Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-25

go To request that Herreras Gandarillas
charged with the assassination OF Col Canto
be Immediately shot at Santiago"
A second inclOsure is a copy OF the procla-
nation calling for the meeting signed By The
Youth of Santiago" No reference is made in
it to Mr.. Egan or she legation 1t il ccuehed
in the customary style Of the south. with horid
expressions about freedom and tyranny.
Senior Matta'sRote TO Mr.. Egan contains the
following clause:
1.-The present Government recognizing and
permitting the liberty Of the press and of pub
lie meetings, does nos forget. nor can it forget.
to exercise the powers of supervision which
are imposed not alone by the laws, but by the
exceptional circumstances from which 1t (the
Government) and the country are issuing; but
it does not alarm itself, however 1t may disap-
prove the excuses, viyacIties and misdemeaEors
of speech, spoken and written. which, "a has
been observed by the honorable minister pleui-
potentiary. were not borne out by the results" "
On the 10th Mr. Egan wired TO report his Off
cial call on the President of the Provisional
Government. on the gth. and says that he was
received most cordially. and upon presenting
his official and personal congratulations upon
his nomination by both political parties for the
presidency was asked to convey the President 5
Acknowledgement and appreciation of the
courtesy to the Government of the United
States- =
In a telegram Of the nth Mr.. Egan notes the
formation of the Congress and the full invest
ment of President NlOntt. and adds line ''ex-
pressing the anticipation that the state of feel
ing towards the United States viii be very
much improved under the new order of
things"
Or the same day Mr.. Egan wrote to Washing
ton inelOsing a note from Senior Malta, IN
which. the latter urged that the delay in the
preparation of the summarize or report of the
Judge Of crime upon the Baltimore case was
due to the inability of the judge to obtain GER
tain evidence iOr which he had called upon Mr.
EgEn- The minister Was then awaiting certain
matters for which he had called upon Capt
Sehley.
The Police Around the Legation.
November II Mr. Egan wired to Washington
to report that he has directed to the minister
of foreign affairs note complaining that on
the night of tie 10th instant some OF the eight
or ten men of the secret police, who for two
weeks past have been watching the legation
became boisterous under the influence OF liquor
and from the street used insulting language to-
ward the refugees
In a letter dated Nov. 20 the minister gave
details of these Insult and enclosed his note TO
Senior Malta complaining of them. and also the
latter's reply, in which tine following sentences
occur:
"Mr Egan. even in case that the police had
not put an end to the disorder. ought to be
sure that such misconduct would not find in
this department support or excuse, as Is the
undersigned that the honorable minister pleni-
POteutlary does not approve Sustain the
indiscIetions of the refugees, who more than
once, with voice. With gestures and with act
ions, have provoked passers-by, who could not
have been and were not police, either secret or
public.
Whatever may be the comments which may
be desired to be or could be made upon this
occurrence and upon those who may have
taken part in il. that which Is positively proven
by the words of the hon. minister plenipoten-
tiary Is that the disturbance of the neiShbor-
hood and of his house was concluded. thanks
to the intervention Of the local authority, which
does not recognize as its agents the drunken
persons who created the disturbance, and who
should be Punished If found.
This Department does not take into account
the reports OF the police. which represent not
only some OF the refugees. but persons who are
employees of the legation of North America as
Committing indiscretiOns which might provoke
replies and reprisals not pleasing 10 the rights
or the decorum of anybody"
MINISTER EGASs REPLY.
Mr.. Egsn's reply to this note, also inclosed.
concludes thus:
"An this, notwithstanding the arguments ad-
vanced By your exeellency in q lengthy discus
sion, partGkes of the character OF a serious i'm
propriety and a want of respect toward this
legation, and 1t assumes besides a character
still more unworthy when these same secret
police have entered the doors of tins legation
sometimes in a state OF intoxication anu other
times sober, with the purpose of tempting the
refugees to SO out of the legation. Offering
them security that they should not be inter
Tered with, and asking rewards In return for
their good will; In other words. playing the
role OF deception toward their employers and
OF mendicants.
This may be considered satisfactory in its
proper place and your excellency is authorized
To give what credit your excellency may deem
proper to the unfounded reports which such
people may forward through the medium of
the interdente of Santiago. The facts which
State are, however, known personally to me
and are matter OF public notorlety. l think
also that your eXcellency must admit that they
are not calculated to promote the maintenance
OF that spirit Of cordial friendship which 1t is
30 desirable to cultivate between our two coun-
tiles"
JULIO FOSTERS OFFICIAL STATUS.
There are IN notes OF a prior date several refer
ences to the presence in Washington of senior Ju-
lo Foster. whose outspoken references to the
troubles between this Government and Chile
and unguarded criticisms of Mr.. Egan caused
considerable comment here at the time. Mr.
Lgan obtained copy OF the New York Sun of
the SOth Of September. which contained an in
teryiew, Characteristic of Mr.. Foster in its
tone. between that individual and the Sun 8
correspondent. He had referred the matter To
the minister OF foreign affairs, and asked if Mr.
Foster had any commission of especial charac-
ter which permitted him to assume the role in
the name of the Government that he pretended
to discharge. In reply Senior Malta SAID:
In Fastening TO reply to the honorable min
lister extraordinary. and being surprised that
the question should be directed here instead of
TO Washington. where Chile has now an envoy
extraordinary accredited and received. have
20 say that there Is no evidence in this DEPART
raent tina: Dir. Julio Foster has ever received
any special commission or authority whatso-
Oyex."
CAPT. sCHLEY AND THE INrExDEyTE
On the 10Th Mr.. Egan wrote to the DEPART
ment, sending copies OF number of notes that
had passed between Capt Schley and the In
terdente of Valparaiso relative to the trial of
the persons accused of completely in the riot of
october 10 Capt Schley complained that the
lntencente had permitted the correspondence
between them to be published in the Chilean
press Amo az the notes was one in which
Capt Sehley had complained that his aSrket
boats were molested, and the Intendante had
promised to station an officer at the passenger
mole IN the harbor two hours each morning so
that the Baltlmore's boat might have opportu-
nifty to land urfno Tested. The question of an
interpreter for the sailors of the Baltimore
during the investigation was also settled in this
correspondence by a promise from the In
tendente that the captain might send with them
an officer yersed in the use of spanish There
was some delay II the appearance Of the sailors
owing 10 their badly wounded condition, and
II last, on the 18th Of November, the Inten-