The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-18

conduct OF the Iteiai aid rs an evidence that
u IS not disunset TO support or agree the in
traction OF the laws OF the United States. the
undersigned takes advantage OF the personal
relations you have been coed enough 10 MAIN
tain with him since yOnr arrival IN this port
10 declare TO you that as soon as she Is within
reach OF our orders his government will put
the ltata with ,he arms md munitions She
took on bu1rd at san Diego, at fSe DISPOSITION
OF the United States.
United states, for the southern
District of California, has recently resulted in
a decision holding among other things. that
in-as-much as the congressional party had not
been recognized as bellgerent The acts done
IN its interest could not he q Vocation OF our
neutrality Aws. From this Judgment che
United States has appealed, not that the con-
demnapoc OF the vessel IS matter of impor-
tancS, nut that we may know what the
present state Of our law is for. if this con-
struetion of the statute is corr, ct there is OBJ
Xious necessity for revision and amendment
During the progress Of thc war in Chill this
government rendered lis good offices 10 bring
Hecat peaceful adjustment. and 10 was n
One time hoped that a good result might be
reached But IN this we We're Qlsaproinjcd,
The instructions To our naval officers uiu tv
our minister AZ santiago from the first 10 the
last of tpis struggle cniOiuel upon them the
most Impartial treatment and absolute nOn-in-
terferenca. 7 am satisfied that these instrlC-
tons wsfp observed and that our repre-
hsntatlYes were always watchtul TO use
their influence imparu0lly in The in
terest of humanity, and on more than
one occasion did so CnectuallY- We could not
forget, however that this government was in
diplomatic relations with thu Then established
government Of Chill rs il Is now In such reia-
tons with the successor Of that government.
am quite sure that President Mont, who has
under circumstance of prOms So Tor the peace
OF chill been Installed as president of
that republic will not desire shat in tie
Event OF any revolt against his authority, the
policy of this government should be other
than that which We have recently observed.
No official complaint Of the conduct Of oar
minist or or OF our naval officers during the
struggle has been presented To this govern
ment, aud II is q matter OF regret that so many
Of our own people should, have given ear 10
unofficial charges and complaints that mani
testify had their origin IN rival Interests aud IN
q wish 10 prevent the relations Of the United
States with Chill. The collapse of the gov
egilinent Of BalmaceGa BROUGHT nbout CON
dlIiOu which is unfortunately too familiar ia
the history OF the Central and South
American states. With the overthrow
OF the BalmRceda government, he ard many ui
his councillors and officers became 80 once iugl-
uves for their lives aud appealing to the conf
handing Officers Of the foreign naval vessels ia
the harnOr OF Valparaiso ana to the resident
foreign ministers az Santiago ior ast lum. This
asylum was freely given according % ny III
formation, by the naval vessels OF several for
eieu powers ana by several OF the legations at
Santiago. The American minister as Tell as
his colleagues, acting under the I'M
pulses OF humanity, extended asy-
lim to political refugees whose
lives were in peril have not been willing
10 direct the surrender OF such of these per
cons Us are still i'm the American legation
without suitable conditions. IL Is believed
that the government of Chill is not ia posi-
ton, IN view of the preccdenfs with which 10
has been connected To broadly deay the right
Of asylum, and the correspondence has not
tnus far presented any such Genial. The treat
ment Of our minister Tor decided protest,
and It was very gratifying 10 observe that M
friendly measures, which were undoubtedly
the result of the prevailing excitement were
at once rcscinded or suitably relaxed. On the
10th OF OctOberan event occurred in FUlpa-
and results US to very Justly excite tile indig-
nation OF our people, and tu call for prompt
and decided action on Oh" part Of this govern
ineut- \ considerable nuWncr OF sailors ol
the United States steamship Baltimore then
in the harbOr of Valparaiso, being upon shore
on leave, and unarmed, were assaulted
by armed men nearly simultaneously
ia different localities in the city.
One petty officer WAS killed outright ard
seven or eight seameu were seriously
wounded, one OF whom has since died. so
savage and brutal was the assault that several
of our sailors received more than two and one
as many as eight stab wounds. An uVeStigD-
ton Of the affair was promptly made by "A
board of officers Of the Baltimore. and their
reports show that these assaults were pro
vOk5d ana that our men were conducting
themselves in pc5Ccable and orderly manner
ana that some of the police OF the city took
part in the assault rnd used their weapons
with fatal effect. while "a few others with some
we'll disposcd citizens Underwood 10 protect
our men. InirtY-siN OF Our sailors were
arrested and some OF tncm while teing taken
70 prison were cruelty beaten and mat ircltcd-
The fact that they were ali dischu gei. no
criminal charge being lodged against any one
of Them shows very Llefiiy that they were in
nOccnt OF any breach OF the peace. 50 lar as
l have vet been aide to Icarn no other cxpla-
nation of this bloody work has been suggested
than that II had lis origin IN hostility 20 these
men rs sailors of the United States, wearing
the uniform OF their government and not
in any individual act or personal
amino ity The attention of the Gillian gov
eminent was at once called TO this affair and
tigltiOn we had conducted WAS submitted.
accompanied by a request to lie advised oil
any other or qualifying facts IN the possession
of the thilian government that mi-ht tend 10
relieve this affair of the appearance of an in
suit to this government Tic CHILEAN govern
mep 1iaS e Y I'D: GOV H Ssh nh Alltiii i corr
nGcntlN expect tull ana prompt fepdratiOn. II
IS 10 be regretted that the reply OF the sccrc-
tary for foreign affairs OF the provisional
government was ccuched in an iuoncnsiVc
lone. To This no response has cen made.
This government Is now awaiting the result Of
an Investigation which has been conducted 10y
the criminal court at Valparaiso IL i re-
ported inOiiciully that the Ves.igatiOn IS
about completed. ana il is expected thar the
result Will soon be communicated to the gov
ernment, together with some adequate ana
satisfactory response to trc uute hy
which the attention of Chill was called
10 This incidcn-. II these just expectations
should be disappointed or further needless
cel2ys intervene viii by special message.
bring this matter again TO the attention OF cpu-
I he entire correspondence with tile govern
mcnt OF Chill Will 2t an early day, be sub
mitted to congress