St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-13
AdviceS Indicate That United
States War Boats Must
Act.
Attempts Made to Force Egan
to Surrender the Politi-
cal Refugees.
The Minister'S Son and Other
Legation People Suffer
Arrest.
All Chilli Is Leagued in a Very
Hostile Attitude Toward
Americans.

VALPARAISO, Chill, Oct. 8. - The
steamer which leaves here for the north
to-day will take important mail advices
- the state department at Washington,
giving the full details of the attempts
which have been made recently by the
provisional government of Chill to force
the United States representative in San
tiago to surrender the refugees, who
sought asylum in the American legation
and who are still being protected there.
Minister Egan has received his inStruc-
tions by cable from Washington and is
now preparing to carry them out.
There is authority for the statement
that these instructions are positive, and
that they are to the effect that the
United States will continue to give asy-
lum to the men who have sought refuge
at the legation until guaranty is issued
by the CHILEAN authorities for their re-
moval in safety to some neutral terri
tory beyond the limits of Chill, and.
farther. that the Omitted States will not
permit the minister to be harassed and
annoyed on account of the presence of
these refugees in the legation. Capt.
celved instructions from the navy de-
partment in regard TO the action he is to
take in the matter.
Work for NTen-of-War.
An official intimatiOn is given tn at
the authorities in Washington believe
that tue situation demands the pres
ence of fleet of American men-of-war
at Valparaiso for the purpose of i'm
pressing upon the government of Chill
the fact that the United States is pre-
pared to enforce its demands for proper
treatment.
The orders which were issued last
week to arrest all persons entering
and leaving the American legation in
Santiago indicated that the officials who
represent the present provisional gov
eminent in Chilli share infhe general
feeling OF hostility. Several persons
were arrested under this order, inclEd-
Ing some servants in Minister Egan'S
household and a prominent American
citizen residing in Santiago who had
gone to the legation to take friend to
call on the minister. They were re-
leased when the authorities were salts
lied they were not refugees. Mr.. Egan's
own son was also arrested on the street
near the legation. but he was not con-
dncted TO the prison.
E2an's Irish Up,
The feeling against America, which
is general throughout Chill, found an
expression here last week in way that
led to considerable correspondence be-
tween United States Minister Egan and
the officers of the provisional govern
lnent. Just after the victory of the
CongresSiOnalists a month ago, a num-
Der of Chilians who had been supporters
of Balmaceda recognized the fact that
their lives were in danger and sought
refuge at the United States legation
here. Among them were some of the most
prominent members oil Balmaceda's
| party. The revolutionary authorities,
/ since they came into power, have used
| every means TO obtain possession of
! these refugees.
They first demanded their surrender,
| but Minister Egan Informed them that
! the United States had never yet refused
asylum to n political refugee and tn at
ne would not surrender the men. They
then requested that some intimatiOn be
given the refugees by outside sources
that their presence at the legation was
undesirable and was liable to place the
legation i'll bad repute with the party in
power. Mr.. Egan'S reply was that was
mot the Yankee style of doing things
and that he preferred to act directly
with the refugees themselves.