Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-14
BALMAEEDA'S FATE
Reported Assassination Of Chihi
President Unconirmea.
Little Credit Given TO the Rumor>
It's Effect, u True The snsUr-
Sents psseatea al Pissgaa-
IN 80 HEAYuY.

WASHINGTON, Narch IS-Ao Informal
ten has been fseeeived al the Chiha1
legation regarding the reported assas-
sinaiiop II President laimaceda, ~
Chill The minister s not IN the city.
bat IL is said IL the legation that had
any such ilfera4sslon been received il
would al once have been communicated
70 Washington Ii Is not believed az
the legation tia. the rumor is true.
NEw YORK. March lathe cable
dispatches Of Thursday containing
rumors that President BalElaoo1a.
of Chill. hEa been 3sSaSSiIateo
were shown 81 msnohants cl-
rectiy interested in South American
trade No news Of any character ca
affairs in Chill mad been received during
the day either faon Gillian OF Bransisn
sources anu tie statement that freSi-
dent EalmaSela had been killed Gre
ated intense interest A mem Der 81
the firm a VA. lam /. Grace { Co said:
90 course no nass q: TIE Ttvc,ataon II Casa
could create Iauca surprise "a tie mercantile
wogld just Eos, sos e-mosi anything - Likely 10
occur ssiE the isoaatry la IL fTescat dis
turbcd coadition- the report OF she Gssassi-
nation OF President bslmseeds hss Lot reached
Is. bzt IL mas % true fcr a. fhsS Tee
absence OF news would Eot be considered
nrgG,iving the report ;sr lac reason that ouzi-
ness transactions between tsis country and
Chill are entirely eat OF by The course q ire
revolutions. and enc OF the incidents 81 the
war Is The rcccat suspension 81 news r.
ports cigeet from hat country. II il :
true 10 Is 6eiaaedy iGportaai from
purely commercial standpoint II would
undoubtedly cause TIE immediate eaulus * Tie
revolution. The in1uguraiion q an sdrinistra-
tioa by the inSur,ent iss lers nna The rccstsb-
Eshment 81 foTS .sn trzoe relations The r.
rlox a. Il Baimac1da - he UEcncr Indicated
would praeficaas w.pr OFT hls u.iGistrsgien.
and tie majority g. t-e az donGi eorErS>s. ee
~ IN sympathy Elta tie insurgents and her
eanss. would hay. icnosRcy 10 carry then 10
success"
Mr. Charles z Flint, Of Fin; & Co.
had not heard ~ the reported assaSsina-
ton Of President Balmaoeda. but cx-
pressed much concern over the news.
lie feared i p. ight DC true. but was not
prepared 10 y,sature an opinion. About
midnigh. Mr. flint met membe Of the
Gillian legation at the Hoffman house
who had co.a,s direct from Washington.
That Official said there was no eonhrEna-
ton % the repor; OF the killing of Pres
ident Balmac,d and be discrecited the
news The latest advices were favor
able to the government
Letters have been received from Chilli
giving additional details Of the rebellion
in that afflicted country. The latest
letter follows:
SANTIAGO. Feb. ia bloody battle has been
fought al Pisayua. TIE rebels were defeated
having foTty in.ei .nd thirty-fou woaaded
Their conlmr n Der. Col. Salvador Nergura WA
seriously weunaed. but WAS carried away by his
soldiers. The government ccntinaes TO Exile
oil pcrsoks who arc in any way inclined
toward the rebels. Both natives and FOR.
eigners suffering Several German and IN
glish merchants have been given ikirly- s.i
hours In which 10 leave the country forcves
surprise has leen the decree of The rovera
ment e,peilins from the country The represen
tative Of forcisn nstion-the consal q
Austria al Valparaiso. The consul, IL seems
was very much inclnea toward the rebeis sne
in an uagu arded none1t stated his feelings
and opinion % Balaace1a 10 friend
"A terrible disaster took place 81 Port Core
net. II was about o'clock IN the Afternoon
when the Esmerzida appeared IN the harder
ard demanded the surrender of the town.
This was refused a perfect shower of grape
and canister was followed by solia sAot
The people fed 10 The he.khis for saleiy
while some took refuge 20 The raiirOsd
station. A shot sfsucS the station This was
followed by several others. and before any
body could escape the ROOF and the wall fen ia.
burying 20 persons IN the ruins. SIXTY sewn
de3G bodies were taken out and about TO- per
sons were more or less injured. The h.ocksds
Of Valparaiso is beginning 10 tell. Provisions
are scarce and expensive. The two cruis-
ers which are row blocking the pert keep Up an
incesssnt vigilance and nothing &c; IN or
out A destioTy FIRE Is kept up, witch Is FAR
more fatal than p bornhardmenL
Col ADnieai Nsrsuio, who was taken prs
oner by the revoiuiionists q, the battle OF
ovalle. was shot by them. The government
forces tsereupsn marsha. ed out ritr revolution,
sry prisoners and put them to death"