Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-13

WAsHIgo1oE, Jan l2 President Harri
son, 1t y understood, Is 9eepiy moved BY the
reports from sun Fngtisco OF tho tasti
mony being taken by Judge Advocate Glen.
elsl Remey concerning the attack upon the
United States cruiser Baltiinores sailors at
Valparaiso. He expects that as soon as the
| investigation is concluded q brief OF the tea-
| tiinony and report viii be sent TO him BY
wire. If the report ia of tho character
which the testimony thus far taken indi.
Gates 1t WIN be, he viii send il to congress
at once, together with the correspondence
between this country and Chill.
At the cabinet meeting the president OK
pressed the opinion that the situation was
rnore serious than II has been at any pro
vious TINA After looking the correspond
enoe over very carefully be finds nothing in
u that indicates tho least regret ou the part
OF Chih for tho outrage. He regards the 80
called ''unoihcialH reports that Chill would
apologize as the rumora given out for the
purpose merely OF allaying popular feeling.
Officially, there has been no intimation al
an amicable disposition on the part Of Chilli.
The Shields Case.
The testimony taken by District Attorney
Carter IN San Francisco in tho case Of Fire
man Smeids, Of the American merchant
steamer keweehaw, which was given in
these dispatches, Is causing revival Of the
war feeling against Chilli. Some people do
not accept the case rs q worthy one. vet
most men IA official HE are inclined 10 40
cept it as indicative OF the feeling prevalent
in Chilli against Americans. That there Is
a brutal tendency whenever people of this
country are 20 be legally OF Illegally handled
IN Chilli is very evident, they say, from the
testimony OF the ofioers and men Of the
Keweehaw.
1t is not probable that the administration
viii make an issue Of tho Shields case, for
there y q grave doubt ns 10 his citizenship,
and some authorities are inclined TO cues.
ton the merit Of the case.
Egan ships the Refugees.
A cablegram has been received az the
state department from United States Min
ister Egan stating that all the refugees, nine
in number, who have been under the pro
lection Of the American lsgatioR at San Ii
ago have been transferred 10 the United
States man-of-war Yorktown, lying at an
Choir in the harbor Of Valparaiso These
refugees, it Is thought at the navy depart-
ment, will be transferred from the York
town 70 some passing vessel to be landed at
Callan, Peru, or If that Is impracticable, the
Boston, which il now at Callao win return
to Valparaiso and the Yorktown win land
the refugees at Callao. In the present con
dition OF affairs it is not thought likely that
Minister Egan will be left unprotected al
Santiago, and if the refugees cannot be
transferred to a passing coast steamer il
VIII be necessary TO have the Boston return
to Valparaiso to protect Minister Egan
while the Yorktown lands her political refu-
gees on neutral territory.
More Of Our Sailors Attacked.
The following cable dispatch was re-
celved at the navy department several DAYS
ago from Commander Evans and has lust
been made publica
VALPARAIao, Jan. o, 1891.
To the Secretary of the Navy:
Yesterday afternoon my gig, while lying Of
the landing place waiting for me, was stoned
by three men in O crowd Of bad character. No
one injured visited Immediately the Chiian |
senior naval officer ahoat and requested him % |
notify the police authorities here that de- |
manded their efficient protection and that il |
TIE otfense was repeated should take the mat
ter N my own hands and protect my men with |
arms. Much regret was expressed by Chilian /
senior naval officer, who went at once to the /
police, Today have assurance that tho parties 4
VIII be punished and protection given.
EVANS