The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-26
THE CORRESPONDENTS,
a Synopsis of whnt Has Passed between
the Two Countries

Il synopsis of What Has Passed between
the Two Countries.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-I Special
The correspondence accompanying tho
Presidents message is of great volume
and would probably fill moro than ono
hundred columns of an ordinary news-
paper. 1t dates back as far as August
10, 1870, eighteen months ago, and much
OF 1T has been described with sufficient
accuracy in tho Presidents MESSAGE
sent to Congress at tho beginning Of the
present session, and in the copious
newspaper publications that have been
made. 1t is divided into three portions,
the first comprising correspondence be-
tween MIR. l'laine and Mr.. Egan, or Mr..
Wharton in Mr.. lIlaine's absence, cor.
respondence between Senior Lazcano
the Gillian minister under tho Balma-
ceda administration, and lastly notes
exchanged between Secretary Blaine
and Don Pedro Montt, the present Chi.
liam minister to Washington.
The Egan correspondence begins
August Is, 1890, with tho statement Of
the changes in the Balmaceda ministry,
which constituted precursor to the
revolution.
The one fact that is established is that
Minister Egan had an abiding faith up
To the last moment in the ultimate
triumph OF liAlmaceda over his enemies
and the downfall Of the insnrgent cause.
March Q. 1891, Mr.. Egan transmitted to
Secretary Elaine request by the
CHILEAN government that the United
States permit one OF it's ships to carry
from Valparaiso to Montevideo a sum of
about Si.000,000, bar silver, which is
required for tho payment of the interest
on the national debt abroad; that the
Chilian government fears It's capture bv
rcvolted fleet if the sum is sent in tho
regular course OF business. March II,
III dispatch describing the sanguinary
battles in tho neighborhood of Iuuiouc,
the minister says that tho revolution
had the undivided sympathy and tho
active support of tho English residents
in Chill; that the English superinten-
dents of tho nitrate works urged thor
men to Join the rcvolutionists, and Col.
North contributed the sum Of 600, OOD
sterling in its support
The correspondence gives the details
of tho ltata affair, and MIR. Egan adds
that that incident excited much animos-
| ity against the United States among
the revolutionists. Tho efforts OF Mr..
Egan and his failure to bring about
peace between the contending parties is
also included in the correspondence, and
tho minister denies that he gayo Bal.
maceda suggestions as to tho conduct OF
war. The story of Balmaceda's down
fall and the recognition Of the now gov.
eminent is related at length. Egan
tells OF Balmaceda's suicide and denies
the San Francisco carried news to Bal
macedists of the Congressional landing,
enclosing an unequivocal denial by
Admiral Brown.
Then begins recital Of his efforts,
lasting through many months, to pro.
tect the refugees in his legation. Sep
tembcr "a he telegraphs that he is ex-
pected to terminate the asylum and
send the refugees out to be prosecuted
but to do so would be to sacrifice their
lives, and he has refused to permit them
to go out of the legation except under
safe conduct to neutral territory. He
says: ION account of Itata and other