Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-25

Hent, senulnS copies OF q number OF notes tina,
had passed between Capt. Schley and the In
terdente Of Valparaiso relative TO the trial OF
the persons accused of completely in the riot OF
october 10 Capt. Schley complained that the
intencente had permitted the correspondence
between them to be published in the Chilean
press Amo lg the notes was one in which
capt Schley had complained that his aSrket
boats were molested, and the Intendante had
promised TO station an officer at the passenger
mole IN the harbor two hours each morning so
mat the Baltlmores boat might have opportu-
nifty to land urffno Tested. The question of an
interpreter for the sailors of the Baltimore
during the investigation was also settled in this
correspondence by promise from the In
tendente that the captain might send with them
an ofhcer yersed In the use of Spanish. There
was some delay IL the appearance of the sailors
owing TO the IT badly wounded condition. and
n last, on the 18th Of November the Inten-
dente wrote to Capt. Schley informing him
That Judge Foster had fixed upon the 10Th. be-
tween and o'clock in the afternoon. as the
tme Tor the examination of the men. The
plan was carried out
ASSoYAScEs AT THE LEGATION.
On the 3Oth of November Mr. Egan wrote TO
Mr. Blaine referring again to the arnoyances
practiced against his legation. in which he said:
ut will be seen that from the very beginning
OF those snnoyances every complaint which
have been obliged TO make about disrespectFrl
conduct toward the Legation has been met by
destinations or suspicious of conspiracy or in
dlscretions OF conduct against the refugees and
even against the employees OF the legation but
up to the present the honorable minister has
not ventured TO make a single direct tangible
charge, and for the good reason that no such
conspiracIes as those insiEusted have ever ex-
listed In this legation and no such indiscretions
have occurred
The suggestion Contained in this letter that
tae persons who knocked at the window Of the
Legation on tbs night OF the 18th instant. and
who used foul language toward the persons in
side, were agents OF the refugees Is on it, face
absurd The Government has /. number OF its
police agents, with whose appo arance am per-
fectiy familiar. around the legation day and
night, and II was those same men and no Others
who acted toward the legation in the manner
described in my notes to the minister"
Senior Malta had written on the Esd and Mr.
Egan had replied on the S0;h saying:
Fl regret TO be under the recessitv To denv
again, and for the last time. 20 your excellence
those assertions and fears, and can do so re
more positively because l feel that am well
acquainted with and convinced OF all tina, oc-
ours III this legation regret at the same time
TO have TO observe to your e2ceilency that il
appears strange and anomalous that your ex-
cellency should ignore the permanent presence
in the vicinity Of the legatlon of "a number o.
agents Of the secre. police, in az official clarac-
ter, and certainly without any participation
whatsoever on the part OF the refugees II the
legation. The irregular conduct Of those agents
las provoked more than once actual disorders
IN this neishbOrhood, and only last night they
sppes. to have interfered with a representa-
i've Of the National Congress, who, in going out