Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-13
AFFAIRS IN CHILE.
Secret Of the Great Cutlery Made Against Min
lister Egan.

lister Egan.
The Associated Press has Just received num-
Der of very full dispatches from Its special cor
respondents in Chile, confrmatory Of the prin-
cipal revolutionary events in that country,
which have already been published. The chief
subject Of interest in Valparaiso Is the hostile
attitude displayed there and in other Chilean
cities toward the United States government
and particularly against the official representa-
tive of the country in that city by the revolu-
tiouary party, which is now in power, and also
by the foreign residents of Chile. who were
strong supporters of the revolutionists during
| the recent struggle. American citizens in Chile
are expressing alarm at the situation. which. IL
is claimed threatens 10 affect the commercial
relations between the two countries. TO the ad
vantage of European countries The opposi-
tion arises principally from the fact that the
American officials did not give moral and ply
steal support TO the reyolutonists during The
| progress of the war.
The seizure of the steamer Ita,a by tie United
| States government. the cutting of the cable
line of the Central snd South American Com
pany ct lqulque, by order Of the American
company that owned II, because of tie inter
ference of revoluiionists with business, wh,ch
action prevented the revoiuuonists from COM
/ municating with lquigue. and statement that
Admiral Brown of the man-of-war San Fran
cisco visited Quintero in August in the in
! terests of BalmGcedl had much 20 do with
causing tie Ill feeling on the part OF the Chile
ans. The statement about Admiral Brown is
said to be false one.
One OF the results of the feeling in Chile
against Americans is shown in the treatment OF
the officers OF the United States cruiser Balti-
more. the only American man-of-yar now In
Chilean waters, in Valparaiso. marked dis
| elimination against them Is shown In matters
| OF social entertainment on shore. They are
no. invited TO the clubs in Valparaiso, though
| the officers on the other war ships are being en-
| tertained very constantly. The festivities ac-
comranying the national holiday season closed
| the third week of September with a grand ball
at Santiago. Invitations Tor that event were
sent in good season TO all the other ships at VAL
| paraiso, but were not sent to the Baltimore in
| time 20 allow any OF her officers TO avail them
selves of the privilege OF attending the ball
just after the victory of the congressional
| forces liz August a number of Ch.leans who
! had been supporters oi Balmaceda rocog-
| nized Mr.. ESans policy from the moment
that he WAS received in Santiago as the
| representative of the United States as one
| calculated &c advance American interests in
Chile, which ALWAYS have been comparatively
small. Several measures which he under
took in the early part of his administra ton
| naturally excited cnnity and even alarm IN
! the minds o! persons who represented other
| foreign interests, and who regarded with
| Jealousy any American encroachments
| which thev considered their own. The English
! interests in Chile exceed those OF any other
foreign country, and not only on account of the
extent of their interests. but for otler reasons
which are equally plain, She English residents
| In Chile were he most active in their opposi-
ton 10 the American minister. Without any
attempt at secrecy Mr.. Eagdn endeayored TO
make arrangements with the Chilean govern
ment. which then represented by
PresI lent Iialmaceda. by which Inducements
would be offered for American capital 10 be-
come interested in the valuable nitrate prop
erty III the nc"thern part OF Chile. This enter
prise had hitherto been and still is con-
| troled almost exclusively by the English This
was he chief one of the Improper contracts
With the Bal'naceda government which Mr..
Egan Is accused OF making. He Is charged
with endeavoring to make a contract for an
exclusive commerce IN nitrate Mr.. Egan
was perfectly aware of the fact that in view OF
the large English interests already established
in the nitrate fields such thing absolutely
impossible. The most that he could have OBJ
tanned ana the most that he had any intention
of obtaining a share of the nitrate business
for any Americans who might care TO enlist IL
the enterprise.
But there was hardly On Englishman in all
Chile who did not regard these efforts on the
part of the American minister "a direct
menace to English interests. and there has
| hardly been an Englishman IN all Chile since
the general cutlery against Mr., Egan and all
Americans.
DIssENsIoSs IN THE CABINET.
The New York HerdIfs Valparaiso dispatches
state that the designations of Ministers Irrsraz.
abal and Martinez have not been accepted by
the junta. 1t is said that two members of the
council OF state stand ready to resign rather
than cause any political illfeeling. II thi,
action is taken it will create vacancies in the
council for two conservatives. This will dc
away with the cause of discomfort that led &c
tue designations of the two ministers named
and also stop Minister of Foreign Affairs Mats
and other members of the cabinet from re-
signing.
report has reached Valparaiso that Perro
Gandarillas, late minister of agriculture under
the Balmaceda regime. has shot and killed him.
self at his hiding place in the mountains near
Santiago. The cause of his suicide was the
fear of persecution on the part OF the junta.
| He did not care to stand trial