The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-14
The NATION AROUSED
Chilean OutTa8eS Cause Great
Indignation.
Congress EiII Sustain the Just Demands
Of the President.
The Dignity Of The United States to Be
Upheld "A Reply From Chile
Impl.len,Iy Awaited
Special TO THE MORNING CALI


Balumore's crew, the publication Of the
testimony ia the Shields case aud the ugly
demonstration at Valparaiso against the
Yorktown's gig crew, have had the effect to
create a very uneasy feeling at the Capitol
Senators and Representatives who have all
along derided the idea of any serious result
following the Chilean spondence and
have had the greatest confidence that Chile
would soon tender an ample apology and
make reparati0u for the misdeeds Of her
citizens. are now willing to admit privately
that the situation is full Of grave difficulties.
One ominous sign IS the great inactivity Of
Congress n the matter. Heretofore it has
been customary whenever matter of the
smallest public interest IS the subject Of
diplomatic correspondence for one Of the
two Houses TO call upon the President for
information.
THE GRAVITY OF THE CASE.
The gravity of the case appears to have
had a repressb'e effect upon Congress
The situation in Congress is one Of waiting
in the hope that the President will soon re
lieye the general desire for information.
Very naturally the Senators and Repre-
sentatiYes who are members OF the commit
tees having the foreign relations Of the
Government in their charge are unwilling
TO express themselves at This junctuge upon
the merits Of the controversy with which
they may soon have 10 deal officially; but
from their private expressions it is clear
that no party lines viii be drawn and the
President Will have the unitei support Of
Congress in the adoption Of any measures
be feels necessary for the preservation Of
tie dignity OF the United States.
CoNGREssNEN DEEPLY AROUSED.
Senator Morgan. the leading Democratic
member Of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations is particularly indignant at the
revelations In the case Of Patrick Shields,
the fireman Of the American steamer he
weenaw. 10 the House the members Of the
Foreign Affairs Committee have discouraged
all hO spoke TO them in favor Of calling Tor
the spODdeuce. The members Of the
committee said il would not he wise 10 pre-
CiUitate a discussion iu the House while the
correspondence is incomplete, for fear OF
iIl-cOnsidered utteTauce5 or action that
might result in embarrassing the neg0tia-
tiOns if. indeed, il did not prevent an
honorable understanding being reached.
TIE REFUGEES ON THE YORKTOWN.
Secretary Tracy to-day received a cable
message from Commander Evans of the gun
boat Yorktown at Valparaiso, saying that
the last Of Chilean political refugees who
had been under protection at the different
legations at Santiago had been safely
transferred to the Yorktown yesterday.
There were seven Of these rUfUgees-fiTe at
the United States Legation and two a. the
Spanish Legation. They were accompanied
from Santiago 10 the Yorktown by the
American, Italian and Spanish Ministers,
q a flaa 1tst 3
inst, when they viii be transferred TO the
Pacific Mail steamer scheduled to sail for
Panama on that date en- route for Europe.
The dispatch says nothing in regard 70 the
condition Of affairs in Chile. ID is there
fore assumed that there is nothing to report
on that subject
CAPTAIN sCHLEYs REPORT
The FINAL report Of Captain Schley, COM
manding the cruiser Baltimore In regard 10
the assault upon bis sailors, was received at
the Navy Department to-day. In it Cap
tain SChley makes the positive statement
that the only interview lie ever had with
Judge Of Crimes Foster OF Chile on the
subject of the attack OB the BaltimOre's
sailors occurred shortly after that event,
before its full gravity was known and
understood at Valparaiso. At that inter-
view Captain Schley says Judge Foster
expressly stated to him that the cause Of
tie attack was the hatred the lower classes
had for Americans because Of the belief
that the Americans had been on the side Of
BalmaCeda. This expression by Judge
Foster Is regarded by naval officers as
highly significant, in view of his subse-
Quent statements in regard to the Balti-
more incident The Interview took place
before the receipt Of the Presidents note
calling upon the Chilean Government Tor
TepaTat0n.
NO ULTIMATUM SENT.
In reply to an inquiry as TO the truth Of
HNrrMr =
instant apology and reDaratl9n had been
Cabied TO Chile. President Harrison said
this afternoon be had sent no ulumatum to
Chile, and is still deYOting himself TO a
careful examination Of the YoluminOuS
Chilean correspondence.
LOCATION OF wAR-sHIPs.
The Navy Department is informed that
the gunboat Bennington arrived at Monte
VIdeO to-day. 1t is expected that the At
lanta will arrive there this evening or to-
morrow. These two vessels will increase
the American feet at that point to five, the
others being the flagship Chicago and Es-
sex and 1anUc. These VIII be available in
case negotiations with Chile should assume
more warllke aspect than at present. The
Philadelphia, Concord and kearsarge are at
Port-aU-PTlnce, and could be utilized ia case
Of prolonged trouble, together with the
MiaHtonomah at New York and the New
ark al oTfOlk. The disposition Of vessels
on the Pacific station is as follows san
Francisco and Charleston at San Diego,
Baltimore and Mohican at san Francisco,
Pensacola at Honolulu, Boston at Callao,
Yorktown at Valparaiso, and IroQuois at
Samoa.
WITNESS TO RIGGIN's MURDER.
SANTIAGO Chile, Jan. BIN n special
correspondence to the Associated Press it is
stated that Captain SchleY Informed the
Navy Department Of a fact that had Just
come to bis knowledge. A German ply
sician who lives IN Valparaiso saw Rggin
shot by the police officer; that be went INTO
the drugstore where Riggin was taken 10
see if he could assist him, and that two
policemen were present at the time. TO whom
the physician said be thought they would
get into trouble for having shot the sailor
The policemen replied it made no d dffer-
ence, as the man was only a - Yankee,
and they intended to shoot more Of them.
Efforts are being made now 10 nave this
testimony produced in court.
ESCAPE OF THE REFUGEES.
LONDON, Jan. 13, "A dispatch to the
Times from Santiago de Chile states that all
the refugees who were given shelter by the
United States Minister. except one, have
succeeded In making their escape from the
Chilean authorities
The dispatch adds that the relations be-
tween Chile and the United States are i'm
proving.
THE SHIELDS CASE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The Herad's Val
paTaisO special says: " / understand that
Secretary Blaine is making claims upon
Chile in the case Of Shields, the fireman Of
tie American vessel Keweenaw. / am in
formed that Shields was a deSerteI, got
drunk at Valparaiso, fought with the
police, and they retaliated by beating him."