New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-12-16
THE TROUBLE WITH CHILL.
An Intfmation That the Baltimore Affair
Is Not Yet Settled. #


Is Not Yet Settled. B5s35
The civil war in Chilli, which began in January
last, was continued, but fortunately with in
frequent and not important armed collisions,
until August %, when the congressional forces
landed near Valparaiso and, after bloody en-
gagement captured that citv. President Balma-
ceda at once recognized that his cause was lost,
and q provisional government was speedily es-
tablished by the victorious party
Our munster was promptly directed to rec
ognize and put himself in communication with
this government as soon as it should have es:
tablished it's de facto character, which was done.
Ill THE BALTIMORE ASSAULT.
On the 9th of october all event occurred I'D
Valparaiso SO serious and tragic in its circum-
stances and results as to very justly excite the
Indignation OF our people and to call Tor prompt
and decided action on the part OF this gov
of the United States steamship Baltimore, then
in the harbor Of Valparaiso, being
! ously in different localities in the city.
| One petty officer was killed GU fright and seven
! or eight seanlen were seriously wounded, one OF
whom has since died. So savage and brutal
was the assault that several Of our sailors re-
| ceived more than two and one of them as many
| as eighteen stab wounds. An Investigation OF
the affair was promptly made by a board Of
officers of the Baltimore, and their report
| shows that these assaults were unprovoked,
| that our were conducting themselves in q
peaceable and orderly manner, and that some
OF the police Of the city took part i'll the assault
and used their weapons with fatal effect while a
few Others with well disposed citizens, ell-
deavOred to protect men. Thlrty-siX OF our
| sailors were arrested, and some OF them. while
being taken to prison, We're cruelty beaten ana
| maltreated. The fact that they were all dis
charged, no criminal charge being lodged against
| any OF them, shows very clearly that they
were innocent of any breach of the peace.
So far as have yet been able to learn no
| other explanation OF this bloody work has been
| suggested than it had it's origin in hostility
| to these meu as sailors in the United States
| navy, wearing the uniform OF their government,
| ana not in any Individual act or pers onal
| eminent was at once called to this affair and a
statement OF the facts obtained by the lnvestl-
! cation we had conducted was submitted, ac-
| companled by a request to be advised OF any
other qualifying facts in the possession OF
the Chiiian government that might tend to re-
to this government. The Gillian government
was also advised that if such qualifying facts
did not exist this government would confidently
expect full and prompt reparation
| 1t is to be regretted that the reply OF the sec
rotary for foreign affairs OF the provisional gov
ern ment couched in an offensive tOne To
this no response has been made. This govern
ment is awaiting the result OF an investiga
ton which has been conducted by the criminal
court at Valparaiso. It is reported unoHcaly
that the investigation is about completed, ano
| it is expected that the result will soon be com
| municated to this government, together with
! some adequate and satisfactory response to the
note by which the attention of Chilli was called
to this Incident II these just expectations
should be disappointed or further needless della!
tier again to the attention OF congress TO-
such action as may be necessary. The entlr
!, | correspondence with the government OF Chill
will at al early day be submitted to congress.