Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-24
NO MORE POOLING
The President Determined to
Call Chill to Account.
BOSTON OFF FOR VALPARAISO.
Minister Egan Instructed By Cable to
Demand Full Reparation.
The Conference to Consider Capt schley's
Report Takes Prompt Action

udempity, Apology and Punis hment
of Boatswain Resan's Murderers Re-
quiredThe Junta Refuses to Give the
Refugees in the United States Legation
Safe Conducts, Alleging That They Are
Criminals--The Situation Regarded as
Serious.
WASHINGTON, Oct. A.-The sailing of
the steel cruiser Boston to reinforce the
United States Squadron in CHILEAN wa
tiers, shows that the government is de-
termined to have satisfaction for the af-
front recently put upon it, in the I'M
provoked assault upon the sailors of the
Baltimore.
At the special conference between the
President, Secretary Tracy, Secretary
Foster and the Attorney General, to take
action regarding Capt. Schley's report,
the details of which report have already
been published in these dispatches,
President Harrison bitterly referred to
Chili's continued hostility that had cul-
minated at last in the murder of one of
our sailors, the wounding of a dozen or
more and the arrest and incarceration
in Jail of 80 others.
| He said the time had come when we
must teach the Gillian people that our
patience in dealing with them is ex-
hausted.
He instanced their treatment of
Minister Egan. They have subjected
him to espionage and insult because he
| has given an asylum to certain CHILEAN
refugees.
It. was suggested at this point by one
of the gentlemen present that the I'M
| friendliness of Chill had manifested it
self in still another particular. The
fact was then recited that after the fall
| of Balmaceda the United States was the
first country to recognize the new pro-
visional government. So far from ap-
preciating this act of intern ational
comfy the Junta has yet failed to recog-
nize it.
Acknowledgement Miller, as the legal
officer of the admins tration, furnish he'd
the needed points of international law.
1t was agreed before the conference
closed that the attack upon our sailors
was tantamount to an insult to our flag.
The men assaulted were sailors of the
United States. They were clothed in
the uniform of the United States, and
as such were supposed to represent the
dignity and majesty of the United
State.
Although any indignity to party of
American citizens would be resented by
the government, in the present case the
| character of the outrage was intensified
|
the direct representatives of this coun-
try. Under these circumstances it was
decided that not a moment should be
lost in demanding speedy reparation.
When the conference closed cable
dispatch was sent to Minister Egan at
Santiago. 1t instructed him at once to
communicate to the CHILEAN Provisional
government the indignation of the gov
eminent at the assault upon the sailors
of the Baltimore.
What We Demand.
1t further instructed him to deman
first, an indemnity in money to be
paid to the families of the dead sailors
and to the families of such of the
wounded as may die; SECOND, the ar
rest and punishment of the participants
in the assault, and third, suitable
apology to the people of the United
States
The tone of the dispatch indicates that
the administration will brook no delay
in securing a settlement of the matter
Chilli must do what she is asked to do
and do it speedily. The situation is re-
garded as one of extreme gravity.
The only war vessel representing the
United States in CHILEAN waters at the
present time is the Baltimore. The San
Francisco, however, is lying at Callao,
where she will remain until the pending
complications are settled. She can
steam to Valparaiso in four days. The
Yorktown left New York for Valparaiso
ten days ago, and the Boston is now on
the way to the same port.