The record-union., 1891-09-02
Special to the REcoRp-UNrov.

! 'pSNAetA W Tue LNE-CblSD-UNIOS.
New YORK, Sept. "a. M.--The Her
dta this wednesday, morning publishes
the following dispatch:
! VALPARAISO, Sept. I.-lExciting neyys
was brought to-day from the south by q
straits steamer which came up from Tal-
cahuano.
| Two regiments of Government troops
taken to that port recently from Co.
qumbo by the transport Imperial re-
VOTED when they heard of the defeat of
the Balmacedists at Picelli last Friday.
! Ihey shot to death all their officers and
/ dlSbanded. Nearly 1000 coal miners
joined them and together they practically
| took possession of the town of Corona. on
the coast, about twenty-five miles south
OF Conception. All sorts of excuses
have been committed by them. Houses
and stores have been sacked and burned.
Inc slightest protest against their ac-
! tons is met by rifle shots, and women
have been abused.
! Some outrageS were also committed Mt
! Conception and Talcahuano, but the force
at the disposal of the authorities there
have been sufficient to save them from
! the fate which overlook the 5000 peoplo
| or CoronaI. As soon as the news was re-
| celNed here this morning the German
warship and the British gunboat Daphno
! We're ordered to go at once to Coronai and
| protect the interest of foreign residents
/ The Government officials here have also
| taken steps TO get the mob into submits
! sion.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
there IS bitter feeling against Americans
! on the part OF the successful revolution
| lists. This feeling is so strong that unless
] 1t IS placated IN some way it may sevi-
ously affect the American commercial
interests in Chile for some time.
The capture of the Itata first created
the impression that the United States
! Government was actively untavorablc to
! the revolutionary cause This impression
was intensified by the action of Admiral
Brown when he visited Quintero Bay on
! August 10th to witness the landing of
! General Canto's army. The Admiral de-
sired to see the maneuvers, and invited
some other naval officers in VALPARAISO TO
come TO the flagship San Francisco and
go TO Quintero Bay. Only the GerInatl
officers accepted. The San Francisco did
| not anchor ut Cluintero Bay, but steamed
around until landing was effected, and
| then headed for Valparaiso 4 boa, WAS
sent from the transport CopiaDo 10 visit
| the American cruiser, but did not sue
ceed i'll getting aboard.
Upon the arrival of the San rancisco
|
| tendente Niel to secure permission To
! send cable dispatch TO the Navy De-
! partment This visit has been construed
| by the adherents of the Junta as proof
| positive that Admiral Brown was acting
! as government spy on the movements
! OF the opposition, and no amount of cx-
! PLANTATION has been sufficient To remove
| this impression.
| Then other things have served to
strengthen the feeling against The United
States. Not the least important is the
| very general belief that Minister Eran
has been an active partisan of Balmaceda,
and used influence in preventing tho
State Department from recognizing tho
| belligerent rights of the insurgents. Act
! ing Secretary of State Wharton's action
in ignoring the Congressional envoys
even now, when it is Il recognized fact
! that they represent the only goveInment
! of the country, has increased the feeling
| against citizens OF the United States
Admiral Browns action in refusing 10
| give up political refugees who have
| found an asylum aboard his ships, has
| also added to the general irritation 1t is
the general belief that Admiral Brown is
! acting under instructions, or by the adj
! vice of Eg&n. The Minister is expected
| to arrive here tomorrow for the purpose
of consulting the Admiral as to the final
disposition OF the refugees now on tho
American ships.
| The feeling against Egau is very
| violent, and there is little question that
his recall will soon be demanded.
Mr.. McCreary, United States Consul at
Valparaiso, is in high favor. He rendered
valuable services to prosecuted women
and political refugees whose lives were
in danger.
The records at Santiago confirm the
statement that on August 18th President
Balmaceda ordered forty-two young men
shot to death. They were charged with
t,4 nj ly,N II
railroad bridges and thus prevent tho
movement of the Government troops.
Many of them were mere boys of from Is
to Is years Of age. 1t is charged, and
from records appears to be true, that only
a small portion of the cruelties perpe-
trated by the late Government have been
published.
The Congressionalists are giving trials
to all against whom oifenSos are charged,
and the executions up TO this time have
been remarkably few.
BALMACEpA REPoRTED KILLED.
A report reached this city yesterday
from Santiago that Balmaceda, ex-Dic-
tator of Chile, had been killed IN tho
mountains while trying to effect his es-
cape.
According to the story Balmaceda left
Santiago on Saturday night before tho
rioting commenced. He took his family
with him, and carried great deal Of per-
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sum of money and some valuable Jewels.
When he reached point u few miles
outside the city be and his family aban-
Goned the carriages in which they had
been travelling and took a special train,
which was in waiting to convey them to
Los Andes, thirty-two miles northeast of
Santiago.
Here Balmaceda left his family and
with a companion started on Monday
night to make his way across the mount
aims, his purpose being to reach Buenos
Ayres.
The weather was bitterly cold, and tho
snow on the ground made travelling very
difficult. Balmaceda rode mule On
Tuesday morning the lnuleteers began
to grumble and wanted to turn back as
the weather was becoming so severe and
the snow so deep that they feared they
would lose their lives.
Balmaceda, knowing that almost GER
tain death awaited him if he returned, re-
fused to turn back, and III a fit of passion
struck one of the muleteers, who re-
taliated by drawing pistol and shooting
the eX-President dead on the spot
His companions then killed Balmaceda's
companion, and after rif1ing their pockets
nlalio good their escape.
Their bodies, according the story sent
here. were found by a party of mount
aineeers and returned TO Los Andres
No further particulars could be OBJ
tanned.