Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-17

.idt'u wal Mlth Spain, popular mee.-
ings were held In Valparaiso nnd SAM
tiago. aud one million pesos. on ever
f35p.0o0 OF our money was contribuied /
60 the Spanish cause. pracessiors ~ /
Spanilriis and spanish symp,tbizers /
marched through the slrfota Willing |
Death TO the Yankees" and tha |
papers denounced the aciion ~ our |
terms.
A PLOT TO BLOW UP THE ourooN
AND MARIETTA.
II was at this time that "A ni,, ,,,.
formed by number " spnniatds and
Spanish Chiltnns to blow up tbe
oregon aud Marietta IN the harbor ~
Valparaiso. II was known that thcao
nhipH were on their way hero. and IA
had been stated that thoy would sion
ut Valparaiso. Explosives pore nun.
chased. and an Italian Of VALPARAISO.
who Il skilled In making submarine
weapons Of destruction. was ompi1v,d
10 prepare them FOR use. II was In
tended to place these under tho tRo
vessels " possible ana blow them 10
pieces while lylng In what their officers
considered a friendly port. The Mot
Man, however, revealed To- our consul.
Mr.. Capics ~ Valparaiso. by a pro-
| American. Chllcnn.and he Mt once conn
municntcd u IN SIR. Henry l.. Wilson.
the United States minister here. Mr.
Wilson nj once took tho train for Val.
| paradise He called upon the lutendontc.
J or governor. and laid the details nf the
matter rs FAR aE he knew them, be-.
fore him These details were not
complete but they showed tho cxla.
toncc u COMPACT organization and
studied plan. The intpndonte was nj
4 frat Inclined to doubt the accuracy on
the Information. but at the same time
said that he would inveatirate the
| matter fully and would take every pre-
| caution 20 have the vessels protected
| lie nut his detectives at work and
later on told our minister that his In
formation was correct. and that the
organization ana plot existed lie nj
| once, however. made his arrangements
60 prevent this plot and any other that
/ miRht be- formed from being carried
/ out Tie organized complete police
&, boat patrol Of the harbor. and when tho
Marietta arrived, the oregon having
remained nuiside.no boats were allowed
| 10 come near her except after the in
| spoctlon ana with the approval " the
| chilean officers This patrol was kent
about her during the three DAYS she
lay here. Upon his return 10 Santiago
| Minister Wilson expressed 10 the min
latcr " foreign affnlfa his appreciation
~ the prompt action of tho intendente
and his officials Had the pl1t sue
cecdcd II would have been dlfiicult FOR
the government 10 have satisfactorily
explained H. non-conncction with H.
aud a great deal of credit should be-
given 60 Minister Wilson and Consul
caplcH for their prompt action.
OUR MINISTER TO CHILE.
mud that Henry L. Wilson. the
United States minister here. n doing
much 90 better the relations between
| Chile and the United states. u IL large.
~ through his Influence and his aulct
diplomatic way Of treating things that
the tone Of the Chilean press has
changed, and several of the Santiago
papers have become almost Yankee
supporters In their editorials. lie has
produced an excellent Impression IN
the official circles % the chilean capl-
tai. and. though he II an ardent Amefi-
can. he seems 20 be abundnntly able
20 hold his own aud not nffend the
sensitive pro-spnnirh Chlloans a.
The same time, he has organized the
consular service 81 the country 70 that
full reports 81 all vessels likely 20 be
used against the United states are
sent 90 him AZ soon ms they enter the
various hnrhora ~ chile. which reports
are az once forwarded 20 Washington.
Mr. Wilson n one or the young men
/ forty, ana his present office II the first
he has ever held. lie II a brother II
United States Senator John l.. Wilson.
an indianinn by birth, his father hav-
ms been a member of Congress and
nc the timo ~ hin death United States
minister 90 Venezuela. After study
ing law In Indianapolis and acting Tor
time ~ the proprietor and manager
~ the LAFAYETTE Journal, Mr. Wilson
went 60 Washington ana settled nj
spokane, Here he engaged IN bank
inR, and within few years made a
fortune. NE suffered revcrses. how.
ever, during the recent panic, and had
Just begun tho making N n second Tor.
tune when President Mckinley asked
him 70 represent the United states
here. Ito lives very nicely In Santiago
having a large house In tho most fash.
ionnhle part ~ the capital Ills wife
ana mother are with him. and he has
three little children. two OF whom no
TO the American schools.
HE PLAYED THE STAR sPANGLrp
HAMMER
In connection with the pro. aptnish
FEELING here, rather amusing incl.
dent occurred In one OF our cnthoile
churches the other day. The inter.
prcter of our legation IA a ane organs,
ANA his services are In demand ~ scv.
eral OF the best churches OF Rintlnfro
While h. was In attendance NJ one of
them several weeks ago. when the war
spirit was az iis height. the priest de,
! llvered sermon denounclng thounlted
, States ana prnlainE the SpnnlnrdH The
! Yankee orranist could not 81 course ".
Z ply IN words although hls soul wa,
2 rllcd with Indignation, but NJ the con.
grcgatlon rose 20 80 he played the star
SpanEltd banner with an tho force thai
1 he and the great organ could supply
= do not know that the tune was d
/ familiar one 20 the priest. but at this
writing. the Interpreter sun draws hli
! salary a. the organlst.
4 AMERICA AND CHILE.
The feeling here against the Van,
4 KEGS. "a they call Us, II largely due 4,
the Ignorance of the Chlleana AS to nui
9 people, and 10 the remembrance tina
( chile had 20 apologize for the outra,
e gcnus treatment Of our sailors In N.
: Baltimore analr. The chlleana are In,
Z tenaely patriotic. They have right 4
70 be- proud OF their long little country
and they think ~ much u Il that. IN
have said the masses OF them feal
4 that We want 60 conquer Il Tor our
< selves. They cannot Imagine wal
g that h not waged FOR conquest or re-
Vrnge, and they laugh % the idea tina
~ tha United states has been nghtinl
= sualn. not from a desire Tor Cuba, bu
I, for me sake Of humanity. on the othe
I, hand thJre Chieans who have beer