The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-11-13
AMERICAN LETTER.


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United States cruiser baltimore.
Egan presented the Juota with de
tailed statement of the re suits OF an
investigation made hy Captain Sehley
of the Baltimore and himself. The
inye stigations showed that Charles
Riggan, one Of the Balumote's petty
officers, was brutally assaulted ny
several Chileans while riding in
street car. Riggan resisted, but was
dragged from the ear and murdered
in the arms of his companions.
TrumbuIl, another of the Baltimore's
men, who died Monday from his in
iuries. received no less than eighteen
stab wounds in the back, two pene-
trating his lungs. A full list of the
members of the Baltimore's crew in
iured by the mob was given and at
tention called to the fact that thirty
five of the cruisers crew were on the
day of the riots arrested, unnecessary
violence being used by the police,
and detained in custody without
due cause. In conclusion Egan
stated that the surgeons of the Balti-
more expressed the opinion that some
of the American sailors wounds were
produced by bayoncts, which clearly
showed that the police officers of
Valparaiso, who are armed with
bayonets, took part in the attack.
The Americans were unarmed and
practically defenseless. The conduct
of the police officers of Valparaiso
was brutal in the extreme, they using
horses to drag the Americans to
prison. AS it appears now the
Junta will soon make the reparation
demanded of the Chilean Govern
ment for the insults and injuries
complained of.
The action taken by Minister Egan
is naturally attracting the attention
of foreign ministers and foreigners
generally who are resident in the re-
public. The sympathy of the Amer-
can colony is entirely with Captain
Schley and his crew, and all are
delighted to receive the news, made
public Monday, that the Boston,
another United States war vessel,
had sailed for these waters. The
Chileans are trying to smoothe mat
tiers over by CHASING it as a street
row. Up to the present time the
Junta has expressed no regret for
the attack made on the American
sailors. President Harrison and
Secretary Blaine are greatly outraged
at the occurrence and are in no mood
for triflng, and if the Chilean Junta
is wise it will lose no time in grant
ing the reparation demanded.
The London Post commenting
upon the affair says: "It is always
open to the strong to be merciful.
What the Washington Government
failed to effect in the case of the
New Orleans Iynchers the Chilean
Government may be powerless to
perform in the case of the Valparaiso
mob"
The acting President of the Chi
lean Junta is a Pennsylvania by
birth.
A despatch to the London Times
from Valparaiso says evidence from
neutral sources confirms the state
ment made that the United States
squadron in Chilean waters, both in
words and deeds, displayed enmity
towards the Congressional navy dur
ing the recent civil war in Chile.
The Chilean Government, says the
latest advices of Oct. 28th, has re-
piled to Minister Egan's demand for
an explanation of the recent attack
upon American soldiers in very
strong language, and it is under
stood to amount to refusal to ac-
cept responsibility for the affair.
The State Department at Washing
ton has been notified. The Depart
ments orders in refer ence to the
matter are very strong.
The Intendente of Valparaiso has
refused to guarantee the safety of
market boats coming to that city
early in the morning from the United
States warship Baltimore, or the
safety of the officers of that vessel
coming ashore at night. The Balti-
more is practically boycotted and
no Americans are allowed on shore.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Provisional Government, Senior
Matte, has granted safe conducts to
the refugees in the legation under
protest, at the same time Senior
Matte does not altogether abandon
the position maintained by the Junta,
that those refugees in the Legation
must, in spite of the rights of the
asylum which are thereby conceded,
eventually be tried before the tribu-
nails. Neither Blaine nor Senior
Mott, the new Chilean Envoy, will
talk about the matter. Captain
Pedro | Manzenn, commander Of
Itata, who has deep-seated hatred
for everything American, particu-
larry Minister Egan, is believed to
be largely responsible for the bold
stand taken by the Chileans.
Up to the hour of closing my let
ter no satisfactory news has arriv, d
from Chile, although diplomatic hints