New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-31

other than their true value.
REASON WHY FEW CHILIANs WERE TAKEN.
The Secretary and Senior Montt remained in con-
versation for some time and it is understood that
Senior Montt suggested as the reason why so few
Cilians were arrested in comparison with the
number of the Baltimore's men who fell into the
clutches Of the authorities, that the former who
were familiar with their surroundings, found 1t
easy to elude the police and hide themselves, while
the sailors, being strangers and in uniform, were
readily captured. Senior MOntt while disposed To
be extremely rctcent, ventured TO express the
belief that the guilty Chilians will be eventually
apprehended and punished.
The active appearance in this controversy OF
Senior Montt as the representative OF the Chllan
Government fereshadows the retirement of Senior
George Asia Burnaga from the post of Charge
d'Afaires of the CHILEAN Legation. When II Is
remembered that Senior Montt, whose credentials
are expected to arrive here by the next mail, haS
been, and presumably still is, under the influence
Of of the Julio Foster type, 1t certainly mus'
he cause of regret TO everybody anxious "
see friendly relations restored between 'he WV
Governments that the task was not entrusted
TO Senior Asia tBurnaga The latter is in a
measure an old Washingtonian. lie is the eldest
son of Senior Francisco Solano Asia Burnaga, VINO
was CHILEAN Envoy TO this country twice, from
1860 70 1867. and from 1879 to 1881. He and
his wife are very well known in Washington,
where they have many warm friends and where
they were one of the most popular couples In the
foreign colony +. S. Asia Burnaga was an lntl-
mate friend of Mr.. Lincoln of Mr.. Seward, OF
Mr. Greeley, of Senator Sumner and many other
men prominent in political and social circles
SENIOR MONTHS CAPABLE PREDECESSOR.
George Asia Burnaga, to whom Senior Montt
succeeds, is thirty-fve years old, is lawyer IN
Chill, and has occupied many important ofnces
there lie has been Secretary to the Tribunal OF
International Claims, Secretary TO the MUNICIPAL
ity Of Santiago, a member Of Congress, ana In
tendente and Governor of Aconcagua, and also
holds the Office of Inspector of the Treasury Offices
of the CHILEAN Republic During the late revoll-
ton. though "a member of the Presidential party,
he attempted I'M every way to check out
RACES and constantly advised com
promise settlement between the two parties
He played an active part, aiding Mr..
Egan in the attempt that he and the
of Brazil and France made to bring both sides to
a compromise, which would have ended the war
long ago, and by his influence several of the
political prisoners were set at liberty. He gave
bonds to the Government for other prisoners,
who were allowed to stay at his own house.
If the extravagant, absurd and false accusa-
tons brought against the United States and It's
representatives by some of the partisans Of the
CHILEAN revolutonists were true the present hostile
spirit of Chill would be easily accounted for;
but the unhappy fact would still remain that
for years that spirit has existed and has been
stimulated at every opportunity by English ~
fuences and interests both official and commercial
To the same source may be ascribed some of the
false accusations which appear to have famed
into fame the embers of latent hostility.
A greet ado has been made over the fact that
the search-light of the United States cruiser Balt-
more was tsrned on by order of the commander
Of that vessel when the ships of the revolutionary
navy were engaged at night in searching for Bama-
cedas torpedoes in the harbor of Valparaiso but not
a whisper has been heard against the commanders of
the British and German war vessels who, in the
same harbor and during the same night, caused
the search-ichtS of their vessels to be displayed
The precaution was necessary one under the
circumstances, and the commander of o neutral
vessel of any nation would have been censurable
if he had not done exactly what Captain Schley
of the Baltimore and the commanders OF che
British and German warShipS did
HOW THE CoNGRESsIoNALIsTS WERE HELPED.
Perhaps the 80" CongressOnalists," who are so
lavish with abuse of the United States, and who
miss no opportunity to hatch and stimulate en-
nifty against it, do not know perhaps they do
know, but conceal their knowledge of the fact,
that on the eve of the collapse Of th1 Balmaeeda
Government an effort was made by the authorl-
ties to have the silver in the National Treasury
of Chilli transported out of the country on one Of
the United States cruisers, and that the United
States promptly refused TO allow one of its vessels
to be used Tor that purpose. 1t was reserved
for a ship Of the British Navy to become the car
rier of that silver, in the custody of officer Of
the British Navy, with the consent if not by the
direct order, of the British Minister in Chilli.
The accusation that Admiral Brown obtained and
secretly gave Balmaceda information respecting
the number and movements of the revOlutoniss
which enabled him TO concentrate his forces at the
point of attack, is an accusation which, like all
the others is absurd and incapable of proof. 1t
is well known 10 his family and friends well
to the Administration, that Admiral Browns SYM
pathcs were with the revolutiOrists and 1t is the
height Of absurdlty 10 believe or assert that he
swould do anything TO aid the Balmaceda Govern
nent as against them. OF course Admiral Brown
would be incapable Of acting the part of spy
Sfor either party irrespective Of his private sym
pathics the nature and leaning of which have
been mentioned only in order 10 show how SUI
prcmely ridiculous is the accusations which has
been so often and 50 emphatically repeated
Another grOundless accusation is that a bulletin
was displayed in the Chamber of Commerce in
Philadelphia, warning all merchant vessels that
ii was dangerous to enter the port of Iquqqe, the
sinsurgent capital, and that by reason Of this
bulletin American ships laden with the provisions
so much needed by the insurgents remained away.
II is said that this bulletin issued in hostile
spirit and that if it had not been for the arrival
of English and Australian vessels. the people Of
Iquique would have been reduced TO state Of
famine 1t was first alleged that this bulletin
had been issued by the State Department, but as
this was found not to be the case it was next
charged against the Treasury Department. But
that Department has no knowledge of such