The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-20
CHILE COMES TO TERMS.
HE Dispatch OF American Wnrships to
valparaIso Had n Good Effect

valparaiso h8u 1OOu EHect.
VALPARAISO, Nov. 1e.-INew York Herald spe-
oaa1. 1.-The Chilean government has descended
from the lofty pedestal 1t has so long occupied
In dealing with the outrageous assault by
the mob upon a sailor of the Balti-
more. Captain Schley today received q
letter from Judge Foster, granting the
request that our representatives here be fur
nsshed BY the court OF inquiry with copies of all
dispositions made before ii In the investigation.
This same request has been absolutely refused
on oil previous occasions.
There In no doubt that the Chilean au-
thoritfes have rejected the London Times
sslf-profered advice through its sensational
correspondent. Thompson, that the United
States reasonable demands be treated as bluff,
and finding our government maintaining fair
but arm attitude is determined to meet 1t half
81 hear rumors that much speculation 10 En-
N5ged In here and at Santiago to the reason
the dispatch Of American war vessels to the
4Ee4dc stations. There Is no doubt the news
- . saIutary effect In Chile.
EoSDoS, Nov. 19.-The Santiago correspondent
the Times saysf With the exception of a
&NmAi scrutiny by congress, Admiral Mont
- yesterday unanimously elected president of
B okE Francisco, Nov. 19.-Ths United States
J. ku1oer Ban Francisco, the flagship of the Pacific
. Na6ron, which left here April for Iquique,
lle. returned here this morning The vessel
3 r. present at the closing scenes OF the Chilean
yciution, and Admiral Brown, in an inter-
~ with an Associated Press representative,
ttd;
The fall OF Valparaiso, after the defeat OF Bal
UEceda's forces at Vina del Mar by the Con-
Dressionalist forces under General Canto, was
Intended with scenes of carnage and rapinc.
The reports OF the bombardment of Iquique
have been much exaggerated, comparatively
little Carnage having been done to the city,
owing TO the fact that the insurgent vessels
blaxed away at the town from a distance of
about I'VE miles of shore. After the decisive
battle OF vina del Mar, near Valparaiso, the fam
lily Of Admiral Wei, intendeute OF Valparaiso,
and other refugees were taken on board tho
cruiser Baltimore aud were landed at Molendo,
Peru. number OF minor Offenders, who also
ven. aboard a.r the vessel, aiterward went
charges against United States Minister
Egan. the latter's conduct had been dignifed
and impartial: Concerning the reports that the
cruiser Ban Francisco had acted spy at
Quinteros bay, those charges have been denied
both In letter 10 Minister Egan and In
port TO the navy department. The fact OF the
landing OF the revolutions at Quinteros was
known In Valparaiso long before either Minister
Egan or any of my officers knew of it, took
with me on the San Francisco only one person
not belonging TO my own crew. That ono was
the fiag-ofiieer OF the German warship Icipsic.
On returning 10 Valparaiso l sent Lieutenant
George Dyer, flag lieutenant Of the San Francisco,
ashore with a cipher cable dispatch. He, as
was necessary. went To the Office OF the iGten-
dante. That official was very busy, aud, gazing
ct the dispatch, which was entirely In cipher,
wrote on it the words "Buena Vista" and
affxed his signature. The dispatch was then
cabed TO Washington City, not n soul in Nalpa-
YAiso knowing its contents. II was then after 5
D. m. The insurgents began landing at sunrise
only eighteen miles distant Is IL credible that
they had to walt for information to the land
ing for all those hours9 The statement that the
papers got out extras stating that toy the kind
hess of the San Franeisco's officers they gave
particulars of the landing ut GUM
tsros 4: sitogetaer false; The, pa
Kind. We left Valparaiso on september Ia. two
DAYS before the attack on the BaltmoTe's
sailors In Valparaiso. We had on board Colonel
vedume presiaent OF the court martial that
convicted and sentenced to be shot foriy-two
men for plot 10 blow up the government rail-
road and storehouses, aud oyahe Fleuna,
cousin of the president-e.ect These officials
we're landed at Callao. On arriving there we
were detained three days aud expected TO be
Mdered back to Valparaiso, bat were finally
sdergd north. We came up easily. running
II the most economical speed. according 10
seperal department orders. Daring the trip We
never used more than 400 horse power.
How about the Baiumores eating the cable
The baltimore did not cut the cable. The
cable company, which is an American corpora
ssnu had a contract with Chile TO have cable
~nrtIne between Lima and Valparaiso by
sixeu time. The war made II difficult - carry
shis ont bat they finally succeeded. The cable
ran from Lima to iq9aaae anu snsn from lgol-
~ ~, " iosfouc and refused 90 allow any mes
saees from Valparaiso TO pass through - Lima.
Ralraretia's. the only government ot Chtle
raeornired by the United States, then warned
shs "a hie company that unless they opened conn
mnnication with Lima according 20 contract 10
-ould forfeit their charter and all their psgyt-
ia~es Tho company explained the facts 10
tbs Insurgents aud made every possible
ostsr 10 induce them TO let Baimacedas mess
s-es mass through. All this was in vain. and
shs com many decided To cut the cable. They
sad : REGULAR cable boat 10 do the work, but had
~ sremrate means of measuring the distance
49, th., sbora III cut within marine league
30 Eve shore the insurgents would have the
risht 10 spltce IL again. SO they asked the Bal
stmor, 10 accompany them ana bnd the ais
lance This she did by means oi heF improved
rage finders and at q distance nNe ana quar-
Ter miles out the cable was cur ia Two places
ard loop Inserted, conneothg we end from
vai~a,sssp md the end from Lima. thus leaving
fsst,,,s s,ut entirely, this werk beng duue on
a. figh seas over = marine tesGCe rom
saore ror the ccngreSstonsIlStS TO tamPer with
n woula have been piracy. but thef were NOT
eut off from the wor.d by any means An ka-
slish CON many owns $ cable There that reaches
from Iims 10 Valparaiso, touching al SIX or
sirht intermediate points, obs % Nhisn :
Iauiaue. The irst thing she Insurgents ala on
sesxfay Teuioua was 90 cut this cable south OF
a., n1.ass h,t IL remained intact % tae north,
niying them unin'erfnPaeu ''NN
The san Francisco received dispatch Al noon
TO-DAY. fnssructing her 90 proceed 20 mare istaha
nj Il o'clock tomorrow. To go INFO 'hs uf' "ooA
there.
Movements OF Warships'
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