Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-29
THE GILLIAN JUNTA
Seems Very Likely to Run UP
Against Uncle Sam.
OMNIBUS COUCIL AT WASHINGTON.

The President, Secretary Tracy and State
Department Officials in Conference
Reported Insulting Treatment of Min
lister Egan the Subject of Discussion
Some Sensational Reports Current in
which the Shrek of the Shell May
BE Heard-An Order sent to Com
mander Schley.
WASHINGTON, Sept 29.-The president
was closeted yesterday for a couple of
hours with officials of the state and navy
departments, and it was Immediately sur
missed that the reason of the conference
was the alleged arrest of Americans in
Chill, and it was said that the relations
of Uncle Sam with the .junta were serious
ly strained. After the conference none of
those present would say what was talked
about or decided upon. Secretary Tracy
would only say that the situation was not
alarming and and the department would
send no more ships to Chill. Others who
were at the conference are quite as reti-
cent as Secretary Tracy about it. One of
these admitted, however, that there was
nothing said or done at the meeting that
could not be given to the public without
injury to diplomatic aspects of the mat
ter.
Not Credited by DIR. Montt.
DR.. MONT, the representative of the
Chilian government here, yesterday re-
ceived dispatch from his government.
There was no allusion whatever TO the re-
ported arrest of Americans or of any
action intended to harass Minister Egan.
DIR. Montt, without knowing whether any
Amer leans lave been arrest ed, discreditS
any and all reports to the effect that his
government has treated or will treat men
of any nationality in Santiago harshly or
unfairly.
Chilians Down on Egan.
Rightfully or otherwise, the junta peo-
pie in Chilli are down on Minister Egan,
and reports are that they have surrounded
the American legation at Santiago with
Gordon of police, and threaten TO arrest all
who try to visit the minister II Is re-
ported that during the conference yester-
day morning Assistant Secretary Whar-
ton informed the president that instruc-
tions had been sent TO Minister Egan on
Saturday, but that no reply had been re-
ceived from him. Up to O'Clock last
evening no word had come from Egan. 1t
is also said that the government Will, as
result of yesterdays council, support Min
lister Egan TO any extremity in :be protec-
LION anu assertion Ol HIS TlSuls as AucE-
lean minister, irrespective Of the griev-
ances which the junta government has
against him.
An Indignity To Be Resented.
To surround foreign legation with q
Gordon of police officers, and 10 threaten
to arrest those who attempt TO pass upon
public or private business is an indignity
which 10 self-respecting government can
limit silence In this Is
pretty certain that arrests of American
citizens were actually made while they
were attempting TO call upon their minis
ter. The president said at the conference
that the first duty of this government was
to assert its rights and the rights of the
minister, leaving the question of Minister
Egan's alleged wrong-doing to be inves-
tigated afterward If Egan has given asy-
lum improperly to the enemies of the gov
eminent, or has been guilty of offensive
partisanship in any other way, the Gillian
authorities have their redress in the usual
way.
Talk of n BON bardment.
The man who knows it all says that
orders have been sent TO Commander
Schley, of the Baltimore, to assist in
every way in his power the efforts of
Minister Egan to secure the rights per
tanning TO his POSITION. A rumor was cir
culated that Commander Schley had been
instructed TO lombard Santiago if he
could reach the city, and if not to level
his guns at Valparaiso, but a gentleman
who attended the con ference at the White
House says this is not true; that the presi-
dent and the other members of the con-
ference thought the Chilians would soon
come to their senses, and after their ami
mostly to Egan mad cooled down bit
they would apologize for their insult to
tho TTpitad