The morning call., 1891-11-06
TRUMBULL'S TALE.
The Late Chilean Insurgent Con.
graduates Mont.
He Says He Is Sure That Admiral Brown In
formed Balmaceda of the Insur-
gents Movements

Ricardo L. Trumbull. who came to San
Francisco some months ago as the repre-
sentative OF the insurgent party in Chile,
and who was arrested while here for his
connection with the Itata affair." arrived
last night and is at the Palace Hotel He
expresses himself as entirely satisfied with
the outcome of the Itata case, and now that
it has been disposed of by the courts he will
proceed to New York and sail from there in
short me for Valparaiso.
81 learned to-day through the medium of
the afternoon papers," said he, "that Adj
miTal Mont has been chosen President, and
while l have no official knowledge of the
truth of the information, / am confident of
It's accuracy, and wired him my congratu-
lations. l have known Jorge Mont per-
sonally for long time, and have the great
est regard for his ability and integrity He
is recognized by all classes as a conservative
man. who has never allied himself with the
radicals OIL extremists. and is, in my opn-
ion, just the man to heal the breaches and
harmon ize the various factions which have
existed in the country. His choice will
meet with the unqualified approval of the
best people OF the republic"
BELIEVES IN PEACE.
What" was asked "do you think of the
prospects of war between Chile and this
country?"
There is. l think, no fear of such a con-
tingency. The authorities at Washington
probably realize that patience must be exer-
cised in dealing with country that has Just
emerged from bloody revolution and whose
affairs, in consequence, are in a badly uu-
settled condition. There is no doubt that
ample PREPARATION will be made for the kill
ing of the men from the Baltimore, and an
Investigation IS now going on. The dis
patches sent here accusing the police of
Valparaiso Of participation In the killing |
denounce as false. IL is well-knOwn fact
that the police Of Chile are armed only with
wooden clubs. and carry no pistols or
knives at any time. The whole fact of the
matter is that the attack was the work of a
mob. composed probably. of the lower
classes Of the clty's population, who are bit
ter in their feeling toward this country.
That feeling, however. has been exagger-
Grated, and is not nearly so intense as the
newspaper correspondents have repre-
Seuted."
ADMIRAL BROWN ACCUSED.
What has led to this feeling? Well,
mainly, should say the action of Admiral
Brown in spying upon the movements of
the insurgents and furnishing Balmaceda
with information. That this is true will
assert most positively, and L know that the
Admiral informed Balmaceda Of the
strength OF the insurgent forces which were
violation OF the neutrality laws, and should
not be Endorsed by this Government
II anticipate that affairs in Chile from
this time on will move smoothly, and that a
general amnesty will soon be extended to all
political offenders, Criminals, of course,
will not be included, and they must suffer
when apprehended.
Congress will meet on the 18th Of the
present month. at Santiago, and one OF their
first acts will be to make certain amend
long ago, would have rendered unnecessary
the late uprising"