The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-13
CAUSE OF HOSTILITY.

Incidents Which Chilians Seized to Arouse
HI Feeling Against the United States.
Special Correspondence OF the Associated Press
VALPARAISO, Chill. Sept. SO.-During the
month which has elapsed since the over
throw of Balmaceua and the establishment
of provisional government by the rcvolu-
tionists. or the Congressional party, affairs
in Chilli have been remarkably quiet. The
principal excitement which has occurred
in Chill in the past few weeks was caused
by the suicide of the late President Balma-
ceda The feeling against the late Presi-
dent was bitter In tho extreme. and there
can De no doubt as 10 wAst his iate would
have been if he had been captured by the
opposition party. His hiding place had
finally become known to the opposition
leaders, and at the time he shot himself ne
gotiations were pending for his surrender.
The suicide of Balmaceda served to at
tract public attention but for q few days
There is something else which is the chief
subject of interest in Valparaiso at the
comment than even the death of the late
President or affairs relating to the recon-
struction of the government This subject
10 the hostile attitude displayed toward
the United States government and particu-
larry against the official representative of
the country here by ytherevolutionary party,
which is now in power, and also by the
foreign residents of Chill. who were strong
supporters of the revolutionists during the
recent struggle. There is no doubt that
America. This feeling is, perhaps stronger
in Valparaiso than at any other port, though
there are also numerous indications of it In
Iquique and other northern ports which
were occupied by the revolutionary army a
few months ago.
Numerous criticisms have been passed
upon the conduct of American civil and
naval representatives here, but in n ma
jority of cases the charges are apparently
without foundation and arise principally
from the fact that the American officials in
Chilli did not give moral and physical cup
port TO the revolutionists during the prog
ress Of the war. There Is hardly foreign
resident to be found at any port along the
entire coast of Chill who did not sympa-
thize to n greater or less extent with the
cause of the revoutionists This feeling
extended TO American residents as well as
to those from European countries One of
that the United States government was not
acquainted with the true state of affairs in
Chill.
INCIDENTS THAT AROUSED HOSTILITY.
Several incidents occurred during the
war In which the American representatives
were obliged.to take decided action. and as
this action was against the interests of the
revolutionists. the latter regarded 1t in the
light of hostile feeling for their cause
The seizure of the steamer Itata was the
first incident which aroused the ill feeling
of the revolutionists. Notwithstanding
the apparent willingness of the Chilian
authorities at lqulque to surrender the
ltata when the demand was made upon
thox.x St~I IT~~sk I'D xnAA Il
officers who were in Iquique at the time ex-
press the opinion freely that force was the
only power to which the revolutionlsts
yielded in connection with tho Itata affair.
and THAT they never would have surren-
dsred the steamer had it not been for the
presence of o strong American naval force.
The next thing which occurred to in
crease the Ill feeling against America was
the cutting of the cable line of the Central
and South American company near lquique.
The revoutionists refused to allow cable
messages to be sent from Valparaiso and
other ports in the territory controlled by
Balmaceda TO North America and Europe
and to countries in South America north of
Chilli. 1t was owned by an American CON-
paDy. who applied to the United States
representatives for relief. The work was
done under the supervision of Captain
Schley. of the Baltimore. who directed that
the cable should be cut beyo the distance
of q marine league from the shore. The
Cochrane and the Huascar. two ships of
the revolutionists' navy, were also present
at the time, but the Baltimore was fully
prepared for any resistance they might
offer. The revolutionists regarded this
incident as another menace on the part of
the Americans. and they made the claim
that the Americans cut the cable so that
Balmaceda's spies and agents in the north
ern part of Chill could send information to
Lima by another able line which was intact
and then have it resent direct from Lima
TO Valparaiso over the American company's
line. which had been cut. Consequently,
during the last days of the war, the revo-
lutionisfs had come to regard Americans.
particularly the naval represen tatives here,
as allies of Balmaceda, and they were pre-
pared TO believe any report which might
seem to eubstantiate their views.
THE ATTACK ON ADMIRAL BRowS.
The most violent attack, however. which
the revolutionists have made. were upon
Admiral Brown On tho dax fhaf thu