The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-26
WHOLE NO. 1851.

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~ eHiIehce IN this department that Julio
SION or authority whatever
Inc Minister next transmits conias ~ q
$500; % LeItefs passing between himselfand
oaptaln Schley and the Intendente. in the
course OF the testimony given by the Rolti
hofe's men before the Judge of Crimes
CAPTAIN SCHLEY DEMANDS pRorrcr1o,-
-, November l 9th Captain SchIey REQUESTS
IroIn the 1ntendente the same protection and
he " oItlcers and men then on shore as
~ NIlIIetn government accords TO other for
elgn Inen-ot-war, and which are usual an,ono
~ Time OF peace. On the same date the
11a. feEHled that he had instructed the
SoInnandante of the Police that he should
posI ustIiy Ifom TO 8 a. NJ nj the messenger
prot ~ tb oieer Win an appropriate force to
pli,t IIe li$rket boat that Captain Schley
tnlght send, Further than this. as the nrotec
t tion uepehded upon the police force and as
ihest', according 10 official documents do NOT
inspire the confidence of the conn3,ondinoS
DtlSeI oi the baltimore, 1 leave to his discre-
iIC1i arne prudence the calculation whetheri il
- proper TO allow the sailors to come ON shore
i IN iesaru 20 the officers, do not believe there
10 E EnS ihIndrance to their coming ashore
IT = uTIhef correspondence is transmitted from
ME- 11s a, Including his notes to Minister
hiaiItt, complaining OF the gross insults offered
I " Iit5 Ieiugees by the spies surrounding the
eS1 1911 ana denying emphaticalIy charges
mace by the Minister against the refIoeaS IF
having with voice, with gesture and with ae-
Iloils, provoked the passers- by
AT this point the correspondence &c divar+o6
~ tue case OF Shields, which Minister Exam
@ ,S ~ 70 tne attention of the Chilean Gov
eminent without making a specific claim
ana IN relation to which he sends a number OF
sworn declarations. These are substa ntiaIIy-
Saii.ii purpose 10 the evidence taken in
CaIuoFnla recently at the instance of the De-
| PdItIlehG OF Justice upon the arrival of the
steamer ste . .o1n keweenaw. They are accompanied
by formal claim by Shields foran indemnitV
Oh $4,000 attested by Consul McCreary.
MR.. EGAN COMPLAINS.
MI Egan continues his complaints respect
ing the bad conduct OF the police around The
iieSaIlon IN a dispatch dated November Both
IN which he says: -'
1T will be seen that, from the very beoin-
ing OF these annoyances every complaint
| Whlcn nave been compelled to make about
| dlSrespectful conduct toward the location
mas peen met by insinUations suspicion or
f6tiS Iffacy lnClScretlons OF conduct against
Ine refugees, and even against the EMPLOYEES
OF the legation; but up to the present Inc
honorable Minister has not ventured to make
a single direct, tangible charge, for the good
reason that no such conspiracies as those in
| simulated have ever existed"
MIR. BLAINE ASKS A QUESTION.
december Sd Mr.. Blaine requests Mr., Egan
! TO inform him who asked him for the testi-
| nony in the Baltimore case which accordino
| TO Geographic advices received by the Chilean
! Minister Montt from the home Office, was re-
! given
December 18th Mr.. Egan telegraphs that. fol-
! lowing the impeachment proceedings affect
ing some OF the refugees, the Secretary of
| the Chamber of Deputies has in writing re-
quested to be allowed to notify the refugees in
Mr.. Egan replied that no oouId not bova
| communication with this officer and that he
| would not receive any personal service in the
| legation without being instructed
on the same day he replied to Mr. Blaine's
| query as to the evidence in the Baltimore
case, that he had referred the Minister of For.
eign Affairs to Captain Schey and that the
Captain had furnished all the information by
giving him the names of witnesses and bY
sending his men before the Judge
THE CHILEAN PRESS FAVORED.
| In letter OF the same day, Mr.. Egan speaks
OF the publication in the press of the legal pro-
| ceedlngS then progressing, despite its then
! supposed secrecy, and says that The effect has
been number of very bitter criticisms and
attacks upon the United States, its navy and
| legation. He inclCses more correspondence
! between himself, Captain Schley and the IN
| tendente.
