The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-01

the United States legation NJ Santiago
As a portion of the English press con
tiuues to criticise the at itude assumed
by the United States in respect To Chill AMI
to contrast it with the forDearance exhibit
ed by Great Britain in like cases, another
precedent, in line with the Brazilian incl
dent, which was quoted In these dispatches
feS days ago. may be cited ~ an exampl
OF British methods of adjudica ing differ
ences with small nations. In 1887 the gov
ernor Of The British COLONY of 1r nldad Sent
written notice to the government OF the
neigh boring state Of Venezuela requiring
the payment of the claims % two British
vessels, the Henrietta and the Josephine.
which had been seized 10y the Venezuelan
government for alleged violations
of law. The Venezuelan govern
ment was notified that unless pay
ment was made within seven days the
commander of the British naval forces In
the West Indies would take the necessary
measures TO collect the money.
The Venezuelan minister of foreign al
fairs called together the members OF the
diplomatic corps and appealed to hem TO
use heir good offices TO prevent Great
Britain from enforcing this threat IN so
summary a manner before the claims
could be properly examined and adJudlcat-
ed The diplomatic corps declines TO In
terfere, baslng their refusal on the ground
that the matter WAS one that must De ar
ranged between the two countries interest
ed. In the mean while the British squad
ron made preparations to enforce tue de-
mand made upon the Venezuelan govern
ment, who. protesting against the mus
tice of the claim, and appealing puDilcly
10 the nations of the old and new worlds
sgain~t he summary method adopted by
Great Britain, paid over the sum OF S4O'-
600, yielding, as they said, to superior
strength and not to reason or justice
MINISTER EGAN's COURSE
SAN Francisco, Oct. 31-A letter from
VALPARAISO. Chill, written under date OF
Sept. IS 1.-TWO weeks subsequent TO the
downfall of Balmaceda's govrrnm re-
counts that 1T that time feeling or great
bitterness was being exhibited iowa q
United States Minister Egan and the
American naval forces. The newspapers
whose publication was Al owed after the
success of the COngreSsiOnallst continued
to reiteriate that Mr. ELAn had favored
Balmaceda, but it was also conceded that
he had prot ected number of the Con
gressional adherents when Balmaceda was
in power When the conflict closed the
fact that he had offered protection TO the
adherents of Balmaceda WAS urged against
him, As showing his sympathy with the
downfall of the administration. An lntl-
nation that the son of the United States
minister was int res ell In railway enter
prise was also cite / us reson for opposition
to he minister, and the claim was also
made that The latter in ended 20 emhA IN
commercial enterprise IN Chm when MS
term of office expired if Balmaceda sue
ceeded. II was acknowledged that no evil
dence HAD been given in proof of these
charges, hut they were printed and added
10 he feeling of luminosity In the popular
mind against the American embassy.
The tapers also made attacks against
the American naval forces owing TO The
chase of the Itata, aud statement was
repeatedly made in the Valparaiso and
Santiago pap-rs TO the effect that Adniral
Brown had given warning of the landing
of Congressionalists at Quintero bay to
Balmaceda's officers. II was called to the
attention of Admiral Brown in a note
from Minister Egan, and the former re-
piled in letter, which was printed in the
principal Valparaiso and Santiago papers.
In this letter Admiral Brown made a
specific denial of the charge. Even after
the publication of this letter the state
ments originally made were reiterated.
The fact that Vicuna aud other officials OF
the late government were given protection
on board the American warshipS was cited
| as another proof of American hostility,
although the same course was pursued by
the German admiral II was said that
the English aud French ships would not
receive any of the fleeing officials on
! board. Owing to these repeated state
ments a distinct feeling of hostility was
created in the public mind against all
| Americans in Chill.
ADMIRAL IRWIN.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 3L-The naval Off
GERS at Mare Island are of the opinion that
he United States has ships enough IN
fighting trim at the present nom Mt TO
handle Chill with ease. Admiral Irwin,
the commandant at Mare Island, discuss
| ing the question sad:
'We can handle Chill easily Without
any additional work and preparation, we
| have ships enough in fighting trim TO
suuelcb Chilli Valparaiso is the key to
the entire situation and don't apprehend
any d tfficulty in capturing the key. Of
| course we shall want Iquique as well, Tor
| that is Chili's purse. l say take 1t; the
| nitrate exporters do not care to whom
they pay duty. II we did not want it, we
could turn it over to Peru, from whom
| Chill took it,
Il think this talk about privateers doing
damage to American commerce in the
| event of war Is nonsense. If it really has
any foundation, it would mean that the
privateers would be foreign vessels under
| the Gillian flag, as certain foreign ele-
| m-nts have an interest IN st rrlng M
/ strife. So far rs Chill alone is concerned,
| there is nothing to worry about. She
would be taken care of by the vessels en-
| tering the port of San Francisco that have
been found up TO the qualifications of the
! naval reserve standard. The board of in
| spection of which | was formerly at the
1 head, has been most thorough in Its eN'
animation, and found almost sufficient
vessels to oppose Chilli without the rest OF
the navy, if we only had few modern
| gun out here of the sort required. The
merchant marine vessels referred to would
be of vast assistance however, as trans
ports and provision freighters, and would
| lessen the number of fighting ships re-
! QuIrrd to n very small number
The Miantonomah could get around
| there easily, either 10y st-aming from ole
coal port to another or going IN tow OF one
of the big twin screw ships. Such vessels
AS the Miantonomah, the Monadnock and
the Monterey are the real fighting ships oil
| the future With their tremendous gune
which, by the new turre.s, can be fought
J in any sea, they are the most formidable
fighting machines afioa', and one of them
would have little to fear from all that Chill
| has afioat The wooden fleet low at Mare
/ Island navy yard consists OF SIX vessels
the Omaha the MohiCan, the Thetis, the
| Ranger, the Adams and the Swatara. Re
pairs are now IN progress on the first foul
aud hey could 90 o sea in a short time
! The Omaha ana Swatara are out OF com
/ mission and would take longer TO prepare
/ The sing.e-turreted monitor Comauche
with two smooth bore guns, now at The
island. could 30 TO sea ID few days"
THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
NEW YORK. Oct. SI.-The Chilian trouble
| shows its effect at the Brooklyn navy
| yard in the renewed activity that Is dis
played in fitting out all vessels now there
| The number OF men engaged upon tht
| Miantouomah has been Increased, anC
| from conversations with her officers yes
| teriay Il WAS learned that she could be-
| .rorteD ready for within DAYS Il