The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-31
Such a Requirement Might Have
Shaken the Government.
BALMAcEDANS STILL ACTIVE.
Press and Officials Making Amends
for Bad Treatment of Egan.
Chilean Navy In Wretched Repair--No
Question That the Apology Came
After the Message-An English Paper
Says the United States Was Right.

SpScAdi- - nc EulnCF LnaL the t01IeQ
States would insist on salute caused re-
yival In some measure of the excitement
here. Such demand would certainly be
resented by the Chileans. The belief has
been generally accepted that the reply of
thlle to the ultlmatum has met with the
approval of the United States, and to de-
mand a salute from this country, which is
full of adherents of the late President
Balmaceda, only awaiting chance to
raise another revolution. would make it
appear that the United States was anxious
to minister to the wishes of these people,
who are every day endeavoring to spread
discord. 1t is the earnest desire of Presi-
dent Montt to have quiet reign, but the
fact remains that the political parties are
not IN good shape and there is disturb
ing element.
Associated Press Dispatch. IA dis
patch to the Associated Press last Thurs
day gave very brief synopsis of Pres ident
Harrison's second message to the Ameri-
can congress relative to Chile's position in
the dispute with the United States In
short time news spread through the city
that there was no further danger of war.
President Harrison's first message caused
great excitement here, where its warlike
in cafes and other places of public resort,
but the second message caused a revulsion
of feeling and the people generally became
much calmer. and expressions of satisfac-
ton were heard that the dispute had been
amicably settled through diplomatic chan
nels. For the first time in four months the
Chilean press is publishing respectful COM
ments concerning Egan, the United States
minister, and other American officials,
who have heretofore been objects of many
vituperative acts, and it is thought Chilean
newspapers will henceforth be more cir
cumspect in their utterances regarding
America and Americans. Congress adj
journed today.
Several members of the Chilean cabinet
have stated to the Associated Press cor
respondent that the reason the recall of
Egan was requested last week was that
he had notified Secretary Blaine that the
Chilean government had issued safe con-
duct for the refugees and afterwards with
drawn 1t.
Newspapers here publish a dispatch
from Blaine to Egan today. in which the
United States secretary of state says that
Egan never informed him that a safe con-
duct had been issued for the refugees.
Senior Pereira, the Chilean minister of
foreign affairs, thanked Egan warmly for
giving him copy of the dispatch men,
toned.
Egan received tonight from Blaine a
dispatch, the import of which is similar
to that of the message sent to congress by
President Harrison on Thursday. Blaine
says the president is satisfied with the
withdrawal of Senor Matta's telegram and
the request for the recall of Egan, and
hopes the affair of the attack on the Balti-
more's men will be settled amicably. The
contents of this dispatch will be conveyed
to Minister Pereira by Egan on Monday.
WASHINGTON City, Jan. 30.-The Post
tomorrow will say: A story that Blaine
is to be summoned before the House COM
mittee on foreign affairs to tell how it
happened that there was so much alleged
delay in informing the president of the
reply to the ultimatum, is denied by
Blount, chairman of that committee. ~
am sure" said Mr.. Blount, "that when
the president sent the message to con-
gress he did not know reply to his note
to Chile had been received, nor did any
one else. for, according to the best infor-
nation have been able to obtain, | am
convinced the reply did not come till
Tuesday. after the reading of the message
in the House."
While it is not altogether improbable
that Chile may change her diplomatic
representative at Washington City, it Is
stated authoritatively that this govern
ment has taken no steps whatever looking
to that end. That the president has no
ill-feeling against Minister Montt is shown
by the fact that he has sent him personal
invitation to attend the state dinner TO be
given at the White House Tuesday in
honor of the diplomatic corps.
Secretary Blaine sent a eablegram to
Minister Egan this morning instructing
him to inform the Chilean government
that its proposition for a settlement Of the
difference between the two governments,
made in response to the uItimatum of the
2lst, is satisfactory to the president of the
United States, as indicating good pros
pect that the controversy can now be ad-
justed on terms satisfactory to this gov
ernment by the usual diplomatic methods.
The telegram makes no requests or sugges-
tons of any kind whatever for salute bv
Chile to the United States flag. There
was nothing said at yesterdays cabinet
meeting on this subject, and there is no
reason to believe that this government
will require such a salute from Chile
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-The correspondent
of the Associated Press at Santiago, Chile,
writing under date of December 80. SAYS:
It is the general opinion of American
naval officers and others familiar with the
subject that there is not a ship in the
Chilean navy fully available for war
purposes All Of them received i'll
usage during the war, and very
little has since been done 10 repair
them. 1t is said the machinery
of all Of them is in bad condition. Even
the ErrazuriZ, which is a new ship and
only arrived in December. is said to have
had her boilers burned out, and that il
will be necessary 10 send her to Europe
for repairs The night she arrived she
threw her light all over the bay in a sup
posed effort TO find the United
States cruiser Yorktown. FinalIv
the light was thrown across the
forecastIe of the American shin.
and some of the rays penetrated through
the ports to the berth deck, where the
watch below was sleeping. The blue
Jackets were aroused by the light, and
number of them went on the forecasfle
! and sang the Star Spangled Banner" un-
| nil the illum nation ceased.
Minister Egan was presented by the
refugees. who were sheltered in the Iega-
| ton, with handsome gold card bearing a
| suitable inscription, for the generous
asylum under the great republic.
An article that appeared in the La Demo-