CHILIAN AFFAIRS.
BALMACEDA'S ESCAPE. Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Copyright Valparaiso, September 2. It is believed Balmaceda escaped over the Andes via the South Pass. A friend of his, named Verduga, was captured at Talca, an inland town some distance south of Santiago, with a million pesos (about £30,000) in his possession. Persons found harbouring officials of the late Government are being summarily shot. President Balmaceda's family are at Santiago, under the protection of his Congressionalist brother-in-law. Washington, September 3. Mr. Egan, American Minister to Chili, will probably be recalled. London, September 3. The silver bullion on board the Espifegle was intended to pay off the Armstrong firm for munitions of war. The Telegraph Department advises:— Communication with all important places in Chili has now been restored, and restrictions respecting private telegrams removed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8664, 5 September 1891, Page 5
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