The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-11
CHILE OVER HER ANGER.
TEE BALTIMORE INCIDENT A
TaING OF THE PAST.


Three Men Who Confessed to Partici-
nation in the Attack on Our Sailors
sentenced-One Of the Trio Stabbed
TurnbulI and Another Wounded Reg
gina Raid on the Opposition Press.
Special Correspondence associated Press
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Feb. 1O.-The ex-
element in Santiago and Valparaiso which
was caused by the possibility Of serious
complications between the United States
and Chile two weeks ago has subsided about
as quickly as IL rose, and during the
tast ten days a more reasonable spirit
has heen manifested toward the
United States than at any other time since
the close of the revolution last August.
The recent reply which the Chilean foreign
office made to the demands Of the United
States and the subsequent message which
President Harrison sent to congress are re-
garded here as disposing of
ali questions between the two
goyernments, except the redress
10 be given by Chile for the attack upon the
sailors Of the Baltimore in October last. II
is not believed that any further steps will
be taken in this matter here, as the UNDER
standing is that the affair is to be settled by
the state department and Chilean minister
in Washington. This air of
defiance which prevailed here
for some time has apparently passed away /:
at least there is no more talk INDUCED in
about an eagerness TO have war with the
United States, and there Is no indication
that either native or foreign residents be-
thok
difficulty with any special credit TO her
self.
THE OPPOSITION PRESS.
The opposition press came into existence
only short time ago. All Of the newspapers
which had favored ths cause of President
Balmsceda during the war were obliged to
suspend publication when the congressional
government came into power, but within
the past two months three opposition
newspapers have been started in
Santiago and several others 10
Valparaiso and other parts of the country.
They have criticised the government, but
owing to the force of public sentiment in
regard to any ideas that seemed to favor
the lost cause of President Balmaceda, they
have been Obliged 70 keep within reasonable
all times upheld the Ameri-
can side in the controversies
over the attack upon the Baltimore sailors
and ether affairs and have condemned the
telegram Of ex-Minister Malta severely. The
policy they have pursued resulted a few
days ago in an attempt to stop their
publication. The buildings occupied
BY three opposition papers in
Santiago were attacked nt MY hit
by crowd OF men, and everything con-
nected with their plants were demolished.
The opposition papers in Valparaiso and
other places met with similar fate at the
same time.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE MOB.
The Santiago mob had its headquarters
in one Of the first social clubs of the
city, and it went out from that
place to make the attack. 1t was COM
posed of young men who represented the
first families of the city, and many of them
we're army officers. The men broke open
the doors of the Offices, and literally
destroyed everything they contained. There
wss no police interference at all, The papers
resumed publication on the following day
but in very small form. No attempt has
been made to punish the parties who took
part in the affair.
ASSAILANTS OF OUR SAILORS CONFESS,
The only event which has occurred within
the past week that had any bearing upon
the American situation was the passing of
sentence upon three men who were con-
Vlcted upon their own confession Of being
Implicated in the attack upon the sailors Of
me Baltimore last October. One Of these
men confessed that he had stabbed Turn
bull. who was found with eighteen knife
wounds upon him and afterward died
sooard the Baltimore The man said that
De had not inflicted any seri-
GUS Injury upon Turnbull. Another
@ntessed that he had stabbed Reggin, the
man who was afterward shot by a. police
man, whose identity has not been dis
covered. The third man merely confessed
ma' be had been engaged in the attack
upon the sailors. These three are the only
ersons who have been convicted. The first
TWO were sentenced to 900 days imprison-
Ient, and the other to about five months
mprlsonment. One remarkable feature
,lthe Judgment Of the court was that it was
ioand that Turnbull did not die from the
slecs OF his wounds, but from pneumonia
ontracted afterward on account of being
Nnoved to the Baltimore when In a weak
w%uultlon % and receiving improper treat
nent on the ship.