Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-31
fhc Unexpected Turn in the War Sub
ject Of Much Interest TO Our
Government.
sAlmAeroA srILt RECOGNIZED AS
PRESIDENT.
The Causes Of the Re,clution.--L
Todd Finds Il Hard 10 Believe
In the Defeat.
py rsisrrarh TO tho SEwsi
THE DEFEAT OF BALnACCDA
AsabIeet ofintere.t NJ Our state aud
Navy Departments.

subject Of paramount interest at the
state and navy departments today.
Aimee the reccipl Of Consul McCreory's
eablel ram last night announcing tho
eaptnrc VI Valparaiso by the Congres.
slonal forces, no further official news
Ina come from the scene Of war. All.
,nlral Browns failure 10 report Ia be-
ilsycd to be due 20 the fact that he IA
very busy disposing OF the vessels aud
seamen OF his squadron 10 AZ 10 insure
American property against damage
and the American residents Of the
surrendered city against violence.
Then, too, II Is believed that lac delays
hls report until events shall have NJ
shaped themselves m TO enable him TO
ga.e the conclusion OF tho movements
Of the occupation, aud also until he
feels that he requires instruction from
The navy department relative TO his
iuture courto.
MINISTER LAzcANO
called upon Acting Secretary Whar.
ton this morning, M did a prominent
lawyer Of this city who has been act
Ing "a an attorney for the BalmacodA
cause. Tho acting secretary Of State
could not, OF course, say anything ro-
specting the confidential diplomatic
communications. II cannot be known
whether they added 10 tho war news.
Its not believed here that Balma-
ccda has been completely defeated.
sun IL 10 10 be expected rs a result OF 40
ufonounceda success ~ the capture Of
Valparaiso that there may be the
adhesion TO the Congressional party OF
that always considerable number OF
men who are attracted by success.
Also Il IA recalled that the most OF the
military supplies VI Balmsceda's forces
entered the country through Val
paraiso, and that Balmaceda's small
navy has lost It's fortified port, which
may hLyea depressing effect upon the
fortunes Of bis party.
As long "a Balmaccda remains In
Possession OF Santiago, the capital OF
Chile, and until the Congressional
putty shall have set up de facto gov
eminent, which our minister reports as
reilly this government OF the country,
the department OF State cannot have
Editions with tho Congressional party,
and must continue To recognize Baima-
ceda as President and Senior Lazcano
"a minister Of Chile.
At a late haur tonight the congress.
tionnl envoy In this city received n
dispatch from Errazuriz, stating that Ia
THE FIRST DAYS F1dHrISd
the onemy lost 500 mon aud mn equal
number OF prisoners captured, 1000
rlfles were taken and number OF
Held pieces. The congressional loss
wN sos, aud among the killed were
I've officers. In the battle OF Placilla
g. q Il. ~. a.
was complete, His generals, Barbosa
0lhcr officers. The whereabouts OF
Bslmaceda are unknown.
Senior La1cano, Chilean minister,
denied himself 70 all newspaper report
eu today. IL IN not believed, however,
Mat he has received any dispatches
ifom Chile.
a later cablegfam was received from
Euazuriz regarding yesterdays battle
saying that Balmaceda's troops num-
hcfed 1000 men. Three thousand
prisoners and all his artillery were
taken. The torpedo boats and all the
others are In the power OF the congress.
ionalists. Valparaiso was occupied
without resistance. BslmRceda'a lieu.
tenants sought safety on tho foreign
vessels. The oongressiOnalisls' loss
were Uncomfortable.
CAUSES OF THE WAR.
NEw York, August 20.-Wllllam
N. WINS, Consul for the Chilean lega-
uon, today made lengthy statement
oithe causes leading up 10 the Chilean
revolution. "lBalmaceda," he said,
was elected five years ago by Ia.
Liberal party. He has had eight or
nlne distinct cabinets In his ondcayor
toplease thp party anu insure harmony
among the factions. TWAS impossible,
however, 10 satisfy the different wings.
There are u number OF men In the
patty
DETERMINED 10 RULE OR RUIN.
"Balmaceda," MIR. Twins says, sis nm
eyen'tempered, broad.minded man OF
great forboaranoe, aud he acquiesced
IN lhe demands OF the Liberal leaders,
as long as possible. When II becam,
ovldont that 10 further submit TO Con.
giessional despotlsm would be virtu'
s.y TO abdicate his office, serious trou
We began. Congress refused TO pass
lle appropriation bills, and charged
mat tho President had candidate &c
succeed him, whom lie was trying 20
ioree upon the country. TO settle thil
ulnleulty, Balmaceda appointed the
gentleman In question to d
cabinet office, thus removing him
rom the list OF candidates
Then, Notwithstanding Congress has no
power OF Impeachment, the majority
passed resolution declaring tho Presi
uehlh oilice vacant because OF his fall
ule To submit TO Congressional diuta
hon, Then in January came open 70
Ssellon' The opposition majority II
.ohgfcss declared itself the govern
ineht, went on board the men'of'wa
WIN mu,inous naval officers, ant
s ,hl the coast for u place to land
IN A STATE oF MurISY.
~ became imperatively necessary t
maintain internal order ut any price
me majority In Congress having dis
Npteu the government, the President
H iei without one OF the constitu
uonal branches OF the government
BECAUSE these members of Congres
aal themselves violated the c0nstitu
on, iebauched the navy and aban
u'led their posts, 1t did not follow ths