The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-12-10
the crowd. Ono Of them. Petty omoer chnrlos

boring house, seeing Riggin lying helpless in The
street, went TO his assistance. The crowd had
son took him In hls arIns 10 carry him to,s drug
store ssar sy. AZ thls moment i squad q p9:
W. wS;en WIZ ~ c,, fxed ar ssySnets as cane gs pP the ssrss,'
being 30 neal, tSat his fsS S1s Ia T biScs ken spb BY ths,
discbaree' 6he shot entered Higgins neck and
shot sRhSfl passed tIbTosu1neFh S : S e |, y SiSsaas, Another
The affair OF the .stfeet rdi Vas only one b.
many siniulttHgnus attacks made, upon the Bal
ti,rrrfc 8 men. The attacks lasted for an hour.
They were not confined to one locality, but oc-
CURED, Mt several widely. separated points of the
city. In many instances the American sailors
were in restaurants and hotels quietly getting
supper when attacked by crowds numbering
from twenty five to 200 men. The part borne
by the police in these attacks is shown by the
arrested and taken to prison, being subjected on
the way TO treatment of the utmost brutality,
GatS"ta hiYpefs were placed on their kristsj
Jams, a lasso was thrown around hls neck.
Williams, sngthet apbfentice, 10 years Of age;
me hippcrs around his wrists and then started
his horse into . gallop, throwing the boy down.
Coal HEAVIER Quigley, in trying to escape from
the mob, was struck with a sword by n police
officer. Petty Officer Hamilton was dragged I'd
and Ms fofnparI'Ss attempting to. relieve hi,
"nfteiiigs, were threatened with blows from
muskct butts, and compelled TO desist.
Coal HEAVIER Turnbull received eighteen
wounds in the back, two Of which penetrated
-. h'f'f "H' consequently siilstu 1lb 1tdl1t
Other men We're srribuly injured; and several
" TIC wounds *erc rarscd ~ baydnet thrtists,
clearly showing the participation Of the police.
As result Of the attacks, two of the men, Rig.
gin and Turnbull, died, and eighteen others
were more or less disabled by wounds.
At the examination Immediately following the
arrest, which was conducted secretly. a request
was made of the authorities by Capt. Schley to
allow one Of his officers to he present in court.
The request was denied. Before the men were
discharged they were required to sign n paper
in Spanish. a court official, whom one Of the
mon asked what might he the meaning Of thu
paper, declared that II was q mere form, stating
that the sisnet had not been engaged In tho
trouble,
The sailors during the attack were without
arms, and therefore dcfenseless. OF the thirty.
six men arrested and examined ill were DIS,
charged, there being no proof Of any violation 81
tihS f into tn, ia e soSiF pfr 5f t Ts9 m tnd tsiIad ln to sbsw
that n single one was found drunk or disorlcrly.
is clear that their only offcnse lay in wearing
INC uniform OF the country to which they be-
Whether the attacks upon the soamen of the
Baltimore were prcconcertcd or not, their real
cause can only he found in the bitter hostility of
the Chilians toward the United Statcs-a feeling
largely due to the false and malicious accusa,
tons which hayf been put forth at Iguilue, and
the navy of the United States during the prog
iess of the revolution.
STRICT NEUTRALITY.
The secretary says the course bf the navy dht.
ing the GILLIAN war was stri .tly neutral, not
80 Wv 'iti VI w Ni' DIN VI .
He prcsen' the instructions of March 20 to
Admiral Mccain, which were published In tho
press some time ago, and in which a strict
neutrality was commanded, aud states that
these instructions were carried out to
the letter, The 1tata matter was settled to
the complete satisfaction of tho insurgents,
whose officers disavowcd any knowledge of the
acts of that vessel. The junction OF the ends of
the submarine cable outside OF Ignique was ac-
conplishcd by the cable company in the execu-
tion of its lawful rights, and the act was in no
way the act of the United States government.
Tho baltimore was present In pursuance of tho
Instructions tp Take whatever measures ure
hcress Try to prevent injury by insurgent ves.
sells to lives, dr property Of American citizens
including American telegraph cables" . The
visit of Admiral Brown to Quinteros bay when
the revolutionary troops were ladded there il
also referred to, and Admiral Brow MS letter ex.
planning the matter and explicitly denying that
he gave any information to Balmaceta's officers
or allowed any Chilians on board at that time IL
given in full. In concluding this subject the
secretary says!
II therefore appears that neither In the affair
OF the ltata. whose surrender was volunt rily
determined Un by the provision. i government at
lquique, nor in the presence of the Baltimore
spliced. their cables in the open sea, nor IN tho
visit of Admiral Brown to Quinteros bay, was
there any ground of ofiense given by tho
or government then existing in Chill, nor was
any assistance or encouragement Of any kind
rendered to what was at that time recognized
the country. Yet it is impossible to ac-
count for the series Of outrages pcrpetrated
on the crew Of the Baltimore on any
concerted them. were influenced ny the calum-
MES which had been actively circulated and that
they were aided and allotted by, a police guard
which should have suppressed them. No charge
ur even suspicion of misconduct attaches to tho
mon who, on the night of the 18TH of Octob,g,
selves against an armed attack, were driven by
the police to a Chilian prison because they wore
the uniform of American sailors.
The tests of armor plates Of domestic manu-
tacture have demonstrated that better plates
can he made in this country than abroad. Six
plates were furnished, three by the Bethlehem
iron works, and three by Carnegie, Phipps &
Co. The trials took place Mt Indian Heal on
October 81 and November u, and the plates
were subjected TO tests more severe
than had ever been applied at any foreign gov
rtnment trials. Four shots were fired at each
plate from a Inch gun with an impact velocity
of 900 feet per second, and an energy OF 2,0Ss.
foot tons, using the Hotter projcctile OF lM
pounds. one shot was then fired at the center
of each plate from AN B.inch gun, with an i'm
pact energy of $40 foot tons, Using Firminy
und Carpenter prOjectiirs of 30 and go pounds
weight, respectively The plates were placed
normal to the line of fire. The results of the
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 Harvcyed plate and the
high carbon nickel plate were superior to all the
foreign plates OF the Annapolis trial.
OF guns for vessels now authorized l55 have
been completed, while A1 are required, OF those
completed there are one II inch, eight 10. inch,
nineteen 8. inch and III 6-inch. Twelve 10. inch
and seven R-inch guns are among those still to
be constructed. The tests of the 4-inch rapid
no fr,t,n tsnut1lfnl Ia M, npttn1 ul,nxptVu az atx tnn
shots a minute.
The most important advance made during the
rast year in respect to powder consists in the
development of u smokeless powder, in
vented by Prof. G.. r.. Monroe, OF the
naval torpedo station. The results have ex-
Cccded the nnticipations formed In reference
to this powder. Its successful use has ad-
vanccd by progressive experiments from the
one, three and six FOUNDER guns up to the four
inch rapid fire gun. In reference to the results
accomplished il il only necessary to say that
with charges one half the weight of those used
with ordinary powders, the vclocitics have
been increased nearly aD-foot seconds, with
no increase of chamber pressure. In other
respects the powder gives singular satisfaction.
The government during the past year arranged
for the manufacture of armor- piercing projcc-
tiles in this country, and they are now being is
sued to SHIPS ms desired. The change in the
effective force of the navy by the Introduction
Of these projectiles tho secretary considers
equivalent to a revolution. Another important
advance in naval developments in the successful
demonstration in this country of the manufac-
ture Of the Whitehead torpedo.
SENATOR BRICE SWORN IN,