Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-29
AMERICANS AnREsrEp.

Sanctity of our Flag Violated in Chill
 The Junta Trying to Harrass Mfn-
 ister Egan-Police Guard Placed
 Around the United States Legation.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-A Valparaiso special to the Herald says that news of serious import to the United States gov ernment and to Americans generally has been received from Santiago.
 It is to the effect that the leaders of the junta, for what reason does not yet fully appear, have for the last few days adopted a course which has the result of harrassing Minister Egan. It may be the expression of resentment growing out of the Itata seizure, which has never been rightly un- derstood by the Congressionalists, but has aroused strong feeling of antipathy to the United States, or it may be the determ- ination to make itso unpleasant for MT. Egan, on account of the stories spread about his sympathy with Balmaceda, as to drive the minister out of Chill. These are only surmises. The fact is, that the Junta has been endeavoring to induce MT. ERn to give up all those who have sought fef- uge in the United States legation.
 The junta has gone even further than this. It has put forth the claim that 1t has the right to arrest any one, no matter of what nationality, who may be fouud on the street or anywhere else outside of the legation.
 In keeping with this claim number of foreigners have already been placed under arrest. Among them are three Americans, who were engaged in business here.
 The matter went so far that every per Lo., l. .-.L .t was considered to obtain permit from the intendente before he was allowed to go into the place.
 To enforce this rule 8 force of police were put on guard outside the legation and patrolled the block day and night until Friday last, when Minister Egsn entered most vigorous protest to the whole pro- ceedings.
 His manner was so earnest that the police were withdrawn. It is said that he has referred the entire matter to the au- thorities at Washington.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-It is conjec- tured here that the matter under consider ation at the conference were statements from Minister Egan and Captain Schley of recent occurrence in Chili, which are also conjectured to accord with the special from Valparaiso printed in the New York Herald this morning.
 In brief, this dispatch was to the effect that three United States citizens had been arrested in Santiago by order of the junta; that a cordon of police had been posted around the United States lega- tion building; that access to the delega- ton had been controlled by the junta, and finally, that the United States minister to Chili was being harassed and annoyed in his efforts to care for American interests.
 Just what Captain Sohley had to com municate to the navy department cannot be learned from any of the officials, but it is surmised that it related to the treatment of refugees or that the bitter anti-American sentiment in Chili resulting from the seiz- ure of the Itata has revealed itself in hos tile or unfriendly demonstrations toward the officers and men of the Baltimore.
 However this may be, it is certain that officials of the state and navy departments are not alarmed at the situation and if the conference was called to devise means of meeting any emergency it is apparent that the persons who participated are satisfied that this has been done.