Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-22

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engineered the scheme
Could Thi> BE th- stolen stuff?
NV Io1:E. Jan - The World prints
the full tex. Of Minister Niatts's statement
OF The Baltimore affair to Pedro Nolrt.
the GILLIAN minister a, Washington. This
statement Is generally referred 10 a. Mat
ta's insulting note II bears dat. Of Dee.
Il. and j. As follows: being ACQUAINTED
with the report OF thu navy department.
and the message Il the president IF the
niTe'i States. deem il proper 70 tell v,,,
that the Information upon wlic! the said
report and message are fpunG-i j. er-oae-
Gus and deliberately untrue
The Attack on the sailors.
Malta then -ayS that the refugees al tie
American legation have never been
threatened, nor the legation received any
outrage notwithstanding calculate. ind -
creslcil~ ami Ps0Foca-isls- Marta then
po'oeevis. -C1acrrniu. he sailors of the
Baltimore, there j. also 10 accuracy or
s1falshttorw sr,iHess IL what j. >gii in
f, Washington The affair occurred il 5;.-
reputable quarters OF the rit~- the Main
arr not models of discretion When th..
police and ether forces interviewed and
ca-U.-a the disturbance taese were some
hundred. 81 people present and th, not VS.
IL progress ten blocks ~ more from the
place where II commenced
E<an'> Aggressive letter.
Nj hEan sent 4 letter ou o.. - az
EreNsiFe Iu design ard violent III language.
a. = ~5r-- HN tie copy q rAe reply sent az!
oeT- . I hr Investigation 'vs- commenced
un the 18Th gf October. but IL ha, been IL
ETed on account of the non appearance b.
ioEr the court 81 the sailors of the Bal-j-
more aHt on account 81 the undue urete-l-
sio--~ and rela>sls u Nj Ian
Interested Pe-~on-'' Referred To.
Continuing Malta saw that his de1,a~t-
luent has Cvver b--en Aggressive. ana never
would taxi a position Il humility no
matter "a Ea- may have lteE G5vuIct-i IN
Washington by those persons who max
have byen Interested Ia giving decent
spgea-aEcr 10 lis tEgau'-} conduct. "
who RAY have beeH deceived fr eraoneous
Impressions The kilograms. note, and let
ter sent 20 sea contain the t-I.-h. ;ae
whole truth IN every; hing concerned IL.
these Affairs The I'll feeling and tFe.
larEuaSe connected with them did nor
originate IA this Department
Charges Against Our Officials.
Mr.. Try and M Harrison had been
Led into error respecting ourselves. or
people and orr government. The ins--uc-
items enjOIn'ng impSgtia.i-y sad friend
ship have nos been observed clfher in lie
present o. the past Il official charges have
not been naa'le against the minister and
the naval officer. il is because the fac.s-
public, ana notorious a. they are in Ch'Ii
and the niIeI >;ate>-are such that orr
confidential agents have been unable 20
call attention 10 them. though the subjects
OF the charges have been we'll founded
The request a Balmaceta. the concessions
made Ia him II June and July. everything
concerning the Itaga. ihe San Francisco.
IN t2Uiuteros, and the Gable COMPANY are
proof u this
Calls 1t Deliberate Lie
1t , deliberately untrue that the Amer
scan sailors were attacked in different
localities a. the same time. The invest
CATION not being finished il = not known
yei who arr the guilty persons ~ WHIST
! their number You viii consider the
letter q Nov 9. replying to Minister
k-gsa ia which le information IN his pos
49, .on was requested. and which he va.
not willing 70 give. knowing tie fac. that
he had >zid that he had The proos a.
TO who were the nurierers and other
guilty persons IL the affair II Oc; IL
>sy> Chill VIII Finally Triumph.
He say thar rAe letter viii BE- published
IN Chilli, and should l. published also in
the United state: tAat MOnit must not
credit anything contrary I" these ,Matta'sl
statements being - sure nf Their Comet
hes -a> We ara here Of she night. the honor
and the final triumph Of Chill. knowing
the lntrlgues which 20 at present from 20
io'Y source. and the threats which come
from % high sn aAt hnritN NATrA-