Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26

| guage, openly. not secretly November 8,
| Mr. Egan telegraphs that the same Judge
who would not allow an officer of the Baitl,
more to be present at the inquiry, permitteo
the secretary of German consulate TO at
| tend the investigation of the killing OF q
| German an-of-warsman which TOOK place
| last month. On the same day he writes that
the Minister of Foreign Relations had ex-
| planned to him that the Judge or crimes Is
| Independent of the Executive under olo
could not comply with the request and
show the document until the process was
completed.
Mr.. Egan also tells of the attacks being
made on the Legation by the newspapers,
| of threats OF violence made without MIN
drance, and of public meeting ut which
| resolutions were passed calling on tne GoV-
| ernment to request the delivery OF the refu-
| gees. He continues shat the Government
| did not deny the story of the attempt on
Colonel Canto's life (the immediate cause of
the Sdemonstration prior to the nnrmtted
| to be publicly denounced. November 8,
| Consul McCreary, at Valparaiso, telegraphed
directly to Mr.. Blaine a substantial confr-
| nation of the story of the riot as told Dy
| Minister Egan and Captain Schley.
| November 10, Mr.. Egan reports an ofhclal
| call on the President of the Provisional
cordially, and upon presenting his congrat-
| ulations, was asked to convey the Presl-
| dents acknowledgements and appreciation
| of the courtesy to the President OF the
United States.
| The next day he complained again that
the city police, who had been Watching the
Legation, became insulting and boisterous
| under the influence OF liquor and from the
streets used insulting language to the
| refugees. On the 10th he writes that he has
seen number of untruthful and entirely
| indecent attacks made upon him through
| the press of the United States, especially an
article in New York paper by Mr.. Julio
| Foster, who pretended to speak as a repre-
| sentative or mouthpiece of the Chilean Gov
| ernment He says that he brought the mat
ter to the attention of the Minister for For
| eign Affairs, who in an inclosed note, says:
"Being surprised that the question should
be discussed here instead of at Washington,
| where Chile has now an Envoy Extraord1n-
| ary, have to say that there is no evidence
| in this department that Mr.. Julio Foster has
ever received any special commission or
authority whatsoever"
December 13 was broached one Of the
grayest issues in the case, which is still
open in the shape of the Malta note to
Chilean Ministers abroad. Mr.. Egan says
in his telegram that this was sent to the
Chilean Minister at Washington with the
sanction OF the President was read in the
Senate ana published in all the Chilean
papers.
Matta's Note to Chilean Minister'S.
Its text in full is as follows:
'Having read the portion of the report OF
the Secretary of the Navy ana of the mes
sage of the President of the United States, 1
think proper to inform you that the state
ments on which both report and message
are based are erroneous and deliberately in
correct. With respect to the persons to
whom an asylum has been granted, they
have never been threatened with cruel
treatment, nor has it been sought to remove
them from the legation, nor has their sur
render been asked for. Never has the house
or the person of the Plenipotentiary. not
withstanding indiscretions and deliberate
provocations, been subj bjected to any offense,
as is proved by the II notes of September,
October and November.
with respect to the seamen of the Balti-
more, there is, moreover, no eXactnesS nor
sincerity in what is said at Washington.
The occurrence took place in q bad neighbor-
hood of the city, the maintop of Valparaiso
and among people who are not models of
discretion and temperance. When the
police and other forces interfereu and
eral hundred people on the ground, and it
was ten squares or more from the place
where it had begun.
"Mr. Egan sent on the 26th of October a
note that was aggressive in purpose and
virulent in Language,
as is seen by the copy and the note written
in reply on the 9th. On the 18th the pre-
liminary examination had already been
commenced; it has been delayed owing to
the non-appearance of the officers of the
Baltimore and owing to undue preten-
sions and refusals of Mr.. Egan himself. No
provocation has ever been accepted or in
it1ated by this department Its attitude,
while it has ever been one of frmness and
prudence, has never been one of aggressive
ness, nor will it ever be one of humiliation,
whatever may be or has been said at Wash
ington by those who are interested in justi-
flying their conduct OF who are blinded by
erroneous views.
"The kilograms, notes and letters which
have been sent to you contain the truth, the
whole truth, in connection with what has
taken place in these matters, in which ILL
will and the consequent words and preten-
sions have not emanated from this Depart
ment. M. Tracy and Mr.. Harrison have
been led into error in respect to our people
and Governments: the instructions recon-
mending impartiality and friendship have
not been complied with, neither now nor
before. If no official complaint has been
made against the Minister and naval officers
it is because the facts, public and notorious,
both in Chile and the United States, could
not, although they were well proved, be
urged by our confidential agents. Proof of
this is furnished by the demands of Balma-
ceda and the concessions made in June aad
July, the whole 1tata case, the San Francisco
at Quintero, and the cable companies. The
statement that the North American seamen
were attacked in various localities at the
time is deliberately incorrect.
Gas the preliminary examination is not
yet concluded, it is not yet known who and
how many the guilty parties are. You no
in reply to Minister Egan, in which 1 request
him to furnish testimony which he would
not give, although he had said that he had
evidence showing who the murderer was
and who the other guilty parties of the 10th
of October were. That and all other notes |
will be published here. You will publish a
translation of them in the United. States. !
Deny in the meantime everything that does
not agree with these statements. We feel !
confident of your exactness as we do of the |
right, the dignity, and the final success of
Chile, notwithstanding the intrigues which |
proceed from SO low source and the |
threats which comes from so high |
source"
December II Mr.. Egan reports that pend. |
ing further instructions he has suspended |
communication with the Foreign Office He |
further states that the newspapers are re- |
lentless in their offensive and unscrupulous |
attacks, and that he learns from different |
sources and on rumors which seem to be |
we'll founded that it is intended to drive out |
the refugees by attempting to burn the Le- |
cation or an adjoining house. He relates |
the expressions of approval from members |
of the diplomatic corps, and says that the |
British Minister has commended to his Gov
eminent the position taken by him in the
whole matter.
December % Mr. Egan says that in the ab
sence of instructions he did not attend the
of the President, and that the
President of the Senate, at banquet in the
evening, given by the President, expressed
wishes for the happiness of the nations
which were represented at the Inauguration
of the new Government.
December 30, Mr.. Egan reports that the
Chilean Government has received from |
Grace & Co. information as to the Intention
of the United States Government TO deliver |
under instructions received from his Govern.
ment in consequence of similar news called |
at the Foreign Office this day and urged a
course of Cancellation upon the Minister of
ffofr wi hnu |