The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-26


lieation in the press OF the legal proceedings then
| progressing, despite its then supposed secrecy.
| and says the effect has been a number of very
| bitter criticisms aud attack upon the United
States, iIs navy and legation. He inclOses more
correspondence between himself and CaDtain
Schley and the Intendente The last named, ia
a communication TO Captain SchIey, says thaE
during the trial 1t was necessary TO remove by
force from The court room one or two sailors Of
tha Baltimore who presented themselves In a
state OF intOxicatOn.
CAPTAIN OF THE BALTIMORE.
The lntendente says: perhaps that incident
Will acquaint the Captain of the Baltimore bet
ter than the actual proceeding OF the trial, with
the real origin Of one of the cauS 3 that must
have had much influence IN the disorders of tha
! 16th Of October" Captain SChley returned a
denial of the allegation. December 18th Mr..
Blaine again asks Mr. Egan whether The Minister
| OtFGreign Affairs asked him Tor testimony which
the Chilean Minister says was requested OF him
in the Baltimore case, and was not given. Oa
December 18Th was brOaChed one Of the gr1vest
issues IN The case, which is still Oprn, in the
shape OF MattaS note 10 the Chilean Ministers
abroad. MIR. Egan says in bis telegram that this
was sent to The Chilean Minister aC Washington,
with The sanction Of the President aud was read
In the Senate and published IN all he papers.
Its text IN fun is as follows: Having read
the portion OF the report OF the Secretary of the
Navy ana OF the message OF the President Of the
United States think proper TO inform you tnag
the statements on which both report and mes-
sage are based are erroneous or deliberately in
correct. With respect 10 the persons 10 whom an
asylum has been granted they have never been
threatened with cool treatment, nor has il been
has their surrender been asked for. Never has
the house or the person of the PieuipOteuuarys
Notwithstanding indiScretOns ana deliberate
pfOYOcatlOns, Deen SUBJECTED 10 any OneuSe, ds
Is proved by the eleven notes Of September,
October aud November. With respect TO the
seamen of the Baltimore, there il, moreover, no
eXactness nor sincerity in what is said at WASH
ingtOn. The occurrence took place 10 a bad neigh
bOrhOOd of the city, the malntop or Valparaiso,
and among people who are not models OF dis
cfel0n ana temperance When the police aud
other forces inierfered and Gained the tumult,
there were already several hundred people on
the ground, and II was ten squares or more from
the place where IL had begun. Mr. Egan sent on
the 26th OF Oc Ober note that was aggressive
IN pu pose ana Yirulent In language, as IS seen
by the copy and the note written IN reply on ih6
27th. On tie 18Th the preliminary examination
had already been COmmeuced 1t has been de-
lgyed, owing to the nOn-appear3nce of the Off
GERS of The Baltimore, ana owing 10 undue pre-
tensions and refuSals of Mr. Egan himself Ma
pTOyOcatOn has ever been accepted or initiated
by this department. Its attitude, while II has
ever been one Of frmness and prudence, has
never been one OF aggressiVeness, nor Will iE
ever De one OF Illumination, Whatever may De or
has be II said at Washington by hose who ara
interested In justiiying their conduct or who are
blinded by erroneous views.
TELEGRAMS, NOTES LETTERS.
"The kilograms, notes and letters which hays
been sent 10 you contain the truth the whole
truth in connection with what has taken place in
these matters IN which illwil and the cOnse-
quent words and pretensIOns have not emandted
from this department Mr. TracV and Mr.. Har-
rSOn have been led into error in respect To our
people and Government. The instructions recon-
mendng impartialIty and friendship have nos
been complied with, neither now nor before. Ii
no official complaint had been made against the
Minister aud the naval officers, it is because the
facts, public aud notorious both In Chile aud the
United States could not, although They weTe
well proved, be urged by our confidential agents.
Proof OF this IS furnished by the demands OF the
Baltimore and The concessions made IN June
and July, the whole Itata case, the San Franz
cisco at QulnIerO, and The cable companies. The
statement that The North American seameH
were attacked III various localities at the same
time IS deliberately incorrect. As The prelln-
mary examination Is not yet concluded, 1t Is nor
vel known who and how many the guilty parties
are. You no doubt have the note OF No
Yember 9th. written IN reply 10 Minister Egan,
In which l request him TO furnish testimony,
which he would not give, although he has said
that he had evidence showing who the murderer
was and VINO the other guilty parties OF the l6th
of October were. That aud the other notes
will he published hele. You VIII publish a trans
latOn OF them In the United States. Deny tu the
meantime everything that does not agIee with
these statements. We feel confident OF your eX-
acinesS, as we do OF the right, the dignity and
the final success Of Chile, Notwithstanding the
ulrigues which proceed from so low source
and lhe threats which come from SO nigh a
EGAN's REPLY.
