Salt Lake Herald | 1891-08-05 | Page 2 | The War in Chill

The War I ChilL LOXDOS Aug 4 Advices from Santiago de Chili state the rebels who are in possession posses-sion of the northern provinces of Chili in which a situated the enormous nitrate deposits de-posits which have added so greatly t the wealth of Chi are working the deposits 0 and selling nitrates The Balmaceda cruiser Almlrante Lynch has cruissd along the northern coast and reports she saw little signs military activity on the part I = ef the insurgents Sunday last the authori tl I ties issued a order for the mobilization of i the forces Within eight hours 12000 loj at l ist troops 1000 cavalry and artillery with I fIfty guns were within easy distance of the city A sham battle was fought of which I President Balmaceda was an interested spectator I specttr