Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-31

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. pa con-
BoryatiVe estimate places the property
loss at Valparaiso us a result OF the
earthquakes and fires at $2OO,00,OOO.
The loss in the rural districts will be
immense as not only the residences of
the landed proprietors but the huts of
the laborcrs have been completely de-
6troyed, and III many places the bridges,
fences and telegraph and telephone
posts have been thrown down. No pas
senger trains have arrived here from
Valparaiso since August 10.
Valparaiso Takes Heart.
VALPARAISO, Aug. 25.-rhe minis
ter OF the interior has sent the following
dispatch 20 President Riesco at Santi-
ago:
business is being resumed here. All
classes OF the population are taking part
In tile work OF repairing the damage.
All the committees are accomplishing
their tasks with the greatest zeal. If
fresh meat runs short | shall cause
frozen meat from Magallanes to be sold.
Many Of the homeless people are in need
OIL clothing. Provisions are running
short at lquique because the supplies
nave been retained here
President Riesco continues to receive
kilograms of coincidence from foreign
governments
The newspaper buildings were not so
badly damaged as at first supposed.
That OF The Mercurio is intact. All the
newspapers wi reappear tomorrow.
There were some slight earthquake
shocks al $40 p. IN. yesterday, but no
xurther damage was done.
Worse Than San Francisco
1t is estimated here that the effect
of the disaster i'll the number of deaths
IA Of wi, Il
is probably greater than was the case in
San francisco. Valparaiso IS the great
seaport OF the republic and it's COM
merce exceeds that of any Pacific port
except San Francisco. The entire
lower part of the city is completely
destroyed and the loss of life is felt
throughout Chile, because all parts of
the country were represented there.
Heavy Rains Continue
Heavy rains are still falling at Val
paraiso, making the misery still greater.
Donations for the relief of the sufferers
are arriving here from all parts of the
world.
Some idea of the state of affairs exist
Ing can be formed from the fact that a
man rode on horseback from Valparaiso
to Santiago, q distance of eighty miles,
and could not obtain food or drink for
himself or his horse during the entire
distance, owing to the desolation prevail
inG.
The Chilean Senate has appropriated
S4,OOO,OOO for the relief of the dis
tressed inhabitants. \ committee was
appointed to examine into the question
OF granting amnesty to those imprisoned
for slight offenSeS.
The Valparaiso railroad has re-estab-
Iished traffic south as far as CHILEAN and
1t is hoped traffic on the lines south and
north will be re-estabished before Au-
gust d
In order to facilitate the work of re-
construction, the government has tele-
graphed to Europe and the United
States for large consignments of zinc.
Lima Fears Shocks
LIMA. Peru, Aug. 25.-There was
great alarm in this city last night owing
to the prediction of a strong earthquake
shock both here and ut Callao. Many
families i'll both places spent the whole
night in the streets and in the public
squares. The authorities tried their best
TO calm the people but found it impos
sibe