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Show MAYBOMBARD VALPARAISO. No Deposition lTpon tn. I'.rt of this Cor eminent to '-Interval).." Paris, May 29. A dispatch received here from Chile states that the insurgents, insurg-ents, contrary to their promises, now threaten to bombard Valparaiso. In view of these threats the defenses of that city are being hurringly strengthened; strength-ened; It is believed foreign powers will intervene should tho insurgents carry out their threat. Wasiunuton. May 2'.). The state department has not been oflicinlly informed in-formed of any intention on the part of the Chilean insurgents to bombard Valparaiso. Val-paraiso. There is no disposition on the part of this government so far as can be learned to "intervene" in ihe Chilean contest. The meaning of this term, in diplomatic language, is siding with one faction or another. If the insurgents should bombard the city it is more than probable that foreign ministers would enter an energetic protest, pro-test, based on the fact that foreign interests in that city are larger than native Chilean interest. Tn view of this large interest it may be that the protest, if disregarded, may bo enforced en-forced by foreign lleets in Chilean waters. Kut their action would go no further than necessary to protect tbe lives and property of foreign tubjects. |