The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-14
THE NFANY OF Chile.
Deep Anger Aroused by the
Revelations at Vallejo.
CONGRESS MUCH INTERESTED.
Captain Schley, of the Baltimore, on
the Witness Stand.
He Tells the Causes of the Mob's Hos
tility to Americans-His Men Were
Sober-The Baltimore Stuck on q
Mudbank Near the Dry Dock.

Mudbank Near the Dry Dock.
VALPARAISO, Jan. 13.-[New York Herald
Special.I-I understand Secretary Blaine
IS making claims upon Chile in the case
OF Shields, fireman of the American
steamer keweenaw. / am informed that
Shields was deserter and got drunk in
Valparaiso and fought with the police,
and that they rstaliated by beating him.
WASHINGTON CRY. Jan. 13-Secretary
Tracy today received a cable message
from Commander Evans, of the gum
boat Yorktown. at Valparaiso, saying the
last OF the Chilean political refugees who
have been under protection at different
legations at Santiago, were safely trans
ferred to the Yorktown yesterday. There
were seven of these refugees, tiye at the
United States legation and two at the
Spanish legation. They were accompanied
from Santiago to the Yorktown py the
American, Italian and Spanish ministers,
and will remain on the vessel until the
10th, when they will be transferred to the
Pacific Mail steamer scheduled to sail for
Panama on that date for Europe. The
dispatch says nothing regarding the con-
dition OF affairs in Chile. It is thought,
on that subject.
The final report of Captain Schley, COM
manding the cruiser Baltimore, in regard
to the assault, was received at the navy
department today. In 1t Captain Schley
makes positive statement that the only
interview he ever had with Judge of
Crimes Foster of Chile on the subject of
the attack on the Baltimore's sail
cha aft
and before its full gravity was
known and understood at Valparaiso
AT that interview Captain Schley says
Judge Foster expressly stated to him that
the cause of the 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 off,
GERS as highly significant, in view of the
subsequent statements in regard to the
Baltimore incident. The interview took
place before the receipt of the presidents
note calling on the Chilean govern
ment for reparation.
There can be little doubt the develop
ments of the past few days in the
investigation now being conducted at
Vallejo by Judge Advocate General
timore's crew, the testimony in the
Shields case and the ugly demonstration
at Valparaiso against the Yorktown's gig
crew, have had the effect to create very
uneasy feeling at the capital Senators
and representatives who have all along
had no decided idea of any serious result
following the Chilean correspondence
and had the greatest confidence
hot ia
apology and make reparation for the mis-
deeds of her citizens, are now willing to ad-
nit privately that the situation is full of
grave difficulties. One ominous sign Is the
great inactivity of congress In the matter.
Heretofore it has been customary, when
ever matter of the smallest public inter-
est is subject of diplomatic correspond
ence. for one of the two houses to call
upon the president for information.
The gravity of the situation ap-
pears to have had repressive
effect upon congress. The situation in
congress is one of anxious waiting in the
hope that the president will soon relieve
the general desire tor information. Very
naturally the senator's and representatives
who are members of the committee hav-
ing the foreign relations of the govern
express themselves at this juncture upon
the merits of a controversy with
which they may have soon to deal
officially, but from their private ex-
pressions 1t is clear no party lines are to
be drawn and the president will have the
united support of congress in the adoption
of any measures he feels necessary for the
preservation of the dignity of the United
cratic member of the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations. is par
ticularly indignant at the revelations
in the case of Patrick Shields,
fireman on the American steamer Kewee-
naw In the House the members of the
foreign affairs committee have discouraged
all who spoke to them in favor of calling
for the correspondence. The members of
the committee said it would be unwise to
precipitate discussion in the House while
the correspondence is incomplete, for fear
iIl-considered utterances or action might
result in embarrassing the negotiations, If
indeed it did not prevent an honorable un-
derstanding being reached.
The gunboat Bennington arrived at
Montevideo today. 1t is expected that the
Atlanta Will arrive there this evening or
tomorrow. These two vessels will increase
the American fleet at that point to Iive,
the Others being the flagship Chicago and
the Essex and Yantic. These will ali be
available in case the negotiations with
Chile should assume more wariike aspect
than at present. The Philadelphia, Con-
cord and Kearsarge are at Port au Prince,
and could be utilized in the event of
prolonged trouble, together with Mianto-
nomoh at New York and Newark at Nor
folk. The disposition of the vessels on the
Pacific station is as follows: San Fran
cisco and Charleston at San Diego, Baiti-
more and Mohican at San Francisco.
Pensacola at Honolulu. Boston at Callao,
Yorktown at Valparaiso and the Iroquois
at Samoa.
Cramp, the Philadelphia shipbuilder,
was at the navy department today in con
ference with officials in regard 10 the con :
dition of work on the navy vessels now
under construction at his yard. He said
the work was progressing as rapidly as
possible, but is hampered somewhat by
the scarcity of material. For this reason
he could not say positively when cruiser
No. II. better known as the Pirate, now well
under way. will be ready for launching,
though it might not be until May.
In reply 10 an inquiry as 10 the truth of
the report that an ultimatum demanding
instant apology and reparation had been
cabled to Chile, President Harrison this
afternoon said he had sent no ultimatnm
10 Chile, and is still devOting himself TO
careful examination of the voluminous
Chilean correspondence.
VALLEJO. Cal. Jan. l3-The Baltimore
inquiry was completed late this afternoon.
1t has lasted six days, and every aspect OF