The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-09
au Francisco, October 3Ist,
per S. S. Australia.

from Our Own Correspondent.)
In our last advices we noted the
attack in Valparaiso upon sailors
rom the cruiser Baltimore, in which
NO were killed and many more
Eounded. After an investigation by
Minister Egan into the affair, in
which Admiral Schley participated, a
report was made to the Government
It Washington which brought about
Imimmediate demand upon Chile for
an apology and indemnity for the
murdered men. The Investigations
made by Minister Egan show that
Charles Riggan, one of the Balti-
nCes petty officers, was brutaIly as
suited by several Chileans while
iIng on q street car. Riggan resist
d but was dragged from the car and
murdered in the arms of his COM
pnOns. Turnbull, another of the
altimore's men, who died to-day
hOm his injuries, received no less
than eighteen stab wounds in the
lack, two penetrating his lungs.
After giving q full list of the MEM
bers of the Baltimore's crew injured
BY the mob, Egan's statement called
attentiOn to the fact that thirty-five
1.-THE cruisers crew were on the day
1.-THE riots arrested, unnecessary vlo-
lence being used by the police, and
detained in custody without due cause.
ncOnclusiOn, Egan said that the sur
geOns Of the Baltimore expressed the
opinion that some of the wounds in
aIcted upon the American sailors
were bayOnet wounds, and this clearly
showed that the police officers of Val
EaraisO, who are armed with bayOn-
els took part in the attack. The
americans were without arms, and
Paetlcally defenseless.
Egan, in presenting the Chilean
!alta with this statement, expressed
u distinct terms the feeling of great
AdlgnatiOn which the State Depart
uent at Washington feels at the
Nliole affair, and especially at the
uutal conduct of the police of Val
Yatalso in Joining with the mob in the
@lIers attack upon the Baltimore:
%smen and in drawing bayonets ant
Slhg them against unarmed Ameri
S .. Egan also particularly called
a q. to the additional brutality
I The police of Valparaiso in usin:
roISeS to drag the Americans t.
Alter making brief but pointe'
I6alllnary of the facts to which he ha'
; SStl instructed to call attention, Egal
iIr not the representatives of tn
SSt taVa That, in the name of the Unite
aS." "s, he demanded reparation 70
| M insults and injuries complained Of
,sI me ChIleans try to smooth over tn
A% auit upon and imprisonment
sts aetlcan sailors by CHASING it as
ba '5eI row. Up to Oct. 26th the Junt
ma u expressed no regret for the attac
Ta on the American sailors.
JnN S reply was received from tn
s raI1 I'LL Oct. 29th when Egan ser
VS Gpher dispatch to Secretary Blain
sna" Gn resulted in the calling of
r Th cabinet meeting.
T The 1ispatch was as follows:
0liaa Minister of Foreign Affairs r.
INF, mat the Government of til
Sdraau states fOrmulates demands an
cast % LaS threats that, without bein
Cento Taek with acrimony, are not a.
IN tib" o nor could they be accepte
alitee present case or in any other
sncou,;ti nature. He does not doubt til
the inly, rectitude or expertness
MOra iEEestlgatiOn on board the Bait
sisdin.,;nut will recognize only the j
cOUOtr lon and authority of his oW
in C Siiyt 70 Judge and punish the gull
& TE4.lean territory.
jUdciol says the administrative al
gati r,al authorities have been invest
Vestigsott;he affair; that a judicial i
Cret s snn under Chilean law is s
to ma aha the time has not yet arriv
q that fine known the results. VIII,
Aicat@ ti does arrive he will comm
fecogn;t1nae result, although he does n
tent To any other authority comp
estabIisSbuu criminal cases than tia
the timo by Chilean people. I'm
d the int arrives to disclose the resi-
Sestigation he cannot adm