The Indianapolis journal., 1891-10-24
CAPTAIN SCHLEY'S REPORT.
Details Of the ARRAY at Valparaiso Betwee
American Sailors and ChilIans.

Details or the ARRAY at Valparaiso between
American Sailors and Chilians.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-Seoretary Tracy,
after submitting cablegrsm which be re-
ceived to-day from Captain Schley. of the
United States steamer Baltimore. about
the affray In Valparaiso between the Amer
lean and Chilian sailors last week to the
President. made public the substance of
the dispatch. The Secretary saidi "a dis
patch received from Captain Schley last
evening stated that he had made careful
investigation Of the assault on our sailors
on the 10th inst. The Investigation shows
that petty officer Charles RIgen, while rid
ing in a street car, was assailed and dragged
from the car, and shot and murdered by a
mob of about one hundred armed men.
Apprentice Talbot was assailed and cut
dangerously several times III his back. two
cuts penetrating his lungs. COal-heaver
Itherson was robbed and cut dangerously
in the back several times. Coal-heaver
back, two penetrating the lungs he is In
q critical condition. Petty-Othcer Hamil-
ton was wounded several times in the back
and other parts of the body. COal-beaver
Painter and landsman Davisson were dan
gerously injured by an assault with clubs.
stones and knives. and number of other
men were dangerously hurt
Thirty seven seamen were arrested by
the authorities, but what disposition was
made Of them cannot be learned, from in
ability to translate the cipher dispatch.
The surgeons of the Baltimore are of the
opinion that some of the wounds were in
hicted by bayonete, showing clearly the
participation Of Chilian police. The Amer
lean sailors were without arms and defense
less. The investigation shows that they
We're sober, and were in no respect guilty OF
misbehavior. Two of the seriously wound
ell are still in the hospital. In several in
stances the sailors of the Chllian feet rem
dered assistance to the American sailors,
and several of them were arrested
Secretary Tracy would not say whether
any action in the matter had been decided
upon. He said he was obliged to para
phrase the dispatch in order to protect the
department cipher code. otherwise the dis
patch would have been made public exact
ly as written. He declined positively to
say anything further in regard to the mat
ter 1t is improbable: however. that any
Among the difficult matters with which
diplomacy has TO deal is that of the amcna
bllity OF nati0nsfor 0utrages resulting from
mob violence. If nothing was done by the
country in which the OutrageS occurred to
incite the trouble. and the country subse-
quently dealt with the perpetrators ac-
cording to law. it has been held that such
occurrences are hardly ground for dlplO.
matte rupture. This principle was thor
oughly expounded by Secretary Blaine
in the case of the Italians killed
in New Orleans. and from the in
formation at hand it appears that the
Chi!ian government has complied with
both requirements. In other words. it has
not connived at the demonstration and it
has, through its magistrate, set in motion
the machinery of law to fix the responsible
ity and punish the perpetrators or the at
tack on the Baltimore's sailors. So it IS
probable that this government will await
the outcome of the legal inquiry now in
progress before making any move, and that
meanwhile precautions will be adopted to
avoid any further collisions.
The Chilan government has informed
Minister Egan that safe conducts will not
be issued for the refugees now in the
United States legation. The supposed
ground for this refusal is that the men are
criminals. Mr.. Egan continues to demand
safe conducts for the men. The question
now appears far from settlement.