A Brutal Master

TI! Y A TYP. A KT. NEW YORK, June 23. - Three gentlemcn who have juNt arrlved from Chili, but whose ñames are withheld because their property in that country would be OonfUcated and their lires taken upon their return, teil startling storiea oí the ferocity, bratallty and tyranny of Balmaceda. Tivd of thein aro prominent Chilians of high charaoter, who speak írom actual knowledge. The other is an equally refutable New Yorker, who has been in Chili since the revolution begtm. They all pronounee Balmaceda "an inhuman brute and tyrant." One of his first acts was the painting of a red cross on the houses of all "snspects." Such people cannot lock their doors, but must furnish wine and food to any soldiers, who are at liberty to search the houses night or day. No one can ride on horseback after 5 o'clock in the afternoon. No three persons can walk the streets together at one time, and no two persons can commune in a public place. Employers have to "tag" their help. If a laborer is caught without that taf he is forced into the ranks as a soldier. There is no appeal. The New York man says that one day he heard terrible shrieks coming from behind a fenoe. In reply to his questions a soldier said: "It is one of Balmaeeda's men punishing a fellow who won't work for him. He is driving tacks and pins into his hands." The next day this gentleman saw a punishment meted out to a native who had been overheard to say: "I am willing to work my hands off for the revolutionists." The pooi' fellow's hands were placed on a block and his fingers were pounded to a jeïly by a mallet in the hands of a soldier. The fainting man was then told to work his hands off any way he wanted to. Unable to control his imlignation the New Yorker denouneed the outrage to a Chilian friend. The next day the friend was missing. Sorac lays later a note from him said he had been imprisoned by Balmaceda's men for being a "sympathizer." The weak point of the revolutionists is the lack of arms and ammunition. The f orces of the revolutionists number at present 3,000 men filly armed and equipped. Could the neeessary arms be secured the number would at once be increased to over 10,000 men. There are now at Iluasco. Valonar, FrsÁrina and Carrizal bodies of men - in all some 9,000 - who are only waiting togetarms and ammunition before they take up the march against Balmaceda. At the smaller places on the coast as f ar north as Arica are similar bodies of would-be soldiers. The arms for these men were on the Itata, and had they secured Ihem with what ammunition the Itata carried the Chilian revolution would have been settled in short order. Balmaceda's army consists of 23,000 men well equipped. Of these only 3,000 are of the oíd regular standing army. the rest are recruits forced in the service.