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DO NOT LIKE MIR. EGAN.
CHILEANS MAY DEMAND THAT
HE BE RECALLED.
Our Minister Said to Have Wade
Himself Unpopular with tho in-
surge nts-Latest war News

WASHINGTON, Sept 2.-H the present
| junta finally becomes the government
| of Chile, and as such is recognized by
| the United States, it Is not at all like
ly that Mr. 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 ENJOYS against Mr.. Egan it Ii
undoubtedly true that he is unpopular
with the present junta.
1t is not necessary in diplomatic in.
tercourse that one government need
assign any cause for requesting the
withdrawal of q minister. A mere in
timation from one government to an
| other that its representative is no
| longer persona grata Is amply suff1-
| Gent, as was shown in the case of
Lord Sackville-West, the British min
lister. 1t will only be necessary for
the junta to intimate to Mr.. Harrison
and Mr.. Blaine that Mr.. Egnn is not
desirable, and the latter will be sue
ceeded by some gentleman who is de-
sirable.
Some anxiety is shown at the state
department over the fact that no word
has yet been received from Mr.. Egan.
1t 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 Lazcano, the Chilean repre-
sentative here, who was a devoted adj
hcrent to Balnaceda, is packing up.
Mr.. Charles r. Flint, whom Balma-
10 a.,
yesterday, will be relieved before the
ink on his commission has really had a
chance to dry.
eminent will doubtless soon become a
subject of diplomatic consideration, +"
said an official of the State depart
ment to-day "But in behalf of Min
lister Egan it should be said that what
ever he has done or has not done has
been with the full approval of the
President and the Secretary of State.
1t will be remembered that when in
Brazil the Republicans overthrow the
Empire the United States, although
the first government to recognize the
new Republic, did not do so until tina
Republic had been approved by tho
people.
"The insurgent representatives who
came to Washington wished to induce
President Harrison to instruct Min,
lister Eagan to recognize their cause.
The president refused to do this and
declined to permit the government of
the United States to aid the congress-
ionalists in any way"
Advices were received this morning
Mt both the state and navy departments
confirming the reports that the con-
gressional party was in possession Of
Santiago and that Balmaceda, the de-
feated dictator, had fed. Acting Sec
rotary Wharton received the following
cablegram, dated Valparaiso, Aug. 81:
Balmaceda has turned over govern
ment to Baqueduano and fed. Canto
goes to Santiago tonight to assume
control until arrival of junta from
1quique. Good order here.
MCCREERy, Consul.
Acting Secretary Solely received the
following cablegram from Admiral
Brown, dated Valparaiso, Aug. 81:
President of Chile has surrendered
the government to the Chilean COVER
nor, Baqueduano, and he has left San
tiago. Valparaiso we'll organized. Tho
foreign forces have re-embarked.
Brown.
The dispatch from Admiral Brown
was interpreted at the department to
mean that the police force at Valparai-
so is so well organized as to relieve the
foreign admirals of further necessity
for keeping their marines on shore
duty.
Senior Montt expects the iunta,
which has left Iquique for Santiago,
to reach Valparaiso in about three
days. The distance, he says, is be.
tween eight hundred ana nine hun.
bred miles