The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-05

tressing fractional differences among tn
Chilenos until October u. 1874 when th'
patriot, O'Higgins. made last stand a
Rancagua- There he and 200 Of his devoted
followers were henmed in by an army OF
several thousand. There IN the publlC
square, when almost ready 10 drop with
fatigue. they fought with desperation ill
there were heaps OF the slain about them
and then with their wounded general lead
/ ing. they cut their way through the Span
ism soldiery and made OF 10 the mountains
for BHenos Ayres.
Meantime a sub-butcher under Osorio
named Sambruno was making things liv-
! ely on the mainland. He was captain of
/ the notorious Talaverinos, each one OF
/ whom tried to outdo MS chief in cruelty
and vileness. No househould was safe
! from the passions of these monsters. Men
were arrested and imprisoned, so that the
| unprotected women might be at their mer-
cy. And the brutality of the Talaverinos
was fully equalled by their perhdy. Sam
bruno had some of his men initiate a plot
among the suffering prisoners against the
tyrant Ohorio. One night the doors of the
sleeping rooms OF the patriots were left
unlocked and they were encouraged TO
meet togther in a great hall. There Sam
bruno burst in upon them. and a terrible
massacre began. When a law officer ar
rived 10 check the slaughter he was too
late TO be of any assistance TO those who
had been so baseIy betrayed. If that were
his intention. The murderets were al
ready throwing the bodies of their victims
from a gallery into a court below
This is the last of the tales that are
told for the edihcation of Judge Areche
Henceforth his visions will no: ne pleas-
ant. Though the butcher GOyeneche has
been made a count and he butcher Gale
jas has been made a field marshal. and
other butchers were gorgeously decorated
by Ferdinand
If the people had acted honestly when
they affirmed their devotion TO Ferdinand,
their devotion was turned TO hatred row.
They were as determined upon injepend-
ence as were our own forefathers after
the declaration Of I776 and for the sake Of
a compensation justice Arecne VIII now
be commanded to look upon the marches
and battlefelds which determined the fate
of South America as Saratoga. and Tren-
ton, and Yorktown determined the fate Of
the United States of North America.
For the first of the marches he will have
10 look upward even from that elevated
seat Of his in Cuzco. More wonderful
than Napoleon's march over the Alps"
some authors say. The Pass of Cspaiata
is 1850 feet high, 1000 feet higher than
the great st. Bernard, and ii was 10y this
road that General Jose de san Martin
led his army from the city ot Mendoza in
the Argentine. an army consisting in part
Of refugees from Chile and in parr OF SOL
diers from the la Plata country. 2uenos
Ayres had been safe from Spanish sg-
gression for some years. but the enihu- 1
siasm of San Martin did not begin and end I
with his own country. He felt that all
should fight for what was. after ell, the /
common cause, and his government ce- |
cided 10 stand by him. For many months |
he drilled his troops at Mendoza, and by |
his industry, skill and fine spirit succeed !
ed in converting them into the besr disci- /
plined army that had been seen ii Spanish /
America. The forces consisted Ct 2.S01 in |
fantry. 900 cavalry and artillery. 100 mill /
tia in charge of transport besides officers. /
and workmen who were taken along TO /
make roads or trails. This was the main 4
body. Smaller divisions went by other /
passes.
The start was made on January Il. 1877
A French traveller OF our own time acs de-
scribed the wonders Of that journey as
hey exist today. The roais are harrow
paths which border upon frigh:ful prcci-
oices. As the higher attitudes arc reached
vegetation disappears and he rocky sum-
nts of the mountains rise sterile and
snow-capped, on all sides. the AIR is 50
'arified that breathing is extremely din
,ult, and man and beast b1-h feci the
fleet Of the mountain sickness called
;oroche. Moreover. ii is very cold on
hose barren heights, cold enough even
o make the shade Of our friend Areche
hiver and mediate a speedy return 10
he exceedingly warm district 10 which
t has probably belonged this hundred
ears.
OF course the Spaniards in Chile rad
.eard OF General San Martins preparations
nd advance over the mountains. and
hey sent forward skirmisaefs and plan
led to face him from an advantageous
osition This they thought they had Sc
ured on the crest Of Chaca5uco, but San
darr.n outmaneuvered them While
)'Tfiggins charged up the height at ths
cad OF the infantry General Soler. with
ONE cavalry. surprised the enemy on the
ank. Such Of the SpanIArds as could
aereupon went west with exemplary rap
fity SIX hundred were left Head uIcn 1,
be field This was on February Il IsI7. f.
day memorable in the history Of Chile. /
W not so memorable as one that IS yet .
o be described
When the troops came down . San /
ago there was wholesale arrest % TIE 7
oths. as the oppressors were called. and ,
General San Martin was offered he su- q
rene Dictatorship. This ne dscliae1 but
rged Bernardo O'HigR.ns f3r me place. r
nd the latter yas selected. There were f
I'll many royalists n the country. how Z
yer. and they gathered the.r forces TO- :
ether under General Cr1oosz a. IalCs- y
uano on the hay q Conception. Three {
1G1- North Americans. L.IeILeaants ar
IN, Manning ana E.1rl5ge. fen n an at =
.ck on this place December T. ISL Ta5 :
-uapatbies Of tEe congress and the people &
this country wa1t Cu: 20 chose 5sU-a a
uer.cans in The first quarter u me en- 8
Try Just as i, has gone oat % he people n
cuba dsriu- rae lass quarter. :
Daring the year Isl1 saa Marin bad q
zen back n Bus-7s Ayers discussing tba 2
.sirab.Hty ~ carrying ,le Tar MO Psrs 2
alca vas stIl IL bondage. b1t tac sp-.1k g.
ISIS he is a. the head = ne army n r
bile again. CsoTso IS leading ne span q
IDS once more. and. w1-ls De - extreme -.
az ls praying 80 az efzy & ;ae cl-Eia q
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