Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14

for countenancing the lies that are promulgated
about him. He has not been "insolent," as is
so often alleged. nor Extensively partisan, nor
dilatory in the discharge of official business.
MINISTER EGAN's ONLY CRIME.
His only crime in Chile is that he has en-
deavored. as in duty bound Though generally
without success). to protect American inter-
ests against English and Chilean luminosity.
pretty diplomat, indeed, be would have been
who had espoused the cause of a rebellion,
which nobody thought would win. against the
regular government with which he had been
sent to deal. When the rebellion became itself
the recognized government of Chile, whether
right or wrong, the business of foreign
diplomats was then with the new re-
gime. but not before. The demand for
Mr.. Egans recall is but another expression
of junta arrogance. To accede to it would be
an undignifed backdown on the part Of the
United States and would have no effect toward
sweetening existing bitterness. 1t looks more
probable just now that events NAV arise IN the
near future which will compel Uncle Samuel
to teach this bantam power saiutary lesson.
To return to our journey. Like the notorious
Capt. Kidd We sailed and we sailed, always due
southwark day and night of II brought us
TO Talcahuano. the port Of Conception. which
NV readers and have visited thoroughly be-
fore and may now pass without notice. From
Talcahuano to COronel, the next port OF I'M
portance. is a journey of only few hours, but
is generally very seasick one. for hereabouts
we are entering the region of turbulent waters
which render the name Pacific a misnomer.
Coronel occupies the northeast corner of
Arauco bay from whence is shipped nearly all
the coal that is used in Chile, besides vast
quantities of copper. There are two long
piers at CoroDel. with tramways and wagons.
COAL MINES AT coRoNEL.
The adjacent mines belong to what is known
as the Puchoco company, and if need be
90 tons OF coal can be furnished alongside
any ship in the bay within the space of twelve
hours. The Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany (English) take all their coal from Coronel,
and it is also freguented by H. NJ. ships for
the same purpose, SO that it is not an uncom-
mon sight to see eighty or ninety golfers
anchored at once off Puchoco. besides
steam vessels, taking On coal The price
| ton, but sells in Valparaiso at so
and go the ton. Coronel is a rare town for
Spanish-Ameriea. being built entirely Of wood
| from the timber which grows abundantly here
| abouts. 1t stands about a mile east OF the
| Puchoco wharves and contains 10 600 inha5-
itants. Though such desolate, lonesome
| looking little place, it is by no means isolated
| from the world. being regular port OF entry
| for four lines of steamships. having tele-
| graphic and cable communication with Europe
| and all parts of Chile a railway to Conception
| and so on northward and another 10 Lota.
As the Osiris was compelled to coal here,
we disembarked at Coronei and went by rail tc
| Lota, another famous place for coal and cop
per- only about four miles distant but fronting
a little bay OF it's own. High bluffs surround
its roadstead, except IN one level corner where
the town has been set containing two enormous
| smelling works, bottle factory, tile works
coal Offices and workmen's houses. The mos
interesting thing about the place is that the
mines and smelters, the manufactures, the
pier, the shipping, every house in the village
and all the land in sight are the sole property o.
a woman-the celebrated widow, Sonora lisa
dora Cousino pronounced Cow-seen -yo), who
| is about the wealthest individual in the world
She can afford 10 be eccentric, and there being
no end to her money and no limit to her ex
travagances. the people delight to call her thu
Countess of Monte Cristo."
The wEALrHIEsr WIDOW IN THE WORLD.
Besides very extensive and valuable mines o
silver, copper and coal she Possesses million
Of money millions Of acres of land, focks an,
herds that are numbered by millions, Who'll
blocks of real estate In Santiago, Valparais
and other cities whose rentals amount to sew
eral hundred thousand dollars per annum; sh
is the principal stakeholder in the largest ban
!. | of Chile, she owns a railroad feet of iro