The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-28
CHILEAN AGENTS LUCKY
Purchasers of Itata's Cargo
Likely to Be Acquitted.
THE DISPATCH TO Mr.. EGAN,
InsOlent Attitude of the Junta Con.
sidered by the Cabinet.
THE DISPATCH TO Mr.. EGAN.
The London "Times" Thinks \ Nation
Which is Puny and Contemplate 10
Privileged to Injure Another-Mer-

nounced that the case of the government
was in, and Stephen NJ. White, on behalf
Of the three accused persons, rose and
moved thai the jury be instructed by the
court TO return verdict of mot guilty."
White quoted international law and con-
tended that the United States was
neutral power in the sate Chilean war, and
that there were two belligerent powers in
Chile-the government and the insur-
gents. II that be so, then either of the
powers had perfect right to
trade in the ports of neutral power,
to purchase provisions or contraband
OF war, only that the purchasers must
take them TO sea at their own risk If the
United States was neutral power in this
Chilean war, then the Itata had perfect
right in San Diego harbor and off San
Clemente. If the insurgents were not
belligerents, then this vessel was pirate
ship, and should be dealt with under the
pirate laws. and the indictment should be
dismissed, because it is framed under a
wrong section. There were no new devel-
opments today, the entire time of Judge
Ross in the United States district
court being consumed by arguments by
Special Assistant Counsel A. W. Hutton
and Alexander Campbell, in opposition
to the motion to instruct the jury to
acquit the defendants. The latter will
probably consume most of tomorrows
session. The opinion seems to be general
that even if the court does not grant the
motion the jury will acquit.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 27.-The tele-
gram which was sent by the presidents
order to Minister Egan on the 23d inst,
after reciting the facts of the assault on
the Baltimore's sailors and the results of
Captain Schley's investigation, says:
You will observe that the board of officers
selected by Captain Schley to investigate this al
fair report that our sailors were unarmed and
gave provocation; that the assault upon
them was by armed men. greatly superior in
numbers, and, as We must conclude, animated
in their bloody work by hostility to these men
as sailors OF the United States. You will also
notice that the character OF some of the wounds
indicate that the public police, or some of them,
took part in the attack, and will also observe
that other American sailors were, with
out apparent fault, arrested and for
some time held by the authorities. The
friendly efforts of few of the police officers
TO give succor 10 our men furnishes the only re-
deeming incident of this affair This cruel
work, so injurious TO the United States. took
pace on the 10th inst, and yst expression of
regret or OF purpose 10 make a searching in
qury with a view to the instituting of proper
proceedings for the punishment of the guilty
parties has been. far as / am advised, offered
TO this government. You will at once bring to
the attention of the government of Chile the
facts reported to you by Captain Schley,
and will inquire whether there are any qualify
ing facts in the possession OF that government.
any explanation to be offered OF the event
that has very deeply panied the people of the
United States, not only by reason of resulting in
the death OF some OF our sailors. and the pitiess
wounding OF others, but even more as an appar-
ent expression OF unfriendiless towards this
government which might put in peril the main
tenance of amicable relations between the two
countries. II the facts are as reported by Cap
tain Schley this government cannot doubt that
the government Of Chile will offer prompt and
fun rcparation. Yen will furnish the foreign
office full paraphase of this dispatch, and re-
port promptly to this government
The cabinet meeting today was.attended
BY all the members except Secretary Fos-
ter. 1t is supposed the session was mainly
devoted to the discussion of the Chilean
situation.
PANAMA. Oct. 27.-Chlean advices say:
The diffecent political parties who initia-
ted the revolution are making a draft of
the programme that is to be observed bv
the new administration and which they
will all sign. binding themselves to re-
spect it no matter who gains the presi-
dental election. This programme does
not tend TO provide a new system of
administration IL merely establishes
general principles which. based on liberty.
are 10 he observed by the new political
organization, and these principles are:
The right % suffrage: the punishment of
auv government 0tticia who should inter
fcre in the election absolute independ-
eprc Of the three chief AUTHORITIES.