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

dispatches referring to il. Three
subjects are covered by the docu-
ment. The assault upon the Balti-
more sailors Is the first The
secretary of state directs Mr.. Egan
to inform the Chilian government
that after a full aud careful exanIin-
alton Of the evidence OF that affair,
as submitted by the Cbilian authori
ties and rs shown IN the examination
of the Baltimore's sailors, the presi-
dent feels compelled 10 stand by the
terms Of Assistant Secretary Whar-
toms instructions to Minister Egan,
given October %, and to insist upon
ali apology and reparation therefor.
The second subject is the Malta
circular note Of Dece ember 13. This
note the Chilian government is in
formed is offensive to the president
and other officers of the United
States, and that unless it is
promptly Withdrawn and the lan-
guage dlsavowed by the Chiiian
& government in equally public and
general form, as that Ia which it was
circulated Minister Egan will ask for
passports, and diplomatic relations
between the countries will cease.
The third subject is the proposed re-
call of Minister Egan, the acknowl-
edgement Of the receipt Of Minister
Months note, stating that Minister
Egan is not person@ gratia to the
government Of Chill, and annOunc-
ing the readiness and desire Of that
government to receive another rep
resentative of the United States at
Santiago. Upon this subject the gov
ernment of Chill Is informed that
the note cannot now be considered.
There ire other and weightier mat
ters pending settlement, and when
they are satisfactorily disposed of
the government will then consider
the request for the recall Of Mr..
Egan.
NO OBJECTION IN CHILLI.
WAsHINaToN, Jan. 25. - Il b G
United States minister was, Of
course, notified of the rec eipt OF the
note from Senior Montt, and it T.
said a message has been received
from him stating that the members
OF the Chilian government, author
lied to speak upon such matters
have verbally assured him that they
were satisfied with him, and that
similar statesments were made tC
the ministers from other countries
This dispatch raises question o
veracity between Minister Egar
and Senior Montt, which subsequen
correspondence, or events, may uiC
In settling. Certain 1t Ia that up u
the receipt of Mr.. Months note tn,
records do not show any indication
of dissatisfaction with Minister EgaI
by the Chilian authorities. WheI
President Jorge Montt announced
the formation Of his cabinet the Is
inst, Minister Egan expressed hi
satisfaction, stating that two men
bers were his personal friends, an,
he eA pected 10 iind his future rela
tiOus with all the members Of th'
cabinet most pleasant.
THE BALTIMORE IHVESTIGATION
DUKILNGToN, Ia, Jan. 25.-Judg
Advocate General William b. Rene,
, arrived from San Francisco Friday
night. Interviewed as TO the prOba
bility OF war. General Remey de
cined to commit himself, sayinl
; that having been travelling continu
ously for several days, he had no
been able to keep posted on th'
dispatches from Washington. A
+ to the testimony introduced dur
, ing the six days session of the court
General Remey said that 1t onl!
dlsproved that the men of the Bal
! timore were drunk or In the leas
disorderly while ashore, He said;
"The testimony shows conclusive
ly that the attack on the men o
the Baltimore was u premedltaleC
: affair. The men were not drunk
; They were afraid 10 drink, becaus,
they knew they must keep their wit!
about them in the face of the threat
entd attack. Many of the meu
after being cautioned against tn,
danger, donned citizens clothes and
passed unharmed through the mob
IL was only those In the uniform oI
American man-of.warsmen whC
We're molested, showing thereby
that the attack was made because ol
hatred of nationality"
STILL AT MoNTEvIpEo.
WAsHIoToN, Jan. 25.--The report
that Rear-Admlral Walker, had
sailed Thursday from Montevideo
for Valparaiso with the Chicago,
Atlanta and Bennington, Is denied
at the navy department. That Ad-
nliral Walker Ia still at Montevideo
is proved by the reception Of cable
messages nom him yesterday TO
Secretary Tracy.
ENGLAND THINKS WAR PROBABLE.
NEw YORK, Jan. s6.-rhe Her
aids London special says in Satur-
days Army aud Navy Gazette there
Ia an article which says the United
Stats has lost much prestige In
South America, owing 30 the un-
favorable comment which naval
experts have made upon the power
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