Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-26


the Qrayest issues in the case, which !:
still open in the shape OF the Malta noet
to Chilean Ministers abroad. MI heal
says in his telegram that this was sem
to the Chilean Minister at Washington
with the sanction of the President, was
read in the Senate and published In al
the Chilean papers.
It's text is as follows:
"Having read the portion OF the re.
port of the Secretary OF the Navy ana
of the message of the President of the
United States, l think proper to inform
you that the statements on which both
report and message are based are er-
roneous and deliberately incorrect.
With respect to the persons to whom an
asylum has been granted, they nave
never been threatened with cruel treat
ment, nor has IL been sought to remove
them from the legation, nor has their
surrender been asked for. Never has
the House or the person Of the Plenipo-
Tertiary, Notwithstanding indiscretions
and deliberate provocations, been sub
jected to any offence, as is proved by
the eleven notes of September, October
and November.
"With respect to the seamen OF the
Baltimore, there is, moreover, no exact
ness nor sincerity in what Is said at
Washington. The occurrence TOOK
place in bad neighborhoCd OF the city,
the maintop of Valparaiso and among
people who are not models OF discretion
and temperance. When the ponce ana
other forces interfered and Gained the
tumult, there were already several nun
dred people on the ground, and 1t was
ten squares or more from the place
where it had begun.
"Mr Egan sent, on the Goth OF DC
tober, note that was aggressive In
purpose and virulent in language, as Is
seen by the copy and the note written
| in reply on the eth.
On the 18th the preliminary eXamina-
ton had already been commenced; IL
| has been delayed owing 10 the non-ap-
pearance Of the officers OF the Balti-
more and owing to undue pretensions
and reiusals of Mr.. Egan himself. NO
provocation has ever been accepted or
| initiated by this Department. Its attl-
tude, while 1t has ever been one OF
| firmness and prudence, has never been
one Of aggressiyeness, nor will! II ever
be one of humiliation, whatever may be
or has been said at Washington by those
who are interested in justifying their
conduct or who are blinded by errone-
Gus views.
1.-The kilograms, notes and letters
which have been sent TO you contain the
truth, the whole truth, in connection
with what has taken place In these
matters, in which ill-will and the con-
sequent words and pretension have not
| emanated from this Department. Mr..
Tracy and Mr.. Harrison have been led
| into error in respect to our people and
government; the instructions (recom-
mending) impartiality and friendship
have not been complied with,
neither now nor before. II no
official complaint has been made
against the Minister and the Naval off,
GERS, il is because the facts, public and
notorious, both in Chile and the United
States, could not, although they were
well proved, be urged by our contden-
tial agents. Proof of this is furnished
by the demands of Balmaceda and the
concessions made in June and July, the
whole Itata case, the San Francisco at
Quintero, and the cable companies. The
statement that the North American sea-
men were attacked in various localities
at the same time is deliberately incor-
rect.
"As the preliminary examination Is
not yet concluded, 1t is not yet known
who and how many the guilty parties
are. You no doubt have the note OF
November 9th, written in reply to Min
lister Egan, in which l request him to
furnish testimony which he would not
give, although he had said that he had
evidence showing who the murderer
was and who the other guilty parties OF
the 10th OF October were. That and all
other notes will be published
here. You will publish a transla-
ton of them in the United
States. Deny in the meantime every
thing that does not agree with these
statements. We feel confident OF your
exactness as we do Of the right, the dig
nitv, and the final success OF Chile, not
withstanding the intrigues which pro-
coed from so low "a source) and the
threats which comes from so high Ia
source)."
In telegram on December II, Mr.
Egan informs Mr.. Blaine that ne has
transmitted the following to the Minis
ter Of Foreign Relations:
Hon. Manuel Il. Malta:
SIR:-Havlng learned to-day OF the
interrogation put yesterday in the Hon
orable Senate applying to the relations
between the United States and Chile,
desire to know, officially and at the
earliest moment possible, II the tele-
gram directed by your Excellency to
Senior Don Pedro Montt in Washington,
and which your ExcelleDcy read In the
Senate, is the same as that published
in the FeTro-C dTTiI Of to-day, copy Of
which have the honor TO send here
with.
Mr.. Egan adds in his telegram that
he finds that this Malta note has APP
peared in the same terms in the Oficidt
Dai1u and has been forwarded by the
Chilean Minister OF Buenos AYres TO all
Chilean Legations in Europe. The cor
respondence between the Legation and
the Chilean Government on the Balti-
more case was published in all the Chill
can papers on that date. December
18th, ne encloses Senior Matta's reply to
his inquiries, in the following terms:
sin reply the undersigned has the
honor to state that, with the exception
of very slight differences Of words or let
tiers. the said text is the same that was
transmitted by the Department Of For
eign Relations" December 18th, Mr..
Egan reports that pending further In
structions he has suspended communi-
cation with the Foreign Office. Decem-
Der 22d, Mr.. Egan telegraphs as follows:
"Mr. Egan asks whether, in view Of the
injurious and offensive terms which
have been published and still stand, OF