New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
The FEELING IN Chilli.
ANOTHER CASE OF CRUELTY TO AN AMERICAN
sEAMAN-AREIvAL OF THE ITATA.e


sEAMAN-ARRvAL OF THE ITATA.h
tsPEoIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE ASSOCIATED PRrss)
Valparaiso, Nov. 12.-The Congress which was
elected last month has convened and 1t Is expected
that the controversies which have arisen between Chilli
and the United States will be laid before that body
soon. There was considerable excitement here two
weeks ago on account OF the Official correspondence De-
tween the United States and the Junta Government
upon the recent attack upon sailors OF the cruiser
Baltimore in Valparaiso but officers OF the Gillian Gov
stated that that affair and also the ques
ton of the disposal Of the refugees now in the American
Legation at Santiago would be referred to Congress for
settlement and it Is expected that action Will be taken
upon these matters soon. There Is change, how
ever In the attitude which is displayed here toward the
Baltimore In the attitude Of the Gillian public toward
Americans in general The officers OF the BALTIMORE
come ashore only during the day. and the members OF
the crew do not ashore at any time. The officers
and crews of the other foreign menofwar allowed
the liberty Of the port at all times. Captain schey Is
unwilling to subject his crew TO the possibility OF
another attack and consequently the are confined
TO the vessel.
The captain visited the Intendente recently and
informed him that he desired TO send his market boats
ashore early In the mornings TO obtain provisions.
This is the custom which is followed by all the nenof
war in port as provisions be obtained then better
than Inter I'm the day. Early In The mornings tie
landing pier is crowded with boatmen, longshoremen
and the rough charact who inest the liquor SHOPS
along water 'front.' and Captain Schley requested
tho Intendente to give him some promise or guar
antee police protection TO his market boats, and
also to his officers who might desire to come ashore
ut night. The Intendente declined to do SO, and
since then the Baltimore has been supplied with pro
visions by boats from the Shore which go out 10 the
cruiser a mile from the landing pier. There Is now
living on the Baltimore DR.. Stanley, British sub
tect who has lived in Chill for some years. lie was
a witness to the attack upon Turnbuli' the baltimore
sailor who received twenty knives wounds In the
AFFAIR last month, and afterward died OF his INJURIES
Dr. Stanley defended the we'll as he was able,
and afterward took him to hospital and cared for
him. 1t was known that ibis testimony would De
damaging in this sase, and about week after the
affair occurred he was assaulted at Vina del Mar and
arrested. Efforts made TO prevent his testimony
being taken, but when he was released from prison
he went aboard the Baltimore Tor protcctioh anu mas
remained there since
The members of the crew Of the Baltimore have sub
scribed nearly $500 gold and purchased monument
to place over the graves Of Higgins and Turnbu their
two comrades who were killed last month The monu-
ment has been suitably inscribed and Will be placed In
position In few days
Another case OF cruelty to an American seaman oc-
CURED here recently and has attracted some attention
The American steamer Teweenaw, from New-York for
san francisco, stopped here for repairs month ago.
One OF her crew. a sailor named Patrick shields, was
arrested in Valparaiso for drunkenness Inc man dd
mtted that he was intoxicated but he says that he had
no hearing at all and received no permission 10 com
municate with his captain the Consul He was kept
at work cleaning the streets for more than week
anc was brutaly beaten by the police. When ne was
released he was scarcely able TO walk His back and
arms were mass OF bruises and according TO me
statement of the Navy surgeon who examined him, he
received severe internal inu res which Will prevent him
from working for several months. Consul MeSteery
took the man to the Intendente to show iim ms
Injuries Init the Intendente declined 10 examine him.
thouCh he promised that be would Investigate the mat
ter The local authorities have reached no conclusion
" The steamer Itata arrived here from San Francisco
week ago, but her arrival caused no special Demon
stratiop.