The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-01-28

partment. Its attitude, while it has ever been
one of firmness and prudence, has never been
one of aggressiveness, nor win IL ever be one
of humiliation, whatever may be or has been
said at Washington by those interested in
justffying their conduct or who are blinded
by erroneous views. The kilograms notes and
letters which have been sent you contain the
truth. the whole truth, in connection with
what has taken place in these matters, in
which in-wfll and the consequent words and
pretensions have not emanated from this de-
partment Mr.. Tracy and Mr.. Harrison have
been led into error In respect to our people and
government The instructions recommending
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 officers, 1t Is because
the facts, public and notorious both In Chilli
and the United States, could not, although
they were well proved, be urged by our con-
fdential agents. Proof Of this is furnished by
the demands of Balmaoeda and tho
concessions made In June and July, tho
whole Itata case, the San Francisco and
Quintero and the cable companies. The state
ment that the North American seamen were
attacked in various localities at the same time
is deliberately incorrect. As the preliminary
examination is not yet concluded. 1t is not yet
known who and how many the guilty parties
wore You no doubt. have the note Of Nov. o
written IN reply TO minister Egan. IN wnlcln j.
request him to furnish testimony, which he
evidence showing who the murderer was and
who the other guilty parties Of Oct. 16 were.
That and all the other notes will be published
here. You viii publish translation of them
In the United States. Deny in the meantime
everything that does not agree with these
statements. We feel confident Of your exact
ness as we do Of the right, the dignity and
the final success Of Chilli, notwithstanding the
intrigues which proceed from 50 low q source
and the threats which come from so high .
source"
This telegram was published In the official
dairy and transmitted by the Gillian minister
at Buenos Ayres to all Gillian legations in
Europe. On the same day the correspondence
zen Messrs. Egan and Malta on the Bal
timore 0 ' 49, ~ | -p"
aiso pa r .. ,nce wrote Minister Malta ask
81. tn e. tts r,,h,;sh ID text of the telegram was
correct. s
Pending further instruc, ions Mr.. Egan noti-
fed the state department o., Dec. II That ne
had suspended communications VIII tne Shh-
ian foreign office.
He also reported that policemen ana detec.
tiyes surrou nded both the United Stats ana
Spanish legations, that several parties nao
been arrested after leaving the latter, that TIA
newspapers were relentless in their offensive
and INSCRIPTIONS attacks and that 1t was in
tended to drive out the refugees by attempting
to burn the legation or adjoining houses He
related the expressions of approval from MEM
beers of the diplomatic corps and said that the
British minister commended to his govern
ment the position taken by him in the whole
matter. Mr.. Esan's son and two gentlemen
who had called at the legation, were seized by
| the police Dec. 20-22 as they were leaving the
| legation, but were released. Against this
course of action by the authorities the Argen-
| tine minister, as dean of the diplomatic corps.
protested, and he was promised that only the
| regular uniformed police should be main
| tanned about the legation. This promise, Mr..
Egan reports, was complied with in part only.
Mr. Egan telegraphed on DecsSQ that he had
| hopes that when o new ministry was formed
| better spirit would be evinced. The new min
istry was announced Jan. l inst, and Mr..
Egan telegraphed that two of them were his
| personal friends and that he had excellent re-
lations with all and that Cancellation would
mark the disposition toward the United
States.
| Requested by Blaine.
On the Sth inst, Mr.. Blaine asked whether
all that is personally offensive to the president
| and other officers of the United States in the
Malta circular would be withdrawn by the
new government. Also, whether a safe con-
duct would be granted to the refugees who
all surveillance of the legation naa pesn
moved. That day Mr.. Egan was at Valpar-
also to place on the United States steamship
Yorktown, two refugees who had travelled
without safe conducts, and consequently did
not answer Mr.. Blaine's inquiry until the 18th
inst, when he reported that he had had q con-
versation with the minister for foreign affairs,
in the course of which he secured for all the
refugees permission to leave the country, and
was assured verbally that no harm wauld be
| , >s them. but could not obtain q written
no ao. -onduct; that on the first question he
sa,'1s ~ reosivs promise for as early re-
coato oni. >>le the absence OF the president I'm
Iy as POSI-. <ing It impossible for him to
Valparaiso ma. Il that the legation was en-
answe. IL once, an ,age. Mr.. Egan's sum-
ureIy Tree from espio. no Judge Of crimes in
mary of the report of 1. emitted the same
the Baltimore case was trail commander Of
oay. He said 1t recites that tn. an insignif-
the police makes 1t appear thai 1t known
cant quarrel, the cause Of which is n Amer
TO him, between . Chilian sailor and an in
1can was the origin of the disturbance
which avery large number Of people becam.
engaged; that five Americans and one Cb;Iian
were wounded and thirty-one Americans and
eleven Ch1lians arrested: that the CHILEAN doo-
tors insisted that Turnbull, ''who was wounds
90 eighteen times and died shortly afterward,-
nao out thirteen wounds which were durable
In one month, and that higgins death wa.
caused by pistol shot. 81 = -
further, on Dec. Is, he reported. in answer
70 inquiries, that tho sworn testimony showed
mat policeman fired at close range the rihe
which killed Riggin, and that the local off
as being conflicting, and arrived at the coD
clution that Higgins death was caused bv a
revolver shot. ~
Refugees Transferred.
The transfer In safety Of the last five ref.
ugees in the legation to the Yorktown was re-
ported by Mr. Egan on Jan. Ia They woro
accompanied by two refugees from the Span
tsh legation, the Spanish minister and tn.
Gillian minister.
Jan. 10 Mr. Egan transmitted O relation Of
the interview which the minister of foreign
ana1rs accorded on that day, and he was told
mat IN view OF Mr.. Blaine's position and on
the ground taken by the former secretaries Of
state, Buchanan and Webster, no foreign
power, through its representatives could make
Q message OF the president of the United
states the basis of diplomatic representations
or controversy; that his government would
not have any objection to withdrawing all
that might be considered disagreeabIe to tina.
of the United States in the Malta teleoram
Mr.. Egan added that he expressed an opinion
tnat an expression of regret for such parts of
tnat document as were considered offensive to
the president and other officers of tho United
States would be expected to supplement the
and that he received from thu
minister positive assurance that the Gillian
minister to the United States had been in
structed to express regret for all that might
create easantness between the two gov
in the case.
same day, pointing to essential differences he
tween anything maintained BY Mr.. Webster
and what was done by Mr.. Malta, when In his
measure OF Dec ID he instructed Mr.. Montt
to have that document printed in the United
states, and referring to the palpable insults
found in tt against the president and other of
i1cers OF the United States, said that in his
epinion the transmission of the circular was
He declared that the desired
by President Montt of everything
Of discourtcous character should be done
freely and In suitable terms by Chill. Helen
loined prompt action. Two DAYS later Mr..
Egan reported that the minister of foreign az
leirs was Well disposed and promised to return
IN answer at the earliest possible moment, but
could not take any action without consulta-
lion. Is
Appended to the correspondence between
the state department and Minister Egan IL
that between the department and the Gillian
legation in Washington.
Pedro Months first appearance was on Aug.
9, when through Julio Foster he wrote to
notify Secretary Blaine of the surrender Of