The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-30
CHILL DEFIANT.
"A Saacy Reply to Uncle Sans
Demands.

ciaiI-There was no little excitemen,
III Official cilcles here this morning owe,
Vno santiago press cablegram an.
ho"hclng the receipt of the unsatisfac
cory response from tho Junta to the re-
personalities OF the United States and
saying that tho Baltimorc's crew were
practically "boycotted" ut Valparaiso.
Inc naval officials discredit tho latter
statement and believe it's foundation
hes in the prudent course adopteS nv
commodore Schley respecting the grant
ing OF liberty to his sailors during Tho
present condition OF excitement.
NO word has been received ut the
Navy Department. from the commodore
reporting any new phase in the situa-
ton at the Department of State. A
cipher cablegram was received this
morning from Minister Egan.
Tho cablegram was translated and
lalu before the President about noon.
Secretaries Blaine and Tracy were inn
mediately summoned and there was n
long conference.
at six o'clock the following Official
SsaCenent OF the contents of Minister
Egan's despatch was made public.
inc Department of State received
thls morning telegram from Minister
Egan, dated Santiago, Oct. %, in which
no gives the following as tho reply of
the Chllian government to the Presi
uents telegram of Oct. 90, asking
reparation for the recent murder of
American sailors in the streets of Val
paraiso.
Inc minister Of foreign affairs replies
that the Government of tho JTnited
States formulates demands and ad
vances threats that, without beinp cast
BACK with acrimony, are not acceptable.
nor could they he accepted in the pres,
enG case or In any other of like nature
nc does not doubt tho sincerity, rect
Ieuue or experiences Of tho investigation
on BOARD the Baltimore, but will recog-
liiAe only the Jurisdiction and authority
Vi ms country 10 judge and punish the
guilty in Gillian territory. Ho saws
the administration and judicial authori-
ties have been investigating affairs
Judicial 1nvestig alton under tho CHILEAN
law Is secret and the time is not vet ar
rived TO make known tho result.
when that time does arrive, he will
communicate tho result, although he
ooes not recognize any other authority
competent to judge criminal cases than
that established by the CHILEAN people.
Until the time arrives to disclose the
result of The investigation he cannot
admit that the disorders in Valparaiso
or the silence of his department. should
appear as the expression of unfriendli-
ness toward the government of the
United States which might put in peril
the friendly relations between two
countries.
No reply has been made to this dis
patch as yet. What will be its nature
is altogether conjecture. Tho most
plausible theory advanced is that the
suggestions courteously and diplomati-
caily advanced in Acting Secretary
Wharton's dispatch that his govern
ment had no doubt the investigation
would be made and reparation afforded
Will now be renewed in the shape of a
stern and formal demand for some i'm
mediate assurance of proper action on
tue part of the Jnnta, and that if these
are not forthcoming Minister Egan will
take passage on tho Baltimore for the
United States, thus severing diplomatic
relations between the two countries.