St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-31
FEELING IN CHILLI.
Chilians Growing More Hostile
and a Conflict Expected.

ShIlidHS GROWING more Hostile
and Conflict Expected.
SANTIAGO DE CHILL. Oct. 30.-It is
generally admitted here by the support
ers of the government, and by the
Americans and those i'll sympathy with
them, that the situation of affairs as
regards the dispute between the United
States and Chill has not improved. In
fact the anti-American feeling is grow
ing in bitterness, and all the American
officials in Chilli are apprehensive that
further trouble is brewing.
1t is not intended by these statements
to create feeling CT alarm, or even of
anxiety as TO the final result of the dip
lomatic negotiations now in progress.
but from all one can see here to-day,
the relations between the junta and the
United States government are danger
OuSly strained.
United States Minister Egar, Capt.
w. S. Schley, of the Baltimore, and
William B. McCreery, United States
consul at Valparaiso, were in close con-
sultation throughout the day, and though
it is not possible to obtain any definite
statement from them for publication
regarding the nature or the result of
their long deliberations, it can be said
that they all consider the reply of the
junta to Minister Egan's note, asking
for proper explanation of the Valparaiso
collision. as decidedly insulting to the
United States government. II is also
known that they regard the situation at
present as being serious.
The reply of the junta. they think,
means practically that Chill is indignant
at the demands made by the United
States government; that she will take
her own time to consider the matter. and
that when the junta reaches conclu-
sion that government will settle the mat
tel without reference TO the views of
the United States on the subject. The
reply of the junta, they further say.
fails to express any regret for the muir
der of the Baltimore'S men, nor is there
III that document any expression of re-
greet as to the conduct of the police in
using their bayonets in arresting the
BaItimore'S men.
While the United States officials here
are justly indignant at the terms in
which the reply of the junta is couched.
their indignation is as nothing to that
felt by the American residents in Chill.
They do rot conceal the fact that they
are looking for further and more Sc
rious trouble, possibly in the near fut-
ure, between Chill and the United
States.
1t is learned to-day that the United
States cruiser Baltimore is preparing to
enforce, if such course is found neces-
.sary, proper treatment for her
officers and sailors who may be
compelled by the necessities of the
service to 90 ashore. 1t is not
meant by this that Capt Schley will in
any way irrItate the Chilians by send
ing men or officers ashore when it is
evident that they are not welcome there.
On the contrary, everything possible
will be done by the Baltimore's COM
mander to avoid any trouble. But for
marketing, provisioning, watering, in
terchange of messages between the
commander and the United States min
lister ard other necessary duties, men
and officers have to go ashore, and the
captain of the United States cruiser
does not intend to be prevented from
attending to such duties. But as the
virtual boycott placed upon the Balti-
more continues, Capt. Schley, if he
finds it necessary, will send armed men
ashore, and will take other steps to in
sure their protection.
1t has just become known that there
is another feature of the Valparaiso
outrage which demands explanation.
The municipal and government officers
of Valparaiso who made an investiea-
ton OF the attack unon the sailors OF the