The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-22
Their Lives Not Safe in tba
Streets of Chilean Cities.
NEW INSULTS TO Mr.. seAs.
His House Under Police surveillaps.
and His Son Arrested.
A oarioAd OF Powder Rushed to San
Francisco-war Scare in Port re~,
end--sts'e and Navy onieia,s u,e.
MISUNDERSTANDING Tracy HopeY.a

SAN Diego. Cal. Dec 2t.-The Uaioa a..
morrow morning will contain long story
related by Patrick Shields, engineer of The
steamer keweenaw which has lust ar
rived from Valparaiso. en- route from Nav
YORK to San Francisco, about the brutal
treatment he received while in the Chill
can city. he says that on October "a ha
got leave OF absence and went ashore
for short time. On the way back "a the
ship couple of Chilean police stopned
and said few words he did not un,iar.
stand, then followed him. arrested him
and took him to Jail. When he asked
what the charges against him were he
was simply kicked and cutfed. He saw.
They took me to a sort OF corral whore the,.
were lot oil horses, and put to work cgnn
ing the place, shoyeltng and wheeling manura
and washing tho horses Every time vnmla
straighten t. rest my back officer would
strike me with q heavy stick or thrust :
short sword against my breast and motion "a.
me To go To work. | was knocksd
down twice, and late in the afternoon wss "a
weak from hunger and the blows that lsaa re
ceived that | stopped for moment OF two.
when they commenced beating nae and saving
"fou Americans; you no good They beat me
over the head and back with clubs and left me
Tor dead. About O'Clock they again cana
around, and, seeing ] was able 10 walk, tcok
me to the door and told me to 20. l started out
to hunt the American consul, but his Office was
locked. and l went away up on the side of hil
and lay down upon rock for the Plight. Ihad
no money, for they had taken il ALL and beslsles
| was afraid Of my life to go through the strests
Early Tuesday morning 1 came down
10 find the consul. IL was
little after daylight l inquired the way and
was again hustled off to the city prison and
went through the same beating and il treat
ment in the stable yard. l made efforts 10
escape, but was overtaken aud cruelty beaten.
and for days yomited blood. frequently asked
for the privilege OF communicating with the
consul, but was refused every time.
He finally escaped and sought the pro-
lection of the consul, who had him taken
on board the Baltimore and put. under
surgeons care. Shields exhibited several
ugly scars on the head from the wounds.
among which are two long, ugly -iookcer.
Jagged red lines on the forehead over ea1 11a
eye. He is still under a physicians care.
One of the passengers. Edmundson, an
Englishman, says the Chileans spit in the
Americans faces and the latter do not re-
sent it because they know they would be
overpowered by mobs and probably killed.
Feeling runs high, and war is eagerly ex-
pected and eagerly wished for by the
American residents.
VALPARAISO, Dec. 21.--[New York Herald
Special. Minister Egan today Officially
requested the Argentine minister, Senator
Urribura, to note the presence of Chilean
police agents in the immediate vicinity of
the American legation, as also the ~
tempted arrest Saturday night of
Frank Egan, the minister's son, Sen
ator Urribura, in his diplomats
capacity. will call meeting AZ
foreign ministers for the purpose II
requesting the attention of the Chilean
government toward the action OF the mu-
nicipal authorities in maintaining poles
surveillance at the American legation. An
additional insult was offered the Afneri-
can minister yesterday in the case of one
of the refugees who applied for release
upon furnishing bonds, as recently grante1
Balmaceda's minister of war, Valasqsi&.
The refugee must first leave the American
legation, surrender himself To- the Chilean
authorities and submit to imprisonment
SAN JosE, Dec. 2i.--A car load of powdx
from the Santa Cruz works arrived ut tio
narrow gauge depot Sunday evening
labeled "Benicia Arsenal. Army Point
Rush." The patriotic railway employs
were enthusiastic in the work of rushing
and in the shortest possible time 1t was
transferred to the broad gauge depot and
sent on its way. 1t is supposed TO be for
the cruiser San Francisco.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Dec. 2l.--TSpecial. r.
Some excitement prevailed here all day
Sunday. The telegraph wires were down,
there we're no boats from Seattle until
evening, and rumor was current that
Chile had declared war against the United
States. Groups of anxious people dis
cussed the situation, and some even ex-
pected to see Chilean shots fall into this
city ut any moment.
WAsHINGTos CITY. Dec. Il. Officials of
the state and navy departments observed
studied retieence today about the Chilean
affair It is learned, however, that no
communication has been received frorn
Chile by either department since Thurs
day last, when the secretary of state re-
ceiyed a long message from Minister
Egan. While no positive information has
| been obtained as to its characters the
message is said 10 have reference TO the
/ refugees. 1t is understood no action win
/ be taken by this government until ON
| cially advised by the Chilean authorifIN
/ of the result OF the investigation Of the
I
The United States ship Boston len
| Monteyideo on the iith, and viii resca
/ Valparaiso in day or two.
| NEW YoHK, Dec. 2I.-Secretary Iracye
| who vas here for day or two, In answs
/ 70 an inquiry if he thought the Chlieasz
/ difficulty would be settled satisiactoniy
soon. said: Eyes, believe 30. ] 10 not
| anticipate war with Chile. The IorkfoHe
is the only United States man-ofWax
| Chilean waters at present Jhe
ton however, is on her
there and should reach Valpafa1
! this week. The secretary also sssd - l., ]
were twenty-five new ships in courss "a "a 4
| construction in the navy, including cfu
ers and battIe-ships. and they woaid ~ /. u u 1
comtieted BY 1894 If congres con1snar os'''sr
| the appropriations necessary fof tno r.sSvs
Cf,IrAGo. Dec 2i.---Ex-Stnasol st~
REGISTERED at the Grand Pscihc x.,<.
| Referring 10 the wariike diSpahc. .,.ns.l
VALPARAISO. the senator SAD ~ 4.
that the English are respo1s q 80 s.
| thought they did not wish ~ e. 80 q ,;s~d
To actually embroil Cllile xifn W ~ sa,b-
states, but by constantly kscp.sgS1 ,g1 1,s~.s ~. =
iect in hand to embhter - th1.,a .s4 fra7s
sach degree that they NsaIa - r,,li.k
with the Americans, and
will sell more Goods .-.,r naval
SAX FRAseIsco. Dst- ~ s-zE xltnalion
officials who discuss TIE a 81 cxn Fran
the .mprcssaen TresasiIlss Z y ,s.ory for ths
cisco woulG + a mafnt O. - TIA rsa-
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