Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-16
MINISTER EGAN
As An Escort to Balmaeedist Ref
ugees at Valparaiso.
The Chilian Press Is Surprisingly Calm
+ on This Matter.
Latest From the Instructions In Argen-
tine and Brazil-Johnny Bull Has His
Weather Eye on the Movements
of the United states Navy.

of the United States Navy.
New YORK, Jan l2 The Herald's
man at Valparaiso cables thus:
. There is q great deal ot talk about the
action of Minister Egan Sunday in es
corting the three Balmacedist refugees,
Juan and William McKenna and Jose
Carrera, from the American legation at
Santiago TO Valparaiso and placing
them aboard the United States cruiser
Yorktown, but the knowledge that he
did so with the tacit approval of the
lnew administration has .disarmed se-
we're criticism.
The Press gives considerable space to
the subject, but discusses it in calm
spirit. While in nowise condemning
Mr.. Egan for what he has done in the
matter, it asserts that the United States
government must assume the response
bility if its minister loses the respect of
the public in escorting such characters
as these refugees, for his doing so de-
grades him to the level Of policeman.
Then, recalling the well-established
fact that Mr. Egan had done exactly
the same thing for many prominent
congressionalists in their hour of peril,
the Press goes on to say that there is no
comparison between caring for men
like Pedro Montt, Augustin Edwards
and Others OF their standing, who were
on the side OF liberty and order, and
protecting these refugees who are
known, outside of their career as Bal
macedas coadjutors, to be men utterly
devoid of good deeds
This it adds, is especially the case
with Juan McKenna, whom it accuses
of endeavoring to rob an American
named Chase of a silver mine near
Iquique and of afterwards hiring him
to attack him.
But" La Union says, 'the country
Is well rid Of them. We hope, how
ever, that congress will pass laws con-
fiscating their property, or in some way
try to reimburse the country for the
heavy expenses brought upon it during
the dictator's regime"
New YORK, Jan. 12.-The following
Washington special is printed here;
Whether Great Britain is or is not using
her influence with Chilli to bring about
satisfactory settlement OF the Balti-
more outrage is as yet a matter of spec
ulation, but there are abundant evil
dences that she is showing the deepest
|. interest in the preparations for war
which our country has been making.
Our naval officers have not failed to dis
cover that two naval attaches of the
British legation in this city-Capts.
VIM II. Way and G. C. Langley-have
teen watching every movement of the
navy department since the talk of war
with Chill first commenced
What these officers have learned has,
of course, been duly communicated to
the home government, and their reports
have doubtless been the means of con-
vincing the British authorities that the
demand for reparation. 1t is noticea-
BILE to those who have watched the de-
velopments of the Chilian controversy
that the English influences in the direc-
ton of peace commenced just after
the naval attaches began familiarizing
themselves with our naval activity.
The attaches have made personal VS.
its to various places throughout the
country where work on war materials
is in progress. Only a few days ago
Capt, Longley visited Mare Island yard
and the Union Iron works at San Fran.
cisco to see what truth was in the ru-
mors of hurried work on the coast de.
fense vessel Monterey and other yes
sells Upon his return day or two
ago he told his friends that he had
teen on few days pleasure trip to
New York, but this did not deceive
some Of the naval officers here.
Capt. Langley is too well known to
the officers on duty on the slope to con-
ceal his identity, and he had not been
in San Francisco many hours before
his presence and the object OF his mis-
sion became known to department Off.
cials. There can be no doubt he dis.
SONSiSu lHdt liiS iS PoiN " Va SiShN uSNA'-
ity in the work on the Monterey were
not exaggerated, and it is to be pre-
sumed that he lost no time in inform
ing his government of her condition
and of what formidable craft she will
be when finished.
BUENos AYREs, Jan. 12.-Rumors are
current here that revolt has taken
place among the Seventh and Second
regiments of the line. The government
has taken measures TO suppress the in
surrection. The First regiment of the
line and Third artillery have been or
dered out TO reinforce the Buenos Ayres
garrison, and cartridges have been
served to all the men, but it is feared
that despite these precautions the in,
surgents are SO strong that they will
march from Rosario Mendoze and La
Playo upon Buenos Ayres.
Speaker Crisp Much Better.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-lt was stated
at the capitol Monday that Speaker
Crisp was so much better that he had
called meeting of the committee on
rules to meet in his apartments at the
Metropolitan hotel to consider the new
code of rules for the government of the
house of representatives.
Indians Occupying the strip.