The state herald., 1891-06-26
sALMAceoA A oEspoT.
Seme Startling Facts in Connection
With the Revolution In Ohiii.


With the Revolution In Chill.
A New York dispatch says that
mauy startling facts In ronnsctIoA with
Tho revolution now rigging In Chilli which
throws light upon tho fetocity shd dSsbot..
isM VI balMaceda, hrS giveh 10 the bubllS
by three gsutlemeh, two u whom are
Chilians, who arrived last week. They
have witnessed the conduct OF the tovolu-
tioh iroM Inception ind speak from katual
kh6Wiedge
The stories Of the three would seem to
show that Bulmaceda is well termed "the
tyrant." In Santiago, whore his head
| quarters are, no one daros TO utter 4 word
sgAinst him, He has caused a cross af red
10 be painted On all the houses 81 beope
whom ho suspects DIRE hot wholly it
| sympathy With him, and into these marked
sosid sheas his bsllgs Ahd sSidlsfs eS af
any hour of the day or night. They ran
sack the rooms on the ground that they
are looking for revolutionists. Tho SOL
diers demand wine and food, and after
bae'Hs hs soed Y time as they Wish, ,dopa.t,
only TO repeat the offenso In some other
marked residence.
The people in these houses are forbidden
10 lock their doors. No one Ia allowed to
.tids hn horseback throhsh tho stteets
afsef, j o'clocR III the afternoon no persons
are allowed to walk the streets In company
at any time Of the day. aid no tho betsbhs
can ss4ts an Converse On the streets 1t
is veritable reign Of terror for all who
either through fear or interest hsyefniled
TO cast their fortunes with sBalinaceda.
The store keepers who employ laborers,
have to furnish each with tag, showing
thst they are Regularly employed by kHch
\ u,erehahs IN suth u pltc.
II tho laborer is caught on the streets
going TO or from his work without his
tag, he is gobbied up Ny the Soldiers tf
Belm"r,d. and impressed into his service.
This system exists at Valparaiso also.
One Of the gentlemen referred to was
walking along the street past tho iail
| gard. he heard some terrible shrieks
from someonc on the ether side Of the wall,
| tth iranlred of i Soldier the cddse aud was
told that some of Balmaceda's soldiers
were punishing man because he had re-
fused to work for them by driving tacks
and pins into his hands aud fingers. The
| next day he saw horrible punishment
| neted out TO Chilian who had been heard
| 10 ssy that he was willing 70 wUtg hi.
hands oF for the fevjlhtioflsts Tho poor
fellows hands were placed on a block and
his fingers pounded to jelly by big
mallet in the hands Of q soldier. He was
then told he could go and work his hands
any way he wanted to and for anyone.
The New Yorker denounced tho ffair TO q
friend, resident Of Santiago, who was
with him The nest day his friend was
missing, nor did he show up again. The
New York man returned TO Valparaiso
and Just before he sailed he received .
message from his friend saying that he
had been locked up by Balmsceda's men
accused of being revolutionist sympa-
thizer.
The weak point OF the revolution Is the
lack of arms and ammunition. The forces
OF the reyoluticnists at present number
5000 armed and equipped. II the neces-
sary arms could be secured the number
would ut once be increased TO over 10000
men. There are now at Husco bodies Of
men, In all some 1900, who are only wait
ing to get arms and ammunition before
they take up the march against BsIma-
ceda.
At the smaller places on the coast, as
far north as africa, are similar companies
Of would be soldisrs. The arms Of these
men were all on the Itata, and had they
secured them the Chiliau revolution
would have been settled In short order
| Balmaccda's army consists OF 1900
men, well equipped. OF these only 5000
are of the regular standing army, the rest
arc recruits forced in the services.
Ono OF the most prominent leaders in
the revolution Is said TO be on board the
Pacific mail steamer City OF Horan, which
will arrive here on June %. II is said he
comes to confer with tho authorities Rt
Washington looking to recognition Of the
royolutionists aA bcl!ircrants.