In telegram on December 14th Mr.. Egan
informs Mr.. Blaine that he mas transmitted tie
following 10 the Minister of Foreign Relations;
Hon. l1nueI L. HattG-SIR: Having learned
to-day of the Interrogation put yesterday in th5
honorable Senate applying 10 the relations be-
tween III Uni ed States and Chile, l desire TO
know, officially and at the earliest moment pos
slble, If the telegram directed by your EXcelency
TO SenOr Don Pedro AoHtt, 10 Washington, and
which your EXcellenCy read In the Senate, is the
same as tnat published In tue ZERO Carril OF To-
day. a copy of which have tue honor TO send
herewith. In this your EXceleney, as Minister
OF Foreign Relations of ChIe, IN referring 10
The message Of The President Of the United
States and the report OF tie Secretary OF the
Navy, says The statements on which bOth re-
port ana message are based are erroneous or de-
liberately incorrect with respect 10 the seame1
OF The Baltimore.
NO SINCERITY.
"There is, moreover, 10 exactness nor sincerity
IN what is said at Washington" Referring TO my
note OF October 26h your Excellency charac-
terlZes 1t as aggressive IN purpose and Vrulent Ia
language. With regard 10 the summary exam
tnatiOu begun on the lSth OF October your Ex-
cellency says "that it has been delayed, owing
TO the uOn-appearauce of the officers Of the Bal
timOre ana owing To undue pretensiOns aud
refusals OF Mr., Egan himself" Anuding to the
testimony regarding the summary your Excel
lency says: You no doubt have the note OF
November Oh, written in reply TO Minister Egau,
In which L request him 10 furnish testimony
which he would not give, although lie had SAID
that lie had evidence showing who the murderer
was and who the other gully parties OF the 10Th
of October were" And your Excellency con-
CludeS this telegram by saying: I'D ny in the
meantime everything that does not agree with
these statements Wefeel confident of your exc
actness, as We do of the right the dignity ana the
final success OF Chile, Notwithstanding the in
trigues which proceed from so low source, aud
the threats which come from so high a source"
l beg your EXcelency TO he good enough 10 favor
me with reply regarding the authenticity OF the
telegram to which l refer and which your Ex-
Cellency has read to the honorable Senate, with,
as stated by your EXceliency, the SPECIAL
authority Of his EXceliency the President OF the
Republic, ana after having consulted with the
other members OF the honorable Cabinet. Win
the due expression of my consideration, remain
PATRICK EGAN.
Mr.. Egan adds in bis telegram that he fuds
that his Malta note has appeared In the Official
Journal and has been forwarded to all Chilean 10.
cations in Europe. Tie correspondence between
a p a
Baltimore case was published in all The Chilean
papers on that date. December 10 h he tncOSes
Senior Mattas replies 10 his inquiries In the
following terms: IN reply, the undersigned
has the honor 10 state that, with The exc, ptiOu
Of very Slight difference OF words or letters, he
said text Is the same that was transmitted by
the DepaTtmen nj Of Foreign Relations. Tie copy
OF the newspaper inclOSed IN your note is here
with returned TO YOU and to the eud that
compariSon NAV be made tbe UNDERSIGNED In.
closes the Official Journal Of the 18Th.
wherein you Will fad the genuine text OF
that telegram, and the contents of the series OF
notes which have passed between the United
States Legation ana this department IN relation
to the rluI Of October l6lh, aud 10 the case OF
the persons TO who n an asylum mas been granted.
IuaSmuch as that telegram Is an official act or
the Government Of Cnle, whereby 1t coalmuul-
cafes Instructions 10 its Envoy EXtraOl dinary
ana Minister PeuipOtentia!y In the United
States Of North America, any explanation or dis
sertation on The part Of the Undersigned could
add nothing 10 lis contents, which are 10 serve
guide for Don Peur0 Montt at Washington
in treating of these matters. Your note beag
luuS dLSNtle!, me uuutlsl-ueu ichCWS ~ 9out
as usual, the assurance OF his hugh consideration
and signs himself" etc.
ATTACKED BY CHILEAS PAPERS.
December 17tn Mr.. Egan reports that pend
ing further instructions he has suspended COM
muucatlOn with the Foreign Offee. He further
states that the newspapers are relentless in their
offensive ana unsCrupn,OuS attacks, and thar ne
learns from dif rent sources, and on rufhbrs
which seem 10 be well fOuUded that II IS in
tended To drive out the refugees by attempting
to burn the legation or an adjoining house. He
e1a "a vnrpg SiOQS OF Al
beTs Of the diplomatic corps, and says that the
British Minister has commended 10 his Govern
ment the position taken by him IN the whOl5
matter.
Decemher 22d he rannrts that the Argentlna