Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-25

that the refugees Net0
conspiracy against the government
The intendente himself bad eA
pressed IN him that be did not De,
heve the story, but Egan causeu
friends of the refugees to discontinue
their visits to the legation. Never
tbeless. arrests aud police persecu-
lion continued in spite Of MI
Egan's notes to the foreign Office 10
cause their cessation. He tells OF
intimations conveyed to HIM tbat
he should cause the refugees to leave
the legation to avoid complications
and personal unpOpularity. he
calls attention to the fact that IN
The case of one or two officers who
escaped into the English legation
The government did not hesitate TO
grant safe-conduct. Iu bis note 10
Egau relative to this subject, Senor
Malta, minister Of foreign affairs,
is rather brusque, and refuses SAFE
conduct to refugees to leave tne
country and maintains the correct
ness of all that has been done ny
the authorities respecting the
charges of the refugees conspiring
I'm the United States legation.
Egan was sustained by President
Harrison who in a telegram dated
Oct. 1st says: "The right oil
asylum having been tacitly II not
expressly allowed, to other foreign
legations and having been exercised
by our minister with the old govern
ment for the safety Of the adherents
of the party now in power the presi-
dent cannot but regard the applica-
ton of another rule accompanied by
acts of disrespect to our legation as
the manifestation Of a most un-
friendly spirit" Oct. 3rd EgIn in-
sists there has been no abuse OF
asylum and that his design is to OBJ
tain safe-conduct for the refugees
out of the country. The minister
discIaims any intention of disre-
spect to the legation and the inten-
dente's instructions were to arrest
no one except upon well grounded
suspicion. In reply Mr.. Egan as
serts that he is aware of every
thing that happens within the
legation, aud has knowledge of the
contents of the refugees correspon-
dence and that there is no ground
for the charge of conspiracy among
the refugees.
While this correspondence was in
progress over the question of grant
ing safe-condact to refugees the
Baltimore's tragedy occurred, the
details of which have been fully
published.
The trial of the Baltimore sailors
and the manner in which the inves-
tigation was conducted then was
detailed.
On December 18th was broached
one of the greatest issues in the case
which is still open in the shape OF
Matta's note to the Chilian minis
ters abroad. Egan says in his tele-
gram that this note was sent to the
Chilan minister at Washington
with the sanction of the president
/ and was read in the senate aud pub
lished in all the papefs. ] he
substance of Matta's note is as fol
lows:n Having read the portion Of
report of the secretary of the United
States navy and President Harri
sons message l think it proper tC
, inform you that the statements Oh
which both the report and the mes
sage are based are erroneous or de
Iiberately incorrect. With respect Il
the seamen of the Baltimore there j:
moreover no eXactness nor sincerity
in what is said at Washington. Oc
curence took place in a bad quarter
of the city. Mr.. Tracy and Mr.
Harrison have been led into error il
respect to our people and our govern
ment. The instructions recommerd d
ing impartiality and friendship have
not been complied with. We fee
confident of your exactness as We %
of the right, the dignity and fina
success of Chilli, Notwithstanding
the intrigues which proceed from 81
low u source ana threats which com,
from so high source. Mr.. Egar
sent on the Goth of Oct, note IT, a
was aggressive in purpose and viru
lent in language. The eXaminaliuI
Of the Baltimore affair has been de
layed owing to nonappearance o
the officers of Baltimore and owing
to undue pretensions aud refusal,
Of MIR. Egan himself If no officia
complaint has been made against the
minister and naval officers, it is be.
cause the facts are public and no
torious both in Chill and the United
States and could not, although they
were well proved, be urged by oul
confidential agents. Proof of thi,
is furnished by the demands o.
the Baltimore and the concession:
made in June and July, the wholt
Itata case, the San Francisco al
Quintero aud the cable companies
The statement that the North
American seaman We're attacked in
various localities at the same time
is deliberately incorrect. have lie
quested Minister Egan to furnish
testimony which he would not give
although he said that he had evi,
dence showing who the murderers
aud other guilty parties were.n