, 1891-11-21
UNITED STATES DEMANDS
UPON CHILL.
From the Daily Telegraph, Oct 96.
NEW YORK. Oct. "a

Egan, the American Minister, to immediately
communicate to the CHILEAN Government the
indignation of the United States at the assault
upon the sailors of the cruiser Baltimore. 1t
has also instructed him to demand an ,indem-
nifty in money for the families of the men
killed and the families of those who may die,
the arrest and punishment of the persons who
took part in the attack, and a suitable apology
to the United States. The tone of the despatch
is taken to indicate that the Government will
brooke no delay in securing a settlement ofthe
incident"
The CHILEAN Government has informed
Mr.. Egan that safe conducts will not be issu-
ed for the political refugees at the American
Legation.
1t is supposed that this refusal is based on
the ground that the men are criminals. The
American Minister, nevertheless, continues in
his demands for safe conducts.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.
The Herald publishes the following despatch
from Valparaiso:
Judge Foster is conducting an inquiry
into the assault upon the men of the American
cruiser Baltimore. He says that the deposi-
tons signed by the American sailors contain
no complaints against the police, who are sus-
pected of bayonetting some of the Balti-
mOre's men. He declares that he is unable
to ascertain definitely how the riot began, but
has learned that the Americans had high words
in a dr~inking-saloon with some Chilians, with
the result that one of the latter was knocked
down, whereupon the disturbance became
general and the police interfered. Judge
Foster is anxious to get to the bottom of the
affair, and all the saloon keepers in the city
have been ordered to appear before him.
"The demand for an indemnity is regarded
here as unfortunate, and the action of the Unit
ed States. is thought to be too hasty."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.
1t is stated to have been decided that, unless
Chill gives proper redress for the outrages
upon American sailors at Valparaiso within a
reasonable time, Mr.. Egan will be recalled and
relations with Chill will be suspended. Mr..
Tracy, the Secretary of the Navy, said on
Saturday that no more warships will he sent
to Chill at present. The Yorktown and Bos-
ton will reach the West Coast in about a
month, and the San Francisco is only four
days sail from Valparaiso, but the latter will
not be sent there yet.
It having been suggested that the outrage
upon the American sailors was similar to the
killing of Italians in new Orleans, an official,
thoroughly familiar with all the facts in the
possession of the Government regarding the
Valparaiso outrage, said yesterday that it
differed in every material feature from the
Italian affair in New Orleans. In the latter
case the men assaulted were domiciled in the
United States, and were practically citizens
but, in any case, they had no official relations
with the Government of Italy. In the Valpa-
raise case, on the other hand, the men attacked
wore the uniform of the United States, and
were assaulted simply because they were Amer
leans. This official said that the attack was a
deliberate insult to the American flag, and
could be regarded in no other way.
The report of Captain Schley, of the Balti-
more, declares that the American sailors were
unarmed, that they we've perfectly sober, and
that they had not provoked the assault. The
report adds that Regain was taken out of a
tramcar, and shot by upwards of 100 men,
Another man was stabbed several times in the
back, and an officer, Mr.. Hamilton, was SINH
larly wounded. Many other men were iniur-
ed, the weapons most commonly used being
clubs and knives, although the naval surgeons
declare that some of the wounds were inflicted
with bayonets, the suggestion being that the
Valparaiso police took part in the outrages.
Altogether, thirty three American sailors were
placed under arrest by the Chilians, most of
whom were suffering from injuries received at
the hands of the mob. Seven others, including
an officer, were seriously wounded by bayon-
cts, knives, clubs, and stones. All of these
belonging to the United States warship Balti.
more.
A despatch states that President Harrison