Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
MUST APOLOGIZE OR FIGHT
The United States Demands
Reparation of Chill.
FOR NUMBERING OUR SAILORS
Minister Egan Makes a De-
mand for Indemnity.
The Junta Has Made no Responses But It
VIII Not Likely Dare Refuse Satisiac-
tion for the Valparaiso Outrage.

SANTIAGO DE chill, Oct 26.--The United
States government to-day, through Minis
| ter Egan, formally demanded reparation
from The government of Chilli for the at
tack recently made in Valparaiso upon n
number of the seamen of the United States
cruiser Baltimore. The demand made by
| the United States minister is no informal
suggestion that the government at Wash
ington expects some kind of satisfaction
for the killing and wounding of the Balti-
more's soldiers. 1t is friendlv-put Motif
cation, given according to direct orders re-
ceived from the state department at WASH
ington. that the United States demands an
immediate explanation of the whole affair
and reparation for the injuries inflicted.
Acting upon the instructions sent to him
from Washington, Mr.. Egan presented the
CHILEAN Junta with detailed statement of
the results of the investigation made by
Captain Schley of the Baltimore, and by
Mr.. Egan himself.
SPECIFIC ACTS COMPLAINED OF.
These investigations had shown that
Charles Riggan, one Of the Baltimore's
petty officers, was brutally assaulted by
several Chilians while he was riding on u
street car. Riggan resisted, but was dragged
from the car and murdered, by pistol
shot, in the arms of his companions.
Turnbull, another of the Baltimore's
| wounded men, who died to-day from his
| injuries, received no less than IS stab
wounds in the back, two of them pene-
| trating his lungs.
After giving full list of the Baltin,ore's
crew who were injured by the mob, Mr..
| Egan's statement called attention to the
fact that IS Of the cruisers crew were, on
| the day of the riots, arrested, Unnecessary
| violence being used by the police, and that
they were detained in custody without due
cause
In conclusion. Mr.. Egan said that the
surgeons of the United States war-ship ex-
| pressed the opinion that some of the
wounds inflicted upon the American
sailors were bayonet wounds, and that this
| clearly showed that the police officers of
| Valparaiso, who are armed with bayoncts
| took part in the attack.
! The Americans were without arms and
| practically defenceless.
BRUTALITY OF THE POLICE.
Mr.. Egaif, in presenting the Gillian
| Junta with this statement of the as
satilt on the American sailors, expressed
In distict terms the feeling of great indig.
nation which the state department at
| Washington feels at the whole affair, and
especially at the brutal conduct OF the DO
lice Of Valparaiso in joining with the mob
| In the latter's attack upon the Baltimore s
seamen, and in drawing their bayonets
and using them against the unarmed
| Americans.
Mr.. Eagan also particularly called at
tention to the additional brutality of the
police of Valparaiso in using horses to
drag the Americans to prison. After max
| ing BRIEF but pointed summary of the
facts TO which he had been instructed to
call attention, Mr. Egan informed the
representatives of the Junta that III the
name Of the United States, he demanded
reparatIon for the insults and injuries
complained of.
WHAT WILL CHILL DO?
/ Now the question which arises is what
will be the action Of the CHILEAN govern
ment? As appears now, there seems to be
| no doubt that the Junta will soon make
the reparation demanded. Naturally the
action taken to-day by Minister Egan Is
attracting the attention of the foreign
ministers and of the foreigners generally
who are resident in this republic. The sym.
pathy Of the American colony is entirely
with Captain Schley and his blue jackets
and they arc one and all glad to receive
the news made public to-day, that another
United States war vessel, the Boston, had
actually sailed for these waters.
Chilians try to smooth over the assault
upon and imprisonment of the American
sailors by CHASING it as simple street row,
Up to the present time the .Iunta has
expressed no regret for the attack made on
the American sailors.
ANOTHER SEAMAN DIES.
A short cablegram was received at the
navy department to-day from Commodore
Schley, at Valparaiso, announcing the
death of William Turnbull, one Of the
Baltimorc's coal heavens who was wounded
in the recent assault in Valparaiso upon
the Americal sailors. Orders have been
sent by Secretary Tracy 20 Admiral Brown
at Callao, Peru, to sail Immediately for
San Francisco, Cal. The reason assigned
for the return of the vessel is The foul con,
dition Of her bottom, which cannot be
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