New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-13
COMPLAINING OF THE JUNTA.
us COURSE HAS BEEN REvENGEFUL
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO PLAcArE THE OPPOSITION
A~n 40 ,.rn1-r rrrou,x 1,,Ir Still ALTON

NO ATTEMPT MADE TO PLAcArE THE OPPOSITION
AND NO MERCY sHowx-THE SITUATION.
Santiago, Chill, Oct 13.-The hope which was en-
teraincd few months ago by those whose sympatmes
with the Of the revoutonsts that the over
throw Of Balmaceda would lead to the restoration OF
peaceful government in Chill, and unite all parties
In IA common for the good OF the country, can
hardly be said to have realized since the close
Of the war. There has been no act OH
the part OF the Provisional Government
since IL came into power which could In any way
attract the support of those who had been
OF Balmaceda. The new Government anu III '''o'.
who sympathized with 1t have never made any scores
Of their intentions to punish their late opponents Az
rests and imprisonments occurred daily durihe .''
few weeks following the close Of the war, ana t'e
policy OF punishment was openly demonstrated
that hundreds OF persons who had been act'Ve
supporters Of the late Government sought refuge
On neutral vessels and escaped from tle
country. Others were forced TO conceai the'h'
selves and many of them are In hiding SUI. III is
impossible to ascertain the exact number OF persons
who In prison at this time for having gwen 'e'r
support to Balmaceda but the general belief Is that
the number is at least 1000. There are more than
10000 other persons who have been ordered to sur
render TO the present authorities and who are 10 DC
arrested whenever they can be found'
These persons include oil officers above tho grade
OF lieutenant who were In Balmacedas army,
and also all civil officers who held their offices during
the late by virtue Of appointment from Balmaceda
or his representatives..
There has been apparent effort at RECONCILIATION
The attitude Of the present Government has been from
the first such to all persons who supported
Balmaceda that they were regarded as criminals
and would be, punished. The entire press OF
the country, or at least Of Santiago and Val
paralso which recently sprang into existence again
| I'D Of hv MI
Bamaceda has heartily supported the new Government
and all the Congressonast sympathizers In their at
tude toward their late opponents. These papers have
made every effort to continue the agitation winch mas
been in force In Chill for nearly year past There
has hardly been Issue Of Santiago or valparaiso
paper since the closed which has not contained
columns Of accounts OF what IS termed the outrageous
crimes Of the late Administrations
The policy which those who supported the recent
revolution are now carrying out seemed to begin at
the close the very battle In which the victory was
Won There Is. no doubt that many OF the defeatea
soldiers OF Balmaceda slaughtered on the held
at Pacillas after they had been disabled by wounds
The Government authorities and the officers OF the VIC
torious army discaim all responsibility for these ac-
TONS as they do also for the sacking OF the houses IN
santiago on the day following the final defeat
~ BaImaceda II Is difficult TO realize the extent OF
the destruction which occurred In Santiago at that
| time IL was something which could have been ac-
| complished only by mob, wild In It's desire ior
| vengeance and plumber. The most magnihcent resi-
dences I'm Santiago belonging to members OF Baima
ceda's party were entered and everything that they
contained was literally demolished. Furniture, paint
| incs statuary and tapestries, which Represented
thousands OF dollars were destroyed or carried away
Doors and windows were broken, and nothing was
left to mark the work Of destruction but te oare
walls of the buildings, and they remain now almost
In the same condition as they were left by the mop.
| Another hardship which the present Government
has inflicted upon its enemies is the connscabon Of
tn. property of persons who charged with having
ner,ormed criminal acts under the late
Administration. A list Of names OF persons
whose property has been declared connscated
has been published but efer the general elections oc-
CIR this month and a government is estaolisheo
the courts will probably be asked to intervene ana
| decide upJa the Legality Of the confscatlons.
1t is also expected that after the elections the per
sors who are now in prison and those who may hero
after he arrested will be tried upon the various charges
which will be preferred against them. There were rev
erecuticns Immediately after the close OF the "ar'
lint IL is not believed that any have occurred recently
but tlrere are a number OF persons VINO tooh pion
nent part in Balmacedas cause who are sun at hoer's
or have escaped to neutral territory ana against 'e
| nersons threats are made openly, ana thcy "ouo
donbtIess receive little mercy II they shoulu oe zap
tured Among this number are several VINO , are ho"
refugees In the United states Legation IN .,
| THe Government has not shown any htenuon ol
issuing saliva conductors for the fourteen rlueens %
arc stlI In the Legation IL was exPecte4 tn wes s
hnf she viii remain at Calao until further orders are
issned nv the Department at washington; inc foli
can representatives here were uh" hs s NIGH have
nnHancv N canse the Gillian Government TO imagine
that the United states resorng to force IN coiF
| nectlon with the refugees.