single piece tapered dark tropical hardwood with rounded knob with two coin silver bands just below knob, top one inscribed From/Tedd Smith/To/Alfred Woods/As a Mark of Esteen/5-10-09 and on reverse T. Davies/Itata; second band plain; total length 34.5". When civil war erupted in Chile in early 1891, the United States threw its support to the Balmaceda government, while Britain backed the rebel faction called the "Congressionalists." In May 1891, the U.S. government responded to a request from the Balmaceda government to apprehend a rebel Chilean ship, the Itata, which had loaded a shipment of arms in San Diego, California. The Congressionalists won the civil war, and the Harrison government released the ship in July and recognized the new Chilean government in August. Tensions remained high, however, and the U.S. Navy Department considered contingency plans in case of war. Part of the friction stemmed from Egan's grant of asylum in the American mission to several leaders of the defeated Balmaceda faction. By October, only 15 of the original 80 refugees remained at the mission, but Egan refused an order from the Chilean government to surrender them. In response, the Chilean secret police surrounded the building to prevent the refugees' escape. On October 16, the captain of the U.S.S. Baltimore gave shore leave to 117 American sailors in Valparaiso, Chile's second most populous city and an important port. Later that day, an altercation between an American sailor and a Chilean sailor escalated into a riot involving numerous sailors, boatmen, longshoremen, and townspeople. Both sides blamed the other for initiating the violence, but American sources suspected a planned assault on American sailors. President Harrison, already angered by the refugee dispute, became furious over the Baltimore affair. The United States government demanded "prompt and full reparation," but the Chilean foreign minister, Manuel Matta, promised nothing until the judicial process was completed. Secretary of State Blaine, on October 26, to his critics' surprise, urged caution and patience during the diplomatic crisis. Provenance: Found in Wrexham, England. Condition: Top silver band with split solder seam, else VG.
single piece tapered dark tropical hardwood with rounded knob with two coin silver bands just below knob, top one inscribed From/Tedd Smith/To/Alfred Woods/As a Mark of Esteen/5-10-09 and on reverse T. Davies/Itata; second band plain; total length 34.5". When civil war erupted in Chile in early 1891, the United States threw its support to the Balmaceda government, while Britain backed the rebel faction called the "Congressionalists." In May 1891, the U.S. government responded to a request from the Balmaceda government to apprehend a rebel Chilean ship, the Itata, which had loaded a shipment of arms in San Diego, California. The Congressionalists won the civil war, and the Harrison government released the ship in July and recognized the new Chilean government in August. Tensions remained high, however, and the U.S. Navy Department considered contingency plans in case of war. Part of the friction stemmed from Egan's grant of asylum in the American mission to several leaders of the defeated Balmaceda faction. By October, only 15 of the original 80 refugees remained at the mission, but Egan refused an order from the Chilean government to surrender them. In response, the Chilean secret police surrounded the building to prevent the refugees' escape. On October 16, the captain of the U.S.S. Baltimore gave shore leave to 117 American sailors in Valparaiso, Chile's second most populous city and an important port. Later that day, an altercation between an American sailor and a Chilean sailor escalated into a riot involving numerous sailors, boatmen, longshoremen, and townspeople. Both sides blamed the other for initiating the violence, but American sources suspected a planned assault on American sailors. President Harrison, already angered by the refugee dispute, became furious over the Baltimore affair. The United States government demanded "prompt and full reparation," but the Chilean foreign minister, Manuel Matta, promised nothing until the judicial process was completed. Secretary of State Blaine, on October 26, to his critics' surprise, urged caution and patience during the diplomatic crisis. Provenance: Found in Wrexham, England. Condition: Top silver band with split solder seam, else VG.
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