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Show BALMACEDAKILLED." A Report That the IVitivg FresicUnt of Chile Eat) Mot Death While Trying Try-ing to Eicape, THE TOWN 01' CORONEL LOOTED. Two Regiments Revolt and Sboot Their Officers Bitter Feeling Against the Americans Washington, Sopt. 2. At lat the dopurtment of state has beard d.rectly from Minister Kgan. The news came in the form of the following cablegram; "Sa.viia'.o, S.-pt. l.--lllaine, Washington: A decielve battle w:ts toiinh t at Valparaiso, Aigjnstssth. The revolution la entirely suc-fcesstul. suc-fcesstul. l'resident Haltnacinta reeiK.ieil ()iithu ?-th. Tho revoltitioniets are fully lnstalioti. l.vorytbtui; is tranquil." ' The delay iu receiving this report has been solved by the department. Acting Secretary W harton has received infor-nntion infor-nntion that telegraphio connection between be-tween Santiago and Valparaiso, the western terminus, had been cut and has just been restored, anil that the line eastward from .Santiago to Huenos Afr'es has been interrupted by heavy sbows in the Andes mountains. OIthough Minister Kgaa's cablegram oQieially indicates the success of w hat h 4as('rbes as the revolution, he hat ttt yet liuformed the department of tat that a government has been set up t'at may be recognized as a government govern-ment of the people of a representative eetjntry. Accordingly the department will probably await further dotailed information in-formation from tho minister before according ac-cording formal recognition to the new tion as to the disposition of the refugees, refu-gees, so far as hi is coueerned, by sending send-ing the corvette Alexandrine north today, to-day, presumably to Callao. with ISenor Claudio Vienna, recent president-elect; Adi.iiral Oscar ViiiU, ex iutendante of Valparaiso; Captain Fueutes, recently in command of the torpedo boat Al-nirante Al-nirante Lvuch; Senor anchoz. late supnrintendunt of the custom house, and others aboard. Idr. McCreary. Tuited States c-nsul at Valparaiso, is iu high favor. He rendered valuable services to persecuted persecut-ed womtn aud political refugees whose lives were in danger. The records at Santiago confirm tho statement that ou August IS l'residont lialitaceda ordered forty-two young men shot to death. They wore charged with havintr engaged in a plot to blow up railroad bridges and thus prevent the movement of government troops. Pdany of them were mere boys of from 111 to 1 years of ago. Jt is charged, aud from the returns appear to be true, that only a small portion of the cruelties perpetrated by the lute government have heon published. pub-lished. 'The congressionalistsare giving trials to all against w hom otienes are charged nnd executions up to this time have been remarkably few. Much pity is felt for the families of the Italmncedist ollieialx who have tied the country; many of them are left behind friendless ami penniless. The torpodo boat Almirante I.vnch and the cruiser Kstneralda returned today to-day from an unsuccessful search for the Almirante Condell and the transport imperial. Nothing hus been heard trom these vessels since they leit Co-quim Co-quim bo. Order has been restored in Santiago and Valparaiso. Ail Injunction (jirnatod. London-, Sept. The injunction hp-plied hp-plied for on liehulf of the ageut of tiie junta, or provisional government of Chile was gruuted in court today, restricting re-stricting tho City bank from payiujf or negotiating until it is decided by trial or until a further order is issued, a bill of exchange for 973.00U, drawn on the National bauk of Chile, made payable to Joaquin, I'lesiileut lialmaceda's chief financial agent in Kurope. aud copted by the City bank, but which has not Deen discounted. government. New Yohk, Sept. 2. A morning paper pa-per prints this: A report reached this city last night from banliago that Ual-ni Ual-ni seeds, dictator of Chile, had been killed In the mountains of Chile w hile trying to effect his escape. .The Herald publishes this dispatch from Valparaiso, Chile: Exciting news was brought today from the south by a straits steamer which came up from Talcabuano. Two regimeuts of government gov-ernment troops, taken to that post recently re-cently from Coquimbo by the transport fmnflrial. rAvnlturl whfln thpv hnnrii r.f Imperial, revolted when they heard of the defeat of the Halmaeedists at Piae-illa Piae-illa last Friday. They shot to death all tbeir oflicers and disbauded. Nearly faur thousand coal miners joined them, and together they have practically taken possession of the town of Ccronel, on the coast, about twenty-five miles south of Conception. All sorts of excesses have been committed com-mitted by them. Houses and stores have been sacked and burned. The slightest protest against their actions is met by ril'.e shots. Some outrages were committed also 5n f i:Yejcion aud Talcahuano, but 43d JU-ce" f the disposal of the author-itiefT author-itiefT tiHefjag- beo-ullioienti'ajyj, them from tne rate which hs overtaken' over-taken' 0000 people of Coronel. As soon as the news was received here this morning the German warship Sophie and British gunboat Daphne were ordered to go at once to Coronel and protect the interests of the foreign residents .there. The government officials of-ficials here have also taken steps to beat the mob into submission. Senor Montt, General Canto and others of the congressional chiefs arrived ar-rived in Santiago this morning. They were received with tha e-reatest enthusiasm enthu-siasm by tha people of the capital. General Baquedano, acting president, received them officially. The other members of the Junta are expected to arrive from Iquique tomorrow. There is no disguising the fact 'hat there is a bitter fueling against Americans Ameri-cans on the part of the successful revolutionists. revo-lutionists. This feeling is so strong that unless it is located in some way it may seriously aliect American commercial com-mercial interests in Chile for some time. The capture of the Ita'a at lirst created an impression that the United States government was acting unfavorable to the revolutionary cause. This impression impres-sion was intensified by the action of Admiral Brown, when he visited Quin-tero Quin-tero bay on August 20th to witness the landing of General Canto's army. The admiral desired to see tbe maneu-vres, maneu-vres, and invited some other naval oflicers in Valparaiso to come to the flagship San Francisco and go to tjuintero bay. Ouly the German ollicers accepted. The San Francisco did not anchor at (Juintero bay, but steamed around until a landing was effected, and then headed lor Valparaiso. Valpa-raiso. A boat was stnt from tho transport trans-port Copiapo to visit the American cruiser, but did not succeed in getling aboard. Upon the arrival of the Sau Francisco here Lieutenant Dyer visited Intendente Veil to secure permission to send a cable dispatch to tha navy department. de-partment. This visit has been construed by the adherants of the Junta as proof positive that Admiral Brown was acting as a government spy on the movements of tlie opposition, and no amount of explanation ex-planation has been sufficient to remove this impression. Then other things have served to strengthen the feeling against the United States. Not the least important is the very general belief that Minister Kgan has been an active partisan of Balmaceda, and used his influence in preventing tbe state department de-partment from recogniztug the belligerent belliger-ent rights of tho insurgents. Acting-Secretary Acting-Secretary of State Wharton's action in ignoring tbe congressional envoys, even now when it is a recognized fact that they represent the only government govern-ment of the country, has increased ths feeling against the citizens of the United States. Admiral Brown's action in refusing re-fusing to give up the political refugoes who have fouud asylum aboard bis ships, has also added to tbe general irritation. irri-tation. It is the general belief that Admiral Brown is acting under the instructions or by the advice of ligan. The minister minis-ter is expected to arrive tomorrow for the purposo of consulting with the admiral ad-miral as to the final disposition of the refugees now on the American ships. The feeling against Kgan is very violent, vio-lent, and there is little question that his recall will soon be demanded. The German admiral sattlaH theques- |