Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-25
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Gillian Afair.


ington, on er parte testimony, of the findings
of the Judge before whom full snd impartial
testimony was taken on the spot, concludes
ga follows:
First. Thst the assault Is not relieved OF
the aspect which tbs early Information OF
the event gave 10 il; viz. That Of an attack
upon the uniform OF the Uaited States navy.
having Its origiu aud motive 10 feeling CT
hostility 30 THE government. and not In any
act of the sailors or OF any OF thsm.
''Sscond. That the public authorities OF
Valparaiso hagrsntly failed In their duty to
protect our men and t0,s come OF the police
and OF the CHILEAN soidiaEs and sailors were
themselves guilty Of unprovoksd sssanlts
upon oar Gal!or5 before and after arrest. He
THE Preedent} thlnks the prepcndesance OF
the evidence and the iahersnt probabilities
lesd to the conclusion that Riggin was Kill.
ed by the police or soldiers.
..Tnrd. That he (ths P.esident) Ia there
fore compelled to bring ths case back to the
position taken by this government la the
note Of Mr.. Wharton of Oatobar % last
: and to ask for suitable
epology aud for some adequate repsrRtion
for the iujury done to this government.
Ia the same mole Ito attention OF the
Gillian government Was called 20 the eff4n
sVe character OF q nc.e addressed By Mr.
Matte, It, minister OF fors;gn affairs, 10 Mr..
Mont, Its mini r at this Gap til, On the
11th ultimo. This dispatch Sss not official
~ communicst, I'd to this government; but,
as Mr.. Montt WAS directed 10 translate it
and TO give 1t to the press OF lie country IL
! seemed 20 mo that IL ecu not pass without
icia notos. 1t was not only undlpioms-
| ;io, but grossly insu tUS to our naval oE-
oers and to the Executive Department, SO
! it directly imputed untruth and insince,ity
| t +, the reports of taa naval officers end to
! the official oommunicatio3s made bg the
Executive d partment t, Congress. Il will
bs observed that haye notified tas OnlIsn
1 government shes, unees this note is at ono
Withdrawn and an apology ee public 80 the
offerse made, I will terminate diplomatic
| relations
"The REQUEST for the recsll OF Mr.. Egan, upon
the ground that he WAS MT persona grata, was un-
| accompanied by any uggesIi II that colld pro-
perly be used in support OF it, ard Infer that
tie request is based upon official acts OF mr Fg,n
which have received the approva. OF this govern
ment. But, however that may be, I could not
! consent to consider such question unit lit hfd
| first besn settled whether our correspondence
with chill could be conducted upon basis Of
mutual respect.
"Ii sub hitting these papers to Congress for that
grave a. patriotic consideration which the quts,
tions involved demand, l desire to say that am
| of the opinion that the demands made of Chilli by
| this GoveInm snt slo1ld be adhered to and ell
fer ed. II the dignity ss wei rs tho prestige and
influence OF the United States sre Got 10 be wholly
| sacrificed We must protect those who, in foreign
! norts display the htg or wear the colos Of this
| Government against insult, brutality. and death,
i, fcted in resentment Of the Gets o. their Gov
ernment and not for any isu,t OF their own. It
has boon my des re in everY way to cultivate
friendly and inlim to reIsiions with ell the gov.
ernmen:H CT this hemisphere. Ne do not covet
their territory; We ce.ire their peace and pros
pe,ity. We look for 70 vantage IN our relations
| with .hem, ezc)p. the increased exchanges tf
| commerce upon baeis OF mutual benefit. We re-.
greet eve,y civil contest that disturbs their peace
and paralysis their Development and are always
ready to give good offices for the restoration
OF pesce. 1t must, however, be understood that
| this Government, while exercising tho utmost
| forbearanco toward weaker powers, will extend
it's strong and adequate protection to its citizsns,
| to its officers, and t. its humblest aailor when
| made the v C inns Of wantlnness AID cruelty in
recruitment, not OF their personal misconduct but
| OF tho official act Of their government.
~, on information recev ID that Patrick Shields,
On Irishman and probably British subject, but
a. the time fireman Of the American steamer
F.! Keweensw, in the barber of valparaiso for re.
pairs, hsd been subjected to personal injuries in
that city-largsly by til, police-I directed the
Attorney General to cause the evidence ef the Off
GERS and crew of that vessel to be taken upon it's
arrival III San Francisco; and that testimony is
also herewith transmitted The brutality and
even savagery of tho treatment OF this poor mau
| by the Gillian police would be incredible if The
evidence of Shields was not supported by other
direct testimony and by tho distressing condition
OF the man himself when he wss finslly able to
rssch his vessel The ca plain of tho veasel s,ys
"'He came back wreck; black from his neck to
| hi7 hip, from bestirg; weak AMI stupid, and is
still in kind OF psrslyz.d condition, and has
mover boen ablo to do duty since
| ga claim for reparation has been made in behalf
OF this man, for, while he was not citizen Of the
United States, the doctrine long hsld by US, as ex
pressed in the consulsr regulations, is The prin.
ciples which are naintaiI ed by this gov or nm.nt
in IT gard to the protection, distiDgu shed from
| the relief of seamen are we'll settled. It is held
that tho circumstantc that the vessel is American
| is evdercs that the sesmen on board are such;
and ia every regularly docunented merchant
vessel the crew will iud th6ic protection In The
| flag that covers them
~ have rs yet received no reply to our note of
the 21st instant, but in my oLlaion ought 10.
to delay longer to bring these matters to the at.
teution Of Congress for such action as may be
| deemed appropriate. BENZ HARRISON"
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. 25 1892.
The reading Of the message was applaud
ed on both sides of the chambers and In ell
the galleries. The appliance vas almost
universal and lasted for a couple OF minutes.
The general eel timent In regard to il is
one of approval. The feeling Ia warike,
but many think that Chill will back down.
MIR. Oates, of Alabama, said after hearing
the message: am in favor of whipping
HI out Of the Chilisns and you can quote
nae as saying 3d."
At the same time there are not few who
think that President Harrison has now gone
farther than the Constitution gives him au.
tho,ity for going, and that he is playing tot
| not ineonslderabIe extent to the ealleriep,
with denomination snd reelection in view.
S,nator Gray, msmoer OF the foreign ats
fairs commit! tee, Raid the force OF the message
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