The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-16
CHIlIANS START A REVOLUTION.
The Almirante Cochran Threat
ems to Blockade Iquique.
Advices Received at Now York InaacaSs.
sho Progress of a Political Uprisass.
President Balmaceda Using Ais Ut
most Power Cd suppress the Roveit-
Said to be Protest Against lIsssa
Taxation.

NEW YORK, Jan. Is! SpeciHe7-
Charles r. Flint, of Flint u Co.. las
arl street, received yesterday from
correspondent In Chilli "a oAblegraaa
confirming tho report OF revol ution
there. Tho oablegram says that on
January Z, tho revolution broke oat In
Valparaiso, and that it was headed by
several vessels of the CHILEAN navy. The
dispatch WAS dated January 8, and had
DOUBTLESS been detained by tho HOvera-
ment censors.
Everything OF political character
had heeu cut out, and Mr.. Flint said
that this might indicate that the strus-
gle Tor supremacy WAS still goiag on.
The cAblegram said that Presidents Bal
macedl was using energetic measures 10
suppress the revolution.
This is the first despatch with dennite
news OF the revolt that has been roo .iy-
ed in New York from Chilli. A d~spateA
from London yesterday says that Senur
Don Carlos Antunez, tho CnilAn Minis
ter to England, denied that there had
been any lighting in the streets OF SAM
tiago or Valparaiso or in the provinces
of Chill. He added that there waS no
revolutionary movement in progress in
Chill, and that the present disLArb auGos
are only protest against tho illegal
collection OF taxes which arc not aano-
TONED by tho Chambers. The Gillian
army, said Don Carlos, sided with tho
government, aud only three out OF Liio
thirty-one ships of the Gillian navy
joined with the party OF opposition.
The Gillian feet CONSISTS of shreo
ironclads, one deck Prot, ot,d orulser,
ten hrstolass md two 8 md GLASS
torpedo boats, two c)rvettes, three
rams, four gunboats, two dispa % "A bouts.
two transports, and four sailing vessels.
The most powerful OF these shins AFRO
Encalada, the Esmaralda, md tho
ituascar. tbs tluascar was captured
from tho Peruvians in 1879. The hlllan
army is small, and Is supposed ca DO
with the government. Tho Ovntrxa
and South American Telegraph Com
pany, whose wires run down tho west
coast OF South Amerioa to Chilli, has
been unable TO get any political news
bt cause of the censorship exercised by
the government over MI postal ami
Geographic communications.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. Don Pru-
dencio Pasano, tho Chilliun envoy to
this country, said tonight thas dis
patches r, ceived by him since the 9TH
instant, briefly stated that thcro had
been an insignificant revolt In tho
Gillian navy, but that it WAS uos an
organized rebellion nor ut nll extensive
The cause Of the revolt was thu d lso!p-
lining OF ono OF the Captains in tho
navy for insu bordination
"A number OF officers on board shosc
ships were in sympathy with tho Inu-
tinuns officers, and resented tho rigvr of
we sentence imposed by tho aeocetaiy
of the navy. This temporary ;nAur-
rection had been quolled and had ut no
time extended beyond tha oiroie of
friends OF the di ciplined oiiloer The
citizens OF Valparaiso had taken no in
terest in the matter and, in fact. there
never had been any cause for alarm HI
FAR 80 order and good government were
conc. rned.
LONDON, Jan. 15.--ESpf ciail--A dis
patch received here from Valparaiso.
this forenoon stated that tho Chiliaa
men OF war had given NOTICE that they
would begin the blockade Ut the port OF
lquique, January go. Tho importation
OF provisions into i0nique has already
been stopped. Additional dispatches
this afternoon say that the rebels havo
d. olared the ports of Chill bl.oka.l4,d La.
order to interrupt the nitrate trade.
LIMA, Peru, (via Galveston) Jan. IS.
-lSp' cial 1.-THE CHILEAN ironclad Amir
ante Cochran has seized the cargo left.
ny the steamer Santiago ct iqsiQue.
Tho Coohran's commander has given
notice that he will bloc kade Ia liaue on
ON the Goth inst. The Peruvian goveru-
ment has received telegram from lie
consul at lquique stating that tho var
ious nsuls are going to proteat against
the threatened blockade.