Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-01-27
CHILL IS STILL UGLY.
No Cessation in the nl-Treatment of
Americans-Mr. -Egan's Son Arrested
Taken in Custody by Government
Spy-PIot to Burn the American Lega-
Dogged by Police.

foANT1AGO DE CHIL1 Jan. ZZ.-N6arly
two weeks have passed since the publ
cation of the Geographic instructions
from the CHILEAN minister of foreign re-
lations to the Gillian minister at Wash
ington, and there has been no tagging
ofpubic interest in affairs relating to the
contro versies between the United States
and Chill. The Chiiian newspapers have
devoted columns to the subject, pub
fishing long editorials severely CRITICS.
ing the attitude of the United States
government and attacking the United
States officials here, and also printing
various articles from the American
press. More interest is manifested
in the present situation than in any
thing that has occurred in Chill since
the close of the war. Native and
foreign residents of all classes are
discussing the subject, and the
greatest variety of opinions is expressed
in regard to the various features of the
controversy, and the probable outcome
of the matter. In view of the fact that
Minister Malta has made official state
ments practically charging the Ameri-
can minister in Santiago with being
guilty of intrigues and of giving false
information to his government, Minis
ter Egan at the present time is holding
no Official communication with the gov
eminent of Chilli, and he has notified
the State Department to that effect.
PLOT TO BURN THE LEGATION.
Rumors have reached Mr.. Egan a. an
Of n
persons to burn the American legation
or one Of the buildings adjoining it in
order to drive the refugees into the
street, where they could be captured.
These were not mere street rumors, but
the information was given to Mr.. Egan
in such way that he felt called upon
to notify the department of what he
had heard. 1t is also known that these
rumors have reached MOneda. the
seat of the executive branch Of
the government, and it is believed that
the government has taken measures
to prevent such an occurrence, as the
guards around the legation have been
doubled in the last few days. There
are now, at every hour of the day and
night, at least eight policemen and
half-dozen unnniformed police sta
toned in the block in which the lega-
ton is located, and there are frequently
as many as twenty policemen and spies
to be found there. These circumstances
are known to everyone who has OCca-
sion to visit the legation or to pass along
the streets in that locality, and that the
intendente of Santiago has said that he
has 100 men engaged in watching the
American and Spanish legations, the
only ones in the city in which there are
refugees.
MINISTER EGAN's son ARRESTED.
In view of the attitude which these
men have maintained. it cannot be
doubted that they have not been sta
toned at the legation simply for pur-
poses of protection. There has hardly
been day during the past week when
some one who has been leaving the
American legation has not been an
noyed by the espionage of these men,
and even Minister Egan himself has
been subjected to it. Four days ago
Frank w. Egan, the son Of the minister,
and acting secretary of legation, was
leaving the house in broad daylight
from the door by one OF these spies
who grasped him roughly by the arm,
and gave him into the hands of two po-
licemen who were standing near
by The policemen recognized him
and informed the spy that he
had made mistake. The spy accord
ingly allowed Mr.. Egan to depart,
though he offered no apology for his
error. Minister Egan notified the
State Department of the arrest of his
son, and stated that the present attitude
of the police and the police agents was
most offensive. Two days later two
other persons were arrested. They
had been visiting the refugees. The
Argentine minister, who is the dean of
the diplomatic corps in Santiago, called
at the American legation a few days
ago, and was greatly incensed at the
presence of the policemen and spies.
He declared that their presence was an
outrage upon every legation here, and
he assured Mr.. Egan that he intended
to call at the Moneda and make an Off
cial protest to the minister of foreign
relations.
EGAN's COURSE ENDORSED.
Notwithstanding all these circum-
stances, Mr.. Malta, the minister of for
eign relations, has declared, and the
government of Chill has declared with
him, that the United States legation
was not being lannoyed or harassed,
and that there were no spies stationed
there by the government. The only re-
lief which Mr.. Egan has been able to
obtain was an intimation from Minister
Malta, in an official letter some weeks
ago, that the spies and the police and
the annoyances were creatures of Mr..
Egan's Imagination. Mr.. Kennedy,
the British minister, has been among
those who have expressed views
on the matter entirely favorable
to Mr.. Egan. Mr.. Kennedy has also
stated within the last week that he has
informed his government that Minister
Egar's career in Santiago has been not
only entirely honorable, but also marked
with great ability. More persons have
expressed their confidence in the
American minister, and their disap-
prevail of the conduct of the CHILEAN
government since the publication of
Minister Matta's telegram to M ontt,
than have dared express such views at
any other time during the last eight
months.
HATRED OF AMERICAN PEOPLE.
The presence of the Baltimore in
Valparaiso harbor for three months fol-
lowing the war is spoken of by the
too he