Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-29

that conditions which we complied with
ourselves would be exacted of Chile.
81 have thus frankly endeavored to
correct some miSapprehensionS OF yours
In order that the record OF the state
Department OF the United States shall
be kept exact, and in all its proceedings
shall be consistent.
ACCEPT, sir, the renewed assurances
of my highest consideration.
fSignedl JAMES &. BLAINE"
MIR. EGAN TO MIR. BLAINE.
Telegram received January 20.
SANTIAGO, Guile, January 20, 1877
$40 Blaine, Washington.
81 have to-day received the following
reply 10 my note of 22d inst:
SIR-The undersigned has had the
honor to receive your eXcellency's COM
munication dated 22d inst, received In
this department the 23d and the duly
authenticated copies of the instructions,
which the honored Secretary OF State
of Washington has sent to your excel
lency by cable under dates OF the 2lSt
inst. and the 23d of October 1891. In
the instructions Of the 2lSt inst, the
honorable Secretary OF State informs
your excellency that his exceIlency Mr..
Harrison, after carefully examining all
that has been submitted to him by the
Government of Chile with respect 10 the
event which occurred in Valparaiso on
the evening of the 10th Of October,
and taking into consideration the testi-
mony of the officers and crew OF the YES
| sci, the Baltimore, and OF others VINO
| witnessed the event, has arrived at the
| following conclusions:
"First-That with regard to that as
sault, there has been no change what
ever made in the character given to IT
by the first report OF the event, TO wit:
That it was an attack upon the uniform
| of the navy of the United States, which
had its origin and motive in feeling OF
! hostility toward that government, and
not in any act of the individual sailors
| belonging to 1t.
"Second-That the public authorities
of Valparaiso evidently did not do their
duty in protecting those sailors and
that a part Of the police and some Chill
can soldiers committed assaults on sail
ors OF the United States before and az
| ter the latter were arrested, and that he
! believes that Riggin was killed by the
| police or soldiers and:
COMPELLED To LOOK BACKWARD.
"Third-That he is consequently com
PEELED to carry the question back to the
state in which which il was placed by
the note OF the Hon, Mr.. Wharton, dat
ed october 90, and to ask for suit
able satisfaction and some adequate
reparation for the injury done the gov
ernment of the United States. Iba
| Hon. Secretary of State, Mr.. Blaine,
states, moreover, that IL is not his in
teption to discuss the details of the In
cident OF October, but only to set forth
| the conclusion at which his government
| has arrived.
1.-THE Hon. Secretary Of State says
we have given every opportunity TO
| the government Of Chile to offer explain
atory or extenuating circumstances and
we have given due consideration TO the
! fact that the government Of Chile, dur
( ing a greater part Of the time which has
elapsed since the 10th of october, ha;
! been In q provisional situation
lie then adds that he is directed by
his Excellency, Mr.. Harrison, to say
! that he has been compelled TO take no.
tice of the instructions sent by Mr.
Malta, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to
the Chilean Minister in Washington
under date of December IL because, al
| though they were not officially COM
municated TO his Government, they re-
ceived the greatest possible publicity
and that consequently be demands the
immediate withdrawal Of the said in
structions as TO those parts which he
considers offensive, and adequate salts
faction in order that the diplomatic re-
! lations between the two nations may
not be interrupted" Without any In
tention of opening a discussion
as to the facts referred to
by the communication which
| have extracted and combining himself
to the first part of the instructions Of the
Hon. Secretary of State, the under
signed must state to your excellency the
regret with which the government OF
Chile sees that his excellency, the
/ President of the United States, hndS
reason TO continue to regard the Incl
dent of October 10 an attack caused by
a hostile feeling toward the uniform OF
the Navy of the United States.
sINCERE-soUNDIYG LANGUAGE.
''In view Of your communication and
considering that up to date it has been
impossible Tor the trial initiated by the
Judge Of the criminal court OF Valpar'
also to be decided, the undersigned re-
CARDS it as his duty to declare once more
that the Government OF Chile lamentS the
occurrence Of October 16, and by way
of showing the sincerity Of his feeling
and the confidence which he has in the
Justice of his cause, he declares hi!
willingness not to await the decision o.
the examining judge and proposes TO the
United States Government that the cast
be submitted TO the consideration OF the
Supreme Court OF Justice at Washing
ton to the end that the high tribuna
with its learning and impartiality NAY
determine without appeal whether there
is any ground for reparation and il
what shape it should be made"
"rhe undersigned takes the liberty
to recall the fact that five days after he
had taken charge Of the Department Of
Foreign Relations, he addressed to th,
Minister of Chile in the United State