The Forrest City times., 1891-09-04
DU NOT LIKE MIR. EGAN.
CHILEANS MAY DEMAND THAT
 HE BE RECALLED.
Our Minister said so Have Made IaimseIf Unpopular With she in-
 surgt uss-LaSeSt War News.


 | junta finally becomes the government of Chile. and as such is recognized by | the United States, it is not at all like ] ly that Mir. Patrick Egan will remain as the American minister, for while passion and prejudice may partly ac- count for all that is charged by the in. surgent envoys against Mir. Egan it Is | undoubtedly true that he is unpopular l with the present junta-
 It is not necessary in diplomatic in l tercourse that one government need l assign any cause for requesting the | withdrawal of a minister. A mere in- timation from one government to an 1 other that it's representative is no | longer persona grata is amply sufii- l clent, as was shown in the case of | Lord Sackville-West, the British min | ister. It will only be necessary for I the junta to intimate to Mir. Harrison | and Mir Blaine that Mir. Egan is not ! desirable, and the latter will be sue cecded by some gentleman who is de- l sira ble
 Some anxiety is shown at the state | department over the fact that no word 1 has yet been received from Mir. Egan. l It is considered highly improbable that any injury would befall him. At | the same time matters have assumed | such phase that the hackneyei ex- | cuses of poor telegraphic service, etc. seem to have fallen into inocuous | desuetude.
 Minister l.azeano, the Chilean repre- | sentative here, who was devoted ad- | herent to Balniaccda, is packing up. Mir. Charles R. Flint. whom Balma- | ceda made consul-gcneral day before
 yesterday, will be relieved before the l ink on his commission has really had a | chance to dry.
 "The recognition of the new gov | ernment will doubtless soon become n subject of diplomatic consideration, ' said an official of the State depart ment to-day. But in behalf of Min 1 ister Egan it should be said that what | ever he has done or has not done has
 been with the full approval of the l President and the Secretary of State. | It will be remem bered that when in
 Brazil the Republicans overthrow the l Empire the United States, although | the first government to recognize the new Republic. did not do so until the | Republic had been approved by the | people.
 The insurgcnt representatives who | came to Washington wished to induce | President Harrison to instruct Min | ister Eagan to recognize their cause. | The president refused to do this and | declined to permit the government of | the Untted States to aid the congress. | ionalists in any way
 l Advices were received this morning
 at both the state and navy departments | confirming the reports that the con | gressional party was in possession oi | Santiago and that Balmaeeda the de | feated dictator, had fled Acting Sec | rctary Wharton received the following cablegram, dated Valparaiso, Aug. 3l: Ralmaceda has turned over govern ] ment to Baeueduano and fled. Canto goes to Santiago tonight to assume l control until arrival of iunta from 1 Iquilue. Good order here.
 MCtREEeY, Consul. Acting Secretary Soiev received the | following eablegram from Admiral i,rown. dated Valparaiso, Aug. 3l President of Chile has surrendered | the government to the Chilean gover-
 nor, Raqueduano. and he has left san tiago. Valparaiso well organized. The 1 foreign forces have re-cmbarked, BROWN. The dispatch from Admiral Brown was interpreted at the department to | mean that the police force at Valparai.
 so IS so we'll organized as to relieve the
 foreign admirals of further necessity l for keeping their marines on shore
 duty. Senor Montt expects the iunta,
 winch has left lquique for Santiago.
 to reach Valparaiso in about three l days. The distance, he says, is be. tween eight hundred ana nine hun, | dred miles,