The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-01-30
The Malta Circular.

Following is the circular that was sent out
by the former CHILEAN Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Malta, which President Harrison de-
manded should be withdrawn, and which the
CHILEAN government agrees to do:
SANTIAGO, Dec IL, 1891.
To Seno, Pedro Mont, Washington, d. c.:
Having read the report of the Navy Depart.
ment in the message of the President of the
United States, deem it advisable to state to
you that the information upon which that
part of the message is based is erroneous or
deliberately inexact. With regard to the
refugees, they have never been either threat
ened or cruelty treated, nor has any at
tempt been ever made to remove them
from the legation nor have they ever been
demanded
Neither the person nor the house Of the
plenipotentiary, in spite of many deliberate
provocatious and indiscretions, has received
any injury whatever, as is proved by the
eleven notes of September, October and No
vember. ....
With regard to the seamen of the Balti-
more, there is neither eXactness nor loyalty
in the statements made in Washington. The
affair took place in low part of the town of
Valparaiso called the 'Maintop," and among
people who are not models of temperance
and discretion. When the police and other
forces interviewed and Gained the tumult there
had already assembled hundreds Of men, and
the crowd was then about ten blocks from
where the row commenced.
On the 26th of October Mr.. Egan wrote a
note on the subject most aggressive and viru-
lent in its language, as will be seen by the
copy and the reply of the 9th of the same
month.
On the 18th the investigation (''StH,aIiO' }
was commenced, and was delayed owing to
the non appearance OF the crew of the Balti-
more and the rough assertions and details on
the part of Mr.. Egan.
This department has never in any way
either accepted or offered any provocation;
maintaining itself always in an attitude of
frmness and prudence, it has never been one
of ''ahimadversion, nor will it be one of
humiliation, Notwithstanding what those who
are either confused by errors or are interested
in giving n decent excuse for their action
have said or may say in Washington.
The kilograms, notes and letters sent to you
contain the truth, all of the truth, that has
been developed in these Investigations, in
which the bad feeling the harsh words and
assumptions have not proceeded from this
department. Mr.. Tracy and Mr.. Harrison
have been led into error with regard to US as
a people and as government.
The instructions of impartiality and friend
liness have never been complied with nor are
they at present, If no official complaints
against ministers and Seamen have been made,
it is because the notorious public acts both in
Chill and the United States have not been car.
ried out by our confidential agents, even when
these acts had been fully confirmed. The APP
peals of BalmAceda and the concessions made
in June and July, all that occurred in regard
to the San Francisco in Qunteros and the
affair of the cable company, all are proofs of
the assertion.
1t is deliberately false that the North Amer
lean seamen were attacked in Vauious parts
of the town at the same time; the ''samarto''
not being yet concluded, it is not known who
or how many are culpable. Your Honor
must have the note of November replying
to one from Minister Egan, as well as the
other in which he was asked for information
which he said he would not give, although he
said he had the proofs to point out the homi-
eide and the other culprits Of the 18th Oeto-
Der.
This and all the other notes will be pub
lished here; you should publish TRANSACTIONS
of them there. Meantime, deny all state
ments contrary to those contained in this
letter, being assured of their correctness as
we are Of the right, the decorum and the final
result for Chill, spite of the intrigues which
come from so Iowa source and the threats
which proceed from so high position at this
time. MATTA.
The Grand Rapids Furniture Company,
the largest manufacturers of school furniture
in the world has sold out to an organization
of capitalists known as the United States
Furniture Company, with headquarters in
Chicago, This company, which is believed
to be in the nature of trust, already controls
seven eighths of the school furniture plants
of the United States, and the capture Of the
Grand Rapids concern will practically give
it control of the business. The capital of the
, United States Company is 81, 200, 600, but the
capital ofthe firms now in the combine aggre-
ate $l5,000,0O0
A woman died recently in an almshouse
in Maine at the age of 100 years. She had
been an inmate of the institution for 80 years,
and during that period she had been laid out
as dead three times, but on each occasion she
came to life in time to put stop to the
funeral arrangements. Only few days be-
fore her death an undertaken was called to
prepare her remains for burial, but when he
arrived she was sitting up in bed
During SERVICE in church at Slobodskoi,
Russia, on January %, the roofgave way and
fell upon the worshippers beneath. A scene
of the widest excitement followed. The
villagers rushed to the scene and worked
heroically to rescue the persons imprison ed
by the fallen timbers, boards, etc. The
wreckage was soon cleared away, when it was
found that 30 persons had been either killed
or injured.
! Mrs Harriet Lane johnson, niece of
President Buchanan, has given $4,000
towards the purchase of Wheatland, Buch-
anan's home, to be used as park for Ian
caster city, Penna.