The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-26
TIE OFFENSIVE NOTE
or Minister Mattn-Euii Text OF II singul

Document. .
WASHINGTON, D, c., Jan. 25,-The
correspondence which accompanies the
message is voluminous Most OF it is
familiar to readers OF tho daily press,
but the following insulting note is OF
interest. 1t is in reply TO Minister
Egan's inquiry:
SANTIAGO, Oct. %, 1891.
SiR:-The undersigned received yes
terday tho note in which Your Excel.
lency, under date Of the 26th inst, COM
plying with instructions received from
your government, gives IN account OF
the deplorablc events which took place
on the 10th. and, after relating tho re-
suit reached by commission Of the oili.
GERS and commander Of. tho cruiser Bal
timore, expresses opinions, formulates
commands and makes threats which,
while not contradtcted with acrimony,
are not accepted, nor can they be ac-
copied, by this government in the pres.
cnt case, nor in any other OF similar
nature.
The undersigned does not doubt nor
does he protest against the sincerity,
rectitudo and ability OF the investiga-
tions made in reference to the lament
able occurrence between some Ameri-
can sailors and some Chilean sailors and
boatmon, butin thc;pcrformance OF his
duty and III, compliance with inter
national requirements and usaccs,
which has never been questioned by
cultured nations, he defers and will dc.
Ter to the jurisdiction OF the authorities
OF his own country, which alone have
full right and sufficient power to judge
and punish the guilty ones, whoever
they may be and wherever they may be
found OH Chilean territory.
from the day it took place;the admins
trative and judicial authorities respcc-
lively have occupied themselves in dis
covering the persons who. were to
blame, and who should DO punished in
the very deplorable event, which has
not yet been examined and judged.
TWO POINTS REQUIRING An ANSWER.
Inasmuch as the undersigned believes
that in the position he holds it is his
precise and decided obligation, as tits
his desire, to cultivate good relations,
not only with friendly nations, butwith
their distinguished and authorized rep
resentatives, he does not take into con-
siderationrhc form given by the minis
ter plenipotcntiary to the complaints
and protests contained in some parts OF
his note, and proceeds to answer the
only two points in it which require an
answer. in order that matters may re-
main in th6position and in the light that
corresponds to them.
After the disorder which occurred
between American sailors and CHILEAN
citizens, and which caused the deaths
and wounds referred to in Your Excel
lency's note. the competent authorities
began the necessary. investigations in
order to establish who were the re-
sponsible parties and how they should
be punished, and regarding this invcs-
tigation the commander OF the Balti-
more must have received notice or have
had some knowledge, since on the o2d
or 23d OF the present month, according
to copy existing in the archives OF this
office, directed in 4 note to the intend
ents OF Valparaiso by the Judge OF
Crimes, which was sent by him 10 the
commander OF the Baltimore, in virtue
OF instructions received under date OF
the 10Th.