Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-29

Eh chs oficers OF your own
bmeht, and that Il was not
lof this government 20 take
enl2ance Of II. You quoted
|lknown declaration Of cong
Ht being subject 70 criticism In
xn country. You did not see
treat difference involved by
government sending the Malta
tf 10 all the legations Of Chill,
' Requesting It's several ministers
hiIsh the discourteous language
he publication throughout the
qH ia world. That you did not
yIv with Chili's request to pub
here Is the strongest proof OF
~ own disapptoval Of the note.
H4 regard to Egan, you COM
W bed many times, and very bitter
me especially, that he was de-
Ing Of censure, you thought for
Ian communicating to his govern.
the brutal murder Of some
W h9 men who were slain by order
saimaceda. When next day j
we'd you dispatch Of Egan's
liking OF the incident in general
roper terms, you acknowledged
were mistaken. l thought you
tfd be satisfied, but you again
sx8 dlspaFagingly Of Egan, and J
! somewhat vehemently; "Wh!
T kou not demand his recall instead
81 constantly disparaging him"
iending thereby not TO favor hit
alI, but to stop too frequent men
M i of Egan's pane. Referring t'
auoetioD, you remarked: "You
lre pleased to acknowledge the
eernment Of Chill had the right
bsk change TO be made" Un.
lbtediy she has that right, pro
sed she assigns reason. You are
well skilled 10 diplomatic usage
~ reminded that when a nation
forced to declare a minister II
,rsona non grata, she Is expected
assign reason therefor. We have
IA occasion to ask Great Britain to
call her ministers, and In each
.se have given the reason why the
inlster ceased 10 be useful. 1t II
\ ardiy necessary TO observe that the
I Dditions which applied TO our
lives would likewise be expected Of
HIS. ! have thus frankly endeay-
ed to correct some misapprehen-
ons Of yours In order that the
cords of the state departments Of
se United States shall be kept
xact, and Ia all its proceedings
hall be proved consistent. Accept
enewed assurances Of my highest
onsidemtIon.
JAMES q. BLAINE.
FLOATING MACHINE SHOPS.
NEW York, Jan. 29.--Orders Were
received by Chief Engineer w. A.
Morley, of the United States navy,
detachlng him from government in-
spection duty at The N. +. Palmer,
IL, works, OF this city, and assign
ing him as chief engineer Of the
chartered steamer Ohio. Chief
Engineer Morley has Of late been
engaged In inspecting the machin.
cry for the new armored cruiser
Maine. His assignment to the Ohio
ii looked upon Ia naval circles as a
high compliment 10 the ability of
that officer. Chief Engineer Nor.
ley's recent work in the shops of the
company has been particularly graf
flying 10 Commodore Melville, and
Ii the cause, In great measure, OF
the present orders. Mr.. Morley Is the
officer VINO handled the machinery
Of the much-mallgned Dolphin dur
ing that vessels cruise around the
world. The Dolphin was the last
vessel on which he saw service. The
Ohio Is now at the Charleston navy
yard. A number Of the new ma
chine tools recently received ut that
navy yard will be placed aboard her
and thus equipped, the Ohio vii
make her appearance among the
American vessels operating of Chill
as a verItable machine shop ahoat
II Il thought likely that u nava
constructor will be assigned to dut,
on the Ohio, TO have charge Of al
hull-repair work which 1t may b.
found necessary TO make.
TWO FIRMS CONSOLIDATED.
PORTLAND, Jan. 20,--Staver 4
Waller aud Mitchell a Lewis, tw'
Of the largest firms in the North
west, dealing in agricultural imple
ments, wagons, carriages, etc., hay
been consolidated into one neV
firm. The new Arm Ia TO be know
as Mitchell. Lewia, Staver 4 Co
The only Northwest agency O
Mitchell 4 Lewis, whose mail
house Is at Racine, Wis, is includes
IN the new flrm.