The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-12

the crowd. One Of them. Petty Oficer Ch-ties
Riggin was stabbed and left to die in the street
His companion. Talbot, an apprentice, escaped,
hut was afterward arrested; catgut nipPeS
were put IN his wrists. and he was struck again
and again by the pclicf sn his way 70 prison
Another petty officer. johnson. then, IN neigh
boring house, seeing Riggin lying Eeifless % the
now left. Finding Riggin still breathing. John
spn tcok him in his arms to carry him TO arus
stoie fear hy. Al this moment a squad OF po-
ice, with t1xed hsycrets, came mp the street
When at close quartefs they fred at johnson,
being 30 near that his face was hisekened Sr the
discharge. One shot entered Riggin $ nerf $50
shoulder. infiicting death wound Announcer
shot passed through JohnSon's clothes
The affair of the street car was only one OF
many simultaneous attacks made upon the BAL
timore's men. The attacks lasted for an hour'
They were not confined Is one locality; but O.
CITY, In many instances the American sailors
were in restaurants and hotels quietly gettlne
supper when attacked by crowds numbering
from twenty five to 30 men The part oorne
by the police in these sttScks is shown by the
reports Thirty-six Of t!ie Baltimore = men were
arrested and taken to prison. icing sne3ected on
the way to treatment OF the utmost protshty'
Catgut nippers were placed on their wrists
and in the case OF one man, McWni-
Jams. lasso was thrown around his neck.
Williams; another apprentice; 10 years OF age,
the nippers around his wrists ard then started
his horse into gallOp. throwing the boy down.
Coal HEAVIER Qugley, 10 trying to escape 1rynn 1rynn
the mob was struck with s~ord by police
officer. Petty Officer Hamilton was dragsed TO
prison dangerously wounded and unconsci0n..
and his companions, attempting to relieve his
sufferings, were Threatened with blows rrom
musket butts, and compelled to desist
Coal HEAVIER Turnbull received eighteen
wounds In the back, two Of which penetrated
his lungs. and subsequently caused his death;
OF the wounds were caused by bsycnet thrusts,
clearly showing the participation OF the police.
As a result Of the attacks, two Of the men, Hg-
gin and Turnbull, died, and eighteen others
were more or less disabled by wounds.
At the examination Immediately following tbc
arrest, which was conducted secretly, request
was made of the authorities by Capt. Schley 10
allow one of his officers to DC present in court.
The request was denied. Before TIE men were
discharged they were required 70 sign 2~per
in Spanish. A court official, whom one OF the
men asked what might be the meaning OF the
paper declared that It was mere form, stating
that the signer had not been engaged IN tine
trouble.
The sailors during the attack were without
arms and therefore defenseless. OF the thirty
six men arrested and examined all were dis.
charged. there being no proof of any VIOLATION OF
the peace on their part The judicial investtga W liza
that single one was found drunk or disorderly.
II is clear that their only oferisa lay in wearing
the uniform Of the country to when they pe-
longrd.
Whether the attacks upon the seamen OF the
Baltimore were prpconcerted or not. tbeIr rea!
cause can only he found in the bitter hostility OF
the Chilians toward the United States-a feeling
largely due to the false and malicious accusa,
tions which have been put forth at lquique. and
later at Valparaiso in reference to the action ef
the navy of the United States during the prog
ress of the revolution
sTRIcT NEUTRALITY.
