The Somerset reporter., 1892-01-28

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.,,3,,o,od hx tho criminal court at Val
rarai.o H. is r.ported unothcially that
| ,ha iry.stig.tion ia about completed, and
7, ia ox,.,ct,.d TINT the result will soon be
! ..,.,,,,,,;catad to this Government, to
,,o,hnr Nth acme ADEQUATE and satisiac
- resnonsa 10 the note by which the at
| tantion ri Chile was called to this Incl
| L., rf .bce. iust cancellations should
bc disanpointcd or further needless delay
intervene. | will by a special message
| bring This matter again to the attention
of congress for such action as may be
pacessarvn
sub,nittinp Our Minister to Indignat ions.
| r,ba nras;dent then goes on to recite
| .,gas ,,hara onr commemorative had been
| aal;horat.lv ;nsulted nv the Chilean au-
.ho,i,iss bacause he choose to give asylum
10 curtain adhprants to the Balmaceda
r.o,.,,rr,,,a,+. tbat the lrration was a
oeritahIe nrison. surrounded by CHILEAN
| tn. "a sri.s. TINT they invaded the
n-ocir.,. of the lepation. but the most
aar;au. Incident disc1osed by the cor
rasnondence of our minister was that OF
,bo attack rnon the sailors OF the Balti-
| ,,,oro 10 rho Ct roots NJ VALPARAISO on Oct.
10 last In nv annual message, speaking
,no, tho information then in nv posses.
80, said. $50 far az | have vet been
,hIe To learn M other explanation Of this
bloo,iv work has been suggested than that
Il had its origin in hostility to these men
a. sailors Of the United States, wearing
tb. Uniform Of their government and not
IN any individual act or personal an
imositru
pri.f Statement of the Case.
o,irion tho time has come when
- ~, h,,foro tho congress and the
! .orn,rv,ha corresnondence between this
,oy.-nnert md the Government of Chile,
| from the time OF the breaking out OF the
revolution against Bamacena together
with all other facts in the possession of the
executive department relating to this mat
ter The diplomatic correspondence is
herewith transmitted, together with some
correspondence between naval officers for
the time in command in Chilean waters.
and the secretary of the navy, and also the
evidence taken at the Mare Island navy
vord s;nce the arrival of the Baltimore at
San Francisco do not deem it necessary
In ,bie connection To attempt any full ana
iysiu ~ tho corresnopdence or of the evil
danca A brief restatement of the inter
rot;ono1 questions involved and of the rem,
sons which the responses of the Chilean
,oy.rnment are unsatisfactory Is all that
7 d.or necessary It. NAV be well ut the
outset IN sav that whatever may have
been said in this country or In Chile In
criticism OF Mr.. Egan, our minister at
Santiago. the true history OF this exciting
period in Chilean affairs, from the out
| break of the revolution until this time.
discIoses no act on the part of Mr. Egan
unworthy of his position OF that could
| Justly be the occasion of serious animad-
| version or criticism.
The Government InsuIted.
we b.ve now received from the Chilean
government nm abstract of the conclusions
- tho 6scal General un,n the Testimony
taken nv the ;udpe of crimes in an inyesti.
oati,n which was made to extend over
nearly three months. very much regret
tn he compellnd to say that this report does
not enable me to modify the conclusions
announced in nv annual message. l an
still of the opinon that our sailors wer,
assaulted, beaten, stabbed and killed, no
for anything they, OF any one of them
had done, but for what the government c
the United States had done. or was charge
4 with having DONE by its civil officers an
naval commanders. IL that be the tru
aspect of the case. the injury was to tn
government of the United States, not t.
| the moor sailors who were assaulted in
manner SO brutal and 80 cowardly
Rr,ef Incident of tho Affair.
IT.. ipc;denta If the affair are briefly I.
, tol1o,v,. On DOT IA last Cantain Scblev
.o,n,ana;no tho Irui,ad States chi,
: paItimore gave shore leave tn III nett,
oa;cor. and sailors of bis shin Tbes,
NOW iatt tho chin ,,bout 40 n m No in
cide,t NJ violence occurred: none of ouj
Mon were arrested. M complaint WA
lodood aga;nst them. nor did anv COLI
sion or outbreak occur until about
O'clock n m Cantain Scbley states thai
be wa, himself on shore and about tn,
Et reets NJ III, citv until $40 n. m that h,
met very MANY of his men who were
[,non leave. that thew were sober and
were conducting Themselves with pro
nr;etv salutiny Chilean and other officers
as thev maj them Other officers of the
Sh;n and Cantain Jenkins of the mercban,
shin K,weenaw corroborate CAPTAIN
Schlsy as to the general sobriety and good
behav;or nj our men The Sisters OF
Charity at the hospital to which oui
wounded men were taken, when inquired
Of, stated that they were sober when re
ceived. II the situation had been other
wise We must believe that the Chilean
police authorities would have made ar
rests.
| "hen the Assault heg""'
About s p. m. the assault began, and II
| IL remark able that Mt the Investigation by
the iudge of crimes thoupb 60 nrotracted
do.s No, ann hlo hin, r. o;,e INV moro satia
os s ' - ~ " 40, -, :. 60
factory account vi i's origin 'h"ii Is iou'iu
In the statement that IL began between
drunken sailors. Repeatedly In the cor
respondence il is asserted that it was i'm
possible to learn the precise OF the riot
The minister of foreign affairs. Malta. in
his telegram tn Mr. Wontt under date nj