Evening journal., 1891-09-30
CHILL SEEMS SORRY NOW
A Practical Apology for Insults
to Uncle Sam.
THE WHITE SQUADRON WILL WAIT

Secretary Traoy's Fleet Of Swift war
ships Gould Get to Valparaiso in
Month, but They win Not Go Unless
the Junta Gets saucy Again.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.-Chili is coming
to her senses. The junta has withdrawn
the guard from Minister Egans house and
the petty prosecutions to which he has
been subjected have ceased Such is the
substance OF a telegram received from Mr.
Egan at a late hour. 1t is quite probable
also that no further attempts win he made
to molest the refugees who have sought
shelter at the American legation. presi
dent Harrison believes that the troubles at
Santiago are now practically over lie
believes, too, that Chli's backdown is dua
to the firm stand taken by this govern.
ment, and TINT, had we not acted sa
promptly, the gravest consequences must
have ensued.
EET1F minister Egan's UItlmatnm.
The exnct nature Of Minister Egan's
instructions arc not made public. II IL
known, however, that be informed the
junta that the United States would toler
ate no further indignities either upon him
self or the refugees who had sought the
shelter of our flag This brought the junta
to its senses, and according to. Mr.. Egan's
telegram it is now extricating itself a.
gracefully as possible from its awkward
position. The troubles Of course, are not
! wholly over, More OF less friction will no
doubt result as long as Mr. Egan remains
at Santiago but the acute symptoms have
passed
The Case Of the Refugees.
The difficulty growing out Of the refu.
gees who have found an asylum at Min.
lister Egan's house is an important ones
tion to be handled Notwithstanding the
fact that the German minister opened his
doors to the refugees, aud that Balmaceda,
the most conspicuous refugee OF them all,
sought safety at the Argentine legation.
| 1t is still question with the administra.
tion whether Mr.. Egan ought to have pur.
! Sued the course he did
This, however was a minor matter 50
long as the junta showed a disposition
| to insult and annoy our representative.
| The presidents first determination was to
/ uphold opr national honor This being
accomplished the rest Fl tAe problem il
matter OF comparatively easy Solution.
Ths President Was Angry.
At the cabinet meeting it was suggested
that perhaps the persec1tiQn Of Mr.. Egan
| vas due 70 personal Reasons, and should
not be construed az an insult to the United
States. TO this the president is said K
haye hotly replied: 17Vs .
y don't care what Mr.. Egan's shortcom
ings may have been. He represents the
United States in Chill, and any insult
offered 20 him Is an insult to the United
States that we cannot and will not over.
look.n
II preparations were being made for &C.
tual war the actions Of the state and navy
departments officials could not have been
more strangely mysterious. Since the
conference AZ the White House every move
Of these officials has been suggestive Of i'm
portant doings
The only steps that have been taken to
increase the navnl force are the orders sent
to the san Francisco TO return to Valpa-
raiso. She was intercepted at Payti, Peru.
Some Of the outrages.
From Minister Rsan's dispatches and
from those Of Captain Schley OF the Balti.
more, the junta placed a guard around
the American legation al Santiago and ar.
rested two Of Minister Egan's servants.
The junta also put guard around thu
Baltimore TO prevent refugees from goine
aboard, and Captain Schley complains OF
insolent and harsh treatment generally OF
the officers and men Of the vessel and
other Americans in that vicinity There
seems 20 be no doubt that the junta has
been unnecessarily severe and uncivil in
It's treatment Of Americans.
Denied by secretary Tracy.
The report that orders have been issued
TO the squadron OF evolution or any of tho
vessels thereof to prepare for service at
Valparaiso Is positively denied by botn
Secretary Tracy and Commander Ramsey.
The departments Will wait for further ds-
velopment before anything Of this kind is
done. There is nothing that would please
naval officers here more than 20 see the
squadron Of evolution dispatched at once
for Chilian waters in order to get a good
practical test OF what the new navy could
do in the way Of meeting an emergency.
They claim the squadron could reach Val
paraiso in thirty days