Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-26
112 5. Spring Street,

market boat that Captain Schley might
send. Further than this, as the pro-
lection depends upon the police force,
and as these, according to official doou-
ments, do not inspire the confidence of
the commanding officer of the Balti-
more, leave to his discretion and pru-
dence the calculation whether it is
proper to allow the sailors to come on
shore. In regard to the officers, do
not believe there is any hindrance to
their coming ashore"
Further correspondence is trans
mltted from Mr.. Egan, including his
notes to Minister Malta, complaining of
the gross insults offered to the refugees
by the spies surrounding the legation,
and denying emphatically the charges
made by the minister against the
refugees of having, with voice, with
gesture and with actions provoked the
passers-by."
At this point the correspondence is
diverted to the case of Shields which
Minister Egan brought to the attention
of the Chilean government without
tion with which he sends q number of
sworn declarations. These are sub
stantially similar in purport to the evil
dence taken in California recently at
the instance of the department. of
justice, upon the arrival of the steamer
Keweenaw. They are accompanied by
formal claim by Shields for an indem-
nifty of $4,000 United States surrency,
attested by consul McCreery.
The long controversy as to the condi-
tions under which the Baltimore's
sailors should be allowed to testify be-
fore the Chilean judge of crimes, was at
last terminated as shown by dispatches
from Minister Egan dated November
goth, stating that they were giving their
evidence on the Goth of November
under the conditions approved by the
navy department, in the presence OF an
officer of the vessel, acting as inter-
prefer.
EGAN's NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS.
Mr.. Egan continues his complaints
respecting the bad conduct of the police
around the legation, in a dispatch dated
November 30th, in which he says 1T
will be seen that from the very begin
ming of those annoyances every COM
plant which l have been obliged to
make about disrespectful conduct to-
wards the legation, has been met by in
situations or suspicious of conspiracy or
indiscretions OF conduct, against the
refugees, and even against employees
of the legation, but up to the present
the honorable minister has not ventured
to make single tangible charge, for the
good reason that no such conspiracies as
those insinuated have ever existed.
December 3D. Mr.. Blaihe requested Mr..
Egan to inform him who asked him for
his testimony in the Baltimore case,.
which according to telegraphic advices
received by the Chilean minister
(Montt) from the home office, was re-
quested of him twenty days ago and not
given.
December 4th Mr.. Egan telegraphs
that following impeachment pro-
ceedings affecting some of the refugees,
the secretary OF the chamber of depu-
ties has in writing requested to be al
lowed to notify the refugees in person.
Mr.. Egan replied that he could not with
propriety have communication with
this officer, and that he would not re-
ceive any personal service in the lega-
ton without being instructed. On the
same day he replied to Mr.. Blaine's.
query as to the evidence in the Balti-
more case, that he had referred the
minister of foreign affairs 10 Captain
Sehley, and that the captain had fur
nished all the information, by giving
him the names of witnesses and sending
his men before the Judge.
In letter of the same date. Mr.. Egan
speaks of the publication in the press Of,