The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-28


EGAN TO MATTA.
In a telegram on December II
Egan informs Blaine that he trans
mitted the following to the minister of
foreign relations.
"Hon Manuel A. Malta:
Sir-Having learned today of the
Interrogation put yesterday in the
honorable senate applying to the re-
lations between the United States and
Chile, desire to know officially and
at the earliest moment possible if the
telegram directed by your excellency
to Senior Montt in Washington and
which your eXcellency read in the
senate is the same that was published
in Ferro Carril today, copy OF which
have the honor to send herewith.
"ln this telegram your excellency,
as minister offoreign relations of Chile,
referring to the message of the presi-
dent of the United States and the re-
port of the secretary of the navy says:
The statements on which both the re-
port and the message are based are
erroneous or deliberately incorrect
with respect to the seamen of the Bal
timore. There is, moreover, no exact
ness nor sincerity in what is said at
Washington
Referring to my note of October 26,
your excellency characteristics it as
aggressive in purpose and virulent in
language With regard to the sum-
mary examination begun October IS,
your excellency says, lit has been de-
layed owing to the nOn-appearance of
the officers of the, Baltimore, and
owing to the undue pretensions and
refusals of Egan HIMSELF Abiding
to the testimony regarding the sum-
mary trial, your eXcellency says, you
no doubt have my note of November
8, written in reply to Egan, which re-
which he would not give, although he
had said he had evidence showing
who the murderer was, and who the
other guilty parties of October 10th
were. And your excellency concludes
the telegram by saying: 'Deny in
the meantime everything that does
not agree with these statements. We
feel as confident of our exactness as
we do of the right, dignity and final
success of Chile, Notwithstanding the
intrigues which proce ed from so low a
source and the threats which come
from so high source
beg your excellency to be good
enough to favor me with a reply re-
garding the authenticity of the tele.
gram to which refer and
which your excellency read to
the honorable Senate with, as
stated by your eXcellency, special
authority of his excellency, the presi-
dent of the republic, and after having
consulted with the other members OF
the cabinet, With due expression OF
my consideration, l remain youl
obedient servant.
(Signed) PATRICK EGAN.
Egan adds in this telegram that he
finds that the Malta note appeared il
the same terms in the official diary
and had been forwarded to the
Chilean minister of Buenos Ayres anC
to all the Chilean legations in Europe
MATTA's REPLY.
In the espOndence between thu
legation and the Chilean government
in the Baltimore case, published il
all the Chilean papers of that date
Dec. Is, he encloses Matta's reply tt
his inquiries in the following terms:
Gin reply the undersigned has tn,
honor to state that with the exception
of very slight difference of words o
letters the text is the same as trans
mitted by the department of foreigl
relations. The copy of the news
paper inclosed in your note is here
with returned to you, and to the end
that comparison may be made, tn
undersigned incloses the official jour
nal of the 18th, wherein you will fin'
the genuine text of that Telegram
and the series of notes which hav
passed between the United States lie
cation and this department in relation
to the riot of Oct. 16, and the case of tn
persons to whom an asylum has BEEF
granted. Inasmuch as the Telegram
is the official instruction of the gov
eminent of Chile, whereby it com
municates in ,tructions to the envO,
extraordinary and minister plenipo
Tertiary to the United States of Nortl
America, any explanation or dissel
tation OF the undersigned could ad,
nothing to it's contents which are t
serve as a guide for Don Pedro Mont
at Washington, in treating Of thes
matters. Your note being thu
answered, undersigned renews t
you, as usual, the assurance of hi
high consideration, and signs himself
etc., etc."
NO LOVE FOR EGAN.
December 17.-Egan reports, pend
ing further instructions, his suspend
ed communication with the foreign
office. He further states tho news
papers are relentless in their offensive
and INSCRIPTIONS attacks and h,
learns from different sources anC
rumors, which seem to be wei
founded, that it is intended to driv'
out the refugees by an attempt t.
burn the legation or adjoining houses
He relates expressions of approva
from members of the diplomatic corps
and says the British minister hal
commended to his government the pc
sition taken by him in the whole
matter.
December % he reports that the Ar
gentine minister had made represen
tations on the previous day (relativt
to the action of the police at the
American legation) to the minister Of
foreign affairs as dean of the diplo.
matte corps, and that minister prom.
ised that only police in uniform would
be left around the legation, and that
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