The secretd- y says the course of the navy our
ing the Chlian war was stfi tly neutral, not
withstanding all the charges TO the contrary
He presents the instructions Of March ~ TO
Admiral McCann, which were published in the
press some time ago, and tn which strict
neutrality was commanded, and states that
these instructions were carried out 10
the letter The Itata matter was settled to
the complete satisfaction Of the insurgents,
whose Officers disavowed any knowledge OF the
acts Of that vessel The junction of the ends OF
the submarine cable outside Of lquique was nc
corlplished by the cable company in the czecu-
ton Of its lawful rights. and the act was in no
way the act of the United States government
The Baltimore WAS present in pursuance Of the
instructions to Take whatever measures are
neccss Iry to prevent injury by insurgent ves-
sells to lives or property Of American citizens
including American telegraph cables. The
visit OF Admiral Brown to Quinteros hay when
the revolutionary Troops were landed there Is
also referred to. and Admiral Brown 3 letter ex-
planning the matter and explicitly denying that
he gave any Information to Balmaceda's officers
or allowed any Gillian. on board at that time is
given in full. In concluding this subject the
secretary says:
l. therefore appears that neither in the affair
of the Itara, whose surrender WAS voluntarily
determined on by the provisional soveynment at
Iuuique. nor in the presence OF tine baIiinore
when tine agents Of an American cable company
spIiced their cables in the open sea, nor IN the
visit af Admiral Brown to Quinteros bay, was
there anY ground of offense given by the
navv of the United States 10 any person. party
or government then existing iU Chilli. nor was
any assistance or encouragement OF snS kino
rendered to what was at that time recognizeS, =,
by all the world as in fact the government oi
| the country. Yet il is Impossible 10 ac,
| count f1 the series of outrages perpetrateo
on the crew oi Tic baltimore on any
other suppositiOn than thss tbose who
concerted them were influenced by the caium.
MES which had been actively circulated and thal
| they were aided and abetted by police guard
| or even suspicion of misconduct attaches to the
men who, on the night of the 10th OF October
endeavoring without weapons to defend them
selves against an armed attack. were driven by
the police TO Chiliar prison becatise they wort
| the uniform Of American sailors.
| The tests of arInor plates Of domestic manu-
facture have demonstrated that better plate.
| can be made in this country than abroad sn
plates We're furnished three by the Bethiehen
iron works. and three By Carnegie, Phipps &
| Co The trials took place at Indian Head or
October 81 and November H. and the plates
were subjected to tests more. severe
| than had ever been applied at any foreign gov
| ernment trials. -Four shots were fired at eacl
plate from a s-inch gun with an impact velocitS
OF 2 90 feet per second. and an energy OF 2.sss
foot tons, using the Hotter prUjectile OF lp
pounds. One shot was then fired at the centel
| Of each plate from an s-inch gun, with an I'm
| pact energy Of 1883 foot tons, using Firminy
| and Carpenter projectiles Of 2l0 and 80 pound.
| weight. respectively The plates we're placed
! normal to the line of fire. The results OF thS
| trial were in the highest degree satisfactory
| Each of the six plates manufactured in this
| country was superior to the English COMPOUND
plate. while the nickel Harveyed plate and tbs
high carbon nickel plate were superior to all tbs
| foreign plates of the Annapolis trial
| OF guns for vessels now authorized l55 have
been completed while 81 are required. OF thos'
completed there are one l2-inch. eight lO-inch
nineteen s. inch and III g. inch. Twelve l3-incl
/ and seven L. inch guns are among those still Il
| be constructed. The tests Of the finch rapid
fire gun resulted in actual showing of sixteel
| shots a minute.
| The most important advance made during tn
past year in respect to powder consists in tn
| development Of a smokeless powder, in
vented by Prof C. E. Monroe. Of tn
| naval torpedo station. The results have ex
| ceeied the anticipations formed in referenc
| to this towier. Its successful use has ad
| vanced by progressive experiments from tn
one. three and six FOUNDER guns up to the four
inch rapid fire gun. In reference to the result
accomplished, it Is only necessary TO say tha
with charges one half the weight Of those use
with ordinary powders, the velocities hav
been increased nearly a0-foot seconds, witt
no increase Of chamber pressure. In othe
respects the powder gives singular satisfaction
The government during the past year arrange
for the manufacture Of armor piercing proiec
tiles in this country, and they are now being is
sued to ships as desired. The change in tn
effective force Of the navy by the introductio
| Of these projectiles the secretary consider
equivalent TO a revolution. Another importan
advance in naval developments is the successfr
domestication in this country of the manufac
ture of the Whitehead torpedo.
SENATOR BRICE SWORN IN
| u,,, Not ReFore Notiee Touching HI