Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-02
REVOLUTIONISTS VICTORIOUS.
Balmaceda's Forces Repulsed with
FrightfuI Loss.

| Frightful Loss.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.-The firm OF
John D. Spreckles & Brothers, OF this city,
received the following cablegram dated
Valparaiso, Aug. %, this afternoon: "Op-
position defeated; Valparaiso in control OF
Congressonalists." The cablegram comes
| from source which houses here, interest
ed in the Gillian trade, state is disintereSt-
ed and authentic.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 28.-Act1ng
Secretary of State Wharton received the
| following cablegram tonight:
| VALPARAISO, Aug 2S-Battle fought near this
city this morning. Government forces badly
beaten. Heavy loss both sides. City surren-
| dered to opposition, but in hands of the adml-
rails ofthe American. German, French ana En- En-,
| glish fleets for good order. No communication
with Santiago. Opposition forces now entering
the city. MCCREAkY'
Julio Foster, who IS assisting the Con-
gressional envoy in this city, about the
same time received the following dispatch,
dated New York, and signed by Richard
| Trumbull, one of the agents OF the con-
gressional party in America: "Balmaceda
| is defeated. Valparaiso in our power.
Viva Chile"
The sender is Richard Trurabull. one OF
the congressional agents who is now I'M
der indictment for violation of the neu-
| trality laws in connection with the equip
ment of the Itata. The dispatch gave
great comfort to the congressional partl-
| sans here. and Mr.. Foster did not attempt
| to conceal his satisfaction.
AN hour after the dispatch from Mr..
| Trumbull had been received the following
dispatch, addressed to Pedro Mont, tbs
principal Congressional envoy, was re-
| ceived at the headquarters of che Congress
sional party from Mr.. We'll, the confiden-
tial agent of the Insurgent party at Lima:
Triumph complete. Valparaiso sur
rendered"
The following cablegram was received
by the Congressional ENJOYS here late to-
night. dated Iqulque:
Balmaceda defeated for the second time to-
day. After the victory the Congressional forces
remained outside the city. Valparaiso was de-
| livered up to the German admiral. who, on his
| side, Immediately delivered 1T to the order OF
| the Congressional government Communicate
| this to the government OF the United States.
ERRAzURIz
New York, Aug. 2S.-The Herald de-
votes page to Chill news this morning,
its news leader being the following dis
patch:
VALPARAISO, Chill, Aug. 2S.-Balmace-
da'S power in Chill is broken. His army
has been crushed after five hours hard
| fighting, and is scattered beyond all hope
OF reorganization The reyolutlonlstS
have taken possession of Valparaiso.
The future of Chill for the time has been
settled, and settled concluSively, on the
hills to the east of this city to-day, by the
grim arbitrament of war.
With Balmaceda practically fugitive,
| without resource in men or money; with
the principal SeapOrtS of the country in
the hands of the COnGreSSiOnaliStS and a
consequent shutting off of all income from
customs receipts; with President elect
Vicuna refugee on board German war
ship and the country tiOcking en- maSSe to
the standard of the invaders, it is matter
of only few days when the capital will
fall into the hands of the revolutionary
leaders.
Gen. Canto and his army won to-day's
battle by superior generalShip, good hard
| fighting, aided by good fortune in the Kill
ing of BalmacedaS generals and the cOnSe-
quent decentralization of the army and the
deSertlon of the entire regiments.
Ever since the arrival of the Congress
siOnal party at Vina del Mar there has
been a constant series of man9uverS for
position on the part of both generals, as
| was indicated in these dispatches. Every
day and nearly every hOnr OF the uay
there have been SkirmiSheS in some in
stances amounting almost to battles. In
| nearly all of these the opposition has had
| the better Of it,
A close censorship of dispatches was es-
tablished by Balmaceda, however, and only
an inkling of the reyerSeS to his arms
could be got through The position UP to
this morning was in brief: Balmaceda was
not in a position to make an offensive
movement and devoted his time and ener-
gieS to making his defenSeS as strong as
| possible. Then all was not harmony i'll
the military councils of the President
Both Gems BarboSa and AlZerreca wanted
TO have supreme command OF the forces IN
the field. This friction and jealousy re-
suited in almost an open rupture yeSter-
day, and the two officers worked at cross
purposes.
Gen. Canto was in no hurry to move on
the enemy because he was receiving con-
slant acceSSiOnS to his ranks from the peO-
pie in the surrounding country, which is
populated largely by those bound by ties
of blood or interest to the leaders of the
revolution, many of whom are natives of
the province. Then he had a strongly en-
trenched position and could well afford to
fail.
Early this morning the boom of cannon
announced to the people of Valparaiso that
a movement beyond the ordinary SkirmiSh-
eS had begun.
The occasional loud reports of the heavy
guns soon swelled into one continuous
roar, and then it was known that the final,
decisive struggle, which, at the cost OF
thousands of lives, perhaps, was to decide
whether Balmaceda or the junta was to be
the ruling power in Chilli had begun
Gen. Canto's position was on the hills
above the race track at Vna del Mar, out
side OF the city. His raiders have been
getting Golder and bolder as the time
passed and have been making excursions
further in the country. He had absolute
control OF the railroad TO Santiago and
commanded the ordinary roads Hence
Santiago was practically in state of
siege.
Affairs had come to such pass that it
was necessary for President Balmaceda to
make some move, and little after day
light this morning the word was given to
attack the position held by the revolutions
lists, and, led by Gers. Barbosa and Alzer-
reca, the government troops left their
breastworks and advanced ON the enemy
under cover Of heavy fire from their bat
terieS.
AS soon as the approaching column got
within range Of the rifles of the Insurgents
a destructive fire was opened by the in
trenched revolutionists. The government
troops advanced with much steadiness to
the attack. They were soon near enough
to do effective work with their pieces, and
the engagement became general. Shot
and shell, grape and canister and rifle bull
lets tore through the ranks of the advanc-