United Press.
The three gentlemen-two Of whom
are prominent Chilians-from whom
these facts are obtained are at present
in this city, having arrived last week.
They have witnessed the conduct of the
revolution from its inception and speak
from actual knowledge. The combined
stories of the three show that Balma-
ceda is well termed 'the tyrant." In
Santiago, where his headquarters are,
no one dares to utter word against
him. --.
jean Marat's Methods Reproduced.
The tyrant has caused q cross of red
to be painted on all the houses of people
whom he suspects are not wholly in
sympathy with him, and into these
marked residences his police and sol
diers go at any hour of the day or night.
They ransack the rooms on the ground
that they are looking for revolutionists
who are supposed TO be hidden there.
The soldiers demand wine and food, and
after having as good time as they wish
depart only to repeat the raid in some
other marked residence. The people in
these houses are forbidden TO lock their
doors.
No ono is allowed to ride on horse
back through the streets after o'clock
in the afternoon; no three persons are
allowed to walk tho streets in company
at any time of tlay, aud no two persons
can stand and converse on the street. 1t
is a veritahle reign of terror.
The storckeepers and all who employ
laborers have to furnish each one with a
tag. shaving they are regularly en-
ployed by such q merchant at such a
place. This system exists in VALPARAISO
also.
Monstrous Cruclties.
One of the gentlemen referred to was
walking along the street past Jail and
heard terrible shrieks from some one on
the other side of the wall He inquired
of soldier tho cause, and was told that
some of Balmaccda's soldiers were pun
ishing Il man who had refused to work
for him by driving tacks and pins into
his hands. The next day he saw hor-
rible punishm mt to u Chilean who had
been overheard to say he was willing to
work his hands off for the revolution
lists. The poor fellows hands were
placed on block and his fingers pounded
to a jelly by Il big mallet in the hands
OF a soldier. He was then told he could
60 work his hands any way he wanted
TO, and for any one. The New Yorker
denounced the AFFAIR to friend. resi-
dent of Santiago, who was with him.
The next day his friend was missing,
por did he show up again. The New
York man returned to Valparaiso, and
3ust before he sailed he received q mes
sage from his friend saying that he had
been locked mp by Balmaceda's men,
accused Of being revolutionist sympa-
thiser
Insurgents Lack Munitions of War.
The weak point Of the revolutionists
Ia lack of arms and ammunition. Could
the necessary arms be secured their num-
Der wonld Mt once be increased by 10, ,000
men. There are now at Huauasco, Val
leRar, Freirina and CarriZal bodies OF
men-in all some 9,000-who are only
waiting to get arms and ammunition
jefore they take up the march against
Balmaceda. At the smaller places on
~ the coast, as far north as africa, are sim
liar companies of would-be soldiers.
The arms for these men We're on the
Itsta, and had they secured them, with
what ammunition the Itata carried, the
Chilean RESOLUTION would have been
1AI ia Ch fNnHn Pnlf1 n1lfu
army consists of $4,000 men, well
equipped. OF these only 5000 are of the
old regular standing army; the rest are
recruits forced into the service.
"Balmaceda said one of the men from
whom these details are obtained, "calls
them volunteers. To give you an exact
idea of how voluntary their service is,
have seen patches of them, numbering
from twenty-five to fifty each, brought
into Valparaiso and surrounded by sol
diers with fixed bayonets. This have
seen more than twenty times"
To Urge Recognition.
One of the most prominent leaders OF
the revolutionists, Dom Pedro Monett
is said to be on board the Pacific Mail
steamship City of Para, which is ex.
pected here tomorrow. 1t is said lie
comes to confer with the authorities al
Washington looking toward the recog-
milton of the revolutionists as bellige
rents. A rumor is also current in Span
ish circles that the European agents Of
the revolutionists had paid the balance
of the contract money due on two
cruisers that have been finished for the
Chilean government, and have loaded
and dispatched thtse vessels to Chile
where they will fight against Balma
ceda. If this rumor is true it will be
hos al,.tt ,trte h
yet struck.