The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-12
THE VALPARAISO oUTRAGEs.
More Testimony Against the Chilean
Police and Soldiers.

More Testimony Against the Chilean
Police and Soldiers.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 1L-The Post tomor-
row will publish synopsis of the testimony
given at the san Francisco inquiry into the case
OF Patrick Shields. fireman on the steamer Ke-
weenaw, arrested at Valparaiso and brutally
maltreated. From the place of arrest to the
prison, nearly half mile policeman beat him
continually. In the prison yard Shields says he
was subjected 10 the most inhuman treatment,
blows rendering him unconscious No accusa-
ton was made against him.
naval officer of great prominence said this
afternoon
The public should be acquainted with the
great gravity OF the Chilean CONT oyersy. The
investigation at Vallejo is developing very
startling facts, and it will be well for us TO ap
preciate the situation thoroughly. The evil
dence taken there shows concusively, TO my
mind, that the assault was pre-arranged affair
and the inquiry at Val paraiso q mere farce. /
am thoroughly convinced the assault was pre-
medltated and intended as an insult to this
government
1t was ascertained this afternoon beyond the
possibility of doubt that the navy department,
since receipt of the first news of the Vallejo in
quiry, has redoubled preparations for trouble.
The activity at the navy yard in this city has
been increased. The navy department is push
ing every means of saving time.
Whether Great Britain is or is not using her
influence with Chile to bring about a salts
factory settlement of the Baltimore outrage is
as yet matter of speculation. But there
is abundant evidence that she is showing
the deepest interest in the preparations
for war which our country has been making.
Our naval officers have not failed to discover
that two naval attaches of the British legation
III this city, Captains Way aud Langley, have
been watching every movement of the navy de-
nal rfy no al of NTH fta SrSf
commenced. These attaches made personal
visits TO different places throughout the country
where work war materials is in progress.
Only few days ago Captain Langley visited the
Mare island yard and the Union Iron works
at San Francisco to see what truth there was in
the rumors OF hurried work on the Coast de-
fense vessels There can be no doubt that he
discovered that the reports OF great activity in
the work on the Monterey were not exaggerated,
ana it is presumed that he lost no time in in
forming mis- government OF the condition and of
what formidable craft she will be when
finished
The navy department is informed that the
United States steamer Chicago, Admiral Walk
er's flagship, arrived at Monteyideo this morn
ing. The other vessels OF his sQuadron, the At
lanta and Bennington, were last reported at
Bahia. They are expected to join the Chicago
at Montevideo The future movements of these
vessels will be governed entirely by circum-
stances. They were ordered to proceed to Mon
tevideo and await further orders. In case of me-
cessity they will be ordered to Chile, but unless
such necessity arises they will remain on duty
in the South Atlantic.
CHICAGO Jan. II. Mortimer McRoberts, of this
city, who has a contract to furnish all the
dynamite cartridges for the United States army
and navy, said today that his factory, located at
Dubuque, Ia. has put an a double force of
men and working day and night turning
out their product Not less than 1000
men have been engaged for the work, and il is
stated that the payments make by the govern
ment will foot up into hundreds of thousands.
The prospect of possible Chilean war is the as
sumed cause OF pushing manufacture. Until
year ago the government purchased all its cart
ridges in England
VALLEJO, Jan. 1l.-One hundred and twenty
OF the Baltimores crew have been on liberty in
San Francisco for the past forty-eght hours.
They returned to their ship today, and OF the
whole number, only two showed any signs of
undue indulgence in liquor. This is. eonsid-
cred a remarkable record for so large body OF
men, who have not been on leave for nearly
three months; not, in fact, since the fatal 10th
of october.
Nothing very new was ELECTED at the Baltimore
examination today, the evidence being chiefly
directed 10 eorroborating that already taken
and 20 showing the pernicious activity of the
Valparaiso police on the day of the riot. Some
score Of witnesses were examined. All of them
were arrested by the police, and confined for
from four to five days The great ma
jority OF these did not even know
there had been riot until they
were arrested and taken to jail, where
they found their bruised and bleeding ship
mates several witnesses testified that the
police first made known their desire TO arrest
them by attacking them from behind, striking
them with gunbutts or eutlasses. None
OF these men made any resistance, al
though two or three. startled by the
sudden assault, tried to run away. In
such cases they were chased bv mounted
officers, Knocked down and beaten. One was
stabbed by policeman with fixed bayonet
and did not recover from the wound for twenty
DAYS Search for the men who expressed 10
the Valparaiso court their approval of the
action of the police during the riot, as claimed
BY the proeurstor fiscal in his report, is becorn-
ing alInos, as hopeless rs the inquiry for the
man who struck Billy Patterson Al
though nearly nity sailors, including all
that were arrested in Valparaiso, have
been examined, no. one admits that
he made such a statement, while at least two
thirds of them tell tales of brutality at The aands
of either the police or the soldiers. The re-
mainder o. the day was taken Up with testf-
mony as TO the sobrety of Rggn aud Turnbull
the two who were murdered The universal
testimony is tnnL tcF were gDtn kGSer very etOrI-
iy before being attacked. No one witnessed the
attack on Turnbun or knows the circumstances
lie IS the one who received eighteen knife
wounds in the back and died IN few DAYS from
the effects. He made dying statement, when
will probably be put in evidence tomorrow A
few sailors viii testify tomorrow as 20 tie scenes
in the courtroom when they "a ere srraignei.
but most OF the day W be taken I'D with tle
examination OF the officers Of the Baltimore.
lion 4
Wednesday.
The first witness today was James " TlIIey
colorsd, who testified that thres or four days
before the rIot IN Valparaiso he was warned by