The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-21
PEACE In CHILE FAR OFF
AN ATTBMPr 10 ARRANGE TERMS
ENDS IN FAILORB.

President TIE Ministers of This
Country, France and Brazil Ar
ranged It.
IoUIQuE, June 2o.-It has been alleged
that revolt has taken place among Presi-
don't Balmaceda's troops at Ccquimbo, and
that the insurgents killed four of their off,
GERS. Eight hundred men are said to be
marching to Caldera TO join the ranks of
the congressional party. 1t has also been
learned that the insurgent warship Esmer-
aida destroyed the wharf and railroad at
Lobos Islands, thereby preventing ship
ments Of guano by President Ralmacedo.
The Esmeralda is expected to arrive at
lquique Monday.
MINISTER EGAN's GOOD OFFICES.
WASHINGTON, June 20-A private letter
received from Santiago, under date of MAY
IA, contains much interesting information
concerning affairs in Chile, of which the
following is an abstract: Through the
clever intervention of United States Min
lister Egan, conference had been brought
about between the government and
the revolutionists which might have
resulted in the end Of the war, but for an un-
fortunate episode which occurred Yesterday
evening, whereby the lives Of the minister
of the interior and several other distin-
guished men of the government were
jeopardized. This has opened wounds which
the salve of good counsel was trying to heal
and there is no telling when the war will
end.
LEAN TO THIS COUNTRY.
1.-THE members OF the government de-
clared that no proposition for peace would
be entertained that did not come from a
COMMITTEES of which the United States
should be a party. This arose, think,
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the United States, but largely
from a feeling of personal regard
and confidence in Minister Egan. English
and German ministers tried to be secret
mediator between the belligerents but the
government at Santiago declined to accspt
the good offices of the European ministers,
and declared its intention TO treat only
republics of the world-France, Brazil and
the United States.
when this decision was reached Minis
ter Egan obtained ''safe conduct" for the
revolutionary leaders, who were In hiding,
and after three days organized a conference
to formulate and discuss the propositions Of
peace First propositions were presented
by the revolutionists. and they were con-
tanned in moderate dignified and laudable
document, simply asking to have
the constitution restored and to let all who
would, come back in the fold. There were
no recriminations or demands or promises,
but simply proposition that President
Balmaceda should accept their interpreta-
tion of the constitution, which would of
course deprive him of his dictatorial powers
ATALK WITH THE PRESIDENT.
The confrees. that is the French, Brazil
ian and American ministers, had @ long
interview with the president, who de-
manded that the document should be
shown him. This the mcdiators declined
to do, and insisted that they should
first know the requirements of the
government and compare the two in order
to see if they could bring about compro-
mise. There 8 'emed to be a most favorable
condition Of things all around, and it looked
as If the negotiations were to terminate
favorably. The president had taken time
to consider and formulate his conditions of
peace, and at 5 o'clock the mediators were
to meet him again to receive the document.
A SCENE OF EXCITEMENT.
cat that hour they repaired again to the
'Moneda' (palace) where they found the
passages and court yards crowded with ex~
cited officers and soldiers, with cavalry
dasning here and there with aides and or
derles arriving and going with
the greatest speed and in the greatest
excitement, and everything in utter
confusion. Notwithstanding their high
Office, the ministers with difficulty crowded
their way through the excited throng, and
il was many minutes before they could OBJ
tain an audience with Senior Godoy, min
which communication with the president is
obtained. They found him white with rage
and trembling with agi alton.
CAUSE OF THE EXCITEMENT.
The cause OF his excitement was soon ex-
nlainad As ka and eayaral of his failoU-
officials were returning from the Chamber
OF Deputies to the governments building a
few moments before, two roughly dressed
men in ponchos and sombreros, and
otherwise disguised, stood beside
two fine horses. AS the minister and his
party approached these men they suddenly
mounted, plunged their spurs into their
horses sides, and each threw bomb at the
minister as they rode at full speed away.
Une bomb went beyond its mark and ex-
ploded. The other failed to explode, and
was picked up later. Nobody was hurt,
but everybody was greatly frightened. and
the rage OF the government knew no
bounds.
BROKE OFF NEGOTIATIONS.
The minister of foreign affairs announced
the determination of the President to re-
fuse all further attempts at peace, on the
ground that the revolutionists, TO
WlOm SAFE CORQuCb' naQ deem
given, were involved in the con-
piracy for bis assassination. Minister
Egan and bis fellow msdiators knew that
this was untrue, but learning that the
president had ordered the arrest of the
revolutionary leaders regardless of their
''safe conduct" started at once to extend
their personal protection over the suspected
men.
TAKEN TO THE CoNsULATEs.
The French, Brazilian and United States
ministers each took charge of the revolu-
ZIONIST leaders, and afforded them shelter
and asylum in their respective legations.
In the meantime all ideas of negotiations
and all hopes of peace have gone
up in the steam of boiling blood.
A bloody fight seems deter
mined upon by both the governments
and the revolutionists, and that may be the
best way to settle the difficulty The gov
ernment has sent letter of explanation
and apology for revoking the safe conduct
Of the revolutionisIs who we're engaged IN
treating for peace, and the ministers from
Brazil and the United States have accepted
the same, but up to the present time the
French minister has refused to be COM
forted.
THE wARsPRITE OFFERED.
The English minister offered the Warsprite
to carry away all the representatives OF the
opposition after their safe conduct was can
celed, but Minister Egan, hearing of this,
slipped down to Valparaiso and had a talk
with Admiral McCann, which resulted in the