Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-26

from President Montt OF the junta, to
Mr.. Blaine, dated Iquique, that Richard
l.. Trumbull, representative of the
Chilean congress, has power from the
junta to represent it in the United
States in the capacity of confidential
agent.
A telegram of date Iquique, June 9th,
from Sefior Errazuriz of the junta, an
nounces the arrival of the Itata and her
delivery, in compliance with his written
promise, of the arms and crew to Rear
Admiral McCann, who states that the
vessel is preparing to return to San
Diego. The telegram asks that the arms
and ammunition be allowed to remain
under charge of the admiral at Iquique,
until the final result of the lawsuit in
stituted in California.
Senior Pedro Montt, the present min
lister, first appeared officially in the cor
respondence of August 28th, when he
submitted to Secretary Blaine tele-
gram announcing the surrender of Val
paraiso. December last, Sefior Montt
left the secretary telegram received by
him from Malta, stating that Egan's
testimony was asked for twenty days
ago. In communication with Secre-
tary Blaine, dated December 11th,
Sehor Montt speaks Of the 'lament-
able events at Valparaiso, which
my government deeply deplores."
He says that the investi-
CATION is progressing according to law;
that the proceedings have not been
completed; that the appearance OF the
officers of the Baltimore was delayed for
some time, and that up to the present
time the evidence which was asked of
Mr.. Egan on the 9th of November has
not been furnished He feels that the
United States government cannot be-
hold in the observance of the
law by the Chilean government
and it's solicitude in investigating such
grave occurrences, anything save the
fulfillment of the duty which is incum-
bent on them to administer enlightened
and upright justice. He insists that
events like those of the 10th October are
not rare in parts visited by sailors of
different nationalities, and that there are
no grounds whatever for attributing to
that affair any motive offensive to the
United States. He Gays: "If the result
of the judicial investigation shall
show the culpability OF Chilean citizens.
the government Of the United States
may rest assured that they will be pun
ished conformably to the laws, and if
the investigation should show responsi-
bility on the part of the sailors OF the
Baltimore, my government entertains
the conviction that the government of
the United States would not wish them
to go unpunished. The repression of
crimes is social interest of high i'm
portance, whateverthe nationally of the
guilty parties or of the Victims"
On December 10th, in transmitting to
Secretary Blaine copies of correspond
ence between himself and Minister
Malta. Sefior Montt in summing up
Senior Matta's reply to Mr.. Egan's first
protest made at the direction of Mr..
Wharton, says: "He promises to in
form Mr.. Egan of the result of the in
vestigation when it shall have been con-
cluded, and states that out of regard for
the harmony which it is his duty and
his desire to maintain between the
United States and Chile, he passes in
silence over the improper expressions
used by Mr.. Egan in certain portions OF
his note"
Further on in his note Mr.. Montt, re-
viewing the testimony as to the assault,
insists that the police did nothing more
than quiet the tumult, arrest those who
were most drunken and most riotous
and disperse the crowd. The local au-
thorities, he says, could not have done
more than they did. He dwells at length
upon the peculiarities of the Chilean
law, in explanation of the secrecy
attending the investigation, and says
that the commander of the Baltimore
had informed the intendente that Mr..
Egan could furnish list OF names of
witnesses of the assault. He says that
the criminal judge states that neither
the American consul nor the commander
of the Baltimore, nor any person what
soever has imputed before his court, to
the authorities or the police, partici-
patton or responsibility for the occur
rences of the 10th of October; neither
has any specific or general
charge been preferred against
them because of their not having en-
deavored to prevent those occurrences
or their deplorable and ultimate conse-
quence. On the contrary, the great part
OF the sailors testify that the police
rendered them timely aid and endeav-
ored to protect them by removing them
from the action of the populace and con-
veying them to their own barracks. He
reiterates the statement that Seiior Mat.
ia had vainly besought Mr.. Egan To
furnish him the names of the witnesses.
In concluding his note the minister
says: From the documents which l
have the honor to transmit to you it
clearly appeare, without prejudice to the
result of the criminal proceeding, which
hope will be speedily terminated. that
the police of Valparaiso discharged their
duty in the lamentable occurrences of
the 10Th of October without having
wounded or maltreated any one.
and that they gave assistance to
the unfortunate sailor who was the
victim of bullet fiIod from the midst
Of one Of the groupa Of men there as-