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

judgment which the investigation is to
terminate"
On December 81 Senior Mont lays
before Mr.. Blaine n telegram heretofore
msde public summarizing tho rest Of
the preliminary trial before the Judge
81 orlmea, anu asserting nil tho
Americans, with the exception Of two,
declare the police did their duty and
made no charge against them what.
ever.
January the 4, he transmitted to
Secretary Blaine the following tele-
gram he had received rom Minister
P,reitn, the new minister OF foreign
rcia,ionG "lnform the United States
government that summary Of the
attorney generals report relative TO the
occurrence OF October 10. which Chi q
has lnmonted aud does sincerity lament,
will be sent ou Monday, the 4th inst"
January ., Mr.. Mont In n note to
M. Blaine transmits 10 him the result
OF the preliminary investigation nj
Valparaiso and Informs him that the
next step Ia the framing Of an indict-
mont based on II against the respon-
siblo persons. He rays the prOsecut.
lug attorney has brought accusation
against those who from the summary
APPEAR 10 De GUILTY,
and they are Carlos Gomez, Frederico
llodrlJuez and AhumadA, Chillans;
and Davidson, American, ami mas
asked that upon them be imposed the
penalties assigned by the law, upon
Gomez OF three 70 five year, penal linz
prisOnmeni; Rodriguez, from two to
eighteen mouthR, and Ahumhda aud
Davidson, twenty to forty days im-
prla0nmcnt."
Upon the conclusion OF the mario tho
procedure prescribed by the laws IL to
communicate TO the criminals the In.
dictment framed by the prosecuting
attorney and 10 set down the case for
trial within period. Thereupon the
sentence Is pronounced which must be
reviewed Ivy thu superior court. Con-
sidering the bulk Of the record OF the
proceeding, which exceeds three hun.
dfed folioS, the necessary investiga.
lions TO discover the culprits, the mum.
erOus witnesses whose dispositions have
been taken, TO the delay In the appear
nnce OF several Of them Of which you
have knowledge, the activity shown
10y the criminal Judge Of Valparaiso In
this matter To the end that public Jus.
tice should he sp jedily done, has been
satisfactory to my government. l have
also received special instructions to
state 10 the government OF the United
states that the government OF Chile
has felt very sincere regret for tho un.
fortunate events which occurred In
Valparaiso on tho 10th OF October, al.
though incidents OF this nature are
NOT RARE IN FORTS FREQuEsTED ny
SAILORS
Of various nhtionalltios. The fact that
thu deaths and wounds were caused
In this disturbance; the care with
which tho Chilean authorities are
accustomed 10 watch over the pcronnl
securities OF all who tread Its territory
the fact that persons employed IN tho
service OF a friendly nation were con.
cernoi and the frank desire Of Amerl.
can cordially which my government
entertains, have led II cordially to de-
piore the aforesaid disturbances and 20
do everything In Its power toward tho
trial and punishment OF the guilty
parties"
The brief kilograms received by
| Minister Mont and transmitted TO Sec
Rotary Blaine, stated that Shields, OF
the American merchant vessel "kee-
weenaw," was declared a deserter by
the captain OF the vessel on October
cath inst; the same day the police took
linn up drunk on the street, January
llth, Davidson was accused OF stoning
| Shields.
The last note In the correspondence
delivered to Secretary Blaine by Mr..
! Egan was n simple enclosure Of tele-
gram In the following language: "rhs
commander OF the "Yorktowno has
notified the naval commandment that
he was going 10 send bya mail steam.
or the refugees he had on board. Hav-
ing asked instructions, the naval COM
maudant replied to him that the gov.
ernment did not give safe conduct TO
the refugees. They win understand
the contingencies to which they are
exposed by embnrkment IN merchant
vessels or In mail steamers.
(signed) "PERTERA.o
THE MESSAGE BEFEBRED.
In the House on motion OF Blount,
"a ND In h..A al