The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-14

matter. The facts in that case
seem TO show an unnecessary and uniustiti-
able feeling of hostility toward the United
States and for that affair Chile ought to
make reparation, and make it at once.n
CAPT. scHLEY's REPORT.
The final report of Capt Schley, CON-
manding the cruiser Baltimore, in regard
TO the assault Of the sailors of that vessel at
Valparaiso on Oct 16 was received at the
naval department to-day. In it Capt Schley
makes positive statement that the only in
terview he ever had with Judge OF
Crimes Foster of Chile on the subject
OF the attack on the Baltimore's sailors oc-
CURED shortly after that event and before
its full gravity was known and understood
at Valparaiso. At that interview Capt.
Schley says Judge Foster expressly stated
TO him that the cause of
the attack was the hatred that
the lower class of Chileans had for Ameri-
cans because of the belief that the Ameri-
cans had been on the side of ex-President
Balmaceda- This expression by Judge
Foster is regarded by naval officers as highly
significant in view of his subsequent state
ments in regard to the Baltimore incident.
The interview took place before the receipt
OF the Presidents note. calling on the
Chilean government for reparation.
END OF THE INQUIRY.
ALLEJOs CAL.s Jan. lO.-lDe balJlmOr9
inquiry was completed late this afternoon.
1t has lasted six days and every aspect of
the affair has been fully investigated. The
first four days were taken up
with the testimony Of men who related
their Individual experiences during the riot
BY these the facts were clearly brought
out that the attack was premeditated, and
that the police and soldiers aided the
mob In their deadly work. On the fifth day
the ma1IOql nffiparz Of tho chin faefFGaA
as to the wounds received by the Balti-
more's men and as to the criminal neglect
of the wounded sailors in the Valparaiso
hospital, the authorities refusing to treat
the men themselves or to allow the Balti-
more's surgeons to do so. Several senior
officers testified as to the legal proceedings
in Valparaiso bringing out clearly the
utter failure of the Valparaiso court to es-
tablish anything to the detriment Of the
sailors and the care which the Judge OF
crimes exercised in avoiding any questions
that might bring forth reflections on the
Valparaiso police.
CAPT. SCHLEY'S TESTIMONY.
Then Capt. Schley took the stand and
proceeded to give a resume of the whole
history of the ship since first reaching Val
paraisO. He spoke over an hour, clearly
and forcibly, and was listened 30 with great
attention with the audience that crowded
the court room. He showed forth plainly the
inception and growth of the anti
American feeling among the Chileaus and
the many discourtesies he was subjected to.
He saw over seventy OF his men on shore
shortly before the riots began, and they
were all sober. But even if they had not
been, he declared that he saw no reason
why they should have been visited with
capital punishment for being drunk.
CAUSE OF CHILE's ILL-FEELING.
Lieut.. McCrea testified at length as to the
ill-feeling toward Americans. The Quinteros
affair was the greatest cause of the ill-feel-
ing. The refugee, Itata and cable questions
came next in the order named. VAL
| paraiso was filed with lies and exaggera-
| tions of all kinds
Capt. Schley testified: "When we ar
rived at Iquique 1t was In possession of the
congressionalists. The people there, though
not hostile, were decidedly cool. The junta
in surrendering the Itata, stated that they
did so because they could not indorse so pal
pable violation OF the laws of neutrality,
nor could they defend the action
of their officers Ia escaping from the mu-
nicipal authorities of San Diego Never
theless after her delivery the whole tone of
the people changed. The papers stated that
the United States was guilty of an act Of
Injustice which could never be forgotten or
forgiven"
THE BALTIMORE IN THE MUD.
Water was let into the dry dock this
morning, and the Baltimore once more
ioated. AT l O'clock, being high tide. she
hauled out. The tide was running furiously
and her hawsers snapped ike thread. The
vessel was caught in the current and hurled
over to the Vallejo side. The anchor
was dropped 5too late, and the big
cruiser brought up in the mud almost
against the wharf The tide was falling
and she keeled over the starboard and now
lies in an unpleasant. though not dangerous
position. Il is hoped she can be floated off
at high tide to morrow. Her engines
being repaired and she is unable to get
up steam and must depend upon tug TO
haul her Off. She may perhaps have to go
back into the dry dock to see whether the
grounding hos injured her hull, though as
it was in a soft mud bank 1t is hoped that
this will not be needed. The workingmen
are working double time on her engines
She can leave by Jan. II If necessary.
EGAN's REFUGEES ESCAPE.
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch to the
Times from Santiago de Chile states that
all the refugees sheltered by Mr.. Egan, the
United States minister, except one, sue
ceeded in making their escape from the
Chilean authorities. The dispatch adds
that the relations between Chile and the
United States are improving.