| Show recent dispatches front from valparaiso chill describe the ceremonies at santiago when the relli remains ailIS of oc the lati late president jose manuel balmaseda Balma cedi were into interred led with wilh cicat public honors the career of balmaceda and his hia tragic death are of the highest interest st li south history was elected president ot of chill by an overwhelming vote in to serve until lie was one of the most distinguished citizens ot of tile the republic lie ho had been conspicuous in ill cong congress less eloquent in ili debate and of great influence lie ile had been prominent in ili the diplomatic service and in isso 1885 the bear before his election lie he was the popular statesman in chill ile he was a 1 liberal and one of the most progressive well men in the party parly ills his administration as president began full of promise and its success was regarded as assured but the liberal party was divided into numerous factions nil all itis plied acil by greed tor for spoils by inger anger and by the jealousy of their separate lenders leaders 11 ills Is X wisdom as a statesman and ills hla faith its as a patriot did not save him from tile the efforts of revolution in ili 1591 when liis his terin was approaching its completion congress and the officers olli cers of the navy rebelled against his government the conflict was severe and the insurgents ins appear to have had bad the sympathy of 0 foreign nations among other singular facts public sympathy lit in the united states was almost universally lit in favor of the rebels against the balmaceda Balma Balina cedi ceda government our sympathy always was lit in favor of every rebel movement except that which occurred on oil our ow on n soil balmaceda was defeated and attempted night flight but he was ivas pursued by the hue and cry of oe the country to IN which lie he had bad rendered the greatest service ills his escape was baffled ind and lie sought refuge in ill tile the housie of the argentine minister at santiago threatened by a savage mob apprehensive or of an ignominious death if arrested ile he committed suicide beneath the roof where lie he had taken shelter ills remains wore buried but the place was unknown except to his friends there were stories that he was not dead but that the account of ills his niclide f ind and secret interment atas as prepared to cover ills his 1 I from the country but this rumor was effectually discredited ills his secret burill NN ft as for the purpose of g ills grave from profanation by his political enemies kt at the recent lebn lo burial ai natii ith imposing ceremony more than lutitia persons were mere present there was was I 1 i long procession leaders Le iders of the opposition paid their respects to the survia ing in members of ills his family 11 more ore than aw it cloral wreaths were thrown till own upon tile the gorgeous mausoleum prepared fur for ins ills remains and with this ceremony erenio ny one of the greatest south american statesmen since simon bolivar passes into history |
