Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-10

coulI no. D. a violation Of ou- ncutrtl ity
laws. From ta-s ftdgmrnt tn United States
Ia Appealed: MT tHat the cOni- mnatiOn
the v.--sel IS a mstter Of tupor a1ce, bu
taat w ma know what the = -esent state
our Jaw is for II this cOn-tru ton OF tn
statute is corr e, t ere IS obvious ne Is ity
for revision en- am ndment
TIL collapse Of the govern nent Of B1llna-
cela brou az about condition whicn IS un-
fortunately too I mil ar in the history Of
the central and South Amer'c N states
With the overthrow of the Balmaceda gov
ernment he and many of his councillors and
officers became at once fugitives for their
lives and appealed to the commanding Of
ficers of the foreign naval vessels in the
harbor OF Valparaiso ami to the resident
foreign N n isters at San iago for asylum.
This asylum was FIRE ly g ven according to
my inform ito O., bv tue n wal yrsSe.s OF
several for ign pow T. and b veral OF
the legations at Santiago Tne American
mini .r, - IL Is coll -dgue
acting under tIe impulses f mum n ", eX-
ended sylu.n to police / r-tug Is who's
lives were n p.ri. have not Oeen vii ing
to direct the surrender # such of tnesr per-
sol- a. are still in the American legation
without ~ tab cond tiOns.
l is e.icved n 1t the government OF Chill
is not in passion, in vi " of the c.
tents with which it b Is been onn etc /, to
.urres DonIencs ma not thus far pes snted
tny such den al. The treat cent OF our N n
ster for time S -ucn as TO call for de-
..ided protest, and Il was very graf flying to
observe n Il unfit Il lily measures, which
we're undoubtedly tue result OF h prevail
{ * itement W re at once rescinded or
su tI.ly r''laX 90.
Onthe 10th + October an event occu red
II VaIpar $50 so rious and triie II lis
cfrcumst tnce, and resu L Is to very JUS "
excite the ind glutipn Of our people and 10
all for prompt and dcci &c { action on the
part OF tAis gov, rnmeut. \ C 'nsider IDle
number of the 5 i ors of the Uhit d States
steamer .ltimo e, th"n in the harbIr Of
VALPARAISO, being upon shore ave- and un
armed, were assaulted by armed men nearly
simultaneously in If rent localities in the
city Ol- petty -er WAS XII ed outright
and seven or Ell ut seamen were serious Y
wounded, one of VIII N has since died So
savage aud brut Il was the assau that sew
era Of our iiars received more than two,
and one a. many a. sht stab wounds An
investigation OF the affair was promptly
made by a board OF OFF crS OF the b lti-
NOR, and leir report hOws that thess
sluI,s w,rc unprovOk d that our men were
conducting themselves in "eacCaDle and
or ,erlr manner, and tn It some of the police
i the city took part in tn assault and US ii
their weapons with fatal effect, while a few
others. with some vel disposed citizens,
endcaVoTcd 20 protect our men. Thirty-six
OF our lilOrs were arrested and some of
tn ~ wIile being taken to prison, were
cruelty beaten and mLltreateL The fact
that they were all discharged, no criminal
charge icing 10 lged ag inst any one of
them show very clear Y tn It they were in e
nocent 0. any br ach OF the peace
So far as nave get been alb e TO learn no
o her exclamation Of his bloody WORK hls
been Suggested than that it ha its origin in
hoStIlits to those men as sailors of the
United states wearing the unii 'rm of their
government and not in any in lividual act
or anim0sity The attention of the Gillian
government was at one called to this
AFT air and a statement of the facts Oh aimed
by the invest CATION We had conducted
was submitted accompanied by a request
to be 4 ,visel of any other or qualifying
facts in the pOss -ssiOn of the Chilia gov
eminent tn It M oh, tend tn lev this at
far of tue appearance of an in -ult to this
government Thr Clilian government was
also wise that if such qualifying fact did
not exist this goveTnm n would confidently
exp, full and promptr paratiou
is to DE ?. GREETED hat the reply of the
secretary for foreign affairs of the pro-
visional government WAS couched in an of
f,nsivc tone. To this 40 ,es IOnse has been
made. This governm nt is now awaiting
the suit of an Investigation which has
been conducted b. the or minll court ~
Valparaiso 1t is reported ulufli tally tina.
the Investigation is ABOUT CO nplet-d and it
is expected THAI the result W i'll ION be COM
munic ted to this goyernm Mt, together
with some adequate and satisfactory re-
Spouse to tn note By which the attentipn Of
Chill was call to this inc dent If these
jus eXpe Ia ions should be li~appOinte or
further need! IS delay IN crVe e l vii. Uy
a special mess q. bring this matte again
to the attention Of con r - for such action
as may be nee. sslry The entire cog
resnondence W n tha gay rlnaut of Chill
viii at an early day he b1iit5ad % c5nr ass