New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10

vicuna, the Prcsidcnt-elcct and was hand-in-so''
with all the Ministers.
The result of his nncompromsing opiilionS IL,
favor of Bamaceda was dispatch from MS J""' "''
in London affirming that his messages WIZ -
contradictory TO all private and oinciai h""'''
received as 10 excite ridcule. and blGdlhs MIN "
return immediately. Asonishcd Deyohu '"''
he asked to have the recall wlthdIa""' an" -
planned that ne had made arrangements W "''o,
pany the torpedo hotilla norihwari. Inns o''"
a tcmnor,rv suspcu>ion Of his orders, bat he was
cautioncd to 90. but wire facts only 10 ne
started northward with a humiliating leehhe Una.
he was suspected at home of not wiring 'ao''
and that lis own dispatches had been dlecieu''o"
by comparison with the absurd hctlons SEM 'i",'
Iouiouc and Bncnos Ayrcs" AZ this CRISIS ms
tecrctary deserted him. The opportunity OF r'r
ing a torpedo trying conclusions with an ironciao
did not excite tba philosophers enthusiasm i'e
considered the Scr % "eXtra-ha1aidouS' ana &C.
rIined 10 90 When his chief endeav0red u" com
Dcl him 10 choose between going with MN ana
leaving hi, service the secretary decided 10 re-
turn 10 the Argentine: hut by an eNtraofuluaIS
coincidence he was robbed in a train ana compeHen
10 borrow 81 90 from the Governor oil Los Ahdcs
on the correspondents account Inc 'orf'si'"hu-
ent went nOrthward sObercd by the rchec'loh 'h"o
he had been guilty Of the folly of attempting al'
TO stem the tide Of foreign public OPINION 'h"t
had for months been carefully educated by Ievo-
utionary cmissaries and nitrate kings. Neverthe-
les, he Hoped on 80 novel a cruise to get some
thing interesting for his notebook
Here he was doomed to cruel disappointment
The Condell and Lynch went northward WIN
the steamer Imperial. IS the torpcdo-boats were
uncomfortable in their accommodations Tor IA
travelling correspondent. he made arrangements
In Inn mill n
of torpedo warfare, when he was to change HIS
quarters The torpedo craft Unexpectedly caught
the ironcad Blanco Encalada sent her to the
bottom had an engagement with the transport
AconcaQua and scuttled back e. Valparaiso AFTER
sighting a cruiser which was supposed TO bc the
Esmeralda The unhappy correspondent was on
the Imperial and missed all these interesting
events: ard when lac returned TO Valparaiso aitcr
prOtracted delay he learned that the news hao
been sent to London by hack whom he had en-
plovcd TO act a. his substitute. This was dis
cnuragng: but nothing daunted. hc went north
ward on two subsequent cruises OF the Ho'llla'
and was exposed TO great danger through
the reckless management OF the vessels, "ih-
ont witnessing any naval encounters OF any
real interest. ipon his return he received a
prrcmptory recall to London. At the last moment
ne missed his steamer. and tclceraphed hls mIshap
10 Ialmdccud, ASKING II anything coHlN W "'''''
His friend stopped the steamer al the NEXT port.
ordered a special train 10 take the correspondent
10 Santiago and then sent him 10 Coroncl in his
own triyelling-caT
The correspondent arrived in England with the
uncomfortable feeling that ne had been running
his head against the stone wall of public opinion
and had been badly bruised. Although he did
not doubt the Justice Of the general conclusions n
which he had arrived respecting the merits Of the
controvcrsy lac found it distinctly depressing tO
hc in a minority of one. The battles near Santiago
resulted dislstrously for the IHlmacclists lie
did not witrcss them but hr has described them in
This volume with the aid of private correspondence
which he rccci, 81 in London. Although forced 10
ADMIT that his own predictions respecting lhma-
cn L.. triumph were ill-jndgrd. he firmly believes
that tie country has been overwhelmed with dis
asicr. As ior the reported suicide Of the Dictator
lie cntcrtains grave doubts the SUBJECT. and IN
;iin1tcS that ihc h'gt possible vny of checking
inquiry aud pursuit wopd have hccn hy ar
nouncing the hunted mans death. WritinI scV-
crn month, after the burial OF Pamnccda nc
states that IT is clear that no lndlspriahlc
evidence Of hl- death has set been addrccd
Few war correspondents have taken thcmsclvc'
50 seriously "a Ne llrrvcy. and ccstIinIy no other
one has ever succeeded IN writing humorous
book with 80 ript an air OF innocence and un-
| consciousness.