New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-31
ILL-FEELING IN CHILL.
THE SITUATION REGARDED THERE AS
SERIOUS
MINISTER EGAN, CAPTAIN scHLEY AND CONSUL
M'GREERY HAVE AN ALL-DAY CONFERENCE
THE BALTIMoRE's CAPTAIN TO
PROTECT HIS MEN

PROTECT HIS MEN.
Santiago de Chill, Oct. 30.-It is generally ad.
mitted here by the supporters Of the Government
and by the Americans and those in sympathy with
them that the situation of affairs regards the
dispute between the United States and Chill has
not improved In fact, the antiAmerican feeling
is growing in bitterness, and all the American
officials in Chill are appIehensive 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 incident will soon he
reached, and the signs of increasing popular
animosty toward the United States give ground
for apprehension and Indignation. IL is not in
tended by these statements to create feeling OF
alarm, or even of anxiety, as to the final result OF
the diplomatic negotiations now in progress but,
from all one can see here to-day, the relations be-
tween the Junta and the United States Govern.
ment are dangerously strained.
United States Minister Egan Captain w. s.
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
definite statement from them for publication. re-
garding the nature or the result of their long
deliberations, it can be said that they all con-
slider the reply of the Junta TO Minister Egan's
note asking for proper explanation of the VAL
paraso collision as decidedly insulting to tho
United States Government 1t is also known that
they regard the situation at present as being
serious.
The reply Of the Junta, they think, means prac-
tically that Chill is indignant at the demands
made by the United States Government that
she will take her own time to consider the mat
ter; and that, when the Junta reaches con-
cusion it will settle the affair without reference
to the views of the United States the sub
iect.
The reply of the Junta, they further say, fails
to express any regret for the murder of the Balti
mores men, nor is there in that document any
expression of regret at the conduct of the police
in using their bayonets in arrestng the Baltmores
men. Several of the latter, it will be remem.
bered, We're more or less severely wounded with
bayonet thrusts
While the United States officials here are justly
indignant at the terms in which the reply of
the Junta is couched, their Indignation is rs
nothing compared with that felt by the American
residents in Chilli The latter do not conceal the
fact that they are looking for further and more
serious trouble, possibly in the near future, be-
tween Chill and the United States.
1t is believed to-day that the United States
cruiser Baltimore is prepared to enforce, if such
course shall be found necessary, proper treat
ment for her officers and sailors who may be
compelled by the necessities of the service to
go ashore. 1t is not meant by this that Captain
Schley will in any way irritate the Chiliars by
sending men or officers ashore when it is evil
dent that they are not welcome there. On the
contrary, everything possible will be done by
him TO avoid any trouble. But for marketing,
provisioning watering interchange of messages
between the commander and the United States
Minister, and other necessary duties, men and
officers have to go ashore, and the cantain OF the
United States cruiser does not intend to be pre-
vented from attending TO such duties. AS the
virtual boycott placed upon the Baltimore con-
tnues, Captain Schley, if he finds it necessary,
will send men ashore and will take other steps
20 insure their protection.
1t has just become known that there is another
feature of the Valparaiso outrage 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 men-Of-wars-men
who were confined in the prison TO sign a state
ment, written in Spanish, generating the police
from all responsibility to their arrest.
Another point which Is not serving to allay the
ill-feeng existing is the fact that courtesy
of any kind was shown to the United States naval
officers or seamen upon the occasion of the funeral
Of Turnbull, the second man of the Baltmore's
crew who died from the effects Of injuries re-
ceived during the riotous attack made upon the
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