The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-20
The RUSSELLV|LLE DEMOCRAT
 PuBLisHEp WEEKLY BY Democrat Printing Co.
 RUS aELLvILLE. ARK.
CHILEAN REVOLUTION
The mAnifssto Essued by tho Exeeutlys
 Council of the Reyoiutionists.
LAuRELs OF HE REVOLUTION.
One Infamous and rraitorous Act--rwsnty Million Dollars squandsred by the Lfctntor--Chili
 VIII Suffer.

NEW YORK, August 15.-The last mail from Panama brings copy of
 The manifesto issued by the execu-
 tive council of the Chilian revolu-
 tioDists, dated June 15, 1891, and addressed to "Our Friends. 7 After reciting tfe fact that the revolution was begun without military preparation or any munitions of
 war, and that delay was, therefore,
 not only necessary, but wise, the address contains these words with reference to the Itata: ssBalma- ceda telegraphed to his prefects and governors giving them notice that
 the men-of-war Of every foreign na.
 ton were in pursuit of our vessels and had already captured some of them. The truth of the situation has been distorted by fraud, lying and grotesque misrepresentation.
 The forces with which the dictator has always been surrounded were
 strong enough to conceal his defeat, and the triumphs of the marvellous Leon, of Tarapaca, who was unlucky to secure the laurels gained by the
 valiant soldiers of the Camus (poor devil that he was), who fled without firing shot. As s)on as word
 reached them that some thirty leagues away revolu- tionary forces had disembarked,
 which yet was not half their number, this same audacity, which converted them into prisoners of the Charleston, and at San Francisco, of the Esmer- aida and Itata. The whole thing
 vas lie. At the present moment, when we can say to our friends that
 the revolution has arms and ammunition, it is proper to cast a
 general glance over the situation.
 Frankly and nobiy in the loyal com bat the revolution has gathered
 Iaurels by Pisagua, Husras, Pasa, Alonte and Iquique, and by their ad. vances the soldiers of the constitu tional cause have entered Africa,
 Antofogasta and Caldeva, come in the midst of applause to the com
 munities of Tacha, Copeapo, Vall-
 mas and others. The
 only warlike act which is, however, within range of inter-
 national teaching (of which dictator
 ship brides itself) is one infamous
 and traitorous act, the destruction of
 Fianco, aud the shooting of wrecked soldiers and sailors in small hours of
 the night, whan the vessel was
 anchored, without any provocation
 and by surprise, which every just consideration would condemn. The revolution has accomplished those prodigies in tue eyes of all the world with strictest prudence and economy. The dictator has squandered l $20 1000, 900 in the national vaults by previous administrations. He has emitted SIP, 900, 900 in paper
 money, and recently has been au- thorized by his co.partners in the so called congress to emit six millions
 more, and, besides all this, he has used twenty millions unfairly appro- priated from the issues of banks. This vast amount of money has not
 been used to purchase materials with which to resist the revolution, but
 has been spent in paying spies and
 bringing h adherents. Naturally and i logically Chilli will suffer in foreign markets from the frauds of such prodigy. Four and a half per cent. bonds, which, not long ago, were quoted at
 101 and which were sought after with avidity, have dropped to 80,
 according to the last advices from
 Europe. Exchange in London, which
 at the beginning of the adminislra- | lion was 2S pence sterling for each
 paper dollar, Is now Is pence and | m. ta,o ko fall fa rfkar