Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
MORE INSULTS.
Chilli Adds Another Offense to
Her Bad Conduct.
1t is Concerning the Balma-
Cedist Refugees.

The Decision of the Chilian Minister of
Foreign Affairs a Great Surprise to the
Oficials in Washington-Due to the
Yorktown's Commander saluting the
Spanish Minister.
WASHINGTON, Jan 19. - Secretary
Tracy Sunday night made public the fol-
lowing dispatch he had received from
Commander Evans of the United States
steamer Yorktown, now at Valparaiso,
Chill, in regard to the Balmacedist refu-
gees put aboard that vessel by United
States Mini Ter Egan and the Spanish
minister:
VALPARAISO, Jan. 49, 1892
Secretary of the Navy, Washington
The American minister informs me that
the Chilian minister of foreign affairs has
changed his mind about refugees now on
the Yorktown, and that they may be
taken out of any merchant vessel touch
ing at a Chilian port by local authority,
Arrangements had been made for all of
them to sail today, but this change of
base on the part of the Chilian minister of
foreign affairs compels me to keep them,
which crowds me very much. Shall |
land them at Callao, Peru, or Molendo,
Peru? No steamers from here go direct
to neutral territory. This unexpected act
of the Chilian minister of foreign affairs
is due, he states in part to my saluting
the Spanish minister when he came
aboard to deliver two refugees. have
requested the American minister to say
to the minister of foreign affairs that
am responsible to my own government
and not to that of Chilli in such matters,
and that | consider his criticism offensive,
and ! will not accept it, His action seems
unworthy of the representative of a seri-
Gus government. EVANS
Causes Surprise.
The action ON the plrt of Senior Pc
reira, the Oh iian nilister of fore IA f.
fairs. in deciuing that the refugee might
be taken out If any vessel touching at
Chilian port hy local authority. was Il
great surprise to the officials in Wa h
ington. They had been led to believe.
from the fact that the refugees We're al
lowed to go ON board the Yorktown
without molestation, that they would be
permitted to leave the country without
further hindrance. This belief was. no
doubt. shared by the United States Off
cials in Chill. for the navy department.
had been informed by Commander
Evans that the refugees were to sail Sat
urday on their way to Europe, Not
withstanding this setback to their de-
parture, there is no doubt that they will
be able to get to neutral territory if the
navy department can bring about the re-
suit
Chilli Has No Grounds for Ofense.
There was no ground for otfense to the
Chilian government in the action of
Commander Evans saluting the Spanish
minister when the latter came on board
to deliver the two refugees who had
been under his care. The naval regula-
tions require commaD 3c.s Of vessels to
extend this courtesy to visiting digni-
taries who may come aboard their YES
sci.
Adds Insult to Injury.
The latest move of the Chilian govern
ment, as voiced by its ministel Of for
eign affairs in the present case, is very
unsatisfactory to such of those officials
in Washington as are willing to express
themselves with respect to the matter.
1t is felt to be a case of adding insult to
injury, and additional affront to an al
already aggravated one.
To BE Regretted.
Secretary Tracy evidently regretted
what had occurred, and seemed to think
it an atfront to the nation.