Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-31
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. LATEST NBWSFROM CHILL Santiago Believed to be Held
 by Ba|maceda. BUDGET OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Severe Gale Along the New
 Jersey Coast. SIX ILLICIT DISTILLERS CAPTURED. Iva Serious Accidents on
 Railroads.
SIX ILLICIT DIsTILLERs CAPTURED.
ON TO SANTIAGO.

The Government Forces at VaIpa- ratso Defeated by Had Generalship p The War Practically at an End.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The following, dated Valparaiso, August 29, has been re- ceived at the navy department from Rear Admiral Brown:
 "The insurgents have possession of the city of Valparaiso; was taken yesterday morning after very sanguinary engage ment. The government had advantage good position-but bad generalship. Troops disaffected. Insurgent ships were not present. Forts not engaged. Lynch and three second-class torpedo boats captured. The foreign admirals demanded guarantee in protecting lives and property of foreign subjects. I have one hundred men at the consulate. Many refugees on board. Pro- visional president here"
 The following despatch was raceived this afternoon by M. Montt, one of the con- gressional envoys:
 IQU1oUE, Aug. 30. Dom Pedro Montt, Washington:
 "The junta of the congressional govern ment is en route for Santiago to-day"
 [Signed] ERRAzUR1z.
 In another despatch to Senor Montt, Err razuriz says: "The triumph in Placidia has been complete. The troops of Balma- ceda numbered 12,000 men. Three thous- and prisoners and all his artillery has been taken. Valparaiso was occupied without resistance. Vicuna, Godoy, Banados (min- ister of the interior), and Viel, intendente of Valparaiso, have fled to foreign vessels in the harbor. Our losses have not been considerable"
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The dispatches from Admiral Brown to the navy depart ment was the only information received here to-day by the government officials of has been heard from the consul at Valpa- raiso since his telegram announcing the surrender of that city to the insurgents. Nor has anything been received from Min ister Egan at Santiago. It is believed by the officials of the state department, not withstanding the dispatches to the con- trary, that Santiago is still in the hands of Balmaceda. They base this opinion upon the fact that the department has not been informed by Minister Egan of its capture. They say he would certain ly have notified the department had the city been surrendered, as there is no interference with the cable line via Buenos Ayres, so far as the de pertinent knows. The Chilian declined to receive any one tonight. It is reliably reported that he received word to-day that Balmaceda was still in possession of San tiago and had not fed
 The only news received here by the en- # al r&1 Io %I,r despatch from Iquique saying the junts was on it's way to Santiago was message from Lima, stating that Santiago is in the hands of the congressional party, and that they have established temporary au l thority looking to the safety of persons ! and property, and that Balmaceda's where | abouts are unknown. Mir. Monnt says | there can be no doubt but that the capita | has fallen and that the insurgents will soor be in full control of the government. PARIS, Aug. 30.-The agents of tn, Chilian congressional party have received an official despatch from Santiago, saying that the congressional party is in contro | of the capital, that Ralmaceda fled on Fri day night, and that the country is tran quil.
 Buenos Ayres despatches say that Bal maceda resigned in favor of Genera Baquedano.
 BERLIN, Aug. 30.-The commander o the Chilisn cruiser Presidente Pinto ha asked the German authorities for permis sion to dock his vessel at Kiel.
 LONDON, Aug. 30.-The Globe, comment ing on the capture of Valparaiso and tn consequent utter downfall of Balmaceda says that the Congressional victory give the Espiegle affair a much more seriou complexion, adding, "had Balmaceda wo fo1 lowed; but England will now have to ez plain what appears to bea fragrant breac of neutrality. England is answerable fo her agents, and if the Congressional part claims damages, ,as it probably will ,JohnBu broglio, of far less excusable character o l his hands. If the case is as bad as it al pears to be, the soundest policy would | to frankly admit the blunder and come t some friendly arrangement about compe1 sation. Unless we have 8 good defens resort to international arbitration is strong ly to be deprecated"
 The Espiegle affair is the outcome of tt action of the commander of Her Majesty ship Espiegle for conveying $1 ,O00, ,O( in silver, intrusted to him by Preside,
 Balmsceda, to Montevideo, for shipment
 Europe.
 LONDON, Aug. 31.-The Standards Be
 lin correspondent says the surrender
 Valparaiso was preceded by rapid e 5 change of telegrams between the Germs o foreign office and the German admire
 The avoidance of bloodshed and disord
 is attributed to the comprehensive mea
 ures which the German admiral took
 conjunction with the other foreign a } mirals. The press of Berlin and Paris ]
 joice at the fall of Balmaceda.