The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-01-30


and when the father discovered II he few into
q passion and said he would rather have his
son die than have Americans touch him, and
at once had him removed from the ward. This
feeling Is not well concealed ia the dispatches
Of the foreign office, and had quite open eX-
preston IN tho disrespectful treatment Of the
American legation. The Gillian boatmen In
the bay refused, even for large offers Of money,
10 return our sailors, who crowded the Mole,
10 their ships when they were endeavoring 10
escape from the city on the night Of the assault.
The market boats Of the Baltimore were
threatened, and even quite recently the gig Of
Commander Evans, Of the Yorktown, was
stoned while Whiting for him at the Mole.
Tho Attack Was Premeditated.
The evidence OF our sailors clearly shows
that the attack was expected by the Gillian
people, that threats had been made against our
men, and in one case, somewhat early In the
afternoon the keeper Of one house, into which
some Of our men had gone, closed his establish
ment In anticipation Of the attack, which he
advised them would be made upon them when
darkness came on.
In a report Of Captain Schloy to the navy de-
partment, he says:
"In the only interview that had with Judge
Foster, who IS investigating the case relative
TO the disturbance, before he was aware Of the
entire gravity Of the matter, he informed me
that the assault upon my men was the outcome
Of hatred for our people among the lower
glasses, because they thought we had sympa-
thized with the Balnnceda government on ac-
count Of the Itata matter, whether with rea-
son or without, he could not Of course admit,
but such he thought was the explanation Of
the assault at that time"
Several OF our men sought security from the
mob by such complete or partial changes in
their dress as would conceal the fact of their
being seamen Of the Baltimore and found It
then possible to walk the streets without mo-
lestatiOn.
The Attack Was Aimed at the Nation.
These iucidests conclusvely establish that
/ the attack was upon the uniform-upOn the
nationality and not upon the men. The origin
q this feeling is probably found in the refusal
Of this government to give recognition 70 the
| Congressional party before It had established
| itself, in the seizure Of the Itata for an al
| legged violation Of the neutrality law, in the
| cable incident and i'm the charge that Admiral
| Brown conveyed information TO Valparaiso OF
/ the landing at Quintoro.
! 1t Is not my purpose to enter here any de
| fense Of the action Of this government in these
matters. It Is enough for the present purpose
/ 10 say that II there was any breach Of intcrna-
! tional comfy or duty on our part il should
| have been made the subject Of official com.
| plant through diplomatic channels, or OF
] reprisals for which a full responsibility
was assumed. We cannot consent that
these incidents and these perversions Of the
] truth buhll De ltheu 10 excite q tuulueIous AZ
! tack upon our unotfending sailors and the
government Of Chill go acquitted Of RESPONSE
| billty. In fact the conduct Of this govern
. ment during the war in Chill pursued those
lines Of international duty which we had sC
strongly insisted upon on the part OF other ma
tions when this country was in the throes o.
| active conflict.
We continued the established diplomatic re
lations with the government in power until Il
was overthrown and promptly and cordially
| recognized the new government when 1t wa,
established. The good offices Of this govern
ment were offered to bring about a peaceful
adjustment, and the interposition of Mr. ERat
to mitigate seventies and to shelter adhercnt
OF the Congressional party were effective anC
frequent. The charge against Admiral Brow
is too base TO gain credence with any one VIII
knows his high personal and professional char
acter.
Several Distinct Assaults,
Referring to the evidence of our sailors,
think it is shown that there were several dis
tinct assaults, and so nearly simultaneous a
to show that they did not spread from on
point A press summary Of the report of Tn
Fiscal shows that the evidence OF the Chllial
officials ana others was in conflict as to tn
place of the origin, several places being namet
by different witnesses as the locality wher
the first outbreak occurred, This, II correctl
reported, shows that there were several dis
tinct outbreaks and so nearly at the same tim
az to cause this confusion.
The La Patria in the same issue, from whcl
l have already quoted, after describing tn
killing OF Riggin and the fight, which from tina
point extended to the Mole, says:
AT the same time in other streets of tn
port the Yankee sailors fought fiercely with tn
people of the town, who believed to see in ther
incarnate enemies Of the Gillian navy"
Captain Jenkins Testimony.
