The record-union., 1891-09-07


Judicial Officers Displaced by Bal
maceda-The Baltimore Sails for
Neutral Port With. the Refugees
Who Sought Safety on Board When
The CongressionaIists Achieved
Success.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
VALPARAISO (via Galveston), Sept. c.
The German Minister to Chile and the
Admiral in command of the German
fleet have had dispute over the DISPOSE
ton of the political refugees on board the
German cruiser Sophie. The Minister
notified the Admiral that he might be re-
Quired to surrender to the Junta such
refugees. The Admiral bluntly replied
that he would do no such thing unless
the Emperor or Chancellor Won Caprivi
ordered him to do so. He then sent a
dispatch to the Emperor explaining the
situation and announcing that unless he
was otherwise ordered the Sophie would
proceed at once to Mollenda, Peru, the
nearest neutral port, where the people
wanted by the Junta would be landed
Later in the day reply was received
from Berlin approving the Admirals ac-
ton, and the Sophie will sail tomorrow.
The stories of riot at Coquimbo are
without foundation. Word was received
from there to-day that the Congressional
officials have taken possession of that
city and Serena without any disturb bance,
and that order had been maintained
throughout. The Balmacedist officials at
CoquimbO have been granted protection
on board English wax vessels. The Gov
ernment troops at those places have been
disbanded and allowed to go home. The
armed transport Aconcagua has been or
dered south to meet the ship bringing
arms and field guns ordered by the Junta
III Europe.
The Junta is busily engaged in reorgan-
i2ing the public service. All Judges and
court officials who were dismissed by
Balmaceda have been reappointed. Other
changes will be rapidly made, until the
entire civil service is in sympathy with
the new Government.
When the papers in the desk of Balma-
ceda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senor
GOdOy, were examined to-day, cable
dispatch was found dated Berlin, August
18th, informing him that the German
Government had decided to recognize the
belligerent rights OF the Congressional
lists. This news Minister Godoy had
taken care to suppress.
Minister Egan has received a letter
from the State Department at Washing
ton approving his action in endeavoring
to bring about cessation of hostilities in
Chile.
1t is asserted on high authority that the
story that arms We're shipped to Iquique
on the steamer MOntSeTat is untrue. 1t is
also asserted that there was not a single
Lee rifle in the hands of the Congress
sionalist soldiers. The rifles which it
was alleged had been transferred from
the Itata to the Esmeralda were of this
make, and the fact that none of them
We're held by General Cantos army dis
proves that story also.
n conference has been held between
the Junta and leading merchants and
bankers relative to the recognition by the
new Government of the note issues or
dered by Balmaceda during the past six
months. Just what points were Consid-
cred and the conclusions reached are not
yet known. 1t is generally believed,
however, that action satisfactory to ali
concerned will be decided upon.
40 INFORMATION AT THE STATE DE-
PARTMENT.
WASHINGToN Sept. 6.-Whether or
not the Congressional Junta has been
recognized as the de facto Government of
Chile cannot be officially learned at the
Department of State, as the acting Secre-
tary refuses to make any statement what
ever on the subject Nevertheless, there
is good reason to believe that acting upon
Minister'S Egan's information that the
authority of the Junta is supreme in
Chile, he has, as already predicted, been
directed to open relations with them. If
there has been any question as to the
proper treatment of refugees aboard the
toto hiy ~ l,
cided by Admiral Brown. He cabled to-
day that the Baltimore left yesterday for
Peru, taking away twenty refugees whose
lives were not safe in Chile.
SenOr Don Prudencia Lazcano Chilean
Minister to the United States, has given
up the house he has occupied here, and,
accompanied by his wife, left the, CITY
is believed that he is on his way to Eu-
rope.
WILL BE RECOGNIZED TO-DAY.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The Herald has
this cablegram from Santiago de Chile
via Galveston: The provisional Govern
ment of the Republic of Chile will be
formally recognized by the Government
of the United States tomorrow. Min
lister Patrick Egan to-day received cable
dispatch from the State Department at
Washington instructing him to treat with
the Junta GoberniO as the Government de
facto of the country. Information to this
effect was unofficially conveyed to Senior
Jorge Montt, President of the Junta, soon
after the receipt of the cable dispatch, but
official action will not be taken until to-
morrow.
Minister Egan will be cordially re-
ceived by the Junta for the news he
brings, ii for nothing else. Members Of
the Provisional Government were much
pleased at the receipt of this information,
though they were not greatly surprised.
The United States understood the situa-
ton here that order had been restored
throughout the country, and the author
ity of the Junta universally recognized,
Mr.. Eagan would receive the instructions
which came to-day.
1t is the opinion here that Senor Pedro
Montt, who is now in Washington as
representative of the Junta, will be
regularly accredited Minister from Chile
to the United States as soon as the mat
ter is reached This, it is thoncht will