The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-05
WILL TAKE HER TIME.
Chill Refusea to BE Hurried Into Making
Nm ApOlOgy-Shs Says She IL Etill lu.
vestiGating the yalpar raise Affair.

Chilli Refusea to BE Hurried Into Making
IN Apol0gy-Shs Says She IL stili In.
vestiGating the Valparaiso Affair.
WAsHINGToN. Oct. 3O.-Chilian de.
velopments have not lessened the seri-
BUSINESS Of the outlook. 4 long cipher
cablegram was received from Minister
Egan At the state department Thursday
morning. 1t was nearly noon before
the cablegram was translated and laid
before the president An hour after
wards messengers were dispatched to
Secretary Blaine and Secretary Tracy
requesting their presence at the white
house. The secretaries promptly re-
sponded to the presidents summons.
Secretary Blaine coming over from his
house and Secretary Tracy from the
navy department
When Secretary Tracy again emerged
from the white house he refused to
make any statement whatever respect
ing the Chilian correspondence on the
ground that the department of state
had the matter in charge. Secretary
Blaine appeared to be in good spirits
when he came out Of the white house
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home. He had nothing to say about
Mr.. Egan's message, but intimated that
when the proper time had elapsed the
public would be informed Of the facts
Soon after 6 o'clock an official state.
ment of the contents of Minister
Egan's dispatch was made public. 1t
read as follows:
The department Of state received te.e.
gram Thursday morning from Minister Egan
dated Santiago, October IS In which he gives
the following ~ the reply Of the Chilian govern
ment to the presidents telegi am Of October
23. asking reparation for the recent murder
OF American sailors In the streets OF Val.
paraiso:
The minister OF foreign affairs replies that
the government OF the United States formu.
lates demands and advances threats that
without being cast back with acrimony. are
not acceptable. nor could they be accepted
In the present case or In any other OF like
nature. He does not doubt the sincerity,
rectitude or expertness OF investigation on
board the Baltimore. but will recognize only
the jurisdiction and authority Of his own coun-
try to judge and punish the guilty In Chilian
territory. He says the administra.
tive and judicial authorities have
been investigating affairs, that ju-
dicial investigation under Chilian Law
10 SCCECA 0uu tuc tlLut - HOT ycL arrived tO
make known results. When that time does ar.
rive he will communicate the result, although
he does not recognize any other authority
competent to judge criminal cases than that
established by the Chiiian people. Uatil the
time arrives TO disclose the result OF the 10.
vestigatlon he cannot admit that the dis
orders in Valparaiso or the silence OF his de-
partment should appear as an expression oil
unfriendliness toward the government Of the
United States which might put in peril the
friendly relations between the two countries y
When the above statement was made
public no reply had been made to it.
What will be the nature Of secretary
Blaine's reply is altogether matter Of
conjecture. The most plausible the.
ory advanced is that the sug.
gestions courteously and diplo
matically conveyed in Acting
Secretary Wharton's dispatch tha,
this government had no doubt investi
cations would be made and reparatiOn
afforded will now be renewed in the
shape of stern and formal demand foI
some immediate assurances of propel
action on the part of the junta, and that
If these are no: Forthcoming Mr.. Egan
will take passage on the Baltimore for
the United States, thus scvering diplo.
matte relations between the United
States and Chilli. The portion of Min
lister Egan's dispatch which is made
public merely gives the substance o.
the junta's reply. This is insulting and
unsatisfactory, but in itself does not cal
for any immediate naval demonstra
tion, since the diplomatic channel.
have not been closed. There is reason
to believe that in addition to what i.
given out some further news from thu
minister is known only to President
Harrison and Secretaries Blaine an1
Tracy.
In the event Of it becoming necessary
for Minister Egan to withdraw. thu
problem is to save the refugees. Unit
that problem is solved there is not mucl
likelihood of the entire breaking off o
the diplomatic relations More inter
est is shown by every body, from thu
president down, on this phase of tn,
trouble than any other