The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-07
President Aontt.

paraiso To-Day says Admiral Jorge Montt
was unanimously elected President of the
republic Of Chile.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 6.-Senor Pedro
Monlt, the Chilean Minister to the United
States, met his wife on board the steamer
Andrean yesterday afternoon. The lady
was accompanied by four Of the Chilean
Legation. The party left in the evening
for Washington. None of the members of
the party could be induced 10 speak about
Chilean affairs.
THE SITUATION IN CHILE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The Worlds special
correspondent cables from Valparaiso as
follows: The statement is true that Ad-
miral Montt refused the nomination for the
Presidency, but he was forced to yield to
the solicitations Of his friends, however, SO
he has accepted in a manly letter.
A bulletin was scattered throughout the
streets Of Santiago today calling for mass
meeting Of the young men to the Plaza de la
Armas tonight One object WAS to make
an attack on the American Legation for the
capture of the refugees. Egan has ad-
dressed strong note to the Junta, holding
them responsible for any molestation. II is
believed that the CantO plot Is like the al
legged bomb-throwing of last spring, and
that it is only ruse to warrant an outbreak.
There is absolutely no truth whatever in it,
and the evening papers here say nothing
about it
CHILEASs OPPOSED TO EGAN.
Egan's position is difficult in Chile be-
cause he compromised himself too much with
Balmaceda's Government, believing it
could not be upset. His mlsjudgment in
duced him TO serve Balmaced in every way
possible. His action and official representa-
tions as United States Minister in the Itata
business. ending in her capture, and his as
slstance in securing the cutting of the
cable at IquiQue to produce communication
with Europe, were especially eXasperating
and cannot be condOned.
Balmaceda, who imprisoned every one op-
posed to his views. forced the Directors of
the steam ship company TO declare that the
opposition had stolen the 1tata- This
forced declaration, made before Consul Nc
Creery, was transmitted by him to Wash
ington under Egan's authority. This did
much to harm Chile and the Junta, and
now that the latter is in power Egan SIM
ply cannot be in harmony with the Govern
ment of Chile nor make himself SO.
THE PROTECTION TO REFUGEES.
In addition he has as refugees In the
United States Legation many men charged
with assassination and other crimes COM
mitted by Balmaceda's Government. These
men have conspired from the legation to
raise rebellion among TIE troops. Egan
demands for them liberty to leave Chile
under protection of the United States. The
JuDua has answered that they respect the
asylum OF the legation and that the criminals
may remain there fifty years without no
lestatlon, bat that the moment they leave
they will he arrested and tried by the tribu-
mails. Then occurred the unfortunate row
between the sailors of the Baltimore and
the mob. Captain Schley was very Indis-
Greet IN allowing III men liberty under the
existing circumstances. 1t is believed here
that Egan, Schley and McCreery, from en-
nifty 10 the Chilean Government, are desir-
GUS Of provoking conflict The story OF
a plot to murder Colonel Canto is abso-
lutely false.
STORY OF NAVAL OFFICER.
CHICAGO. Nov. Ga private letter re-
ceived to-day from Benjamin w. Wells, one
OF the United States steamer Baltimore s
ofhcers, by hi: father in this city, explodes
that the Baltimore acted as spy on the
Chilean insurgents when the latter landed
al Quiniero. The beginning Of the letter is
dated August 23d. My last letter to YOU
was from C0auimbo," it says. 1.-The day it
was mailed we received word that the in
surgents had landed near Valparaiso. -
This extract shows conclusively that the
Baltimore, instead Of being alongside the
British ship Champion on the day of the
Quintero landing (as the officers OF that shin
asserted, according to dispatch from Vic
tOria, B. c., printed this morning). was at
Coouimbo. and not near QuinterO. Mr..
Wells says that the news Of the landing
reached him at breakfast and The Baltimore
dld not leave CoqulB6o until midnight.
The first thing that attracted attention on
reaching VALPARAISO harbor at sunset the
following evening was the insurgent war
ships, Ab;ao and Magellanes, with flags fly
Ing at all the masts, in celebration of the
insureent success IN the first days fight.
THE FALL OF VALPARAISO.
The letter then describes the scenes at
tending the fall of Valparaiso, including
the taking Of the wounded officers. women
ana children aboard the Baltimore, and
practically the accession of the Junta to
power, then adds, prophetcally: 1--WE will
notsbe in good favor here. that NAV he
taken Tor granted. After capturing the
ltata and cutting the cable at Iouique. the
chances for bare politeness are SLIM" The
letter concludes as followss
heard the Minister Of War say last