Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-13
CHILEAN AFFAIRS.
"A Review Of Events Since the
War.
Hostility Towards Americans
Explained.
The COngressionalists Have Much
Cause for Complaint.
The Charges Against Minister Egan Not
sssss s,sss All Well Fouuded-Bitter Attacks /.
on Admiral Brown-Brit-
ish Busybodies.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches .r
.NEw York, Nov. 12.--The Associated
Press has received from it's special cor
respondent in Chile, series OF COM
munications concerning the events
since the overthrow of Balmaceda' g
government, detailing at length with
matters of interest to Americans, and
giving many interesting details of events
which heretofore have been but briefly
touched upon in cablegrams.
Speaking of the hostile attitude to-
ward the United States government,
and particularly against Minister Egan,
he says the majority of the charges are
apparently without foundation, and
arise principally from the fact that the
American officers in Chile did not give
moral and physical support.
There is hardly foreign resident at
any port along the entire coast of Chile
who did not sympathize to great ex-
tent with the cause of the revolutionists.
The latter assert that the United States
government at Washington was not
made acquainted with the true state of
affairs in Chile.
SEIZURE OF THE rrATA.
The seizure of the steamer Itata was
the first incident which aroused decided
ill feeling, and the American officers
who were in Iouique at the time express
the opinion that the revolutionists
would never have surrendered had it
not been for the presence OF strong
United States naval force.
CUTTING OF THE CABLE. T'Tssss..tl
The next thing was the cutting OF the
cable line OF the Central and South
American company, near Iquique. The
revolutionists refused to allow cable
messages to be sent from Valparaiso and
other points controlled by Balmaceda.
The cable was owned by an American
company who appealed to the United
States representatives for relief. Cap
tain Schley, OF the Baltimore, directed
that the cable be cut beyond the dis
tance OF marine league from shore.
The revolutionist ships Cochran and
Huascar, were present, but the Balti-
more was prepared for any resistance
they might offer.
The revolutionists make the claim
that the Americans had cut the cable SO
Halmaceda's spies in the northern part
OF Chill could send information to Lima
by another cable line, which was intact,
and then have it resent from Lima to
Valparaiso, over the American cable,
which had been cut.
Consequently, during the last days of
the war the revolutionists had come to
regard the Americans, particularly the
naval representatives here, as allies OF
Balmaceda and were prepared to believe
any report which might seem to cub
stantiate their views.
ATTACKS ON ADMIRAL BROWN.
The more violent attacks, however,
we're made on Admiral Brown. They
assert that he brought information of
their landing in Quintero, eighteen
miles north of Valparaiso, to Balma-
ceda. This story and Admiral Browns
letter in explanation have already been
published in this country. The CORE
spondent says, when the admiral re-
turned to Valparaiso with his flagship,
the San Francisco, he sent cipher dis
patch ashore for the navy department
at Washington. The officer who took
it had to have it approved by the in
tendente, and within an hour or two
after he had filed it, Balmaceda's troops
were moving toward Quintero, and the
newspapers had out extras, In which 1t
was published that the San Francisco
had lust arrived with news of the land
ing of the revolutionists at Quintero.
The revolutionary press has been very
bitter in its attacks on Admiral Brown,
and charges are still being made against
him, despite his denials that his visit to
.Quintero was in the interest of Balma-
ceda.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.
Much capital is being made out of the
fact that some official correspondence
between Balmaceda's ministers in Aug
ust, has been found, in which it is
stated that they are trying ITO get a
neutral vessel" to get certain informa-
ton regarding the revolutionists. In
the present state of feeling, the belief is
general that the vessel referred to is
tha San Francisco.
The correspondent says there is little
doubt that the foreign residents. IN VAL
paraiso are assisting in tanning the
flame against Americans.
sHELTERING OF REFUGEES.
In letter dated October Sd, the cor
respondent deals at length with the
matter Of the refugees sheltered in the
American legation at Santiago, and the
trouble arising therefrom. He says
Minister Egan had instructions from
Washington that the United States
would continue to give asylum to refu-
gees until the Chilean authorities guar
antee their safe removal to some neutral
territory, and further that the United
States would not permit it's minister to
be harrassed because OF the pres
ence of these refugees in tie
legation. Captain Schley, of the
Baltimore, had also received in
structions from the navy department
regarding the arrival of persons entering
the legation. The correspondent says
the order was revoked after Minister
Egan had entered strong protest, but
spies were still Watching the building.
There was ground to believe that sim
liar plan was resorted to in the case OF
the Argentine legation, where Balma-