30 Oct 1891
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1891
Page
1
Washington reports say Minister Egan inflames Chile tensions over a saloon and street incident involving Baltimore seamen. State officials doubt his claims of demands and threats, fearing misinterpretation and urging recall. Blaine and Secretary Tracy seek a measured plan amid looming political considerations.
Washington officials monitor Egan’s cable from Santiago on October 28. Chilean Foreign Minister rejects U.S. demands over the Baltimore sailors’ murder, signaling possible rupture as Secretary Blaine and Secretary Tracy confer at the White House.
Extra activity centers on ships at the Navy Yard as officers withhold movement details. A telegram requests Mohican sea preparation cost, with a two week window before work begins. Comanche can sail soon, Monadanock needs six months, most vessels are north in Honolulu or Chinese waters.
New York reports rapid progress on multiple cruisers at Brooklyn and Philadelphia yards. Ships like the Philadelphia Bennington Concord Chicago Miantonomoh and Petrel are under repair or upgrade with the Atlanta soon ready to sail and the Petrel set for sea by Saturday. Monitors remain limited but mobilization could assemble 4000 sailors if needed.
A Chilean massacre near Santiago in August killed and tortured numerous youths from prominent families. Soldiers led by Barbossa and Alejo Martin surrounded Los Canas estate, shooting, bayoneting, and burning victims after betrayal by a traitor. Names of slain include Ignacio Fuenzalids Castro and Manuel Campino. officers listed include Colonel Ramon Vidaurre and Lt Cols Emilio Aris and Eduardo Infante.
An brief report from Vallejo California notes unusual movement at the navy yard on October 22. The entry mentions activity by shipyard workers and possible orders but provides limited detail.
Senor Don Claudio Vicuna, once Chile’s president elect, now exiled after Balmaceda era turmoil, was among Victoria Hotel guests in New York. He avoids comment, fearing misinterpretation that could affect families and other refugees. He plans to sail home once Chilean affairs settle.
London papers diverge on US action in the Chile affair. The Telegraph backs Harrison’s policy and warns of a needed US response, while The Chronicle says the dispute is not worth war. Loypos notes US naval inferiority complicates coercion and hopes for moderation.
Ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborne, now Minister to Chile under Hayes, warns that U.S. Chilean tensions are delicate. He says restoring amiable ties would take a century if humiliation becomes necessary. He recalls Spanish bombardment of Valparaiso and lingering Chilean distrust.
Special report from New Orleans details Jack Parker a Black rail foreman captured at Covington jail by a mob. They dragged him to a tree and fatally harmed him after Parker confessed to killing Joe Hardy another Black rail worker. The incident followed efforts to cremate Hardy’s body and sparked fears of further violence.
Robert Acton, a Cork Ireland native and former football medalist, earned the nickname Hercules in Buffalo after six months as a dock laborer. Yale College invited him to study and play football with a $500 draft sent to him as part of the offer.
United States Minister to Mexico Thomas Ryan says work has begun in earnest to ready Mexico's exhibit for the World's Fair. A bureau with several clerks has been organized to assist in completing the display as fully as possible.
Large portion of Blaine county swept by prairie fire continues burning for three days. Fire started by a boy tramp and has destroyed ranchers property and livestock, leaving thousands homeless.
Harrisburg reports reveal the Boyer case dropped and the Philadelphia magistrates case argued with no witnesses. Judge Orvis spoke for hours on Senate jurisdiction and due process, while Senator Hall protested the timing and fairness of the inquiry.
A political speech defends the Legislature’s full constitutional power in Pennsylvania. It contrasts the General Assembly’s authority with executive limits, warning that expanding executive control could endanger liberty and Democratic party members.
A Honolulu letter from a National party leader describes a plan for a Hawaiian republic with a president. It alleges Queen Liliuokalani is under British Consul Woodhouse and missionary influence, seeks U S military support, and predicts imminent downfall of the Queen’s government aided by British intrigues. It asks Moreno to press Secretary Blaine and the President for support.
In Pittsburgh, Matthew Quay testifies before an Alderman that newspapers printed false and malicious statements about him on October 2, 1891. Warrants issued for defendants, bail posted, and further actions promised as the case proceeds.
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