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Show TIIK lllll.m MU'tTIOX. Tin: war III Chile hat at laataavuroed aconllllon which the ouUlde worlJ niay In aome degree consider upon IU merit. The Ulegraphlc dlspalcbea that bave come from there alnce Ihe rur ture began have been to contradictory contradict-ory an tenaatlonal In character a to render any Just Judgment ol the situation situa-tion from the newa tbey conveyed utterly Impossible. The reporta carried the evidences of being not only colored to aull the irpose of Ihe rty sending Iheru, but In many Instances were ahown to be manufactured outright, Tbe recent arrival of aeveral repre-tenUtlvee repre-tenUtlvee of tbe Congrre party In 'ew York and the tending abroad of almllar emissaries by 1'mldenl Halma-redaaflord Halma-redaaflord at least reliable clue lo Hie situation. The Immediate caue of tho conntry'a taking arms waa a n final of the Chilean Congreea to vole auppllia for Ihe carrying on of Ihe government, Ibe eicua for Ihe action Mug that President Ilalmeceda was violating the laws. Halraaceda at once reUII-ated reUII-ated by arresting a number of the members. In the turmoil tbat ensued Ibe great boily of tbe army auported the cause of Hilmtccda while the stronger portion of the navy took aldeawllh Congress. With this superior su-perior ttnngth on land the WeslJent list held control of larger part of Chile while tbe Important tea ortt have been ixtuj le.1 1 y Ihe IntiirgeiiU. After aeveral blwdy encounters, on land and water, Ihe result of which II la luiiuu!b!o to know precisely, both forcceareatastandetlH. The Government Govern-ment U lied up for want of a navy. And the Congress rty la "pausing" because 11 hu uo ammunition to flcbt wllh. Thut far foreign ouuntrlea have held entirely aloof, eicrt tin Ihe case of llollvla, which has formally reevg-nlied reevg-nlied the Congress party aa the teat of tbe Chilean ower. Ilauuacvdahaabreiilnaaorry strait from Ibe first for want of funds. lilt first embarrassment came from France where he had contracted for some war Vessels which wero never delivered. He neit acnt an embassador lo Europe Eu-rope to negotiate a loan. Thlt move, Ilka tbe other, failed utterly. He then turned ferociously ujen Ihe wealthy tyiuthlitra with Congreea whom he bad detained at prisoners; tbem he terrorised Into purchulng tlitlr free-doru free-doru wllh enormous auim, tho niere lllertyto leave the country Uaime caset being bought at a rale ol fifty Ihouaaud dollars. The InturgenU have now MnlagenU oulfortbepurpoaeof obtaining reoog-nlllonaabelllgerenU. reoog-nlllonaabelllgerenU. Tolhlt rurso II will bo remembered tbat Hlchard L. Trumbull made au eloquent Ion at tile Yale commencement a few daya ago. Aooordlug to the reporta Ida ad-dreaa ad-dreaa aroused a tremendous burst of anion's and won the universal sympathy sym-pathy of bla heart rt. This, though by no meant a sure Indication of what the United HUlta govermentwllldo lu the premises, Is at least an incouraglng alnterto auo-ceaa. auo-ceaa. I telle jlalnly that ho liaa brought a metaage that liaa the merit of gttllog people'a attention, which goto a long way lu successful diplomacy. With the formal recognition of Ibe United Htatie government they can negotiate for the war auppllea Hooded, without audi a violation of law aa waa alleged to have Wen erctrated by the notorious "Itata." |