Telegram-herald., 1891-09-29
UNCLE sam IS AROUSED
The Junta Said 10 be Giving
Minister Egan Trouble
WE EiY HAVE 4 ROW wITH CHILL
Prsapt Aeriea fs Exp~stsd-fhs Aa'
lheFittss al Washington Consult
Preparatory 40 Iaktss
Axtioa IN the case.

yALPARAIso. Chill. Sept ss-Sews
OF serious import - the United States
government aad To Americans general
~ reaches here from Santiago. II 10 70
the effect that the leaders Of the
jnnta for what reason does not yet
clearly appear, have for the last
few days been endeavoring 10
induce Mr.. Egan 70 give up all those
who have sought refuge In the United
States legation The janta has even
put forth the claim that Ii has the
right TO arrest anyone. no matter of
what nationality, who may he found
~ ths street or anywhere else out
aide Of tue four walls OF the lesu-
tioc. Ia keeping with this claim a
number OF foreigners have already
been placed under arrest. Among them
are three Americans who were engaged
In business here. The matter went so
far that every person having occasion
to visit the legation was ordered to OBJ
tain q permit from the intsndente be-
fore he was allowed to GO
into the place TO enforce this
sule force of police were put
on guard outside the legation, and
patrolled the block day and night until
Friday last. when Minister Egan en-
tered a most vigorous protest to the
whole proceeding. His manner was so
earnest that the police were with
drawn. 1t is said that he has referred
the entire matter to the authorities at
Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. es.-For two
hours during the morning the presi.
dent was in consultation with the rep.
resentativcs of the state and navy
departments Secretary Tracy, who
arrived in Washington Sunday night
nearly a week before the date
fixed for his return from the
north, came to the white house
early in the day. He was Joined there
by Acting Secretary Warton, of the de-
partment OF state. and Gen. John w.
Foster, and later by Com. Ramsay.
chief of the navigation bureau, who
had been summoned for the purpose.
While no official information upon
the subject can be obtained, there is
reason to believe that the administra-
tion is confronted with the serious and
perhaps threatening aspect of affairs in
Chilli. Since last Friday cablcgrams
couched in cipher have been passing
between Washington and Valparaiso.
The officials of the state and
navy departments through whose
hands these cablegrams have passed
refuse to make their contents public.
II is gathered, however, that they re-
late to affairs in Chilli, and that serious
complications have arisen between the
junta and the United States repre-
seatatives in that country.
At present the United States naval
force in Chilli consists of one vessel
the cruiser Baltimore commanded
by Capt. Schley. The San Fran
cisco touched 1t Callao, Peru,
last week on her way north
ward with Admiral Brown in COM
mand. An effort was made by the navy
department to communicate with her,
but she sailed for Acapulco. Mexico.
Friday. before the cablegram reached
her. Her bottom is in bad cond-
ton, and the vessel would bc
almost urservic.ablc unless docked
and cleaned. There arc no other
modern vessels on the Pacific
side that could be dispatched to Chill
and it is assumed that Com. Ramsay
was called into the consultation by the
president for the purpose of explaining
the exact extent of the resources of the
navy department
In ohi cial circles the pews from Chill
that Gordon of soldiers had been
placed around the house of the Ameri-
can minister, that entrance could only
be obtained to it by passport furnished
by the junta and that American citizens
were being arrested IN the streets oi
Valparaiso, was considered serious
business, and while no official confirm.
alton of the news can be obtained 1t i.
generally credited