Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-25

| HI ny. ESan ietter OF the 3ist. describing
the events Of the last few days of the struggle,
| he says:
SIR In the conviction that the cause of the
Government was lost. and to prevent, if possible,
| more bloodshed. conferred with the minister
| plenipotentiary of France as TO the possibility
of prevailing upon President Balmsceda to
make terms with the opposition leaders on the
| basis Of his immediate resignation The
| French minister had a conference with the
| President on the matter on the morning of the
| Goth when President Bamaceda seemed to re-
| ceiye the suggestion very favorably. and
| promised to communicate his decision between
3 and O'Clock OF that day. but as he did not do
| SO we were Obliged to abandon the attempt.
| "The true result Of the battle only became
known outside of the President and some two
| others, at close to midnight on the 2Sth. and
| then the excitement was intense. / imme-
diately went to the Moneda at midnight saw
Senior Manuel A. Zanartu. minister Of foreign
| relations. and from him received the contirma-
| ton of the news and the assurance that the
arrangement referred to in my dispatch, No.
\ 1874, to hand the charge of the city over to Gen
| Baquedano. would be carried out. and that
| President Baimaceda was at that moment writ
! ing his decree to that effect and his resigna-
! ton. At about o'clock OIL same night the
wife Of the President. his three daugh tiers and two
soDs. came to this legation for ASYLUM and are
still here, but will leave tonight. All that night
and next day numbers of prominent Govern
ment supporters, including ministers Of state
senators, deputies, judges, and Others sought
| asylum with their families in this and other
| legations; and have now in my house about
eighty refugees The only legation which
closed its doors and denied asylum was that of
England, which refused to admit single per-
son. The Spanish legation has about the same
number Of persons that arc here, and the
l French. the German, the Argentine, and the
| Brazilian legations have each more or less
people.
| Having SO many prominent refugees and
| especially the family of the ex-Presideut, con-
sidered 1t prudent to ask for special protection,
and have now guard Of ten soldiers at the le-
CATION supplied to me by the authorities"
I The official announcement of the success OF
the insurgents and the installation of the con-
| gressionai party Is contained in the cablegram
of the list OF September, in which Mr.. Egan
Government Three days later Mr.. Wharton
cabled Mr.. Egan TO recognize the Government
and open communication with its head il one
had been formed by the victorious party. On
the seventh Mr.. Egan cabled to say that he was
| in cordial communication with the provisional
| Government, with Jorge Mont as president,
! and that the Government was universally &C.
cepted by the people.
RxrUaExs ON THE BALTIMORE.
On the same day Mr.. Egsn wrote TO say that
certain refugees had found their way ON board
the U. s. 9. Baltimore and San Francisco. Con-
tinuing, he says; "Ihero mas been much agita-
ton on the part Of the new authorities respect
ing those refugees, and have been approached,
informally, to find whether those on tho Balti-
more aud San FraNcisco would be delivered MP
!! 70 TIE authorities on guarantees being given