St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-27
Minister Egan Makes Formal
Demand for Immediate
Explanation
And Adequate Reparation for
the Murder OF American
Seamen.
The Junta Must Now Rouse
From It's Apathy and
Inaction.
Secretaries Blaine and Tracy
in COnSultation--Capital
News Notes.

SANTIAGO DE CHILL, Oct. 26.-The
United States government to-day,
through Minister Egan, formally de-
manded reparatiOn from the govern
ment of Chilli for the attack recently
made in Valparaiso upon a 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
Washington expects some kind of sat
iSfaction for the killing and wounding
of the BaItimore's sailors. o
1t is friendly put notification. given
according to direct orders received fro M
the state department at Washington,
that the United States demands an m
mediate explanation of tie whole af-
fail, and reparation for the injuries in
fiicted. Acting upon the instructions
sent to him, Mr.. Egan presented the
CHILEAN junta with detailed state ment
of the results Of the investigation made
by Capt. Schley, of the Baltimore, and
by Mr.. Egan himself.
How RiGgan Was Killed.
These investigations had shown that
Charles 3iggan, one of the Baltimore'S
petty officers, was brutally assaulted by
several ChilIanS while he was riding on
a street car. Riggan resisted, but was
dragged from the car and murdered by
pistol shot in the arms of his COM
panlonS.
Turnbull, another of the Baltimore's
wounded men, who died to-day from his
Injuries, received no less than eighteen
stab wounds in the back. two OF them
penetrating his lungs. After giving a
full list of the BaltimOre'S crew who
were in jured by the mob, Mr.. Egan'S
statement called attention to the fact
that thirty-five of the cruisers crew
were, on the day of the riots. arrested.
unnecessary violence being used by the
police, and that they were detained i'll
custody without due cause.
In conclusion Mr.. Eagon said that the
surgeons of the United States war ship
expressed 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 bayOnetS, took part in the attack.
The Americans were without arms
and practically defenseess. Mr.. Egan,
i'll presenting the CHILEAN junta with
this statement OF the assault on the
American sailors, expressed i'll distinct
terms the feeling of
Great Indignation
which the state department at Washing
ton feels at the whole affair, and eSpe-
cially at the brutal conduct of the police
of Valparaiso in joining with the mob
in the latter'S attack upon the Balt-
more's seamen and in drawing their
DayOnetS and using them against the
unarmed Americans. He also particu-
larly called attention to the additional
brutality of the police of Valparaiso in
using horses to draw the Americans to
prison. After making a brief but
pointed summary of the facts to which
he had been instructed to call attention,
Minister Egan informed the representa-
tiveS of the junta that, in the name of
the United States, he demanded repara-
ton for the insults and injuries COM
planned of.
Now the question is, what will be the
action Of the CHILEAN government? AS it
appears, there seems to be no doubt
that the iunta will soon make the
PREPARATION demanded. Naturally the
action taken to-day by Minister Egan is
attracting the attention of the foreign
ministers and of the foreigners gen
orally who are resident in this republic.
The sympathy of the American colony
is entirely with Capt. Schley ana his
blue jackets, and they are one and all
glad to receive the news published to-
day that another United States war YES
sci, 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 junta has expressed no regret
for the attack made on the American
sailors