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NEw YoRK. June sa-Many startling
facts In connection with the revolution
now raging in Chilli which throw light
upon the ferocity and despotism Of Hal
maeeda. are given tothe public by three
gentlemen. i've of whom are ChilianG
who have just arrived here from that
unhappy land They had witnessed
the conduct Of the revolution from the
inception and speak from actual knowl-
edge.
The stories Of the three would seem
30 show that Balmaceda i well termed
''the tyrant" In santiago, where his
headquarters are, no n dares 70 utter
a word against him. lie has caused
crosses Of red 10 be painted on all
the houses Of people whom he suspects
Of not being wholly in sympathy
with him. and into these marked resi-
dcnces his police and soldiers 20 at any
hour Of the day or night They ran
sack the rooms Pm the ground that they
are looking for rcvolutionists demand
wine and food, and, after having as
good a time as they wish, depart, only
10 repeat the ofiense In some other
marked residence. The people in these
houses are forbidden 10 lock their doors.
No one is allowed 10 ride on horseback
through the streets after 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, and no persons are al
lowed 20 walk the streets In company
at any time Of the day, and no two per-
sons can stand and i've on the
street
IL is a vcritable reign OF terror for all
who either through fear or interest
have failed to east their fortunes with
Balmaccda. The storckeepers who
employ laborers have to furnish each
with a tag showing that they are regu-
larry employed by such n merchant in
such n place. II the laborer is caught
On the street going TO or from his work
without hi, tag he is gobbled up by the
soldiers Of Balmaceda and impressed
into his service. This system exists in
Valparaiso also.
One of the gentlemen was walking
along the street past u Jail yard. lie
heard some terrible shrieks from some
n on the other side of the wall lie
inquired Of n soldier the cause and was
told that some Of Balmaceda's soldier.
were furnishing a man who had refused
TO work for him by driving tacks
through his hands and fingers. The
next day he saw "A horrible punishment
melted out 20 "a Gillian who had been
heard to say he was willing TO work his
hands off for the revolutionists, The
poor fellows hands were placed on
n block and h fingers pounded 10
n jelly by a big mallet in the hands of
a soldier. He was then told that he
could go and work his hands any way
he wanted to and for any one. The
New Yorker denounced the affair to
the friend, "A resident of Santiago, who
was with him. The next day his friend
was missing, nor did he show up again.
The New York man returned to Valpa-
-aiso, and just before he sailed he re-
eeivcd a message from his friend saying
that he had been locked up by Balma-
ceda's men, accused of being a rcvolu-
ZIONIST sympathizer.
The weak part of the revolutionists
Is the lack Of arms and ammunition.
The forces of the revolutionists num-
Der ut present 5000 men fully armed
and equipped. Could the necessary
arms be secured the number would ut
once bc increased 10 over 10, 600 men.
There are now at HGaco some 1000
men who are only waiting 10 get arms
and ammunition before they take up
the march against Balmaceia, At the
smaller places on the coast as far
north as africa are similar companies Of
would be soldiers. The arms of these
men were all on the Itata and had they
secured them the Chilian revolution
would have been settled in short order.
Balmaceda's army consists of %, 900
men well equipped. OF these only 900
are of the regular standing army, the
rest being recruits forced into the SER
Nee.
One of the most prominent leaders Of
the revolution is said TO be on board
the Pacific mail steamship which will
arrive here to-day. II is said he comes
to confer with the authorities ut WASH
ington looking toward the recognition
of the revolutionists us belligerents
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