The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-12-18

wnonl a since Ued. SO savage and
brutal was the assault that several Of
our sailors received more than two, and
one as many as eight stabswoIInds. An.
investigation ofsthe affair was promptly
made by a board of officers of the Balti-
more and their report shows that these
assaults were unprovoked. that our men
were conducting themselves in a peacea-
BILE and orderly manner, and that some
of the police of the city took part in the
assault and rsedtheir weapons with fatal
effect, while a few others with I'M
well disposed citizens, %endeavored to
protect our men. Thirty-six of our sell
ors were arrested and some of them,
while being taken to prison, were cru
felly beaten and ,naltreated, The fact
that they were all discharged, no Grim
inal charge being lodged against any of
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 that it had it's
origin in hostilityto those men as sailors
of the United States, wearing the uni
form of their government and not in.
any individual act or personal animosity.
The attention of the Gillian govern
ment was at once called to this affair,
and a statement of the facts obtained by
the Investigation we had conducted, was
submitted, accompanied by ~asrcauest to
be advised of any other or qualifying
facts in the possession of the Gillian
government that might tend to relieve
this affair Of the appearance of an insult
to this government. The Chilian gov
eminent was also advised that, if such
qualifying facts did not exist, this gov
eminent would confidently expect full
and prompt reparation. It is to be re-
GREETED that the reply of the secretary of
foreign affairs of the provisional govern
ment was
Couched in an Offensive Tone.
To this no response has been made.
The government is now awaiting the re-
suit of an investigation, which has been
conducted by the criminal court at Val
paraiso. 1t is reported, unofficially. that
the investigation isabout completed and,
it is expected, that the result VIII soon
be communicated to this government,
together with some adequate and sat
lsfactory response to the note by which
the attention of Chill was called to this
incident. II these Just expectations
should be disappointed. or further need
less delay intervene, l will, by q special
message, bring this matter again to the
attention of congress for such action as
may be necessary. The entire CORE
sponjlence with the government of Chill
wltl. at an early day, be submitted to
congress.
The Congo State.
The adjournment Of the senate with
out action on the pending acts for the
suppression of the slave traffic in Africa.
and for the reform OF the revenue tariff
OF the independent state OF the COMO
left this goverIhfant unable to exchange
those acts on the date fixed, July 2. 1891.
a lnodus vivcndi has been concluded BIZ
which the power of the Congo state 10
levy duties on imports is. LETT unim.
paired, and, BY agreement of all the
signatories, to the general SLAVE trade
act. the time for the exchange of ratifi-
cations on The part Of the United States
has been extended TO Feb. ,, 1892.
China.
The Late outbreak against foreigners
in various parts Of the Chinese Empire,
has been q cause Of deep concern, in
view Of the numerous establishments OF
our citizens i'll the interior of that conn
Try. This country can do no less than
insist npon a continuance OF the protec.
tive and punitory measures, whicf. the
Chinese government has heretofore an
D.iGtt. No etf1rt will be omitted to pro,
&E atr CigiE5lS pelGeably s%olourning in
hFlt recent unofficial lnforma.
fAiCdGeS chat, what was at first re
as an outbreak of mob violence
-.it,5 Foreigners, has assumed the larger
)rta u an Instruction against public
jt&lar. The Chinese government has de
:tinei to receive Mr.. Blair as the minis
ser OF the United States. on the GROUND
that, as q participant while a senator il
the enactment Of the existing Legislation
against the introduction Of Chinese labor
ers. he has become unfricndly and ob
~jectionable to Chi.,a. l haze feiScou
strained to post ont to tha C&lilesa syg.
elnlneat the unta!lablalesS OF this posi-
ton. which seams to rest as much o.
/, the UVacgeptabitity Of or legislation q
| on that OF the person chosen. and whica
| If admitted, would practically debar III.
selection Of any representative Sc Tonga
3 the existing laws remain in fierce.
t You will be called upon to consider
t the eXpediency of making ~anacial pro
: vision by law for the temporary ajt1nis,
II,sion of some Chinese artisans and labor
ers in connection with the exhibit o
Chinese industries at the approaching
Columbian exposition. l regard as de
sirabie that the Chinese exhibit be facil
itated il every proper way.
Spain.
\ question has arisen with the gov
} eminent of Spain touching the rights O.
American citizens in the Caroline islands
{ Our citizens there, long prior to the con
tirlnatiou OF Spain's claim to the islands
, had secured by settlement and purchase
t certain rights. to the recognition am
maintenance OF which the faith of SPAN
5 was pledged. Ihave had reason within
the past year very strongly to protes
l against the failure TO carry out tlii
: pledge IN the part of his majesty's min
listers, which has resulted in great in
+ justice and injury to the American resi-
dents.
The government and people of Spai1
propose to celebrate the four hundredtl
anniversary of the discovery of Americi
by holding an exposition at Madrid
: which will open on the 18th of Septem
{ Der and continue until the 3lst OF De
cember, 1899. A cordial invitation ha,
| been extended to the United States tt
take part in this commercial relation
and, us Spain was one of the first nation
to express the intention to participate il
: the Worlds Columbian exposition a
Chicago, it would be very a%ppropriat
| for this government to give this invita-
! ton its friendly promotion.
Inter-ContinentaI Railway.
Surveys for the connecting links o
the projected inter-coutinental railwa,
!, are in progress, not only in Mexico, bu
at various points along the course mappe;
out. Three surveying parties are nov
in the field, under the direction of tn
commission; nearly one thousand mile
: of the proposed road have been SUI