Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-14
GILLIAN CLOUDS.
President Harrison Not Satisfied
With the Situation.
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR TROUBLE.
United States Navy pepartni.'' puah' g
Every Means Of Saving So. Hun
dreds of Thousands Of Ollars
For Dynamite Cartridges.


WAsHINGToN, Jan. II. - President
Harris has never put much faith in
the talk If Chillan apolugics and repara-
ton, and in view of the unsatisfactory
report OF the procurator fiscal invesu-
gait n of the riot and its contradiction
by the report of Capt Schley and the
testimony being taken by Col Remy at
Mare island, II is reported that he Will
send a message TO congress asking for
authority TO enforce the repacation
which Chill will not make willingly.
N thing but the nccrn Of the presi-
dent to know ab Jut the attitude OF
Chill could make currentstory appear
at all credible II Is not considered
proper for foreign minister TO call
upon the executive IL may be pr per
but 1t would be unusual for the presi-
dent, having secretary Of state, to ask
minister TO call npon him in order that
information might be obtained which
the secretary of state ought TO be able
70 secure. Yet it is related here that
Minister Montt was at the White house
Saturday, the president having sent
for him through Assistant Secretary
Of State Wharton. When the Chllian
diplomat arrived at the White house
the president asked him whether he
had any intimat on, either directly or
indirectly, OF the intention of the
Chilian government to make repara-
tion to the United States for the attack
on the seamen of the Baltimore. Tho
president also asked whether the
Chilian government or any person In
official connection with that govern
ment had ever in any way intimated
that Chill would propose that the issue
between the two countries be submit
ted TO arbitration in anv form. To both
these questions the minister Is said to
have given diplomatic but negative
answers The story is an extraordinary
one, but Mr.. Montt neither affims or
denies II.
GILLIAN STORIES NOT CORRECT.
naval officer Of long experience
and great prominence said yesterday
afternoon; THE public should be ac-
quainted with the real gravity of the
controversy with Chilli. This investi-
CATION at San Francisco is developing
some very startling facts and it will be
well for us to appreciate the situation
thoroughly The evidence taken out
there shows co iclusively, TO my mind,
that the assault on the sailo~s was
pre- arranged affair and that tho inquiry
into the case was a mere farce.
That inquiry, it is said. devel-
oped the fact that the riot occurred
between the hours Of and in
the afternoon and It was alleged that
the American sailors were drunk. Now
/ happen to know as a matter of long
experience that sailors do not get
drunk so early in the day. IL may seem
an odd or even joking observation,
but 1t Is none the less an important fact
with n strong bearing on the case that
sailors on shore liberty. do not get
drunk before midnight. They never
In body become intoxic ted early in
the evening. The more | hear from
other than Chilian sources of informa-
ton, the more thoroughly convinced !
am that the assault was premeditated
and that IL was int nded as an insult to
this government"
It was ascertained yesterday after
noon beyond the possibility of doubt
that the navy department has, since
the receipt of the first news of the San
Francisco inquiry, redoubled its prepa-
ratlons for trouble, The activity at
the navy yprd in this city has increased
and the navy department is pushing
every means Of saving time.
BRUTALITY TO AMERICANS.
The Post to-day will publish synop.
sis OF the testimony given at San Fran.
cisco of the inquiry into the case Of
Patrick Shields, fireman on tho
steamer Keweenaw, who was arrested
in Valparaiso and brutally maltreated.
From the place where he was caught
TO the prison was between a quarter
and half mile, and the two policemen
beat him continually along the entire
distance. One man had a bar Of
iron three feet long, and while he did
not hit him with II, he threatened to
split his head open. The other man
carried stick about three feet long
with some leather on the end of II so as
TO carry II on his arm, and with IL he
beat him all the time on his back and
,, head.f Finally they drove him into the
prison yard, where Shields says he was
: subjected TO the most inhuman treat
ment, being rendered unconscious by
the blows given him. When he re-
| cONcttu DlOOu WINS running from his
nose and ears. They made no accusa-
tion against him. Finally he was re-
leased. His body was in a pitiable
state.
DYNAMITE WORKS PUSHED HARD.
| CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Mortimer McRob-
{ erts, of this city, who has the contract
: to furnish all the dynamite cartridges
r for the United States army and navy,
: said that his factory, which is located
at Dubuque, has put on double force
0 Of worlxmen and is working night and
day turning out their product No less
t than 1900 men have been engaged for
= the work and it is stated that the pay
0 ments made by the government will
@ foot up into hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. The prospect Of a possible
war with Chilli is assumed TO be the
cause of pushing the manufacture. I'm.
. til a year ago the United States pur-
chased all her cartridges of England.
-=
Bukovislxi, a Hungarian aged II
e years, was instantly killed at the Cam,
/ bria works at Johnstown, Pa. An arc