The last named, in a communication to
Captain Schley, says that during the trial it
| was necessary to
REMOVE BY FORCE
From the courtroom one or two sailors of the
| Baltimore who presented themselves in a
state OF intoxication. The Intendente saws
perhaps that incident will acquaint the Can
tain OF the Baltimore, better than the actual
proceeding of the trial, with the real origin of
! the causes that must have had much infIu-
ence in the disorders of the 10th of October,
captain Schley returned a denial OF the ale
cation.
December 9th Mr.. Blaine again asks Mr..
| Egan whether the Minister of Foreign Affairs
asked him for testimony which tine Chilean
Minister says was requested of him in the
! Baltimore case and was not given
THE OFFENSIVE malta NOTE.
gravest issues in the case, which is still open
IN the shape of the Malta note to Chilean
Ministers abroad. Mr.. Egan says in this tee-
gram that this was sent to the Chilean Minis
| ter at Washington with the sanction of the
President, was read in the Senate and pub
nShed IN all the papers. Its text in full is as
| follows:
Having read the portions of the report of
the Secretary of the Navy and of the message
| of the President of the United States / think
| proper to inform you that the statements on
which both the report and the message are
| based are erroneous or deliberately incorrect.
| With respect TO the persons to whom an asy-
lum has been granted, they have never been
threatened with cruel treatment, nor has it
been sought to remove them from the lega-
ton nor has their surrender been asked for.
never has the house or the person of the Pleni-
potent1ary = notwithstanding indiscretions
and deliberate perSecutionS-been subjected to
any otfense, as is proven by the eleven notes
OF September, October and November, with
respect to the seamen of the Baltimore. There
Is, moreover, no exactnesS or sincerity in
what is said at Washington. The occurrence
took place in a bad neignbOnood of the city
the maIntop of Nalparaiso-and among peo-
] pie who are not models of discretion and tenn
! perance When the police and other forces
entered and Gained the tumuIt there were
already several hundred people on the ground
and it was ten squares or more from the place
where it had begun.
war note that was aggressive in purpose and
! virulent in language, as is seen by the COPY
and the note written in reply on the 9th. On
the 18th the preliminary examination had
| already been commenced. 1t has been de-
! layed owing to the non appearance of the Off
! GERS of the Baltimore, a1d owing to undue
/ pretenSionS and the refusal of Mr.. Egan him.
| self.
mo provocation has ever been.accepted or
initiated by this department. Its attitude,
| while it mas ever been one OF firmness and
prudence, has never been one of aggressive
ness, nor will it ever be one of humiliation,
whatever may be or have been said at Wash
ington by those who are interested in justify
| ing their conduct, or VINO are blinded by err
roneous views. 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-w1ll and the consequent words and
! pretensions have not animated from this de-
partment.
! MIR. Tracy and Mr. Harrison have been led
| into error In respect to our people and Gov
| eminent The instructions recommending
! impartiality and friendship have not been
! complied with, neither now or before. limo
| official complaint has been made against the
/ Minister and the naval officers, il is because
tacts-public and notorious both in Chile and
the United StateS-cOuld not, although they
! were well proved, be urged by our confiden-
tial agents. Proof of this is furnished by the
/ demands of the Baltimore and the con-
cessions made in June and July, and the
whole Itata case, the San Francisco at (luintero
and the cable companies. The statement that
the North Americans were attacked in yari-
Gus locations at the same time, is deliberately
incorrect. AS the preliminary examination
! is not yet concluded, ii 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 Minister Egan, in
| which / request HIM TO furnish testimony
| which he would not give although he has
said he had evidence showing who the MUIR
derer was, and who the other guilty parties of
! the 9Th of October were.
| 'AI the other notes will be published here,
] and you will publish a translation of them in
| the United States. Deny in the meantime
| everything that does not agree with these
St1tanlpntS PYaetnGSS-