River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-01
A ROW WITH CHILL.
The New Government Giving Minister
Egan Much Trouble-The Junta Motif
ned That Uncle Sam viii Afford His
Subjects Every Protection

The New Government Giving Minister
Egan Much Trouble--The Junta Motif
fed That Uncle Sam viii Afford His
Subjects Every Protection
WAsHISeToN, Sept. 29.-For two
hours Monday morning the presi-
dent was in consultation with the rep
resentatives of the state and navy
departments Secretary Tracy, who
arrived in Washington Sunday night,
nearly a week before the date
fixed for his return from the
north, came to the white house
early in the day. He was joined there
by Acting Secretary Warton, of the de-
partment of state. and Gen. John w.
Foster, and later by Com. Ramsay,
chief of the navigation bureau, who
had been summoned for the purpose.
1t is conjectured that the matters
under consideration were statements
from Minister Egan and Capt Schley
of recent occurrences in Chilli, which
are also conjectured to accord with
special dispatches from Valparaiso to
the effect that three United States cit
liens had been arbitrarily arrested in
Santiago by order of the junta. that a
Gordon of police had been posted around
the United States legation building;
that access to the legation had been
controlled by the junta. and finally that
the United States minister to Chilli was
being harrassed and annoyed in his eff
forts to care for American intere~ is.
just what Capt Schley had to COM
munieate to the navy department can
not be learned from any IF the
officials. but it is surmised that it
related to the treatment of refu-
gees, or that the bitter anti-Ameri-
can sentiment in Chilli, resulting from
the seizure of the Itata, has re-
vealed itself in hostile or unfriendly
demonstrations toward the officers and
men of the Baltimore.
Another cable was received from
Minister Egan Monday night While
all information as to the nature of the
dispatches from him is withheld enough
of their contents are known to confirm
the statement that the junta has
gone to the point of serious complica-
tions with the United States. Min
lister Egan has reatfirmed the sacred
ness of the political refugees in the
American legation, has energetlcal-
ly protested against putting a police
watch on it or requiring passports for
those having business with the lega-
ton, and is now looking after the in
terests of three or four American citi-
zens whom the junta assumes to treat
as spies. Instructions have been sent
him direct from the white house
l.
ing that emphatic representations
be made to the governing powers
against any invasion of the rights of
asylum in the legation. whether under
cover of police protection or local regu-
atoms of any sort Further than this,
the rights of the American citizens al
legged to be spies will be strictly en-
forced.
Secretary Tracy says that no naval
vessel will be ordered to Valparaiso at
present, and this statement may be
taken as correct, because in the first
place it is not understood that there is
any danger to life. and in the
second place no vessel is availa-
BILE. The aspect of the situa-
ton at present is purely diplomatic,
and the instructions sent to the
minister are to meet diplomatic COM
plication.
At present the United States naval
force in Chilli consists of one vessel
the cruiser Baltimore commanded
by Capt Schley. The San Fran
cisco touched at Callao, Peru,
last week on her way north
ward with Admiral Brown in COM
mand. An effort was made by the navy
department to communicate with her,
but she sailed for Acapulco, Mexico,
Friday. before the cablegram reached
her Her bottom is in bad condi-
ton, and the vessel would be
almost unserviceable unless locked
and cleaned. There arc no other
modern vessels on the Pacific
side that could be dispatched to Chilli
and it is assumed that Com. Ramsay
was called into the consultation by the
president for the purpose of explaining
the exact extent of the resources of the
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