Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-30
WILL THERE Be WAR;.
TheChiIianG Government
Quite Indignant.
.EGAN MAY BE SUMMONED,
The Yorktown on her Way to Chill
ian Coasts.

WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-lt was nearly
noon before cipher cablegram received
from Minister Egan yesterday by the
state department was translated and laid
before the president. An hour afterward
Secretary Blaine and Secretary Tracy
were summoned to the White House Sec
retary Tracy stayed AN hour at the White
House and then returned to the navy de-
partment, but had not been there long be-
fore he was recalled. These movements
give rise to all kinds of speculation ~ to
the nature OF Mr.. Egan's dispatch aud the
intentions OF the government. When
Secretary Tracy again emerged from the
White House he refused to make any
statement, on the ground that the depart
ment Of state had the matter in ch arge.
Secretary Blaine appeared to be in good
spirits when he came out OF the White
House, and stepped into his carriage 70 20
home. He had nothing to say then about
Mr.. Egan's message. Soon after o'clock
the following official statement was made
public:
The department Of state received this
morning telegram from Minister Egan,
dated Santiago, Oct. %, in which he gives
the following as the reply Of the Chilian
government to the Presidents telegram Of
Oct. 90, asking reparation for the recent
murder of American sailors In the streets
Of Valparaiso:
Minister foreign affairs replies that the gov
ernment OF the United States formulates de-
nands and advances threats that, without
being cast back with acrimony, are not &c
ceptable, nor could they be accepted, in the
present case or in any other of like nature. lie
does not doubt the sincerity, rectitude or ex-
pertness OF investigation on board the Balti-
more, but will recognize only the jurisdiction
and authority OF his own country TO Judge
and punish the guilty in Gillian territory. He
says the administrative and judicial authori-
ties have been investigating affairs; that judi
cial investigation under Gillian law is secret
and the time Is not yet arrived to make
known results; when that time does arrive,
will communicate result, although he does
not recognize any other authority competent
to Judge criminal cases than that established
by the Chilian people. Until the time arrives
to disclose the result of investigation he can
not admit that the disorders in Valparaiso or
the silence Of his department should appear
rs an expression Of unfriendliness toward tho
government Of the United States which might
put in peril the friendly relations between the
two countries.
Up to the hour when the above state
ment was made public, no reply had been
made TO it. What will be the nature Of
Secretary Blaines reply is matter OF con-
lecture. The most PLAUSIBLE theory ad-
vanced is that the suggestions courteously
and automatically conveyed in Acting
Secretary Whartons dispatch, that this
government had no doubt investigation
would be made and reparation afforded,
will he renewed in the shape Of stern
and formal demand for some immediate
assurance of proper action on the part OF
the junta, and that IL this is not forthcom-
ing Minister Egan will take passage on
the Baltimore for the United States, thus
severing diplomatic relations between the
United States and Chill.