The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-30
CHILLI Is DEFIANT
She Haughtily Refuses to Accede
to Egan's Demands.
HIS RECALL is QUITE POSSIBLE
Talk Of Active Hostilities-The American NAVY
in Good Condition-Views of Promi-
nent Naval Official.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-It was nearly
noon before Egan's telegram was trans
lated and laid before the President. An
hour afterwards messengers were dis
patched to Secretary Blaine and Secretary
tracy requesting their presence at the
White House. The secretaries promptly
responded to the Presidents summons.
secretary Tracy stayed an hour at the
Wulte House and returned to the navy de-
partment, but had not been there long
When he was recalled. Naturally these
movements gave rise to all kinds of more
or less wild speculation as to the nature of
Egan's dispatch and the intention OF tue
/ government. When Secretary Tracy
again emerged from the White House he
refused to make any statement whatever
respecting the Cnilian correspondence,
on the ground that the DEPART
ment of state had the matter in
charge. Secretary Blaine appeared in
good spirits when he came out of the White
house aud stepped into his carriage to go
home He had nothing to say about Egan's
message, but minated when the proper
time had elapsed the public would be in
formed of the facts.
Soon after o'clock an official statement
| Oh the contents of Minister Egan's dis
patch was made public. 1t read as follows /:
The department of state received a teie-
gram this morning from Minister Egan
dated Santiago, Oct. rs, IN which he gives
the following as the reply Of the CHILEAN
government to the Presto nts telegram of
OF October %, asking PREPARATION for the
recent murder of American sailors in the
streets OF Valparaiso: The minister of
foreign affairs replies that the gov
eminent of the United States formu-
lates demands and advances threats
tnat, without being cast back,
with acrlmony, 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, recutude or experiences
OF the investigation on board the Baltimore
but will recognize only the Jurisdiction and
authority of his own country to Judge and
punish the guilty i'll Gillian territory. He
says the administrative and judicial au-
thorltles have been Investigating the affair
that judicial lnyes tigatiOn under CHILEAN
law is secret and the time is not yet ar
rived to make known the results; when
that time does arrive, he will communicate
results, although ne does not recognize any
other authority competent to judge of crImi-
nal cases than that established by the Chill
Ian people. Until the time arrives to disclose
the result OF the investigation he cannot
admit that the disorders in Valparaiso or
the silence OF his department should ap-
pear as an expression of unfriendliness
! toward the government of the United
/ States. which might put in peril the
| friendly relations between the two coun-
/ tries -
Up 10 the hour when the above statement
/ was made public, no reply had been made
! toit What will be the nature of Secretary
Blaine's reply is altogether lratter Of
conjecture. The most plausible theory ad-
Vanced Is that the suggestions Courteously
and dipiomatically conveyed in Acting
Secretary Wnartons dispatch that an in
vestigation would be made and reparation
afforded, will now be renewed in the shape
OF stern and fol NAL demand for some IN.
mediate assurance of proper action on the
part of the Junta, and if these are not
Forthcoming, Minister Egan will take pas
sage on the Baltimore for the United
! States, thus severing diplomatic relations
. hetMeen the IInitad States and Ghili