Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-28

Tint this feeling was shared by men OF hlghcr
rank Is shown by an incident related by Sur
geon Stitt Of the Baltimore Aftcr the battle
Of Piacilla. he. with other medical officers Of
the war vessels In the hnrbor was giving volun.
tary assistance TO the wounded in tho hospitals
The son OF a Gillian nrmy officer OF high rank
was under his care and when the father
discovered IL he Jew into q passion and
said he would rather have his son die than have
Americans touch him, and Of once had him re-
moved from tho ward This feeling Is not wen
concealed In the dispatches Of the foreign oficc
and had quite omen EXPRESSION I'm the disrc.
spectful treatment OF the American legation.
Tho Gillian boatmen in the hoy refused,
oven for large offers OF money, 10 return
our sailors who crowded the mole 20 their ship
when they were cndoavoring to escape from the
city on the night Of the assault The market
boats Of tho baltimore were threatened and
even qultengpntiy theTig Of Commander Evans,
Of tho fotktevr, vas stoned while waiting for
IAN 81 the fnolos
NJ, nee Of the sailors clearly shows that
a, ia expected By tho Chilinn people,
nc con rat. had been made against our men,
Ala nk.At IA one case nomawlmt early IN the
rrssrncoA an Keeper Of one house in which
sor,,e IA -,r men had lrnhe closed nj. establish.
mcnt In art,cIrauon of attack which he nd.
yised them would be made on them ns darkness
came on
Ia 4. 800, , ,,,,,, c..,,r o., ,, ,,,,,,, ,i,,,,rt
mon, ne s,y,. az ,he oriy t,,rryicw vhirh
mad Win yndsa Ieostc, yybo 4. Investigating
,ho 60 .oSa,,se ., ~ ats,,,r,,o 40 nctor. he
.o. u.s. 900 -, ~. c,,,,rn ,,rr,t,y Of ,hc
na,,,r he tn,ornca ,ne ma, Tho Assault
nnon me- MON ,sas ,hs o,,,co,nc % ha,r,l Tor
81, neon,e arnons INC in,ycr cins.cs bccn,lse
ths, ,hn,,,,, ,,c h,d syr,rathi,cd win Tho mai
,oaSod, so,,sr,,,,,ar, ~, arcT,,,, ~ mo t,utn
,,,,,or ,,h,,hor ,,t,h rcnsor nv ,.i,hov, No
couia q, co,rsc no, nd,ni, bpt such no tboprh,y
va. ne syn,ara,ior y, ,ho nss,ui, a, ,bnt time
several Of our mcn SOUGHT security from the
mob nv such comnictc on nattitu changes In
,ho,r 49, a.. ,a,,id ,,,,.,,i ~, t,c, ~ moi,
hatns sa,r,,, -, ,ha n ,t,,,,rro and found a.
,bcn nos.ihi. % yo,iI ,bc str,,,s yyithon, mo.
ic.ta,tn, =" I-,ss, tnnidcn,. co,riusIycly rs,.b.
iiah that tho nttacL yros up,n the uniforms
The natIopaiitv and no, nn,n Inc men
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~ " eln W M lt,l'l- Nu i,V"s ,S 'ul'''
ni,tn,, ~, ,s" carossto,ai ,,r, ,.,nre 4, h.d
as,anitsbsa ,,.ciy In ,ho scl,rc ~ tho tt.,a snr
an alleged ,,io,a,ton ot tho ncu,rniItv taygs An
| mo catic ,,ctIcnt a., On tho chnr,,, ,b,t Adm
pro,rn convoycd t,fnr,na,Ion IA VninnnrnIso a,
ina ianding a. o,,in,or, /, q. no,
nv r'rnoss 80 on,.r hcrc an, J,fcnsc
~ 10 ac,,o, - ,,,. ,,,,rg,,,,,n, an
tbese ,na,tcrs 7, a. e,o,.gh Tor tho ,,rs,r, pur
nn.c ~, sa,, ,hnt % ,haro Cos hrench n, In,crnn.
,ionai co,ni,y or AM, IN o,,r mar, a sbouidbny,
Sccn made tho .ubicct az on,clni comn,nip,
.hrough Automatic channels or of r.nrisais for
| which "A nn rcsponsihili,y was assumed
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| and these pcrycrrions q, the truth
| .haI ho used To exettc n nurdcrous
| attack upon our uponcndipr sailors and the
| government Of Chli 20 acauit of a rcsponsi.
| binty. In fact the conduct Of this government
| turing the war In Chili pur4ued those limos a
| international duty which we had so strongly
insisted upon on the part Of other nations
| yhcn this country was in the throcs Of ciyil
/ conflict We continued the established dlplo
matte relations with the government 10 power
| until IL was uvtTihrown, aud promptly and
cordially rccoruilel tho now Government
| when II was established The good oflcos Of
| the government were offered 10 bring about a
/ peaceful adjustment, and the intcrpoSitlon OF
1 Mr. Egun 10 mitigate seventies and TO shelter
| adhercnts TO It's congressional party were Of.
fectiyc and frequent The charge against
Adm Brown II too base 10 gain credeneo with
| anyone who knows his hlgh personal character
| Recurring 10 tho evidence O, our sailors. I
| fhInt a. ~ shown maj ,hcrc ,ycrc scycrti dts
tinct assaults and 40 nearly simultaneous ns to
| show that they did not spread from one point,
| press summary Of the report fiscal shows that
| the evidence Of the Gillian officials and others
was in conflict as to the place Of origin several
| places being named by different witnesses as to
the locality where the first outbreak occurred.
| This, II correctly reported, shows that there
were several distinct outbreaks and 80 nearly AZ
the same time rs TO cause this confusion.
| The Ia Patrla on the same isfuc from which
| / have already quoted after describing the kill.
| ing Of Rirrin and the fight which ut that point
| extended 10 the mole, says AT the Same
| time In other parts Of the port the Yankee sail
| ors fought ncrcely with the people Of the town
who believed TO see IN them incarnato enemies
| Of tho Chilian navy"
Tho testimony OF Cant Jenkins Of the Afncrl.
| can merchant shin Kcwrpnny who had gone 10
| Valparaiso for repair. and who was witness OF
some plrt of the assault upon tho crew OF the Bal.
| umore is STRONGLY corrohorntivc Of tho testimony
| of our own Sailors when he saws he
saw Chllian scutrlcs drive back O sea-
| man seeking shelter from Il mob
that was pursuing him The officers and
| mon Of Cant lending shin furnish tho most
| conclusive t,,tlnluy az to the lndirnlties which
| were prlttlrrd toward Americans 10 Valparaiso.
| When American sailors, even Of the merchant
| ,hips can only secure their safety by denying
| their nationality, Il must be time TO rcadiust
our relations with government that permits
| such demonstrations.
As to the participation Of the police, tho evi.
arn,g OF our sailors shows mat our men were
aftcr anI thai onc NJ i"as, ,aS dra, o,
win lnsso about his mech by a nopntcd No
| Herman
| Tbat tho dunth of Rig,in ,Vns the res,,i, n, Z.
rifle shot Irod bv "A uoiretunn or soldier on On, %
| IL shown directly nv Tho tcstItnonv ~ Tohnson
IA g,sc arm. he ,yas a., ,he limo al b., ~
evidence Of Charles Taron, an American sailor
| moi tbrn "A member of Tho IInItimoro's cr,.v aha
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