The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-10
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THEY ARE TAKEN TO PERU BY AMER
ICAN AND GERMAN BOATS.
The Report That Balmaceda Had Met His
Death in the Mountains Found to Have
Been Without Foundatioun - Ills
Present whereabouts Unknown.

New YORK, sept. 1.-The Herald
mas today this dispatch:
CALLAo, Peru, Sept. 3.-The torpedo
boat Almirante Condell and the
armed transport Imperial, the last
armed forces loyal to the late Presi-
dent Balmaceda of Chill, were form
ally surrendered to the Chilian min
lister here today and word was imme-
diately sent to Junta De Gobierno at
Santiago that the two vessels were at
their disposal. The Condell, under
the command of Captain Marago,
sailed from Valparaiso as con-
voy to the Imperial on August
Is, two days after the landing Of the
Congressional army at Quintera bay.
The mission of the two ships was to
transport troops from Coquimbo to
Caluluhula. On their arrival at Co
quimbO they received news that Bal
maceda had met with defeat at the
hands of the Congressionalists at Con-
con, and Captain Marango decided to
suspend the transportation of troops
and proceed to Callao, neutral port,
where orders could be received from
the government as to what course to
pursue. The Condell and Imperial
steamed into port this morning
and for the first time heard of
the defeat of Balmaceda at
Valparaiso, the flight of Balmaceda,
the fall Of Santiago and the complete
triumph of the Junta. After consul
tation with the CHILEAN minister,
Captain Morago decided to formally
hand over the two ships to that Off
cial, as representative of the Nation
BALMACEDA NOT YET HEARD FROM.
VALPARAISO, Chill, Sept. AIN ac-
cordance with your cable instructions,
have investigated report that the
late President Balmaceda had been
killed by one of the men who were
crossing the mountains with.him. No
such report has been heard here so
far as [ can ascertain, and nothing is
known of the fugitive presidents
movements since he left Los
Andes. The probabilities are very
strongly against the story being true,
for if Balmaceda had been killed its
long odds that the members of the
Junta would have heard of it. The
question of the disposition of refugees
has been definitely settled, and to-
morrow the United States steamer
Baltimore and the German man-Of-
war will leave for Peru with all refu-
gees aboard. a final conference was
held aboard Admiral Browns flag
ship, San Francisco last night and
the question as to who should
receive and who should not receive
guarantees was discussed. The Ger
man and American admirals worked
through their respective ministers at
Santiago, and were informed by them
that the Junta would under no Cir
cumstances give any guarantee as to
the recent president elect, Claudio
! Nicuna, Senior BARBADOS, Oscar Wei,
Goday, PeraZ, Montt, Capt. Fuertes,
Senior Saliva or Col. Pautoia. The
cases of the others were kept under
advisement until this morning, when
! the admirals were informed that no
guarantees would be given at all.
! When this word was received it was
decided TO SEM lnan-OI-Waf WIN
the refugees to the north. The Amer
lean warships were closely watched
day and night by the authorities,
and this may have given rise
to the talk in foreign circles that an
effort might be made to prevent the
sailing of tho Baltimore and the Ger
man ships, and to take the refugees
away from them by force. There is
no reason, so far as | can learn, to
believe that any such step is con-
templated. All newspaper supporters
of the late government are marked
men, and will have to leave the coun-
try if they can. This is particularly
the case in regard to Maj. Herrea, who
was Intendente Wells paymaster and
editor Of Boletin, and Senior Low
enstein. They will probably be shot