Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-25
THE GILLIAN CORRESPONDENCE
A Complete Synopsis Has Been
Submitted to Congress.
Mr. EGAyS COURSE SATISFACTORY.
Twenty-Five Persons Arrested
for Entering our Legation.
Arrests and Police Prosecutions Fol-
low-What viii Congress DO2

WASHINGTON, ID. c., January %. |
The corr espOndence accompanying |
the Presidents message il Of great !
volume and would probably fill more |
than one hundred columns Of an
ordinary newspaper. 1t dates hack !
as far as August Is, 1890. Much Of
it has been described with sufficient
accuracy in The presidents message |
sent to congress at the beginning of
the present session, and the copious
newspapers publications that have
been made. 1t is DIVIDED into three
portions. The first comprising the
correspondence between Mr.. Blaine
and Mr.. Egan, or Mr.. Wharton incl
Mr.. Blaine's absence, correspondence
between Senor LaZcano, the Chiliah
minister uRder the Balmaceda's ad-
ministratioa, and lastly notes ex
changed between Secretary BiaiDe
and don Pedro Montt, the present
Chilian minister at Washington. The
Egan correspondence begins Aug.
Is, 1890, with the statement Of the
changes In the Balmaceda ministry,
which was constituted precursor to
the revolution. The one fact estab.
lishcd is that Minister Egan had an
abiding faith up to the last mo-
lnent in the ultimate triumph of
Ball nhceda over the insurgents.
March 18th, in u dispatch describing
the sanguinary battles in the neigh
borhood of Iquique the minister
says that the revolution had the un-
divided sysmpathy and the active
support of the English residents in
Chill.
Mr.. Egan began his efforts as
peacemaker April Oath, when IL
telegraphed for permission to act
with the Brazilian minister aud
French charge de affairs in an effort
to restore peace. The next day he
received Mr.. Blaine's permission to
act as mediator. May oath EglD
informs Blaine that The good Off
ces of the United States, Brazil and
France, have beenc rdially accepted
by the government of Chill and
Revolutionists. The Itata incident
first appears in the corresponds
ence when Egan notifies the
state department at the request
Of the Chilian government of the
presence of the Itetu in California
waters. Then follows "a long history
of the attempt of mediators to
secure peace, winding up with an
account of the breaking off of the
negotiations as the result of an at
Tempt 10 assassnate Senor Goday,
one of Balmuceda's ministers. May
28th Mr.. Wharton encloses to Mr.,
Egan copy of letter from Mr.
Davis, of Lima, Peru, quoting the
runlor that Egan had advised Bal
maceda TO grant letters of marque
To privateers as a war measure.
Then follows n renewal of efforts at
mediation, which We're well received
by Balmaceda's government but
which did not receive the approval
ofthe Tevolutionists. Rear Admiral
McCann figured in the negotiations
at this state and he then at Iquiqui
| onNr;aa1 tha ,avnIutfonoru laa1aro
at Egan's Instance, in the interests
of mediation. In note to Senior
Irrazuriz, McCann used the follow
ing sentence from Egan's letter;
"The government at Santigo cannot
be disturbed" Egan " rote Mccain
thnt the circumstance had been used
to his detriment. July Sd Asst.
Secretary Wharton disposed of the
request Of Balmaeeda's government
that war vessel be sold them by
replying: 81 have TO inform you
that the navy department replies it
has none for sale" Sept. Goth
Wharton informs Egan that his
efforts of peace are fully approved.
Then follow reasons for non-recep-
tion Of congressional agents. July
18th Egan In a letter denies that he
had given Balmaceda any sugges-
tlous as to the conduct of the war
but says he had remained neutral.
August 2Sd Egan writes he has
sheltered In the legation two Of the
opposition leaders, Edwards and
Malta. Next comes the story Of the
downfall of Balmaceda's govern
meut and the announcement that he
(Egan) has In asy lum eighty refugees.
Mr., Egan telegraphs that England
was the only government that re-
fused an asylum. Sept. 4, Mr.
Wharton directs Mr.. Egaa 20 recog-
nlze the new government. Sept.
IL Egan writes that since the Itata
affair the young and unthinking
Chllian element have had bitter
feeling against the United States
aud that the English government
will do all they can to promote this
feeling, Then follows the recital Of
efforts, lasting many months, 60
protect refugees in the American
legation. Two o. Egan's servants
were arrested and thrown into
prison. Later twenty persons We're
arrested within two days for enter
ing the legation. Egan protested
against this in two notes addressed
10 the minis ter OF foreign sfihirs
In this oouose lie was sustained by
the department, for on Sept. 20
Wharton telee Taphed Egan 20 insist
that the respect aud inyiolabllily
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