Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-31
CHILE'S CURT REPLY
Has Caused a First Glass
Sensation.
The Possibility of War Earn
estly Debated.
American Residents and Officers in
Chile Wildly Indignant.
Recent Developments Show That Uncle
Sam Has a Good Casus BelH.
The Junta Maintains
Defiant Attitude.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 30.-It is
generally admitted here that the situa-
tion OF affairs in regard to the dispute
between the United States and Chile, is
not improved. In fact the anti-Ameri-
can feeling is growing in bitterness, and
all the American officials in Chile are
apprehensive that further trouble is
brewing. The exact nature of this
trouble they are unable to define. but
they see little prospect that an amicable
settlement OF the Valparaiso trouble will
soon be reached, and signs of increasing
popular animosity toward the United
States, give ground for apprehension
and indignation.
COUNCIL OF WAR.
United States Minister Egan, Captain
Schley, OF the Baltimore, and William
B. McCreery, United States consul at
Valparaiso. were in close consultation
throughout the day, and though it is
not possible to obtain any very definite
statement from them for publication re-
garding the nature of the result of their
long deliberations, it can be said that
they all consider the reply OF the junta
to Minister Egan's note, asking for
proper explanation of the Valparaiso
collision, as decidedly insulting to the
United States government. 1t is also
known that they regard the situation at
present as serious. The reply OF the
junta, they think, means practically
that Chile is indignant at the demands
made by the United States government;
that she will take her own time to con-
slider the matter, and when the iunta
has reached conclusion, that the gov
ernment will settle the matter without
reference to the views of the United
States on the subject. The reply OF the
junta, they further say, fails to express
any regret for the murder of the Balti-
more's men; nor is there in that docu-
ment any expression of regret as to the
conduct of the police in using bayonets
in arresting the Baltimore's men.
AMERICANS JUSTLY INDIGNANT.
While the United States officials here
are Justly indignant, their indignation
is as nothing to that felt by the Ameri-
can residents in Chile. 1t is learned
today that the United States cruiser
Baltimore is prepared to enforce, if such
a course is found necessary, proper
treatment for her officers and sailors
who may be compelled by the necessi-
not meant by this that Capt. Schley
will in any way irritate the Chileans by
sending men or officers ashore when it
is evident they are not welcome there
On the contrary, everything possible
will be done by the Baltimore's com
mander to avoid any trouble. But for
marketing, provisioning, watering, in
terchange OF messages between the
commander and the United States min
lister, and other necessary duties. mon
and officers have to go ashore, and Cap
tain Schley will, if he finds it necessary,
send armed men ashore and take other
steps to insure their protection.
ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE OUTRAGE.
1t has just become known that there
is another feature of the Valparaiso out
rage which demands explanation. The
municipal and government officers of
Valparaiso who made an investigation
of the attack upon the sailors of the
Baltimore, compelled the United States
man-of-war's men who were confined in
prison, to sign statement written in
Spanish, exonerating the police from
the responsibility as to their arrest. AS
these papers had to be signed as one OF
the stipulations for the release of the
blue jackets, the men naturally did as
they we're requested.
AND STILL ANOTHER INDIGNITY.
Another point, which is not serving to
allay the ill-feeling, is the fact that no
courtesy of any kind was shown the
United States naval officers or men upon
the occasion of the funeral of Turnbull,
the second man OF the Baltimore's crew
who died from the effects of the injuries
he received during the riotous attack
made upon the blue jackets.
PEDRO MONTHS COUNSEL DIsREGARDED.
New YORK, Oct. 30.--A Santiago spe-
cial cable says Pedro Montt, representa-
tive of the provisional government at
Washington, cabled the junta today,
urging them to adopt conciliatory pol
icy, and move with caution, but
his advice has apparently had no
effect. The Chilean public appear
to have no conception OF the
gravity of the situation, and beyond
meagre factswhich have been published
in the local papers they are, as a rule,
Ignorant of what has occurred. When
Captain Schley applied to the inten-
dente of Valparaiso for protection for