The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-10

suited IN some bitter attacks upnR ths
Unite. States, its navy and its legation
Mr.. Egan in commenting on the report OF
the Judge Of Crimes said that the testimony
of important witnesses was not taken, and
that unjustifiable deductions were made
from the general evidence.
In reply to an inquiry Of Mr.. Egan, Senior
Malta affirmed the correctness Of his note and
said that no explanation or dissertion" could
add to its contents. Pending further. in
structions, Mr.. Egan notified the State De.
partment that he had suspended communica-
ton with the Chilean Foreign Office Decem-
der II. Mr.. Egan reported to Secretary
Blaine that police and detectives continued
to surround the United States and Span
ish legations, that the newspaper at
tacks continued and that it was proposed to
drive out the refugees by burning the
legation
December 90, Mr.. Egan telegraphed that
Grace &c Co., having notified the Chilean
Government that the United States intended
to issue an ultimatum, the British Minister
called on the Minister Of Foreign Affairs and
urged course Of cancellations; but the Min
lister maintained with frmness and defiance
the attitude assumed by him.
On the formation Of the Ministry, January
l, Mr.. Eyan telegraphed that two Of them
were his personal friends, and that concilia-
ton would mark the disposition towards the
United States. Atleast two members OF the
Cabinet had disapproved the Malta note
openly, it was strongly condemned by public
opinion, and it would be. in his opinion, no
difficult matter to have its terms disavowed
or the note withdrawn.
January Mr.. Blaine asked If what was
personally offensive to the President and
other officers of the United States in the
Malta circular would be withdrawn, whether
the refugees would receive safe conduct and
whether the legation was under sur veillance.
Mr.. Egan reported on the 18th that the
absence Of the President at Valparaiso made
it impossible to obtain an immediate answer
to the first question, that he had verbal per-
mission for the refugees to leave the country
and that the legation was free from surveil-
lance. An early reply to the first question
was promised.
On January 16 Mr.. Egau transmitted the
result Of an interview with the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, who said that on the groun1
taken by the Secretaries of State Buchanan
and Webster that no foreign power, through
its representatives, could make a message Of
the President of the United States the basis
versy. Chile was willing to withdraw
all that might be considered disagreeable
in the Malta note. Mr.. Egan told
the minister that an expression Of regret for
the parts Of the document which were often.
sive to the President would be expected and
the minister assured him that the Chilean
minister had been instructed to express re-
gret for all that might create unpleasant
ness between the two Governments in the
case.
The same day Blaine replied that the ac-
ton Of Malta was unprecedented. He de-
clared that the desired withdrawal by Presi-
dent Montt Of everything discourteous
should be done freely and in suitable terms
by Chile he enjoined prompt action.
Minister Egau reported two days later that
the Minister for Foreign Affairs had said
that he would need time for consultation.
The documents from the Navy Depart.
ment accompanying the Presidents message
include the full report Of the depositions OF
the Baltimor5s sailors, taken in the inquiry
at Vallejo, Cal, which was completed two
weeks ago, besides mass Of other corrs-
spondence.