The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-26

queSuonS, pltter feel1ng has been To-
mented by government supporters
against Americans. Secret police sur
round the legation with orders to arrest
visitors. Two of Mr.. Egan's servants
arrested are now in prison. Against
TINS disrespect to the legation he has
addressed protest TO the minister of
iorelgn affairs" Later, he photographed
that twenty persons have been arrested
In the last two days for entering the
legation, and others have been pre-
vented by the police. all this is in
tended to force him to drive out the
refugees which mo will not do without
instructions. He has addressed a
second note to the minister of foreign
affairs requesting an explanation OF
such extraordinary,unju and Of
fensive conduct.
Inc department evidently sustained
mr. Egans course in this respect, for
on September &c the following telegram
was sent 20 him: "Mr Wharton in
structs MIR Egan, by direction of the
PRESIDENT, to insist firmly that the re-
spect and inviolability due to the minis
ter OF the United States and to the lera-
tion buildings, including free access.
Shall be given and observed, fully and
promptly, by the CHILEAN authorities.
Inc governments OF the United States
Is prepared to consider in friendly
spirit tho question as to whether ASYLUM
mas under the circumstances been IRON
| erly given to the persons now at the
legation when tho facts are moro fully
oeiore 1T, but it cannot allow to pass
Witnout hrm protest the evidence of
a,srespece towards it's minlsterwhich Mr..
| Egan reported. 1t is expected thar th;s
protest will he followed by promnt oc-
ton on the part of the authorities of
| Chilli" ''o' u
In his notes TO Minister Egan relative
| 10 tnls suDlt CT, Senior Malta, the Chiliap
minister of foreign affairs, is in instances
rather brusque, US may be seen from tho
following extracts:
Relating to tho extraordinary and
without example events taking place at
tho legation, the envoy extraordinary
VIII permit me TO excuse discussing the
point, because everything done end
everything that will be done by the 10
lice agents not only exercise the attri-
butes incumbent upon the local authori-
ties, which are better informed and bot
tor posted OF what takes place inside the
legation and its vicinity than appears to
De the envoy extraordinary and minis
tor plonipotentiary. In refer
ence to tho communication of his excel
lency, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary, to his government upon
those SUBJECTS and tho proceedings that
may follow, and the new instructions
and orders they may give him, these are
not matters to give grounds whatsoever
Tor discussion with the undersigned, who
believes and hopes that. knowing tho
iacts' such as they are, they will be
judged in the same light and by tho
same criterion that he himself Judges
them.'
Tho remainder of the correspondence
up to october 10, is concerning tho dis
posal OF the refugees in the American
Legation. Then comes the assault on
the Baltimore's sailors.
Mr. Egan telegraphs October % that
Captain Schley's report shows assault
to have been brutal and unprovoked,
aud duplicates the police as having been
In 1t. In prompt reply follows Mr..
Wartons telegram expressing surprise
ut his failure to receive the notioo of
regret or purpose of searching inquiry
on the part of tho CHILEAN government;
requesting Mr.. Egan to call tho atten-
ton OF the Gillian government to the
facts, and inquire il there were any
qualifying facts or explanation to be
offered Of the apparent expression OF
nnfriendliness towards the United
States, and concluding as follows: ..If
tho facts are as reported by Captain
Schley, this Government cannot doubt
that tho government of Chilli will offer
prompt and full reparation."
In communicating these facts to tho
Gillian foreign office, Mr. Egan said
that the sailors of the Baltimore were
unarmed, wero orderly in their conduct,
gave no cause or provocation; that tho
attack was apparently premeditated and
that the assaults were made by armed
men who, this government must con-
n tr.,, ko1 = l. 4
work by hostility to those mon as sailors
OF the United States. lie saws that it
must be conceded from the charac ter of
many OF the wounds that tho public
police, OF some of them, instead of
affording protection to the men as
saulted, took part in this coHardly
attack and generally acted toward those
unarmed men with brutality. There
fore in conformity with MIR. Whartons
note he asked for inquiry and punish
ment of tho guilty parties and suggests
reparation. MIR. Egan transmits tho
full text of Senior Matta's note in reply.
The summary of 1t was given in his
telegram to Mr.. Wharton already pub
lished.
Then comes tho inves tigation of tho
assault by the CHILEAN authorities. The
minister OF foreign affairs asserts that
Minister Egan refused to furnish in
formation about the riot. and Egan
denies that he was ever asked for such
information, but says that he referred
tho authorities to Captain Schley for tho
names of witnesses
December 10 Senior Malta. Coilian
minister OF foreign affairs, sent to Minis
ter Montt and Chilian representatives
to other countries, and read in the sem
ate and published in all tho ChiliAn
10 Fol r.xly., ,.s,;.