Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-26
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refugees in the legation, none charged
with common crimes, but Minister Malta
charged that they had abused the right
of asylum by conspiring against the order
of things. Mr.. Egan said that he had
asked a safe conduct for them. The es-
pionage over the legation was kept up,
September 80, Minister Malta again re-
fused safe Conduct to the refugees.
October 3 Minister Malta assured Mr.
Egan that no disrespect was intended to
the Legation and that the police must
have misunderstood their orders. He
promised an investigation.
The Attack the Sailors.
The first information of an attack on
the sailors of the Baltimore was sent Oc
tober 18th, the attack having occurred
on the 10th. In message of October
10Th, Mr.. Egan said it was the general
impression that the attack was unpro-
voked and premeditated. He said fur
ther that he understood that an attack
made on some German sailors some
weeks before in which one was killed,
was made because the Chilians mistook
the Germans for United States sailors.
The message from the President in
structing Mr.. Egan to inform the Gov
eminent that the United States had no
doubt a prompt and full reparAtion
would be offered if the facts were as re-
ported has been published heretofore.
So also has the reply of Minister Malta
to thu effect that 1.-The United States for
INFLATED demands and advanced threats
that without being cast back with acri-
mony, were not acceptable, nor could
, they be accepted in that case or any
other of like nature.
On receipt of this, Nov, 1, Mr.. Blaine
instructed Mr.. Egan to claim the privi-
lege of reading the paper which the
American sailors had signed in secret in
a language they did not understand and
without being accompanied by counsel
and to see that no one from the Balti-
more testified except in the presence of a
| friend acting as counsel. This request was
| denied.
The Baltimore's Men Not Armed.
In note dated Oct. 80, Senior Malta
promised to submit the result of the in
vestigation when completed. A report
from the Intendente of Valparaiso said
that the police and soldiers only tried to
restore peace, and charged that the
| United States sailors were armed
In reply to this Capt. Schley said that
the fact that the mob so far outnum-
bered the soldiers and that the sailors
had, when arrested, only a few pocket
knives, is a REPUTATION of these state
lnents.
Egan COngratuIates President Mont.
Mr. Egan notified the State Depart
ment that he called on President Montt
November 8, and congratulated him. HI
was cordially received and President
Montt begged him to convey to the
United States his warmest acknowledge
ments.
Mr.. Egan referred to the failure De
cember 4th of an effort to obtain safe
| conduct for the refugees to go aboard
the Baltimore, which was about to sail
Mr.. Blaine having asked Mr.. Egar
about the advice by the CHILEAN Ministe
that request had been made twent!
} days before that he (Egan) testify in thu
! Baltimore case, and that he had not dom
so. Mr. Egan replied that this state
ment was not correct.
Matta's Impertinent Message.
On December 10 Mr.. Egan telegraphec
to the Department the message sent b,
. the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Seno
Montt at Washington, in which the Min
: lister charged that the statements Oh
which the reports of Secretary Tracy ant
the message of President Harrison wer
based, were erroneous or deliberately
incorrect.
This is the offensive note of Ministe
! Malta, which was published in this pape
= at the time. Ed.
VI In reply to an inquiry of Mr.. Egan
Senior Malta affirmed the correctness G
this telegram, and said that no ''explana
ton or dissertation could add to it's con
tents.
Indignities to Our Minister.
Pending further instructions, Mr. Ega
notified the State Department that b
0 had suspended communication with tn
CHILEAN Foreign Office Dec. H. He IT
l ported further that the police and deteC
S tives surrounded the United States an
4 Spanish Legations; that several person
= had been arrested leaving the latter; tina
the newspaper attacks continued an
that it was proposed to drive out tn
refugees by burning the Legation.
Mr.. Egan reported that the BIRTHS
Minister commended to his governmer
the proposition taken by him.
n He reported further the arrest of h
e son and two gentlemen who called {
4 the Legation Dec. 20-22; their immediat
s release the protest of the dean of tn
+ diplomatic corps the Argentine Ministe
- and the promise that only uniformed pr
lice should be maintained about the L.
CATION, promise which he says wa
complied with only in part.
), January Mr.. Blaine asked if VIII;
h was personally offensive to the PresideI
= and other officers of the United States
U the Malta circular would be withdraw
" whether the refugees would receive sa
|. conduct and whether the Legation Wa
y under surveillance. Mr.. Egan reporte
e on the 18th that the absence of tt
It President at Valparaiso made it imposs
j BILE to obtain an immediate answer
d the first question, that he had verb
permission for the refugees to leave tt
l. country and that the Legation was fr
IS from surveillance. An early reply
d the first question was promised.
The UItimatum.
= On the 21st inst, Secretary Blaine SCI
IS the following telegram to Mr.. Egan:
am directed by the President to 81
|, to you that he has given careful ate
e ton to all that has been submitted
l. the government of Chilli touching tt
1t affair of the assault upon the crew of tt
d U. S. S. Baltimore, and to the eviden'
of the officers and crew of that vesse
and of some others who witnessed tt
ARRAY, and that his conclusions upon t.
Ia | whole case are as follows.