Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-26

gat.ng tho case rulatiVe 20 th' ulsluih-
aucs, before he was aware OF mo uutiro
| ruyiiy ~ the question, hc informed
/ ms that the a, .nult upon my men was
/ the outcome Of hatred Tor our PEOPLE
among The lower classes. because they
thought We sgmputhizea WIN INC
| lillnaccda government IN account OF
| the "itntsD nnttoF, whether WIN
s,as1n or without he could, VI course,
not admit. but such, he thought was
tine explanation Of the assault 49, tnal
| umr.
Several OF our men sought security
llom the mob rs such complete o.
! partial changes iu their dress az wolli
conceal the iact o. lhsif being scamen
al the "Baittmprr.n and fodnI 70 thun
possible u walk the streets without
medication.
TriU uRWoRaf ATTAcitEp.
These iuc.dunts conclulvcly ost,b.
| nsh that TIE attack Wa upou TIE uni
/ form Of The nationality aud not upon
! tho men. TITO origin % tbs feeling u
| probably found In the refusal VI this
/ Government 10 give rccoBnltion - The
CONGREGATIONAL party before u hal 60
| inhlishoi itsclf, Ia the seizure OF the
"fuian Tor alleged Ni0lNihn az llc
urulialliy law, in the cable ~ luthl
aud IN The charge that Admiral hfoWn
/ conveyed information 20 ValLniniso Of
/ tho landing at oulnicros. IL ~ not
my purpose To enter mere any utlthsc
ot the action Of tho government IN
these mntters. I. r. enough fos the
present purpose TO say TINT " theic Was
/ any breach NJ international courtesy
Or duty ca oar part, it should nave
/ bron mlde thu subject Of oniclal COM
paint through diplomatic channeis, Or
| ~ r,pfilais for which luil possibility
| /. assumed. We cannot consent that
/ tnr-f incidents aud these pefvgsiOus
| NJ truth shall De used 20 excite muir
| durlus attack upon oar unoilrndiug
| sailors. and the government OF Chile go
acquitted Of responsibility. In fact, the
coiidu I u thlsgOyernment during The
| war in Chile pursued those lines VI
! irlernallonnl duiy which we hod 20
! strongly Insisted upon On the part NJ
! other nations when this country was
/ iu the ihroes NJ civil conflict. We
I continued 10 establish diplomatic To.
| lnti0ns with the government Iva power
uulli ID was ostrthr0wr, and promptly
| ami cordially recognized the new gov
erumpnt when II was established. The
| good fllcps OF tho government were
offered ~ bring about peaceful al.
! lusimnnt, and the iuterpo-iiiOn Of
/ Fsan Ia initiate 10 severity aud
| shelter the adheronts u tho Congrrs.
/ sional party were elective and IRE.
/ qucut. The charge against Admiral
| Brown II too base 10 gala cftdence
| with any onn VINO knows his high pro-
fessloual character.
SEVERAL ASSAULTS AT ONE TIME.
Recurring 70 the evidence OF our
/ sailors thiuk IL isshown that there were
/ several distinct assaults and 10 nearly
simultaneous M TO show thai. they did
not spread from one point. The press
summary NJ the report OF tho Pr0cura.
| tnr Fiscal shows evidence that the
| Chilean officials aud others are In con-
flict ~ 10 the place Of origin, several
| places being named by different wit.
nesscs M tho locality where the ilrat
outbreak occurred. This, II correctly
| reported, shows that there were several
] distinct outbreaks and ~ nearly at the
/ mme tlno rs 20 cause this confusion.
| La Patr.a, In tho same isiue from
| which have quoted, after describing
| tho killing OF Riggln and the fight
/ which from that point extended 10 the
mole, says:
cat the same time IN other streets Of
the port Yankee sailors fought fiercely
with the people Of the town, who be.
| liOvei 10 SEQ IN them the inoarna,o
enemies Of the Chilean navy"
The testimony Of Captain Jenkins Of
the American merchant ship IKE
IA. q "a.
80 for repairs, and who was n'wiiness
20 some part Of tho assault upon tue
"Baltimorc's" crow, Is strongly cor
r0bUrativo Of the testimony Of our own
sailors when he says that no saw the
Chilean sentr!es olive back the seamen
seeking shelter, upon the mob that was
pursuing them, The officers and men
Of Captain JonlIius' ship furnish tue
mustconcluslve testimony a. to the in.
dignitlos pIaCticed towards Americans
In Valparaiso. When American
sailors, even Of merchant ships, can
| only secure their safety by denying
their nationality, It must be time TO
ment that permits such demonstrations.
PARTICIPATION or TIE POLICE.
~ TO tho participation Of tho police,
tho evidence OF our sailors shows that
our men We're struck aud beaten by the
police officers before and after arrest
and that ono at least was dragged with
n lResO about his neck by mounted
policeman. That the death OF Riggin
was the result OF " rifle shot fred by n
policeman or soldier on duty Is shown
directly by the testimony Of Johnson,
In whose arms no was at tho time, and
by tho evidence Of Charles linngon,
All American sailor not then a member
OF the "balIlmora" crew, who stood
close by and snw the transaction n.
Tho Chilean authorities do not
pretend to fix the responsibility
OF this shot upon any particu.
lar person, but Avow their in
ability TO ascertain who fired II fur
thor than that II was fred from the
crowd. The character Of the wound
AZ described by one OF the surgeons OF
the baltimore" clearly supports hia
opinion that 1t was made by riffs
ball, the orifice Of the exit being rs
much ~ an inch or an inch and &
quarter In Width. When shot, the
poor fellow was unconscious aud in
the arms Of a comrade, who was Gu
doaVoring TO carry him n a neighbor.
ing drug store for trultment. The
story Of the police that In coming up
Tue street they paHsgd those men and
left Thorn behind Thorn, Is inconsistent
with their own abatement AZ 10 tho
direction Of their approach, and with
their duty 10 protect them, aud Is
clearly diGprovod. Ia fact, Riggin
was not behind, but In front Of the nj