The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-14

reaching Valparaiso. He spoke over an
hour. He showed plainly the
INCEPTION AND GROWTH OF THE ANTI
AMERICAN FEELING
among Chilians, and the many discour-
tesles he was subjected to. He saw over
seventy OF his men on shore shortly before
the riots began and they were all sober. But
even II they had not been, he declared he
saw no reason why they should be visited
with capital punishment for being drunk.
Lieutenant Uriesebraeuen, who testified
today after declining giving shore leave
TO the men. stated to Captain Schiey,
VINO Was on shore that
THE MEN WERE BEHAVING VERY WELL ~
that he noticed among the men, who
seemed to be perfectly sober. several who
were most seriously injured in the riots.
Or. Stltt testified that sister of charity
VINO was 10 charge of the room at the hos
pltal In which several men were placed,
said the men were sober when brought to
the hospital.
Lieutenant McCray testified to his pres
ence at the examination of the Baltimore
sailors by Judge Foster, stating that the
Baltimore sailors were unable TO positively
Identify any Of the CHILEAN sailors present
as among their assailants. He also testi-
fed as to the i'll feeling the Cnllians
Captain Schley detailed the arrival OF
the baltimore at Valparaiso April z, 1891.
In about month she went to Iquioue in
connection with the Itata matter During
her stay in Valparaiso the men were given
liberty on shore repeatedly, and had nc
trouble at any tim after the surrender OF
the Itata.
THE coNGREssIoNAL1sTs BECAME COOL.
The papers stated the United States were
guilty OF injustice which could never be
forgotten or forgiven. He then detailed
MS action III assisting the American Gable
company to cut the cable and put loop N.
side the Gillian jurisdiction. He detailed
the movements of the battle which resulted
IN the supremacy of the iunta ~ sent
marines to the shore to
PROTECT THE AMERICAN CONSULATE
the day after the iunta took pc session OF
the city Alters affairs quieted down 8
little gave the men shore leave | put
men on shore duty and watched the men
carefully At 80 had seen seventy men
and they were all sober. At $3.50, having
returned to the ship, heard of the attack
Inc information was brought me by an
American sea captain who came to the shir
with Gillian gentleman. He said the
attacks were dastardly assaults on quiet
sober men, and the CHILEAN corroborated
the statement. | called on the intendente
demanding an instant trial and he stated
ne mad nothing to do with the affair: it haC
been turned over to the Judges. He re
ferred me TO he Judge.
REFUSED TO DEAL WITH AN UNDERLYING
That afternoon 1 wrote him a letter STATING
that II the men were shown to be the blame
they would be punished and | hoped the
Chllians would take action if they were tt
blame. Lieutenant Sears was sent to as
slst Inc men before the court, but they re
fused to admit him. The next day calico
on the judge, who told me this affair is the
direct result of the hatred felt by the
| lower classes against your men because
you sided with the Dictator afterwards
qualifying the statement by the statement
1T might be with reason or without.
cannot say l afterwards convened s
board to Investigate the trouble
1.-The report of this board surprised me
The statement that great majority of the
men were sober was corroborated by a mum
Der of prominent men, who saw them. The
fact that rigid investigation by the Judge
of crimes discovered
ONLY SEVEN SMALL KNIVES
shows the men were unarmed.
| Schley then detailed the various acts O.
GOODNESS shown Americans after the riot
For instance, banquet was given il
Santiago to which all the foreign officers
were invited save the Americans Chiliar
vessels showed marked discourtesie:
Gillian war ships ran out of theil
course repeatedly to cross The bows Of
American boats, forcing the latter to bacl
water to avoid collision. Although tn,
American sailors were discharged. by the
Gillian court, no one ever expressed re.
| greet for the trea ment accorded them
The newspapers tried to make it out ,
mere drunken quarrel
Captain Schleys testimony concluded
the investigation. Much evidence ha.
already been forwarded to Washington an(
the remainder will be sent at once.