The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-04
FRICTION AMONG THE VICTORS
A Suspicion That All is Not Harmonious
With the ChiIian Insurgents.
CABLEGRAh FROM REAR-ADKIRAL BROWN
lie Says Everything is Quiet and Business
Fully Eesumed-MInister Egan's Rip
Van Wrinkle Sleep.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. 3.-The Chilinn
situation continues TO be the uppermost sub
iect Of discussion in official circles. Since
the Egau cablegram received yesterday no
news from Chill has reached the State
Department This silence on the part OF
Minister Egan and Consul McCreery is inter :
preted 20 mean that there Ia nothing new in
the .Chlian situation to communicate. Had
there been any fresh outbreak Consul
McCreery is in position 20 communicated
with Washington, even il Minister EgaE Gt
Santiago could not The silence. however.
has given rise 20 q suspicion that all
Il not entirely harmonious among
the insurgents themselves. As soon
as they form q government and notify tho
foreign powers of the fact they will doubtless
be recognized as the ruling power IN Chill.
30 far rs the state Department Is Informed
they are still insurgents with the iunfa a. the
governing committee. army at their back and
victorious IN accomplishing the overthrow of
the Balmaceda Government without having
substituted any other constitutional govern
ment What government exists IS IN the per
son Of General Baquedano, TO whom Balma-
ceda delivered the office of President when he
fed IN haste from the country.
BAQVFDASO NOT AcoFPrABLE.
BaquedanO is represented as an army Off
Ger who led the Chllian army 60 a successful
result in the war with Peru ten years ago and
since that time has been in retirement. In
the late conflict he was with neither faction
Ho is very wealthy and quite popular. but It
IS thought here that he is not entirely accep-
table to the insurgent leaders, several Of whom
dlstTust him and think that lie Is not sufli-
ciently identified with their party 80 be al
lowed 10 occupy the position OF President in
the critical stages OF forming a new govern
mnnt al IL h
ened by the fact that the Gillian ENJOYS dur
ing the past few days have received no addi-
tiOnal news from home
Minister Lazcano. too. is entirely in the dark
as TO what is transpiring at home. aud If he
depended. as diplomats are supposed 70 do,
for official information from the home govern
ment. he is still in ignorance Of the downfall
of Balmaceda
The Navy Department, however. shed a ray
of light on the situation md somewhat re-
heved the darkness that enveloped the State
Department this morning by giving out dis
patch by Rear Admiral Brown. commanding
the United States naval forces in the South
Pacific. The cablegram, which Was in cipher,
after being translated read as follows:
"Y4IPARAIsO. Sept g.
Everything Is quiet. Business fully re-
sumed. The Congressional committee
including two cabinet ministers, arrived from
lquiqui, Chill. yesterday, and go to Santiago
to-day
ISigned "BRowN"
CHLTs NEW GOVERNMENT
The assumption Of the Governmsnt by the
junta Of the Chilian Congressional party As
announced IN the dispatch received this after
noon by the ENJOYS Of the Congressional party
in this city will result III the recognition of
the new government by the United States
within a period much shorter than has been
supposed. Until that recognition il given
however. Mr.. Egan viii still continue
% minister 70 Chill unless the demands
of the COngressiOnalists prove strong enough
TO oblge Secretary Blaine % recall him.
Following diplomatic usage in parallel cases
the State Department will not recognize the
new government until It's claims and ovailabili-
~ for recognition have been reported on by
some representative Of the department. Air.
Egan in this instance or until the new gov
ernment officially notifies this country OF It's
formation, asks that its minister be received
at Washington. There is hardly doubt that
Minister Ecan has been directed by the State
Department 10 report on the standing of tho
CongTess1Onahst Government. This report will
probably be long. and if 1t IS Mr.. Egan will
send 10 by mail, unless the department deems
the matter of such immediate importance 70
resort % the telegraph. In this event. Mr.
Egan will probably send q short summary of
his views by wire. What he will say the de-
partment already knows from Mr. Egan's be- |
lated despatch Of Tuesday stating that the |
itNhlNllDllolr Ntlt lul4N III iUNfls bAb ulIllb- |
macy is exposed to haste and inf0rmality. so |
nothing can be done until some of the |
formal reports are received. H. OH the /
other hand. the new government decides |
TO renew negotiations for recognition by |
appointing minister 20 this country 10 sue |
ceed the .Balmacedisti envoy, Lazcano. Mr |
Egan will be the proper channel through |
which this request should be sent 10 the !
State Department, but there is strong reason |
for believing from the expressions of the Con- |
gressional ENJOYS in this city that Mr.. Egans |
Offices in tins case will not be solicited. the |
new Government preferring 10 deal directly |
with Secretary Blaine.
The Chilian Congressional envoys in this !
city received the following cabegram to-day |
'VNPARAIso. September g. 1891
General Baquedano has delivered up the |
The re-estabhshment of the con- !
sttuhon and the laws las been celebrated |
throughout al the land with indescribable |
enthusiasm. lSigned Waldo Silva. Vice
President of the Senate Ramon Barros-Luco, |
Speaker of the House"
Senators Silva and Barros-Luco with Com
nander Montt, OF the navy, compose the |
unta Of the Government
n - IL NJ ~ III 10 sfx