The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-09
CHILEAN EXCUSES.
Report Of the Investigation Of the Baltimore
MuT1aFS-FOuF Men Held.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 8-Senor M0ntt, the
Chilean Minister. had another conference
with Secretary Blaine to-day He laid be-
fore Mr Blaine the information he lad re-
ceiyed from the Chilean Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. q yOiumin0us summary Of the
judicial proceedings before the regular court
in reference TO the Baltimore incident Just
terminated. From the extensive report the
District Attorney draws the following con
clusi.ns: FiTst-TLe incident originated in
braWl between intoxicated sailors # both
nations and grew IN proporLl0n on account
Of the ward in which is occurred
being full Of houses Of bad repute
aud saloons; second, the policemen from
the first did all they were ordered 10 do TO
suppress tue riot; this has been aCkn0wl-
edged By all the witnesses except two Amer
lean sailors; third, only one isolated shot
was fired, 1t WAS from a revolver. The
police carry caTUines. The District AttOr-
Dey indicts Carlos Gomez, a Chilean; Fred
eTic3 Rodriguez, a Chilean; Abkmada, q
Chilean, and Davidson, an American, and
asks that the first be given three to five
years confinement, the second two to eight
cen months, and the latter two twenty to
forty days imprisonment
Minister MOuit declines the request Of
the Associated Press TO be interviewed on
the subject Of the foregoing statement. He
explains that the presentation " t4e report
Of tie District Attorney, or "PTOcuTat0T
Fiscal" as that officer is called iu Chile
carried with it the Indictment. and the men
VIII now be tried before tie Judges who
heard the evidence as originally taken The
Minister thinks q trial viii follow speedily
and believes that the result viii be known
within d few weeks.
New YORK, Jan. 8.-TLe Herad's Val
paTaiso special saws: Foreign Minister Pc
TeiTa paid official visit to Minister Egan
to-day. Their meeting was most cordial
and the mutual hope was expressed that the
difficulties between the TWO countries would
be speedily settled.
The price Of exchange is Teceding owing
To the suspense on the nitrate shipments
from Iquque.
Minister of Finance Vergara has made a
proposition that the President be authorized
10 borrow 100000 from the banks for one
year 10 meet current expenses and maintain
gold balance in the Bank Of England to
meet the Chilean bonds. He proposes to
provide for the interest on this sum by the
sale Of the silver bars taken away by the
British ship EspegeL
LONDON. Jan. 8.-A correspondent Of the
Times at Valparaiso states the Chilean Gov
eTnmeut is extremely reticent regarding the
negotiations which have been carried on
with the Washington Government in cOnnec-
ton with the Baltimore affair; but, he adds,
Inc puOuc approves the course which the
chilean authorities have pursued.
Ihe lines to-day published a dispatch
from Santiago de Chile which saws the Min
isteT Of Finance has presented 10 Congress
q measure TO change the silver reserves for
fduciary circulation for gold living I'm the
Bank of England The Finance Minister'S
measure also makes nitrate duties payable
IN sterling bills. No change is made in the
rate If dufV