Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
U n H Apply CHILL.
Riots Raging and Unparalleled Atroc-
tiles Being Hourly Committed.
HOSTILITY TO AMERICANS.
IL Grows More Bitter Fostered by Interested
Britons-Chtli's Greatest Celebration and
How the Patriotism OF the People 10 Made
Msnifest-Dancing and Other Amuss,nents.
ON The Stars travelling Commissioner.


CoNcEPcIoS DE CrILE, Sept. 5, 1891.
RETURNED TO THE HAUNTS OF MAN
AU we learn that during those weeks of jour-
neyins in the wilderness, surrounded BY uncon-
querable Indians, our lives have been more Sc
cure than If We had remained in any city Of
Chilli, where war has been rampant in its worst
f'rm-that of brother against brotheI--at-
tended by mob rule. incendisry CONGREGATIONS
rapine and murders innumerable. The tele-
grams. which brought you the main facts Of
rebel victories, have told you none OF the grim
particulars. want to impress upon my friends
in the distant north that in forming their juds-
rnent Of this Gillian controversy few things
should not be left out Of account.
In the first place remember that the faction
now dominating Chill controls oil telegraphic
and cable communication with the outer world,
and therefore no accounts unfsvorable TO
themselves are being sent abroad. On the
contrary, their paid disseminators of alleged
news" have scrupulously omitted any allusion
to the court-martials that invariably end in
murder, cOnfscations of the property Of many
private individuals whose only crime was that
OF having remained loyal to the government,
countless ass,ssinations and carte blanche 10
pillage and destroy, which is known tc have
been given in several instances by triumphant
leaders to their blood-crazed followers. They
speak instead Of the ''p,ercifui policy of the
victors," and even while riots were raging in
the cities and unparalleled atrocities being
hourly committed declared that peace and
order have been restored
A SAMPLE OF MERCY
mark Of the civilization OF any lard IL ite
treatment of a conquered foe. 4 fair sample
If the ENERGY that prevails in Chilli was sh ,wn
in thu illumina .ioI of their homes aud other
demonstrations of joy by the pc yers that now
be when the deposed and conquered sx-prosi-
dent who certainly could do no more harm,
lay dead in the capital city, having tskeI lis
own life in the vain hope of Swing from fur
Their persecution his few faithful friends and in
the wholesale dispensing of free whisk" fer the
purpose OF melting the irresponsible. riff-raff &c
q ghoalish celebration of that sal occasion.
Remember. the end is net yet. Impartia.
history will by and by render different ac-
count of these stirring events, and then poor
Baimaceda, now suffering the worlds con-
tumeIy, will be written down AZ one who,
though perhaps misguided. held the interests
OF his country nearer at heart thar does the
priest-con troiied faction that defeated him, rs
sisted by English brains and capital for mer-
cenary purp'se
HOSTILITY TOWARD AMERICANS
The hostile feeling toward Americans. in.
dustriousy fostereJ by interested Pritons.
grows more and more bitter III Chilli with the
Itasa farce and the action of the United States
government IL not sooutr recognizing the
rebels fur present excuse. 1t it were not for
those alleged eapsen others would be frunped
uf to sui. the occasion equally well The fac.
IL as one with half IN eye should see, tina. our
English Cousins a:s making too mach money
out OF this far-away corner of the globe to
willingly share any porticr Of ii with Ameri.
cans. In the line of monopolizing all here is
OF value In a country on which he can lay
hands or gain footbold by 'hook or by
crook " the thrifty kritou ata
equal AS witness in Baja California. Belize,
the Mosquito coast and other sectiOns Ct The
western hemisphere. To an inside OBJ
server 1t seems strange that the world
il slow to understand the secret ami
mus of the present conhict-the last
struggle of the Church Of Rome to regain its
lost grip, allied in its desperation with q few
English capitalists. whose interest Is not In
Gillian patriotism religion. but In Chilian
nitrate or other articles Of commerce. And It
Is amusing to note how some excited Journals
call upon the President of the United States
and his cabinet to tremble in their shoes be-
cause of the hostile attitude assumed toward
them by this Iuny and unstable republic
Uncle Samuel is still abundantly able to take
care OF his own in any part of the world, and in
time even this arrogant ''junta' may come to
understand that its favor or disfavor is matter
OF profound indifference to the citizens of
Gods country"
cHILTs GREATEST CELEBRATION.
In spite Of his conceit there is something re-
freshing In tho patriotism Of the typical
Gillian, though it consists in killing everybody
who disagrees with him. IL he can. While we,
as a nation, have grown somewhat ashamed OF
our old-fashioned Fourth of july and the
Declaration of Independence. to which we are
indebted for existence. is remembered for little
moro than the butt OF professional jokers, the
true Chileno will cut the throat OF any man who
refuses to celebrate with him the 18th of Sep
TENDER. There is n law in the land requiring
every house to have flag staff, and every flag
staff to hang out the national banner by day
and q lantern by night on all anniversaries OF
the republic. Chilian vanity goes still further
and insists that all the schools must use text
hooks by native authors; all the bands must
play the music Of native composers. and visit
irg opera and concert singers must introduce
the songs OF tine country into all their per
formaHces. Although there is nowhere more
discordant and unruly people, nowhere SO
much murder and other serious crimes yet the
cruel soldier and the hunted bandit the
naughty don and the patient peon are one in
their love Of country and their firm con viction
that ii is the mightiest on the face of the earth
In the Spanish language, Diez y ocho ten and
eight. means eighteen. and among Chilinos the
independence, which was declared on Septem-
Der Is. in tho year 1918. The finest residence
street in proud old Santiago, the city of
palaces, is named the caile {street) of Diez
Ocno. All over tine lanu tncre arc IleZ OcLO
plazas, DieZ y ocho Saloons manufactures and
estates. and many children. male and female
who were SO unfortunate as to be horn near
that patriotic date, are burdeRed with the three
cabalistic words for a front name. At this
festive time Of year the faw compels peo-
pie to paint their houses 10 clean the
streets and to Turkish up things generally,
both inside and out. Every woman in Chill
must have a new gown for the Diez ocho,
and in the matter of bonnets, it is to the creme
de la creme Of Santiago what Easter sunday IL
to the society bellies of the north. Flags
streaming over every doorway transform the
streets into long vistas Of bunting--the beauti-
full CHILEAN banner, with it's single white star
on n blue ground and two stripes, one white,
one red-interspersed by the coiors OF foreign
officials Even the cook in our house has felt
the contagioh Of reform, and this morning. 9
found her industriously pushing the dirt from
the middle of the kitchen floor into the corners.
why are You doing that, Dolores?' asked.
'.For the Disz ocho, senorita, " she replied.
THE LITTLE EIGHTEEN.
Though the people nre poorer than ever this
year, it will be a great day--cr rsthsr a great
week. The lower classes are always ready for
frolicking, whether the occasion be wedding
o. funeral; aad for a wealthy family to refrain
from celebrating. whether their hearts arc ia IT
or not, would be dangerous at this juncture, for
the "junta" might copstrue it into evidence
Of sympathy for the 'lost cause of BaIinaceda.
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