Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26

| offensive to the President and other officers
OF the United States would be expected to
| complement the withdrawal, and that he
| received from the Minister positive assur-
ance that the Chilean Minister to the United
| States had been instructed to express re-
gres bt fof a '1as th H1ght create i re
case. He wishes to know what action he is
| to take.
Mr.. Blaine's reply is in the following terms:
"Mr Blaine points to essential differences
| between anything maintained by Mr. w eb-
ster and what was done by Mr.. Malta, when,
in his message on the 18th OF December, he
| printed in the United States; and referring
| to the palpable insults found in 1t against
| the President and other officers ofthe United
| States says that in his opinion, the trans
| mission OF the circular was unprecedented.
He declares that the desired withdrawal by
| President Montt of everything OF dis
courteous character should be done freely
and in suitable terms by Chile. He enjoins
| prompt action.'
Mr.. Egan's correspondence with the de-
partment closes with the following tele-
/ gram:
SANTIAGO, January Is, 1892.
"Mr. Egan acknowledges the receipts on
| the previous day of the telegraphic in
structions OF the 18th. and reports that on
the morning of this day he had on the sub
| ject in question an interview with the Minis
| ter for Foreign Affairs, whom he found well
| disposed and who promised to return an
answer at the earliest possible moment, but
| could not take any action without consulta-
| tion."
The Negotiations at Washington.
The second division of the correspondence
is between the Chilean Minister at Wash
ington, Senior Lazcano and the Department.
Of State. 1t does not contain much Of inter-
est at this time as it relates mainly to the
events attending the revolution, efforts to
| prevent the purchase of arms for the reyo-
lutionists in New York; the potency OF the
| blockade proposed to be made by the Bal
| maceda Government, and the request for
the detention of the 1tata and the Robert
and Minnie.
On December 10, in transmitting to Secre-
| tary Blaine copies of correspondence be-
| tween himself and Minister Malta, Senior
| Montt, in Summing up Senior Matta's reply
to Mr.. Egan's first protest. made at the di-
| rection of Mr.. Wharton, says: "He promised
to inform Mr.. Egan of the investigation
states that out of regard for the harmony
| which it is his duty and his desire to main
| tain between the United States and Chile,
he passes in silence over the improper ex-
| pressions used by Mr.. Egan in certain por-
| tions OF his note"
Further on in this note Mr. Montt, review
| ing the testimony as to the assault, insists
| that the police did nothing more than quiet
the tumult and arrest those drunk and most
| r1otous, and disperse the crowd. The local
| authorities, he says, conld not have done
| more than they have. He dwells at length
| PLANTATION of the secrecy attending the in
| vestigation, and says that the commander of
| the Baltimore had informed the Indendente
| that Mr.. Egan could furnish list of names
| of witnesses of the assault. He says that
the Criminal Judge states that neither the
American Consul nor the commander OF the
Baltimore nor any persons whatsoever has
imputed before his court, to the authorities
or the police, participation in or RESPONSE
bility for the occurrences OF the 18th OF Octo-
Der; neither has any specific or general
charge been preferred against.them because
of their not having endeavored to prevent
those occurrences or their deplorable and
ultimate consequences. On the contrary,
the greater part of the sailors testify that
the police rendered them timely aid, and en-
deavored to protect them by removing them
from the action OF the populace and convey
ing them to their own barracks. He reiter.
ates the statement that Senior Malta had
vainly besought Mr.. Egan to furnish him the
names of the witnesses. In concluding his
note the Minister says:
"From the documents which I have the
honor to transmit to you it clearly appears,
without prejudice to the result of the GRIM
inal proceeding, which hope will be speedi-
ly terminated, that the police of Valparaiso
discharged their duty in the lamentable oc-
currences of the 10th. OF October, without
having wounded or maltreated anyone, and
that they gave assistance to the unfortunate
sailor who was the victim OF bullet fired
from the midst of one of the groups of men
there assembled. 1t appears, moreover,
that the judicial authority has been active
and jealous in discharge of its functions in
order to proceed against the guilty parties,
and that the judicial proceedings have been
prolonged by reason of the considerable
number of persons whose testimony must
necessarily be heard, and for causes which
it did not lie with the Chilean authorities to
avoid.
The Result of the Examination.
January 8, Mr.. Montt in a note to Mr.. :
Blaine transmits to him the result of the
preliminary Investigation at Valparaiso and
informs him that the next step is the franz
ing of an Indictment based on it against the
responsible persons. He says:
"The prosecuting attorney has brought
accusations against those who, from sumarfo,
appear to be guilty, and are Carlos Gomez.
Chilleans, and Davidson, an American;
asked that and has upon them be i'm
posed the penalties assigned by
to five years penal Imprisonment; Rodriguez
from two to eighteen months, and Ahumida
and Davidson twenty to forty days impri-
sonnent.
procedure prescribed by the law is to COM
municate to the criminals the Indictment
framed by the prosecuting attorney, and to
set down the case for trial within q brief
period Thereupon the sentence is pro
nounced, which must be reviewed by the
Superior Court
considering the bulk of the record of the
proceedings, which exceed 800 folios, the
necessary investigations to discover the
culprits, the numerous witnesses whose
depositions have been taken, and the delay
in the appearance of several of them Of
which you have knowledge, the activity
shown by the Criminal Judge of Valparaiso
in this matter, to the end that public justice
should be speedily done, has been satis-
factory to my Governments.
"I have also received special instructions
to state to the Government of the United
States that the Government of Chile has felt
very sincere regret for the unfortunate
events which occurred in Valparaiso on the
18th of october. Although incidents of this |
nature are not rare in ports frequented by |
sailors of various nationalities, the fact that |
deaths and wounds were caused in this dis |
turbance, the zeal with which the Chilean |
authorities are accustomed to watch over
the personal security of all who tread its |
territory, the fact that persons employed in |
the service of a friendly nation were con-
cerned, the frank desire for American COR |
diality which my Government entertains, |
have led it to cordially deplore the aforesaid |
disturbance and to do everything in its |
power toward the trial and punishment Of
the guilty parties"
Another note in the correspondence deliv- |
cred to Secretary Blaine by Mr. Egan was a |
simple enclosure of a telegram in the follow |
ing language:
Commandant that he was going to send by |
mail steamer the refugees he had on board. |
Having asked instructions, the Naval Com |
mandant replied to him that the Govern |
ment did not give safe conduct to the |
refugees. They will understand the contin- |
barking in merchant vessels or in mail |
steamers -..
[Signed] "PERRIERA."
Insisting Upon Reparation.
On the 21st of January Secretary Blaine
to Minister Egan as follows:
81 am directed by the President to say to |
won that he has given ca rel ful attention IN