The testimony of Captain jenkins, Of tn
American merchant ship Keweenaw, which ha
gone TO Valparaiso for repairs and who HRs
witness of some part Of the assault upon tn
crew Of the Baltimore, is strongly corrObora
tive of the testimony OF our own sailors, whe
he says that he saw Chilian sentries drive bac
n seaman seeking shelter from mob that wa
pursuing him. The officers and men of Cal
tain jenkins ship furnish the most concusiv
testimony as to the indignities which wer
practiced toward Americans in Valparais,
When American sailors, even Of merchar
ships, can only secure their safety by denyin
, their nationality, it must be time to readiu,
, ,, our relations with government that permit
such demonstrations.
Maltreatsd by the Police.
. As to the participation of the police the ev
dence Of our sailors shows that our men weI
e struck and beaten by police officers before an
' after arrest, and that ono at least was dregge
+ with a lasso about his neck by a mounted p,
r licsman. That the death OF Riggin was h
. result Of a rife shot, fired by policeman
9 soldier on duty, is shown directly by the test
n mony Of johnson, in whose arms he was at tl
T time, and by the evidence Of Charles LangeI
n an American sailor not then a member Of II
y Baltimore's crew, who stood close by and sa
n the transaction.
d The Chilian authorities do not pretend
3, fix the responsibility Of this shot upon any pa
/, ticular person, but avow their inability to a
Q certain who fired IL further than that IL WI
e fred from a crowd The character OF d
: wound, as described by one Of the surgeons
= the Baltimore, clearly supports his OpniC
that 1t was made by rifle ball, the orifce
= exit being as much as an inch or an inch an
n Aquarter in width. When shot the poor fe
4, low was unconscious and in the arms Of
Il eomrade, who was endeavoring to carry hi
to a neighboring drug store for treatment
The story OF the police, that in coming up d
street they passed these men and left the
g behind them, is inconsistent with their oW
II statement as to the direction Of their approaC
e and with their duty TO protect them, and
g clearly disproved In fact, Riggin was not b
IS hind but in front Of the advancing force, al
y was not standing in the crowd, but was unco
u scious and supported In the arms OF JOhnsC
n when he was shot.
No Expressions of Regret,
a The communications Of the Chilian COVER
2 ment In relation to this cruel and dsastrO
4 attack upon our men, as will appear from Il
e the form of amity and satisfactory expressi,
,e Of regret, much less Of apology. The eve
i was Of so serious a character that, II the /
n juries suffered by our men had been Who'll
q the result Of an accident in a Chilian port, Il
n Incident was grave enough 10 have called I
40 some public expression Of sympathy and I
40 gret from the local authorities.
e 1t is not enough 70 say that the affair W
,d lamentable, for humanity would require ii
g. expression, even II the beating and killing
Sc our men had been iustaGble. Il is not enoul
IL 70 say that the Incident is regretted, coupl
with the statement that the affair was not
an unusual character In ports where the fC
eign sailors are accustomed TO meet II Is n
ie for a generous and sincere government 10 SCI
\. for words Of small or equiyocal meaning
&c which TO convey % friendly power an apollo
a for an otlense so atroCiOus as this.
nc In the case OF the assault by mob in n,
y Orleans upon the Spanish consulate In Is
- ! Mr.. Webster wrote to the Spanish ministj
vi Mr.. CalderOu, that the acts complained OF we
"a dlsgraceful and fragrant breach OF duty a.
le propriety," and that 'his government deploI
nc them a. deeply as Minister Calderon and J
", government could possibly do" that "tht
III acts have caused the president great pain, a
II be thinks a proper acknowledgment is due
"a her majesty's government
81 He invited the Spanish consul 10 return
- his post, guaranteeing protection, and offer
"a 10 salute the Spanish flag II the consul shou
~ come In a Spanish vessel. Such a treatme
y by the government OF Chill Of this ASA,
7H would have been more crelitable 20 the Chill
l. authorities, aud much less can hardly
IS satisfactory TO a government that values
no dignity and honor.
N. We Waited with Much Patience.
ID. In our note OF Oct. . last, which appears
to the correspondence, after receiving th. rep,
in OF the board Of officers appointed by D lpa
k Schley TO investigate the affair, the Chill
"a government was advised Of the aspect viii
1T; II then assumed, and called upon for any ta
M In It's possession that might tend TO modify
ih- unfavorable impressions which our rep0
had created. II Is very clear from the cor
spondence that before the receipt OF this no
I the examination WAS REGARDED bv the mol