The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-01-28

ment to justify his longer residence Nor does
1t affect the question that the injury the act
OF a MOP. II there rad been no participation
no neglect on their part toextend protection
the case would still be one. in my opinion, when
It's extent ana character are underst ood, inyolv-
ing International rights. Is
BLOODY WORK
The incidents OF the affair are briefly as fol.
lows: On the 18th of October last Capt. Schley.
commanding the United States steamship Bal
timore gave shore leavs to lit petty officers
and sailors OF his ship. These men left the ship
about 1:3O p. III. No incident OF violence &C.
Cured, none OF our men were arrested, no COM
plant was lodged against them, nor did any
collision or outbreak occur until about 6 q clock
p. IN.
Capt. Schley states that he was himself on
shore and about the streets Of the city until
$50 p. M; that he met very many Of his men
who were upon leave; that they were sober and
were conducting themselves with propriety,
saluting Chilean and other officers as they met
them. Other officers OF the ship and Capt. Jel,-
kins. OF the merchant ship kswesnaw. corrobor-
ate Capt. Schley as to the general sobriety and
GOOD behavior OF our men. The Sisters OF Char
lty at the hospital TO which our wounded men
We're taken. when inquired Of stated That they
were sober when received. II the situation had
been otherwise we must believe that the Chilean
police authorities would have made arrests.
About = p, m. the assault began. and it is
markabe that the investigation by the Judge of
Grimes, though so protracted, does not enable
him to give any more satisfactory account of its
origin than is found i'll the statement that it
began between drunken sailors. Repeatedly in
the correspondence it is asserted that it was i'm
possible to learn the precise cause of the riot.
The minister OF foreign affairs Malta, III his tel
egram to Mr.. MOntt. under date Dec. 81, states
that the quarrel began between two sailors III a
tavern. and was continued III the street persons
who were passing joining IN it,
The testimony OF Talbot, all apprentice, who
was with Riggin. is that the outbreak in which
they were involved began by n hilean sailor
splitting i'll the face Of Talbot. which was resented
by a knock down. 1t appears that Riggin and
Talbot were at the time unaccompunled by Any
others OF their shipmates. r. =.
These two men were Immediately beset hy r.
crowd OF Chilean citizens and sailors, through
which they broke their way to a street car an
entered it for safety. They were pursued, driven
from the car, and Riggiu was so seriously beaten
that he fell in tine street apparently dead. There
is nothing IL the report OF Chilean Investigation
made to us that seriously impeaches this testi-
mony. 1t appears from Chilean sources that
almost instantly, with a suGdenuess that
strongly implies
MEDITATION AND PREPARATION,
"a mob. stated by the police authorities at one
time % number 1000 and at another 200,
were engaged In the assault upon our sailors,
who are represented as resisting with stones,
clubs and bright arms. The report OF the in
tendentc of Oct. 80 states that the fight began
at p. III. i'll three streets, which are named:
that information was received at tie intenden-
cha at Oil 5 and that the police arrived on tn
scene at $50. a full half hour after the assault
began. AT that time he says that mob OF
1000 men had collected and that for several
squares there was the appearance of a real bat
tie fed.
The scene at this point is very graphically set
before us by the Chilean testimony. The Amer.