, 1891-04-25
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY
Gillian Strikers Shot Down by
Government Troops.
They Asked for Food aud were
Given Bullets.
The RevOlutionlsts Moving on
Valparaiso.

How Strikers are Dealt With in Chin.
PANAMA, April "a. Interesting mail ad,
vices have been received by steamer from
several coast points relative to the Chilian
revolution. A letter from CallRo asserts
that the Chilian army is almost entirely in
favor of revolution. although the govern,
ment has at its order over 80, 200.
A letter from TarrapAca gives an
account of a horrible affair at Pose
Almonte early in February. Upwards OF
5000 workmen collected at Poso Almonte
to proceed to Iquique and make a formal
representation respecting the scarcity OF
provisions. Shortly after they reached
the works the manager ave them a lot OF
provisions. The strikers remained there
that night and the following day
sent some OF their leaders on
to NegeirOs to collect more
men. Suddenly a train appeared
loaded with government troops under
Martin Larrain. Without p~arleying,
these troops opened fire on 900 defense
less workmen, women and children.
Shortly after the forces marched forward
and killed all the men. Meanwhile, he
men from the Negreiros works. with tbs
commissioners from Ra Mirez, returned to
their houses, otherwise they might also
have been slaughtered. Some who es-
capped from the massacre took refuge IN
the nitrate fields, but were subsequently,
followed up and killed. After this deed
was committe ! q large number of men
were arrested, of whom eighteen were
murdered.
The Lima Didro says it is stated that
when the government forces retired from
Poso Almonte they shot all the prisoners
and destroyed all the nitrate establish
ments they passed.
The fight between the government
troops and the revolutionists at Poso AL
monte, March 7, was a sanguinary one.
Four thousand troops were engaged, OF
whom three-fourths were government.
More than 1000 killed and wounded was
the result. The government forces were
routed with the loss of all their artillery
and the greater part of the infantry. The
survivors fled and meeting Barbosa' s
column at Panta, retired toward Gamma.
The revolutionary army committed many
atrocities.
Adv1ces received in Callao March 81
state,thatthe revolutionary squadron, trans
porting all the revolutionary land forces,
has sailed with the object of attacking
Valparaiso. The officers and crews of the
revolutionary squadron are said to have
signed a round robin" binding them
selves not to lay down arms until they
hang President Balmaceda IN the princi-
pal square IN Santiago.
A cable message from Lima, April II,
says news has been received from lduique
that africa and Tarkna have been taken.
All of the latter department Is now in the
hands OF the congressional marty, who also
control all the northern portion of Chill
as lar south as Copiapo. There
was no fighting, the government forces
having fed toward the frontier of Bolivia.
A number of distressed Perueians have
been given free transportation from
I~quique and other southern ports. The
condition of many refugees at Iquique is
horrible. Provisions were so scarce in
Iquiaue, owing to the blockade. that 800
were paid for a can OF preserved milk,
and beef sold at $40 per pound. The
Peruvian consulate Is daily besieged by
Peruvians seeking provisions and trans
portation home for themselves and fami'
lies.