Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
By MAIL FROM VALPARAISO.
Prevailing Topics ut ChiIe's Chief Sea-
port.

| port.
MOVEMENTS OF THE AMERICAN vEssEis-rHr
INQUIRY INTO THE ATTACK ON BALTIMORE SRA
MEN-AFFAIRs AT sASrIAao-rHE REFUGEES
At -rHE AMERICAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ABOARD TIE BALTIMORE
| VALP ARAIso, Dec. 2, Is9l.-The United States
gun boat Yorktown arrived here on November
50. She saluted the Chilean flag and also the
admiral OF the German squadron upon enter
Ing port She anchored close to the Balti-
more. about a mile off shore. Her commander.
Capt; Evans. intends to send his men ashore
on liberty within few days, but the in;endente
| will be requested first to afford them police
protection. The United States cruiser Bos-
ton left Monteveido several DAYS ago and is ex-
pected here within o week. 1t is supposed that
the Baltimore will be ordered to proceed to
| San Francisco after the arrival of the
Boston. The Baltimore has not been on a dry
dock for year and the dock in Valparaiso is
not large enough to accommodate q ship OF her
| tonnage Capt Scbley bad divers at work on
the Baltimore for over a month and her bottom
was cleaned as well Gs il could be done in that
way but in knocking of, the barnacles the paint
| has also been taken of and II is necessary that
the ship be painted before salt water has too
| great an effect on her steel sides.
San Francisco is the most available port in
which to dock the Baltimore, and it is sup
posed that she will arrive there about the LIST
OF january.
ALL QUIET ALONG THE PACIFIC.
There seems to be nothing here at the pres
ent time to indicate the necessity of having
large American squadron III Chilean waters.
Owing TO the pressure which brought to
Dear by the United States government the
ohnean authorities are making more search
ing Investigation of the attack upon the Dalt,-
more sailors on October l6 last. Ibis investi-
CATION is still in progress before the judge of
the court OF crimes III Valparaiso. Capt Schley
was requested to send his men before the
court to give their testimony AID the condi-
tioh which he imposed, that one Of his officers
attend tbs proceedings and act Us interpreter
Ior the American sailors, was accepted.
Lieut. McCrea of the Baltimore who is familiar
Win the Spanish language, has been in con-
slant attendance Ut the court. The principal
dispute has been over the character OF the
wound received by Reggins, one OF the victims.
DEATH OF SAILOR REGIONS.
The Americans have claimed that he was shot
and killed by policeman. and the testimony
OF comrade named johnson, who was with
heggins at the time. shows that policeman adj
Vanced upon the men with rifle in his hand
ana hred at them twice Reggins was then
insenslbie from knife wound. and johnson
was Carrying him to u drug store. One bail
from the policemans rife passed through the
coAar OF Johnsons shirt and entered Reggins'
at such close range that Johnson's shirt was
powder burned. The Chilean officials have
CANNED that the appearance OF Johrson's
clothing indicated that the shot had been fired
from revolver. while the police were armed
only with rifles and bayonet swords.
DR.. Stitt of the Baltimore made some experi-
inehts by hiring at piece OF cloth at close
range with rifle and a revolver. The result of
TINS experiment was laid before the court yes
terday and the appearance of the cloth which
a MI a.. l.l
act!y with the appearance Of Johnsons cloth
ing. Both DIR. White and DR.. Stitt of the Balti-
more have described before the court the char
acter OF the wounds received by the men aud
nave shown that number OF the wounds were
naue oy the bayonets carried by the police, and
the testimony of the men themselves shows
that the police did use that weapon on them.
AFFAIRS AT SANTIAGO.
There has been nothing of special importance
at Santiago for several weeks past Affairs at
the American legation there are practically in
the same condition as they have been since the
close OF the war in August last. The Chilean
government has given no intimation that it In
tends to release the refugees or grant them
safe conduct.
An incident occurred few days ago which
| shows with what zeal the refugees are being
watched. One Of the men who had been living
| In asylum at the American legation for several
months left there last week and went to his
hOHS; "uACu 10 Two uOOrs from the IeEa-
| ton. The spies round the legation discovered
this and while they made no immediate at
tempt to arrest him they blockaded his house
to prevent his escape. few evenings ago he
| received friendly call from a member of the
chamber of deputies, who is, of course a sup
porter OF the present government. As the
deputy was leaving the house he was arrested
by a spy in front Of the door. The man in
formed him that he was a spy and that lie had
orders to make the rrrest.
All the members of congress in Chile are ex-
empt from arrest and the deputy Immediately
retaliated by arresting the spy. half dozen
other spies came to his assistance and quite
disturbance arose, but the deputy established
his identity, and gave his prisoner in charge of
policeman, who took him TO the station, where
the disposition that was made OF him is not
known. A few hours later the man who had
left his asylum at the legation requested Man
lister Egan to escort him back. But Minister
Egan notified him that he had left the legation
voluntarily and he unable to escort him
back TO it, as the right Of asylum did not ex-
tend that far.
THANKSGIVING ABOARD THE BALTIMORE.
Thanksgiving day was observed by the Amer
ican sailors in Valparaiso bay by number of
boat races and a dinner given aboard the Balti-
more to the competing crews of the French
men-of-war. The Baltimore and three French
vessels were the only men-of-war in port at the
time and invitations were not extended to the
SuItaH suilo W tdhe part III Tue races Out at the
invitation of Capt. Schey the commanders of
the Cochrane and the Esmeralda and several
other Chilean naval officers went aboard the
Baltimore and witnessed the races.
The Americans won three races and the
Frenchmen one. There were also a number Of
games aboard the Baltimore. and afterward
about 500 American and French sailors had a
Thanksgiving dinner in the mess room.
Capt Dickinson and twrnty-six men, COM
prising the crew OF the American ship liappahan-
mock, arrived here on the Goth uirimo from
Juan Fernandez Island. The ship was bound
from Liverpool to San Francisco, laden with
$4,000 tons of coal. After passing Cape Horn
the cargo was discovered to be on fire, presun-
ably from spontaneous combustion. The ship
was headed at once for Juan Fernandez and
arrived there two days later, where it was
found necessary to scuttle her in order to ex-
tingush the flames. The vessel and cargo are
practically total loss, but they will be sold at
auction here.
Accounts Of Rough Weather.