The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-01-28

vestgnting the case relative to tho dist3rs'
of the matter, he informed mo that the assault
Upon my, mon was the outcome of hatred for
pnr people dniohs tHs irwer slasses, because
Chiian government on account of the 1tata
matter" Several OF t',t men sought se.
9 h 9R BY such conn
facy 5f tlltlf bslns saar,,su u the Baltimore,
and found it then possible to Wa.k the streets
ciusveiy establish that the attack was upon the
uuiforn--the nationality-and not upon the
men, The origin of this feeling is probably
recognition 10 tic fot'gtC9si6rai party tlefofe y
had established itself In the gtiz,ire df the ftata
for an alleged violation Of the neutrality iawi IN
the cable incident and in the charge that Ad'
Hiral Brown conveyed information to Valpa-
farasn If the landing gt Quintero
of the action of this government in this Matter
It Is enough for the present purpose to say that
| Y there was any breach Of international comfy
the subject of official conplai1t thrcrgh diplo:
nos soass ss, aed sss.g Dcdsn, 5 sna sna
used d 70 ~ sseIfS ssAsS urdefSis attack upon
Chill sS acquitted Il tespsnaib'li9r; !, fact, Tie
conduct OF this government during NFe w5y
IN Chill pursued those lines Of international
| duty which we had so strongly insisted upon on
| tts part of other nations when this country was
u the thross Of active conflict. We continued
! tne c5taDuSneu reluJlUT9 WltU Ipe
| government in power until it was overthroxn;
| AMI then promptly and cordially recognized
| the now eovernment when it was established
| The good offices of tliiS government were Of
| fered to bring about peaceful adjustment, and
the interpositon of Mr.. Egan to mitigate Sc
verities, and to shelter adherents OF the con-
| gressional party were effective and frequent.
The charge against Admiral Brown Is too base
to gain credence with anyone who knows his
Referring 10 ths evidence Of our sailors, I
| think 1t is shown that there were several die
tinct assaults, AM so nearly simultaneous as to
show that they did not spread from one point
a press summary of the report Of the fiscal
shdvs that tito evidence of the Chilian officials
and others was in conflict as to the place of
| origin several places being named by different
witnesses as the locality where the first out
break occurred. This, If correctly reported,
breaks, aud so nearly at tile same time as to
cause this confusion.
The La Patria In the same issue from which
have already quoted, after describing the, killing
of Rggn and the fight which from that point
| extended to the mole, says: AT the same time
in other streets 1 Of the port the Yankee SAILORS
:, believed they saw in them incarnate enemies OF
the Chilian navy"
lean merchant ship Bewcona, which, had
gone to Valparaiso for repairs, and
who was a witness of some part Of the
assault upon the crew. Of the Baltimore,
is strongly corroborative Of the testimony Of our
own sailors, when he says that the Chilian sem
tries drove back man seeking ri shelter from 9
mob that was pursuing him. The officers and
mel OF Capt. Jenkins ship furnish the Most
conclusive testimony as to the indignities which
! were practiced towards Americans in Valparai-
SO. When American sailors, even Of merchant
ships can only secure their safety by denying
ther nationality, it must be time to .readjust
our relations with government which allows
suc!. demonstrations
As to the participation Of the police, tine evi-
ot ag o m ns nsr baar e
after arrest, and that one at least. was dragged
with lasso about his neck by mounted po-
suit Of riila shot fired by policeman or soldier
on duty is shown directly by the testimony Of
johnson, in whose arms he was at the
time. and bv the evidence OF Charles
asSSa mssSer Of the affan s0' cre@ sRen who
stood close by and saw the transaction The
Chilian authorities do not pretend to fix the re.
sponsblity of this shot on any particular person,
but avow their inability to ascertain who fired
The character of the wound, as discovered by
ono OF the surgeons Of the Baltimore, clearly
supports his opinion that it was made by. rifle
an inch and u quarter in width. When shot the
poor fellow was unconscious and in the arms of a
colnrade, who was cndeavoring to carry him to
u neighboring drug store for treatment. The
story of the polics, that in coming up the
street they passed these mon and left them be-
| hind them is inconsistent with their own
statement as to the direction of their approach
and with their duty to protect them, and Is
clearly disapproyed IN fact, Riggin was % not
and was not standing in the crowd, but was
| unconscious and supported in the arms of
johnson when he was shot.
Communications OF the Chilian government
| in relation to this cruel and disastrous attack
upon our men, as will appear from the corre-
| spondence, have not in any degree taken the
| form of amity and satisfactory expression of
regret much less of apology, The event was
of so serious character that, II the injuries suf
fersd by our men had been wholly the result of
| an accident in Chilian port, the incident was
grave enough to have called for some public
expression of sympathy and regret from the
|
tho affair was lamentable, for humanity would
require that expression, even if the beating and
killing of our men had been justihable 1t is
not enough to say that the incident is regretted,
| coupled with the statement that the affair was
not of an unusual character in ports where for
eign sailors are accustomed to meet. 1t is not
for generous and sincere government to
| seen Tor words OF small or equivocal meaning
in which TO convey to friendly power an
apology for an MI fanse 50 atrocious as this In
the case OF tho assault, by mob in New Or
leans upon the Spanish consulate in 1851, Mr..
| Webster wrote to the Spanish minister, Mr..
Calderon. that the acts complained Of were "a
disgraceful and fragrant breach of duty and
them as deeply "a, Minister, Calderon and his
sthsse acts have caused the president
great pain, and he thinks proper acknowl-
edgment is due to her Inajesty's government"
He invited the Spanish consul to return to his
Es R the eonsa shond
in Spanish vessel Such treatment by the
government of Chill Of this assault would be
much loss can hardly be satisfactory to gov
ernment that values its dignity and honor.
in our note of October % last, which appears
in the correspondence, after receiving the
report of the board of officers appointed
by Capt. Schley to investigate the affair,
the c Shan Sc o was sayssd o1d %
called upon for any facts in its possession that
might tend to modify the unfavorable impress
sion which our report had created. 1t is clear
from the correspondence that before the receipt
Of this note, tho examination was regarded BY
tho police authorities as practically closed. II
was, however, reopened and protracted through
period Of nearly three months. We might
justly have complained of this unreasonable
delay, but in ii,9 view Of the fact that the
having a disposition to be forbearing and hope
full of friendly termination, have awaited
the report which has but recently been made.
On tho 2lst inst caused to be communicated
to the government of Chill, by the American
minister at Santiago, the conclusions of the
government after u full examination OF all evil
dence, and every suggestion affecting this mat.
ter, and to these conclusions adhere. They
were stated rs follows:
the aspect which the early information Of the
event gave TO 1T, viz: That Of an attack upon
the l uniform n Of ths United States navy having
to this government, and not in any act of sail.
ors, or OF any of them.
paraiso iagrantly failed in their duty to to pro. re,
tect our men, and that some of the Polig, and
some Of the Gillian soldiers and ,sailor1,geree
our sS aSSrs OF beoPFs ssr
arrest He 1.-THE presdentl thinks the prepon-
dsrsnce Of the evidence and the inherent prob.
killed by the police or soldiers
Third That he the presidentl is therefore
tompelssd t4 & bring the case back to the position
Wharton OF October 20 last--and to ash for q
suit suitable R apology and for some ADEQUATE repsra'
In the same note the attention of the Chilian
government was called to the offensive charac