Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-11-19

The United States and Chilli are now en-
gagged in little diplomatic affair, the cause
IF which friend IN the western part of
the county has requested Us to explain.
The immediate cause is this: The United
States wants reparation for an unprovoked
assault on the 10th of October, in the
Streets of Valparaiso upon number of
American sailors belonging to the United
States mau-of-war, Baltimore, then in that
hsrbor, resulting in the death Of two of the
sailors. Capt. W. $ Schey, commander of
the Baltimore. has made an official report
of the wanton outrage, the substance OF
which j. A. follows.
what captain >chIey's Report shows.
The board OF officers selected by me to
laye>t.slte this affair report that our sail
ur> were uuarmed and gave no provoca-
tiuH; that the assaults upon them were bv
srmcd men. greatly superior in numbers,
and, IL We must conclude. animated in
1letr bloody work by hostility to these
men n >a5lur~ Of the United States The
c!laract r If sonic of the wounds indicates
Thar the pup.jt police or some of them
took part IN The attack and other Ameri-
arrested and for some time held BY the
authorities.
The friendly efforts of few of the pub
.tc officers 10 give >uccor to orr men furn-
I>h the only redermlng incident of the af-
fa!E, his cruel work, 50 injurious to the
| nlted States. took place on the 10th inst,
ana Yet no expression of regret or of
purpose to make searching inquiry with
View ~ the institution Of proper proceed
lugs for the punishment of The guilty par
lies has been. - far as | am advised of
fcred 10 this Government.
In answer to the demand made by the
United States Government, Chill is in
clned to he bumptiou> and replies in q
courteou>ly worded document that she
will make her own investigation, take her
own time and punish her own criminals
Back Of all this there are evidently ieal-
ousie> and ill-will on the part of Chilians
which led up to the assault on American
sailors. though there seems to be no good
foundation for their spite.
That the unfriendliness now felt in Chill
toward the ulted States. says the Irish
World, J. unreasonable may be readily
demonstrated. No charges which have
been brought against the American of hos
tility to the Congress >ional cause are as Sc
rIoEs the offences of the English Minis
ter. The crisis of the war was reached
when BAlmacedas war ships purchased il
Europe were under sailing orders. The
Congressional party at once broke up their
camps on the nitrate coast and entered up
on campaign III Central Chill in order to
anticipate the arrival Of the new fleet
lts EaE rod ,-a
shipment of treasure from Valparaiso in
au English yts>el-of-war This act, for
which the British Minister and the com
maIder Of the English ship were response
bic, was not only blow aimed directly
against the Congressional cause, but clear
" involved violation of the principles OF
neutrality. Nothing either in the pro-
eeedln@s against the Itata or in the opera.
mons of the American cruisers in Chilian
waters, or in the conduct Of Minister
Egan at Santiago. was so hostile and of
fensive to the party now in power as this
receipt of stolen treasure with which cruis
eTs Tor active service against their fleet
were purchased. Strangely enough the
hllIans have not been inCensed against
European Powers for fragrant acts of hos
Utility. but have maguitied the Importance
OF the ltata case. aud been enraged by the
humane offices of Minister Eyan and the
American naval commanders in protecting
political refugees.
To understand, says the New York Sun,
the defiant attitude assumed toward the
nlted States by the so-called Junta pro-
ylSlonally clothed with the powers of gov
ernnent at santiago, We must never lose
sight of one fundamental fact. From
commercial point of view their country
mas long been practically s dependency of