The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-10-26
A Lengthy Conference OF Department
Oflcials Regarding Captain
Schley's Report
The President Thinks the Time Has
Come to Teach the Chilian Peo.
pie Lesson.
Minister Egan Instructed to Immedi.
ately Demand Indemnity and q
Suitable Apology.

NEW YORK, Oct. pa special dis
patch TO The Herald from Washington
says the president had conference dur
ing the day with Secretary Tracy, At
torney General Miller and John w. Fos-
ter, Of the state department, regarding
the report Of Captain Schley on his in
vcstigation into the assault committed
upon American seamen in Valparaiso
recently. The Herald's correspondent
says he was informed on the highest
authority that the government would
take
A Strong and Aggressive Position.
President Harrison was said to be the
most outspoken advocate of this course.
1t was in tone of exceeding bitterness
that he referred to Chili's continued
hostility to us. He said the time has
come when we must teach the Chilian
people that our patience in dealing with
them is exhausted. He instanced their
treatment of Minister Egan. The con-
ference lasted from $3.50 until 6 o'clock.
1t was decided that our national honor
demanded that we should act promptly
and with corresponding firmness.
Instructions to Minister Egan.
At the close of the conference cable
dispatch was sent to Minister Egan at
Santiago, instructing him to communi-
cate to the Chilian provisional govern
ment the Indignation of the govern
ment at the assault upon the
sailors of the Baltimore. 1t further in
structed him to demand First, an in
demnity in money to be paid to the
families of the dead sailors and to the
families of such of the wounded as may
die: second, the arrest and punishment
of the participants in the assault, and
third, suitable apology to the United
States. The tone of the dispatch indi-
Gates that the administration will broke
no delay in securing settlement of the
matter. Chill must do what she is
is asked to do, and do it speedily. The
situation is regarded as one of extreme
gravity.
The Message Deciphered.
The sentences in the cablegram re.
ceived at the navy department about the
affray between the American and Chilli
an sailors which could not be deciphered
Friday have been translated in full, and
they were found to state that the thirty
five seamen who were arrested proved to
be sailors from the Baltimore. The men
arrested were detained by the Gillian
authorities and examined, but as nc
proof Of guilt could be adduced against
them they were discharged. This con-
firms the statement that the American
seamen We're sober and well behaved.
Insult to the American Flag.
The officials at the state and navy de.
partments will not say what action has
been taken in the matter, but it is un.
derstood that instructions have been
sent to Minister Egan 1t is stated al
the navy department that there Is de.
cided difference between this case and
the Malta tragedy at New Orleans. The
Italians who were killed there Were
residents of this country. An investiga.
tion was made in the affair, but in the
case of the American sailors who were
killed and assaulted no action whatever
has been taken, so far as can be ascer.
tanned, by the Chilian authorities to-
ward investigation of the riot caused by
the Chilian sailors, and as the attack
was upon American sailors 1t is con.
sidered direct insult to the Americas
flag