Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-29

when the Assault Began.
About p. m the assault began, and 1t
is remarkable that at the investigation by
the Judge of crimes though so protractod,
does not enable him to give any more salts
factory account of its origin than is found
in the statement that it began between
drunken sailors. Repeatedly in the cor
respondence it is asserted that it was i'm
possible to learn the precise of the riot.
The minister of foreign affairs, Malta, in
his telegram to Mr.. Mont. under date of
Dec. 81 states that the quarrel began be-
tween the sailors in II tavern and was CON
tinued in the street, persons who were
passing joining in it. The testimony of
Talbot. an apprentice who WIS with Rig
gin. said that the outbreak in which they
were involved began by Chilean sailor
splitting in the face OF Talbot, which WIS
resented by knock-lown. 1t appears that
Riggin and Talbot were at the time unac-
companied by any others of their ship
mates.
"a Real Battle Field"
These two men were Immediately beset
by a crowd of Chilean citizens and sailors,
through which they broke their way to n
street car and entered it for safety. They
were pursued. driven from the car and
fell in the street, apparently dead. There
is nothing in the report of CHILEAN investi-
cation made to MS tina seriously i'm
peaches this testi nony. 1t appears from
Chilean sources that alnost instantly,
with suddness that strongly implies
meditation and preparation, mob stated
by the police authorities ut one time to
number 2O0O. and at another 1000, was en-
gagged in the assault upon our sailors, who
are represented as resisting with stones.
clubs and bright arms" The report of
the intendente of Oct. 30 states that the
fight began at up. m, in three streets
which are name1 that information was
received at the intendentecia at 6:l5, and
that the police arrived on the scene at
$50, full half hour after the assault be-
gan. At that time he says that a mob of
1000 men had collected and for several
squares there was the appearance of "a
real battle field.
From One of Their Own Papers.
As to the brutal treatment received by
our men, the following extract from an
account given of the affair by the La
Patria newspaper of Oct. II, cannot be re-
garded as too friendly:
The Yankees, as soon as their pursuers gave
.ha~e, went nv way of the Call Del Arsenal
toward the city car station. In the presence
If an ordinary number Of citizens, among
whom were some sailors, the North Ameri-
cans took seats in the street car to escape
from the stones which the Chileans threw at
them. 1t was believed for an instant that the
North Americans had saved themselves from
popular fury, but such was not the case.
Scarcely had the car began to move, when a
crowd gathered around and stopped its pro-
gress. Under these circumstances and with
IL. ~.
of stones at the North Americ ms, the con-
du"tor entered the car. and, seeing the risk
OF the situation to the vehicle, ordered them to
get out. At the instant the sailors left the
Car. in the midst of hail OF stones the said
conductor received IA stone blow on the head.
One of the Nanke" sailors managed TO escape
in tho direction of the planeo Wheelwri,ht,
but the other was feiled to the ground by Il
stone Managing 10 raise himself from the
ground where re lay, he staggered in AN OPP
po~ite direction. from the station. In front of
the house of senior Mazzni he was again
wounded. falling sen-eless and breathless.
An Emphatic Demand.
After summarizing the corresp ondence
up To certain point lac says: The com
munication Of The Chilean governments
in relation to This cruel and disastrous
attack upon our men, a. will appear from
the correspondence, have not in any de
gree taken the form of manly and salts
factory expression of regret, much less of
apology. and on the 21st inst. ! caused to
be communicated to the government of
Chile by the American minister at San
tiago, the conclusions of this government
after full consideration of all the evil
dence, and of every suggestion affecting
this matter, and To these conclusions | adj
here. They We're stated as follows
81 Il 4, 4
of the aspect which the early information
of the event gave to it, viz: That of an at
tack upon the uniform of the United States
navy, having its origin and motive in a
feeling of hostility to this government,
and not in any act of the sailors or of any
of theta.
"Second-That the public authorities of
Valparaiso flagrantly failed in their duty
to protect our men and that some of the
police and of the Chilean soldiers were
themselves guilty of unprovoked assaults
I upon our sailors before and after arrest.
He (the PRESIDENT thinks the preponder-
ence of the evidence and the inherent
probabilities lean to the conclusion that
Riggn was killed by the police or sol
diers.
"Third-That he (the president) is
therefore compelled to bring the case back
to the position taken by this government
in the note of Mr.. Wharton of Oct %
last and to ask for a suitable apology
and for some adequate PREPARATION for the
injury done to this government"
Wants the Malta Note Withdrawn.
In the same note the attention of the
Chilean government was called to the
offensive character of a note addressed by
Mr. Malta, its minister of foreign affairs
to Mr.. Montt, its minister at this capital
Oh the llth ulto. This dispatch was not
officially communicated to this govern
ment but when SIR MOntt was directed tC
translate it and give it to the press Of
this country, it seemed to be that it could
not pass without official notice. 1t was
not only undiplomatic but grossly insult
ing to our naval officers and to the execu
tive department, as it directly imputed
untruth and insincerity to the reports o
the naval officers and to the official com
munications made by the executive de
partment to congress. 1t will be oh
Ierved that / have notified the Chilean
government that unless this note is a
once withdrawn and an apology as publ