River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-10
EaAh TALKS.
Our Minister TO chill Denies the Charge
That He WAS d Partisan Of the Late
PresIdsht Bainiaeeda-His Only Efforts
vefs Directed In the Interest, of Peace.


That he WAS d Partisan Of the Late
President Bainiaeeda-His Only Efforts
wefs Directed Id the Interest, OF Peace.
SANTIAGO, Sept. Sin an interview
| United States Minister Egan denied
| emphaticaily the charges that he was
an ardent partisan of the late President
Balmaceda, or that he had profited or
expected to profit by certain nitrate
and railroad contracts.
Ever since my arrival here" con-
| tinued Mr.. Egan, with trace of bit
I terness in his voice, ''the English, who
are naturally antagonistic TO me, have
looked with a jealous eye on my sue
cess in obtaining recognition for
American citizens and pay
ment of their claims. So far as
my sympathi6s go they are extended
/ to all For four months my house
was the asylum of men like Edward
Montt, Charles Walker Martinez, Au-
gustin Edwards and other prominent
opposition leaders. Together with
Consul McCreery / have saved from
death and imprisonment many men.
There are to-day in the legation twenty
of the more prominent adherents of
I W tAO AOb AtAh bilt IOhi-
try"
4 Minister Egan says he began to make
proposals TO Balmaceda August 20,
that in the event OF his defeat and in
order 10 avoid further bloodshed lie
should deliver the government into the
hands of Gen. Bauuedano. II was on
the night of August 2s that, forced 10y
stern necessity, Balmaeeda had to affix
his signature to the decree completing
| the surrender.
Members of the junta and leaders of
the opposition as well as Balmacedist
ex-ofiicials all agree that Mr., Egan has
dore much to save the credit of the
United States. Senior Edwardo Matte,
one of the foremost of the opposition
leaders, said: when the time comes |
stand ready to vouch for Minister Egan's
behavior in every way. lie is gentle
man, honorable and loyal to the coun.
try of his adoption" American resi-
dents in Satiago and Valparaiso affirm
the views expressed by Senior Matte,
while regretting Mr. Egan's selection
as minister to Chilli from an American
standpoint.
All of Balmaceda's army has surren-
dered 10 the junta except Col. Stephen,
with about twenty-five cavalrymen.
They have gone to Argentine. where it
is expected they will engage in guerrilla
raids until they are captured.
Affairs have almost settled down to
| the ante-b ellum state of quiet and
order. There has been nothing de-
I cided as yet regarding the elections
and the establishment of constitu-
tional government. IL will take sew
eral weeks at least before the necessary
arrangements for this can be com
pieted. and in the meantime the junta
de gobierno will administer the affairs
of the country.
The governments of Brazil and Peru
have officially congratulated the junta
ON the victory of the congressional
party and the restoration of peace in
Chilli A decree has been issued by the
| junta announcing that the notes issued
during the revolution by Balmaceda
will be recognized as legal by the new
| government.
VALPARAISO, Sept. 5-The congress
sional army was composed very large
| ly of volunteers so secure do the
members of the junta feel in their POI
sition at present that they have given
orders that any of the volunteers who
wish to do so may return to their homes,
and hence the late victorious army is
rapidly disintegrating. In few days
it will hardly be possible to see many
signs of the late war.
The question of the refugees on
beard the American and German war
ships has been settled definitely. The
United States cruiser Baltimore sailed
Friday, presumably for Callao, having
on board Seniors Mollendo, Banadas
Espinosa, Godoy, Perez Montt and
seventeen other less prominent Bal
macedists.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-Cablegrams
were sent from the state department
10 Minister Egan Friday afternoon.
They were the outcome of Secretary
Tracy's consultation with President
Harrison, and Acting Secretary Whar-
ton was merely the medium for their
transmission. While the authorities
will not allow the announce
ment to be officially made
that Minister Egan has been in
structed to recognize the congression-
alists they admit that the preliminaries
have been taken toward that end. The
advices received from the minister and
from Admiral Brown have been suiii-
GENTLY clear as to the fact that the
congressionalists constitute the only
government now in Chilli, but there
is doubt whether public order
had been sufficiently restored and
so that the element of stability could
be preserved This doubt seems also
| to have been settled and the news of
the official recognition of the junta by
the United States may be looked for as
soon as Minister Eqan receives his in
structions. 1t is stated that the min
lister may not come home as soon
as this duty is performed, but he is
expected in Washington to report
within the next two or three months.
The course OF Admiral Brown and Min
lister Egan in protecting the refugees
is approved by the administration. Ex-
perience with South American revolu-
tions has shown that foreign countries
cannot afford to accede to the de-
mands generally made by the victorious
party for the delivery to it of the refG-
gees who have found shelter in the
foreign legation.
All Eut One saved