Evening journal., 1891-06-23
REVOLUTION IN CHILL.
Tactics Worse Than Those OF
Car.
ToRTURIEa THE REvoLUTIoEIsTs.


BaImsceda's Barberous cruefties-Pins
Driven into the Hands and Fiagcrs OF
Men who do Not SympathiEe with
Him--His so Called Volunteers.
NEW YORK. June sa-Many startling
facts in connection with the revolution
now raging In Chilli, which throw light
upon the ferocity and despotism of Bal
maceda, and 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 Ia New
| York, having arrived here last week They
have witnessed the conduct of the revolu-
tion from its inception and speak from
actual knowhdge.
Balmaceda the Tyrant-
The combined stories Of the three show
that Balmaceda Is we'll termed 'rhe
Tyrant" In Santiago, where his head
| quarters are, no one dares utter a word
against him. He has caused a cross Of red
to be painted on all the houses Of people
| whom he suspects are not wholly in sym.
/ pathy with him, aud into these marked
residences his police and soldiers 90 at any
hour Of the day or night. They ransack
the rooms on the ground that they ara
looking for revolutionists who are sup
posed to be hidden there The soldiers de
mand wine and food, and after having as
| good a time as they wish depart, only to
repeat the offense in some other marked
residence. The people IN these houses are
forbidden to lock their doors.
Reign Of Terror.
No one is allowed to ride on horseback
through the streets after 5 o'clock In the
afternoon; no three persons are allowed TO
walk the streets in company at any time OF
the day, aud no two persons can stand and
converse on the street It ky veritable
reign OF terror for all who either through
fear or interest have failed to cast their
fortunes with Balmaceda. The storekeop-
ers and all who employ laborers have to
furnish each one with tag showing that
they are regularly employed by such
merchant at such a place. II the laborer
is caught on the street going to or from
his work without this tag he Is taken in
by the soldiers Of Balmaceda and impressed
into his service. This system exists in
Valparaiso also.
Driving Pins Into Victims Fingers.
One Of the gentlemen heard some ter
+, quired Of soldier the cause and was told
! that some Of Balmaceda's soldiers were
Furnishing man who had refused to work
for him by driving tacks and pins into his
hands and fingers.
The next day he saw horrible punish
ment meted out TO Chilian who had been
overheard to say that he was willing TO
work his hands of for the revolutionists
The poor fellows hands were placed on
block and his fingers pounded 70 a jelly by
a big maliet in the hands OF a soldier. He
was then told that he could 20 and work
his hands any way he wanted 20 and for
any one The New Yorker denounced the
affair TO a friend--a resident OF Santiago
who was with him.
The next day his friend was missing nor
did he show up again. The New York
man returned TO Valparaiso and just be
fore he sailed he received a message from
his friend saying that he had been locked
up by Balmaceda's men, aocused OF being
a revolutionist sympathizer.
IsevoIutionists Lack weapons.
The weak point Of the revolutionists is
[ the lack of arms aad ammunition The
I | forces Of the revolutionists number at
> present 5000 men fully armed and
. equipped Could the necessary arms be
: secured the number would at once be in
creased to over 1900 men. There are now
at Huasco Vallenar, Fnxrina and Car
rizal, bodies OF men-in all some 9, ,OOO-who
! are only waiting 70 ges arms and ammu-
; milton before they take up the march
Z against Balmaceda. At the smaller places
on the coast as far north as Africa are
similar companies OF would-be soldiers.
The arms for these men were on the Itata,
and had they secured them with what am
munition the Itata carried the Chilian
E revolution would have been settled In
short order.
Balmaceda's army consists Of q, 600 men
well equipped. OF these only 5000 are OF
the old regular standing army, the rest
are recruits forced into the service.
Balmaeeda's Volunteers.
"Balmaceda,r : said one OF the gentlemen
, | from whom these details are obtained.
'-calls these men volunteers. To give you
Z | an idea Of how voluntary the service Of
these men is, / have seen patches OF them
numbering from twenty-five to fifty each
brought into Valparaiso tied together and
| surrounded by soldiers with fixed bay
onets. This have seen more than twenty
times / also saw a letter from the in
| tendente Of one OF the southern provinces
written TO Balmaceda in which the in
: tendente said. i regret being unable to
1 owing to the scarcity of handcuifs;' 30 you
can see what sort OF fighting material Bal
maceda has 10 count on. He pays the Off
. GERS Of his army extra wages to keep them
in good humor and 70 have them rule the
troops with an iron hand.
"Before we left Valparaiso was almost
i convinced that Balmaceda would win the
, fight, so great did his power seem, but the
: further north we got the more was inn
pressed with the numbers and determine
tion OF the revolutionists-m
One OF the most prominent leaders Of the
\ revolutionists, Don Pedro Montt is said
! TO be on board the Pacific Mail steamship
!, City OF Para, which will arrive here June
. "a IL is said he comes to confer with the
authorities at Washington looking toward
! their recognition OF the revolutionists as
beligerents.
A rumor was also current in Spanish
circles that the European agents Of the
| revolutionists had paid the balance Of the
contract money due on the two cruisers
that have just been finished for the Chilian
!, government, and have loaded and dis
: patched these vessels to Chill, where they
will fight against Balmaceda- II this ru-
NOR is true it will be the hardest blow the
revolutionists have yet struck.
Bardsley ct al TO show Cause.
/. PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-Assistant City
Solicitor McMichael and City Solicitor
: | Warwick have presented to Judge Biddle
on behalf Of the city petition for the al