The sun., 1891-05-25
THE REVOLUTIONARY FIGHT.
BALMACEDA's TYRANNY DEsCRIDED NJ
A CHILEAN GIRL.
Prisons Packed with Gentlemen nnd:Y ouug
Mea - Newspapers OF the People Dts-
tributed by Giris-A ThriIiinE Story.

Prisons Packed with Gentlemen nnd:Y oaue
Nee ~ Newspapers OF the People Dts-
| tributed by Giris-A ThriIiinE Story.
A very pretty little girl OF Is years OF aGs.
whose portrait has been seon by several per-
sons In New York. who IL the daughter Of
Chillnn planter. adds to our understanding
OF the civil war Ia Chill by q very graphic and
interesting letter which she has addressed to
Harper's Young People. From that II Ia copied
here. 1t seems to her. she says. that we would
like to know the reasons which have OBLIGED
tho peaceful inhabitants Of this country to do.
claro war against the President Don Joss
Manuel Balmaosda." She thus narratss the
interesting story: ~
For many months past the President had
separated himself from the best men OF the
esasd the theP dsmss@ RHa WITCH the Prssidsss
Sed be e5s 10 sh Fl
rSs das sSasss S Sy e ss
with ihe constsss: but Bslnncsda oSssis yio:
s sepe s s ssSPSs
inyorItes. whom the people and the Conersss
refused to accept.
sm as ysF' al 'pss ss
One night the Conservative party was holdInE
snd RSsi"s q sss ss ARMED p
esSre ss sS o.ss Issass vi dS !ss sS
matters very, much. for. his father belonss %
very ~ mueh respected BY ali.
The President went on from one abuse 70 ths
means 10 arrange matters bssween lin and
tho Congress- S 6Ss he refused ssstythIu.: %
ssda. and on The 7th Of iIs iSa same @oDte iSs
dent and declared 'themseIves In favor Of The
Congress and OF the reople. This movement
shore anI then i wcuii bsse 3 Been @ only % ~. r.
oa.ion 3f H iew hours but one Of the H!liiary
s I'd seS @
Mo AZ
escape went on Goard the men of -war. otSsss
hid hid and .an some a, were taken psisonssrs Noy 20
tial lay he ordered or T the closing Of the SoortS
the ,qSrd :, shs SSil!zs,lon
formed II santiaso. meeting now in one plsss.
3. lrs. with lew M resources. but n%iciy S! % organ.
Marta 81 1Suns nss
from Santiago. Valparaiso. and other cities es-
eoalI. 10 the iiest. Meantlme. ' on aD land. the The
suffering ta, wns terrible and success seemed sl
ARMY. and continued recraitins tho .lsSorsss s .
from al! lhe estates by force. All the houses -
s"% opassfsn ans "sny & sen. W..
s 3 wE S.Ts ssrs %.S I'D S;ss ss
sa by az armed force q s.d,s
a sss 81
the nwn Of Lnaes aud two q
turn there. nor is i safe in santiago sn. We
free newspaper. called la hero oiucon aud 81
ernment has spies everywhere. The dstr!bu.
In tho ninth Of February .is tie % fIeet % tncf
possession OF the port Of IuuiTus. after several
Government troops. This victory was followed
by many Others. but MI have cost hundreds of
tlaco have fouahs as pri,aie soldier. IN the
We Ss snz1 S:s 1nS aSdss M a II e which
Tile Opposition are now 10 possession Of Four.
rish pr prorinres fr9% ia Tnrap.sa t. oonumSo
aHSye e eng IL the the Of
have been Enthusiastically received I am
clad to soy that patriotism has been more
powerful than Bnlmac ceda 3 gold, TOR while the
Dictator offered rewards he Opposition worked
only for their country
ha PoWe, 9ays Mssaa
the lawful government The London Times
And And the Ilus;ra,rd London ke'cs hare pmb.
In closing. this womanly little girl. who
signs herself Ann I.uisa j." declares tfat all .
being opened at the Post ONCE ny order ~ the
Dictator. and that she sends this particular
letter by friend who will post II in Valparaiso. m