The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-29

Accept. sir, tho renewed assurances
OF my highest consideration.
[Signedl JAMES G. BLAINE.
Tho Apology.
VI. EgaH 10 Mr. Blaine: Telegram rtceirct January
SANTIAGO, CHILE Jan. %, 1892.
To D'aine, lI'dshinJ,on.
have to-day received the following
reply to my note OF 22nd inst:
SIR:--The undersigned has had the
honor to receive your exccllency's COM
munication dated end inst, received in
this department the 2Srd, and the duly
authenticated copies OF tho instructions,
which the honorable secretary OF state
OF Washington has sent to your excel
lency by cable under dates OF tho 2lst
inst. and the 23rd OF October, 1891. In
tho instructions OF the 2lst instant the
honorable secretary OF state informs
your eXcellency that his excellency, Mr.
Harrison, alter carefully examining NIL
that has been submitted to him by the
government OF Chile with respect to the
event which occurred in Valparaiso on
the evening OF the16thof October, and
taking into consideration thctestimony
OF the officers and crew OF the vessel,
the Baltimore, and OF others who wit.
messed the event has arrived at tho fol-
lowing conclusions:
First-That with regard to that as
sault, there has been no change what
ever made in the character given to it
by the first report OF the event, to-wit,
| that it was IN attack upon tho uniform
OF the navy OF the United States which
had its origin and motive in feeling OF
hostility towards that government and
not in any act OF the individual sailors
belonging to it.
Sccond-That tho public authorities
OF Valparaiso evidently did not do their
duty i'll protecting those sailors, and
that part OF the police and some Chill
can soldiers attacked the sailors of the
United States before and after tho latter
were arrested, andtthat he, believes that
Riggin was killed by the police or SOL
diers; and,
Third-That he is consequently COM
PEELED to carry the question back to the
state in which it was placed by the
note OF the Hon. Mr.. Wharton, dated
October 90, and to ask for suitable sat
isiaction apdisome adequate repaation
Tor the injury done the government OF
the United Sthtes. The honorable sec
rotary OF state, Mr.. Blaine, states more
over that it is not his intention to dis
cuss the details OF the incident OF Octo-
Der, but only to set forth the conclu-
sion at which his government has ar
rived. The honorable secretary OF
state says: ave have given every kind
OF opportunity to the government OF
Chile to offer explanations OF extcnu-
ating circumstances, and we have given
due consideration to the TACT that the
government OF Chile dnring a great part
OF the time which has elapsed since the
10th OF October has been in provis-
ional situation"
lie then adds that no is. directed by
his excellency, Mr.. Harrison, to say
that he has been compelled to take no.
tice OF the instructions sent by Mr..
Malta, minister OF foreign affairs, to the
Chilean minister in Washington under
GATE OF December II; because, although
they were not officially communicated
to his government, they received the
greatest possible publicity and that con-
sequently he demands the immediate
withdrawal OF the said instructions rs
to those parts which he considers often
sive, and adequate satisfaction in order
that the diplomatic relations between
the two countries may bio inter-
rupted. Without any intention OF
opening discussion as to the facts re-
ferred to by the communication which
have extracted and combining himself
to the first part OF the instructions OF
the honorable secretary OF state, the
undersigned must state. to your cx-
cellcncy the regret with which the gov
crnmcnt OF Chile sees that his ex-
cellcncy tho President OF the United
States finds reason tocontinue to regard
the incident OF October an attack caused
by hostile feeling toward the uniform
OF the navy OF the United States.
SUBMITTED ToTlGE SUPREME COURT.
In view OF your communication and
considering that up 10 date it has
been impossible for the trial initiated
by the Judge OF the criminal court OF
| Valparaiso to be decided, the under.
signed regards it as his duty TO declare
onco moro that the government OF
Chile laments the occurrence OF Octo-
Der IL, and by way OF showing the sin
oerity OF his feeling and the confidence
he has in the justice OF his cause, he
| declares his Willingness not to await
the decision OF the examining Judge
and proposes TO the United States gov
crnmcnt that the case be submitted to
the consideration OF the supreme court
OF justice Mt Washington, to tho end
that that high tribunal, with its learn
ing and impartiality, may determine
without appeal whether there is any
reparation, and in what shape it should
be made.
The undersigned takes the liberty to
recall the fact that five DAYS after he
had taken charge OF the department OF
foreign relations he addressed 10 the
minister OF Chile in the United States a
telegram in which in part relating to
this matter. he says: Express TO tho
United States government what has al
ready,been stated, adding all the data
that arc know in the most correct and
amlcable form; express to the United
States government very sincere regret
on account oil this unfortunate incident
which although not strange in tho ports
OF tho world, this government doubly
laments, owing to its sincere desire to
cultivate friendship with the-Unitcd
States. As for tho
dispatch addressed under date OF tho 18th
OF December tothes Chilean minister in
WashinStonby tho minister OF foreign
relations OF the provisional government
OF Chile, the;;undersigned submits that
there could mot be. on the part OF the