New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-11
MINISTER MONT AND HIS GOVERNMENT
GILLIAN NEWSPAPER OFFICES sACKED-sEN
FENCES OF ASSAILANTS OF THE
nAITINOGF'S MEN.

Santiago de Chill Feb lO.-The Sub-secretary OF
the Foreign Office recently stated. without any re-
serve to the Associated Press correspondent that on
the day the ultmatum of the United states was re
ceived Santiago, Mr.. Montt cabed this Government
that his negotiations with the state Department were
proceeding most satisfactorily. 1t is also said upon
good authority that Mr.. Months cable contained I"
Clause advising his Government to make firm Stahd'
he was arranging matters 50 satisfactorily thaI
the negotiations would be concluded with great credit
10 Chill The officials Of the Gillian Government say
that In the Information which had been given
them by their representative in Washington Tor the
last two months they were not prepared 10 receive
such q positive communication from the United States
Government. They assert that Mr. Montt was IN
structed last December two months after the attack
,ron the Daliimore's men, to express the sincere
rret of Chill on account Of that affair." and also that
AT that time Secretary Blaine proposed 10 submit the
matter TO arbitration. and that after some delay the
proposition was accepted by chill. They add That
Mr. Montt proposed certain terms for the Withdrawal
OF the Malta telegram three weeks ago. aud That
these terms were accepted by Mr.. Blaine
All the newspapers which had favored the cause OF
Canaceda during the obliged 10 suspend pnb-
iicaton when the Congressional Government came Into
power but within the last two mouths tree opposl-
lion newspapers have been started In santiago, and
several Others in Valparaiso aud other parts OF the
country They have at all times upheld the American
side In the controversies tue attack upon the BATH
nores sailor, and other affairs and have severely
demned the Malta telegram. The policy tney have
pursued resulted few days ago 10 attempt 10 stop
their publication. The buildings occupied by the three
opposition papers in Santiago attacked at night
by crowd of men, and every thing connected with The
plants WAS demolished. The opposition papers III Val
paraiso and other places similarly dealt with at
the samc time The mob which sacked the three news
papers In Santiago had It's headquarters In OF the
principal social Of the city, II from
that place to make the attack IL was composed OF
young men who represented the first families OF the
city, and many of them Army officers. No at
tempt has been made to punish the men who took part
In the affair.
Within the last few days sentence has been passed
upon the three men who were convicted, upon their
confession, Of being implicated In the attack upon
the sailors OF the Baltimore last October. one Of
these men confessed that be had stabbed Turnbul
who found with eighteen knife wounds upon him
and who afterward died aboard the Baltimore. The
said that he had not inflicted any serious injury
Turnbull. Another confessed that he had stabbed
Regsin. The third man merely said that he had been
engaged 10 the attack upon the SAILORS These three
are the only persons who have been convicted. The
first ry0 were sentenced to 800 DAYS imprisonment
and the other TO about five months imprisonment.