Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-02
The CHILEAN Temper


into open revolt against President Bal
maceda. United States Minister Egan
reported this fact to his government A
revolution followed and lighting was \
kept up until the insurgents conquered
and a new government was set up Sept. l.
This fact was also at once reported by
Minister Egan who was thereupon IN
structed to recognize the new govern
ment This he did Sept. s. From Aug
"a till the Slst mob law reigned in San
tiago while the old government was
diving and the new one coming in Bal
macedas supporters were mobhed IN the
streets and their property destroyed
One hundred of the Balmaceda refugees
fed for safety to the United States lega-
ton. The minister admitted them and
protected them till the disorder subsidized.
The other foreign legations did the same.
except the British, which refused.
Minister Egan's course in saving the
lives of the refugees excited i'll feeling |
; against him and Americans generally on
the part OF the adherents Of the new
government. This feeling had begun
: before May a revolutionary trans
f mort the ltata. endeavored TO take away
{ from San Diego. Cal, supplies and mu-
nitlon IN violation of the law of neutral
r itv among nations The United States
+ cruiser Charleston pursued her and
a brought her back from lquique, the
principal port IN possession OF the IN
surgents Aug. 20 the revolutionists
4 landed a force at Quinteros hay TO at
tack Valparaiso. Rear Admiral Brown,
q of the United States navy was IN Chill
e ian waters then with the San Francisco.
% He steamed to Quinteros bay TO watch
- the movement, knowing beforehand that
J. II was to be. The revoluuonists there
y upon charged that be went as spy to
report their movements to the Balma-
ceda government. This is certainly not
: true. but the Chilians perhaps believe It.
The ltata incident, the cutting OF
telegraph cable, the presence of the San
" Francisco at Quinteros bay, together
'0 with belief-said to have been fosterec
by English traders and merchants fol
IL commercial advantage-that the United
III States synpathized with the Balmaced
ne lists. prepared the violent Spanish-Amer
10 lean temper to lash itself into fnry whel
.. the American legation protected tn
5 Balmaceda refugees. 1t was nothing Z
ell the point that other Legations did tn
no same. The grudge was against Mort
ere Americans" as the Chilians call th
W. people of the United States. Sept. l
nd Minister Egan wrote to his government
p" that ever since the ltata incident bite
nal feeling had existed against the Unite
on States among the young and unthinkin
to element. "a feeling which the Englis
Ky did ali in their power to promote an
tie, foster"
yer Then came the deplorable street hgi
tor in Valparaiso. in which two America
en- sailors were killed and seventeen woun
, of ed. The evidence obtained by Il
cts United States tends to show that tn
assault on American sailors was pr
meditated, and arranged for the TN
las, when the Baltimore's men should ha
re- their day ashore A comrade Of one
g of the men who was killed says the atfa
BILE began by CHILEAN sailor splitting In I
on face of one of the Baltimores men t
as United States asked an explanatic
en- When this was not given apology a
: to indemnity were added to the demand
are the United States
and To our representations Senior Ma
I'm answered that our statements were tai
tle that the affair OF the Baltimore's m
lion was nothing but row among drunk
,ri. sailors. Senior Malta even accused
H.. president of the United States of
i'll liberate lying Jan 20 Senior Ma
-, went so far as TO ask the recall Of NJ
IT. lister Egan as a person not pleasing
the CHILEAN government To this
-. mand Mr. Blaine answered that it wo
49,, be quite time to consider that mai
y after Chill had explained her own
fensive conduct
vs., And at last, to end the story lii
"'eu satisfactory romance, Chill apology
'"se in the handsomest manner, withd
'"iii both Matta's offensive utterances
ho"S her demand for the recall of Egan
IN offered TO submit the Baltimore affai
iei the adjudication of any tribunal
lghl United States might select, and ev
and 49, ,ors, he clad there ia to be no ,
d IN But lit is solely because we were re
Allen for war that war was averted. says
sara New York Sun Ais well that I
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