Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-20
5IIEST FROM Chile.
ssn Ty in Her Vessels and All of
Them in Fighting Trim.
-yDNG OF THE CHILEAN COURT
-, Eases o., Those Who Murdered the Balh-
.. Sl-rs- Thompson he London Times"
vl, Entirely Too 0fcioas-Hs Wants
SCI. Chile Some Ships.

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~" .gr. "NaC YORK. HOr!do.
~rr,rAIsO, via Galveston, January
m is true that the Chilean Govern
p, notified Captain Evans, of the
...-rvn. that il was unable 20 guaran-
.r. safety Of the refugees on board
shin II be undertook TO transfer
..~ % any departing steamers, and
-,.re.ther could the Government pre-
---srv steamer on which they took
..s-a from being searched in any
,rs1r port 81 which the vessel might
-.b while on her way north.
rra-a was change OF mind on the
AT of the Chilean authorities in regard
4 these refugees. In proof Of this it is
.r necessary 70 look at the facts.
4 .fs following statement from high
r.s1ricy. it is claimed that the govern
..--vss D1werleSs in the premises:
. .Thr gOvr nment Of Chile has no
.,t. under the constitution Of the
r.-v 90 interfere with the Courts or
ra the public prosecutors, aud the
~a-rmeut could not prevent the seiZ-
y Of the refugees in any port Of Chile
s7 touched at on their way TO a
era p0rJ.'
This plain and direct statement OF
aw and the facts should put at rest
notion, If any such exists, that the
render Of the refugees TO the Amer
-r authorities had . stout and tight
ring attached TO it.
The report Of the Promoter Fiscal 10
Judge OF Crimes in the Baltimore
lair has been given TO the public and
-e has been time TO examine II.
The Promoter Fiscal has accepted
n story that the trouble began with
reseuting by the Americans OF the
sitting in their faces by some ChiieanS,
-a.. that my information leads me TO
eve that the attack broke out stimuli
us0us,y in different parts OF the city
s charged in President HarrisOn's
s,sage.
This is denied by the Chileans aud
Promoter closes the introduction TO
report by asserting that the tight
rss It's origin 10 two drunken Balti-
ere sailors striking q Chilean sailor.
Fs then recoUnts a list Of the injured
l,l says it has only been possible to
sa5.iSh the culpability Of four men.
I1e final findings were as follows: II
S the Court TO condemn Federico Rod
.usz, 70 minor punishment in mini
--u degree Of from 61 70 $40 days.
-Earlos Gomez 70 minor punishment
maximum degree for three years.
ghn Davidson to prison in medium
..-ae from ten years TO fifteen years.
Jose Ahumada 70 prison in medium
s.rse from three years and one day TO
81 Years.
one Of the latest disclosures is the
--5us fact that Thompson, the corre-
;-lsnt OF the London Times, is trying
e.I the Chilean government a man-of-
r- This man is active in other dlrec-
-S
lis be who has caused to be insert
. 10 the Chilean pnpers selections from
.r' OF European journals 70 the effect
. the United States has no Navy
Trd noticing, and that Chile could,
yh lust no trouble at all, sink all her
gs aud levy a contribution on San
.l1cisCO.
The Chileans, when pressed hard, are
breed to admit that they would OF ne
ty be compelled to submit to the
--.ed States in the end. That would
Tempered, however, and they would
a st down very easy by their superior
-0nacy.
The Chilean feet has had steam mp
'- the last three or four days ard they
rs more or less torpedo practice every
-7 The authorities now give out that
-- ships are to 60 to the south FOR ex-
se.
T1egenerally accepted rumor, though,
b .1a. they have been ordered to the
s-l..s Of Magellan, with the intention
wing in wait for Admiral Walker and
-s White squadron in case be should oe
i.rai TO the west coast. This may, or
-l7 not be true, but there Is no doubt
-,r the ships are on fighting trim and
II. Ca. 10.