The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-13
CHILEAN BRUTALITY.
Additional Stories Of the Cruel Treat
ment Of American Seamen.


tating the provisions being sent out by
private boats to the cruiser. At the date
OF the letter there WAS living on the Balti-
more Doctor Stanley "a British subjecD,
who had been resident OF Chile number
Of years. He was a witness to the attack
upon Turnbull, the Baltimore sailor, who
received twenty knife-wounds in the ARRAY
last month. and afterward died DR..
Stanley defended the man as well as he
| could, and afterward took him to the hospi-
tai and cared for him. 1t was known that
MS testimony would be damaging. and few
GAYS later he was assaulted and arrested.
Enurts were made to prevent his testimony
being taken. but when he was released from
prison he went ABOARD the Baltimore for
protection. A number of the crew of the
Baltimore subscribed nearly $500 in gold
and purchased q monument. suitably in
scrlbed, TO place over the graves of Higgins
and Turnbull.
ANOTHER CASE OF CRUELTY.
Another case of cruelty to an American
seaman has attracted attention. The Ameri-
can steamer keweenaw, from New York
for San francisco. stopped at Valparaiso
for repairs in October. One of her crew,
Patrick Shields. was arrested for drunken
HesS. The man admitted that he was
| drunk, but says he was given no hearing at
all and was refused permission to communi-
| cate with his captain on the vessel or with
| work cleaning the street for more than a
week and was brutally beaten by the police.
| when released he was scarcely able to
walk, his back and arms being a mass of
| bruises, and according to the statement of
| the surgeon who attended him he received
Internal injuries which will prevent him
| working for several months. Consul Nc
| Creery took the man to the Intendente to
| show the latter his injuries, but the In
tendente declined TO look at him, though he
al IN tnu tftraf fba ~
| clusion had been reached in the case up to
| the date of the letter.
MATTA's MANIFESTO.
The Herad's Valparaiso cablegram saws:
| The circular letter prepared by Minister of
| Foreign Affairs Malta for distribution
America gives Chile's side of the
| difficulty with the United States. grow
| ing out of the Baltimore outrage.
BE say: with reference to the report Of
the Secretary of the Navy and the message
| of the President of the United States, |
| think 1t opportune to say that the infCrma-
! ton upon which the report and message is
| grounded Is erroneous or deliberately incOr-
rect So far as the refugees are conce rued,
they never have been threatened with
| cruelty, nor has any one attempted to take
| them from the legation, nor has their de-
| livery been ordered; nor has the house or
| person of foreign Minister been molested
| IN spite of the dallying and Intentional
provocation. This is proven by eleven
notes of September. October and Novem Der.
| Concerning the sailors of the Baltimore
| there Is want OF eXactness and trankness
IN the statements made in Washington.
The affray took place in the bad quarter
of the city, the 'Mantop of Valparaiso
| and among people by no means models.
When the police and the other forces inter-
fered and Gained down the tumult there
had already been several hundred
men engaged, and it had spread to
~ nf fa., Oh
place where it commenced. Mr.. Egan pur-
posely communicated to us note in aggres-
slYe and violent language on October 26,h,
as SHOWN by copy and note, which
were an swered October 9th. October 18th
began the summing up, which was suspended
on account of the non-appearance Of the
crew of the Baltimore and on accOu MT of
the Illegal pretenses and denials of Egan.
There has never been any provUcation COM
menced or accepted by this department,
and 1t has always maintained an attitude of
hrmness and prudence"
A CHILEAN DEFENSE.
ut never had an aggressive policy, and
Will never approve of a humliating one.
Notwithstanding the fact that interested
parties may try to make their conduct ap-
pear honest and try to dodge the issue by
erroneous accounts, whatever may be said
or may have been said in Washington, the
kilograms, notes and papers sent you contain
the truth, and the whole truth, aboutwhat has
Ddppcueu III regard 10 InlS aHalr, ana the
lll-Wlli and subsequent conferences and pre-
tensions have not proceeded from this de-
partment Mr.. Tracy and Mr.. Harrison have
been led into error concerning our people and
Government. Their instructions of impair
tiality and amity have not yet been complied
with. They are not now, nor have they
been before, and If no complaints have been
made against the Minister and sailors it is
because the public and notorious facts in
Chile and the United States could never
hoNyn hnnU do ,f,f NV
agents, even when well established.
Baimaceda's demands and concessions
were made in June and July. The
whole Itata affair. the San Francisco
in Quintero Bay and the matter of the
cable company are proofs of 1t. 1t has
been purposcly misstated that the North
American sailors were attacked in various
localities at the same time. No final SUM-
ming up having been concluded it remains
unknown who and how many are the guilty
parties. Your Exceliency should name the
note OF November 9th, in answer
to Minister Egan, as well as the other note
asking for evidence which he did not like to
give, although he said he had proofs to show
the murderers and the other guilty parties
of October 16ih, and also the other notes.
Y our Excellency should have them trans
lated and published. In the meantime
please deny all that appears to the contrary.
We are sure OF your punctuality as we are OF
the right and propriety of Chile's acts and
Of the final result, in spite Of intrigues that
descend so low and threats that come from
SO high in this contingency.
An EXPLANATION DEMANDED.
Senator Gondarillas asked last night for
an explanation from Malta of his letters to
the American Government, referred to by
President Harrison in his message as in
sultng.
In reply, Malta replied that there was not
the least truth in the characterization. He
never penned an insulting reply to the
United States Administration. On the other
hand Egan's letters to the Chilean Foreign
Office were insulting to marked degree.
Malta then went on to maintain the truth
of data contained in the circular letter to
the Chilean Legations In Europe and
America. He add d, with vehemence,
that Chile would act in every way
with strict justice, and scored Egan
and Consul McCr-ery for alleged withhold
Ing of evidence necessary to arrive at a clear
understanding Of the merits of the Balti-
more case. He said nothing would prevent
Chile from fully investigating the affair and
pdnishing those found guilty in accordance
with the laws OF the land.
Herr Gutschmidt, the German Minister,
is doing ali in his power to stir up ill-feel-
ing against the United States Government.
IL Is said that he promised the
Chilean administration the support of the
German fleet in the event of war between
Chile and the United States. The entire
correspondence between the United States
and Chile on the political refugee and Balti-
more outrage questions is published to-day
in.the official organ.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 12.-Newspapers in
Chile estimate that the expenses of the Con-
gresslonal party in the revolution against
Balmaceda reached $15.000000, of which
Sonora Edwards, mother of Don Edwards,
the Minister of Finance, contributed $685. 600
from her own fortune.
Steamer in Distress.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE British steamer