Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-18
SITUATION IN CHILL.
The Struggle for Supremacy Likely to
Last for Some Time Yet.

| Last for Some Time Yet.
New YORK, May lS.-Mr. Edward
Eyre, a nephew of ex- Mayor William r.
Grace, arrived on the steamship Colon
from Aspinwall. Mr.. Eyre is a repre-
sentative of the firm at Callao, and this
is his first visit home in twenty-four
years Speaking of the Chilian dis
orders, Mr.. Eyre was asked:
From what source do the insurgents
obtain funds so continue this warfare ?'
''They have secured control of all the
ports from which nitrate is shipped. they
receiyingthe export duties payable to
! the Chilian government, which amount
to fully ten million silver dollars annu-
ally"
"How does Balmaceda get the funds
to carry on his war;
From the general revenues of the
country, principally the custom houses
of Valparaiso and Talcahuano; but as
these were not sufficient to meet his re-
quirements, he issued 1000, 600 worth
of paper money, which was taken by the
people and used to pay the army. The
currency of Chill consists of notes is
sued and guaranteed by the government
The currency was worth fifty cents on
the dollars when the revolution broke
out, but according to my last advices
has declined to thirty cents.
"Do you know of any firms in New
York that are supplying the insurgents
with armsp
No, do not"
How long do you think the struggle
will last p
1T is very hard to say, but am afraid
1t VIII last for many months yet, as the
opposition is nSt likely to accept as a So
luton of the difficulty the man who Bal
maceda proposes shall succeed him as
president (Senor Vicuna) when his term
expires on Sept. 1S next"
"llow is the credit of Chilli with for
eign nationsr
"Chilian bonds have declined a little,
owing to the revolution, but not to the
extent that might have been expected
Chill has enjoyed such an excellent repu-
tatlon that the effect has not been in her
case as it would have been in others,
and her total external debt is only about
$50, ,OO0, 600, which is no doubt in any
case perfectly good
IF necessary, could Chill get any
material assistance from London in the
way of loans?"
Under present circumstances, it is
not at all likely that she could obtain
any assistance in the London market
but in normal times she could have had
all the money she desired for public
works and other uses. Her last loan,
which was 81 100000, was placed at
very close to par-to speak accurately,
| believe it was 80, and is. | understand,
held principally by the Rothschilds."
what intsrest is taken in the affair
in Peru and what sympathy, if any, is
extended to the two parties in Chilli
In Peru the general desire is that
peaceful solution of the difficulty should
be reached, as it affects the business of
that country considerably, but beyond
this neither the people nor the govern
ment have any interest in either side.
The government has observed the strict
est neutrality. and l know positively
that that is the policy which the Peru
Wan government proposes to follow.
This can affirm, as | have it direct
from the president of Peru and his min
isters.
"What the commerce of the coast
needs is peace. and the unanimous feel
ing is one of the deepest regret that
Chill should have become involved in
such condition of internal strife"