The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-06
SERIOUS BUSINESS FOR CHILE.
Military Guard Placed Around the
United States Legation.

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United States Legation.
New YORK, Sept. 49, The iIerald's
Valparaiso special this morning says
news of serious Import reached here
from Santiago yesterday. 1t is to the
effect that the leaders of the Junta have
for the last few days adopted a course
which has had the result of harassing
Minister Egan. The Junta has been
trying for some time to induce Mr..
Egan to give up all those who have
sought refuge in the United States
legation. The Junta has gone even
further than this. 1t has put forth the
claim that 1T has the right to arrest any
one, no matter of what nationality,
who may be found on the street or any
where else outside OF the walls of the
legation. In keeping with It's claim, "a
number of foreigners have been placed
under arrest. Among them are three
Americans. The matter went so far
That every person having occasion to
VlSlt The legation was ordered to Obtain
permits which allowed them to 90 TO
the place. 10 enforce this rule force
OF police was put on guard outside the
legation. This lasted until last Friday,
when Minister Egan entered a most
vigorous protest to the whole proceed
ing. Ills manner was 80 earnest that
the police were withdrawn. 1t is sad
that he referred the whole matter to
the authorities at Washington.
A HASTILY CALLED CABINET COUNCIL.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Diplomatic
complications have arisen bet the
United States anu Chile--how serloas
cannot now be stated, but sufficiently
RraVe to cause d hurriedlY called CONSUL
! tatlon at the executive mansion this
| morning between the President and his
chief advisers i'll the State and Navy
until after IL o'clock, Secretary Tracy
remaining with the President until
| o'clock. Acting Secretary Wharton
also had official papers. lie said, in
answer to a question us to whether
matters had assumed a serious phase
in Chile, that he could not say anything
on the subject.
In official circles the news from Chile
That Gordon OF soldiers had been placed
around the house of the American MN
| lister, that entrance could only be Oh
| talned TO 1t by passport furnished by
the Junta, and that American citizens
were being arrested ON the streets of
valparaiso, was considered serious bus.
mess, and while no official confirmation
| OF the news can be obtained, it is gen.
orally credited. It, is known that as
far back as last Friday a long cipher
cablegram was received at the Navy
Department from Capt. Scnley, in com
mand OF the United States steamer Bal
tlmOre. In Chilean waters. n copy Of
this was sent to the State Department.
Since then cablegrams between the
State and Navy Departments have been
| DHSSlnp lnprplcnH r -, niH Inf 4 l,,,
contents of none Of these communica-
lions have been furnished the public
Gen. BoulanEer Com mits Suicide.
BHUssELs, Sept. 30.-Gen. Boulanger
committed suicide to-day by the grave
of Madame De Bonnemain, who died
recently in this city. Madame De Bon
nemain has been known as the mistress
OF the dead general. She accompanied
him to England after his flight from
France. The general had been gloomy
and nervous recently, but the tragedy
was wholly unexpected. This morning
he drove, as usual, to the cemetery with
his niece and secretary. Leaving them
some time at the tomb he shot himself.
Some wOrkmen who heard the shot
summoned the keeper, who recognized
the corpse, and informed the general s
niece, who was so overcome that she
tainted. The body was taken IN the
carriage to police headqualte ters and
then to the residence of the general.
The French minister was notified and
telephoned the news to Paris. n large
crowd quickly surrounded the house
where the body lay. One of the men
working in the cemetery says the gen
eral was pale and sad AS he entered, but
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The men were hidden from the generals
view where he stood. After about
three quarters Of an hour they heard a
pistol shot and rushed to the spot where
they found the general dead with the
revolver in his hand.