River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-11-05
CHlLiAN BRUTALITY.
Further Reports showing Their Atrocious
Fury Toward the Baltimore.s Sailors.

Further Reports showing Their Atrocious
Fury Toward the Bsitimore's Sailors.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2. = The only
Gillian news received Sunday was in
the form of a CIPHER dispatch dated VAL |
paraiso Saturday. The dispatch reads !
as follows:
VALPARAISO Oct. S1.-SEcRETARY OF THE I
NAvY:-Petty Oficer johnson. in whose arms
Rggen was killed. declares that the act was /
done by the police guard. Apprentice /
Williams reports that he was arrested I
by mounted policeman, who placed /
cstgut nippers around his wrists and /
started his horse into a gallop throwing him /
down. After that the policeman walked his |
horse Coalheaver McWiIliams was arrested I
and taken TO prison with q lasso around his !
neck. He was bitten in the arm after arrest. /
Coalheaver Quigley. while trying to effect his /
escape from the mob, was struck with q sword /
by police officer Apprentice Talbot /
was arrested, and on the way 10 prison +
he was struck repeatedly by the police. Petty /
Onicer Hamilton dangerously wounded and un. /
conscious. was dragged TO prison. One OF my
people, trying 10 make him comfortable was |
threatened with the butt of a musket and /,
made to desist. My men in prison were exam !
ined secretly, although sent an officer to the |
court TO request authority 10 allow
his presence The request was denied
on account of the proceedings being secret /
Before discharge my men were required 10
sign a paper. and before doing so Rinehart
ssket court Official the meaning Of the paper.
He was informed that it was a mere form,
stating that the signer not engaged in the
trouble Two men are dead. three are danger
ously wounded and about fifteen are slightly
injured. Surgeons believe the wounded out OF
danger. "SCHLEY"
Secretary Tracy will call the atten-
ton of naval officers to the fact that
they should maintain discreet silence
as to the ability of the United States
navy to wipe out Chilli. Ever since the
CHILEAN trouble began naval officers
have been expressing their views
freely as to our ability to bonn
bard Valparaiso land a marine |
force and take Santiago, and various
other moves. But Secretary Tracy is
of the opinion that such expressions
are in very bad taste. They are cabled /
TO England and To Chilli and have the |
effect of placing this country in bonn
bastic attitude which the secretary
does not wish us to occupy.
SANTIAGO, Nov. 1.-The political at
mosphere remains about the same.
There is no change in the strained
diplomatic relations existing between
the United States and Chilli. The junta
still contends that the police of Val
paraiso We're in no way to blame for
taking the sailors of the Baltimore
into custody nor for their subsequent
treatment.
The members of the American col
ony are on the cui vive for some sort
of an ultimatum from the United States
to the junta Even in official circles it
Is evident that some such step is
expected, AMI there is consequently
great excitement in that and other
circles
The United States legation has
again been placed under police espion-
age. The reason for it is not known,
but the police are keeping as strict
watch over it as they did when the
question of the legations right
to afford asylum to political
refugees was under discussion.
The only reason that can be given for
this action is that the CHILEAN officials
are DESTROYS of keeping fully posted
with regard to persons leaving or visit
ing the legation. The members of the
legation are very much annoyed by this
last move.
Such members of the junta as are
here continue to express the strong est
feeling against the United States A
prominent member of the new govern
ment who holds a position in
the cabinet, in an interview
in regard to the dispute be-
tween the two countries. spoke
in a most unfriendly manner concern
ing America and Americans. He was
particularly severe on United States
Minister EgaD, whom he bluntly ac-
cused of trying to provoke a war be-
tween the United States and Chilli
in order to secure glory for him
self. On the other hand. it is
asserted by persons conversant with
/ the particulars of the difficulty between
the two countries, that Minister Egan
has done nothing whatever in the mat
ter on his own responsibility, all his
actions being guided by orders which
had been sent to him from the state
department at Washington.
VALPARAISO, Nov. 2-Senor Arle-
gui, the intendente of this city,
has given Capt. Schley, of the Bal
more, his positive assurances that the
officers and sailors of that United States
warship will be afforded all possible
protection in case they should come
ashore. At the same time, in
view of the present state of
affairs. he will not offer advice in re-
gard to the advisability of permitting
any of the Baltimore's crew to land.
While Arlegui will not commit himself
by an expression of opinion on the
subject, it seems clear that he deems it
best that no such attempt should be
made for the present.
The intendente has asked American
Consul McCreery to request Capt
Schley to furnish Judge Foster, who is
conducting a secret inquiry into the
outrage. with a copy of any testimony
obtained by him, so that it may be used
by the court Many Americans be-
lieve that the authorities desire to pro
coed in good faith.
So far the United States government
has been acting only on ex parte cabld
versions. 1t is only just and right til
await the evidence taken by the Gillian
court of inquiry before proceeding to
extreme measures There is a strong
belief that the better men in the
Gillian congress will vote in favor of
raparation aS Snnn aS that hOdv meets