Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-01-29

accompanied by two refugees from the Span
ish legation, the Spanish minister and the
Gillian minister. r,r ,,
Jan. 10 Mr.. Egan transmitted a relskion of
the interview which the minister of foreign
affairs accorded on that day, and he was told
that 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
. 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 disagreeable to tina.
OF the United States in the Malta telegram.
Mr.. Egan added that he expressed an opinion
that an expression of regret for such parts of
that document as were considered offensive to
the president and other officers of the United
States would be expected to supplement the
withdrawal. and hat he received from the
minister positive assurance that the CHILEAN
minister to the United States had been in
structed to express regret for all that might
create unpleasantness between the two gov
ernments in the case.
Secretary Blaine replied to Mr.. Epan tha
same day, pointing to essential differences be-
tween anything maintained by MIR. Webster
and what was done by MIR. Malta, when in his
measure OF Dec. Ii he instructed Mr.. Montt
to have that document printed in the United
States, and referring to the palpable insults
AoohN o6diAol liz pftSluclG anu OGler or
ficers OF the United States, said that in his
opinion the transmission of the circular was
unprecedented. He declared that the desired
withdrawal by President Mont of everything
OF a discourteous character should be done
freely and in suitable terms by Chill. He en-
joined prompt action. Two days later Mr..
Egan reported that the minister of foreign af-
fairs was we'll disposed and promised to return
an answer at the earliest possible moment, but
could not take any action without consulta-
ton.
Appended to the correspondence between
the state department and Minister Egan is
that between the department and the Gillian
legation in Washington.
Pedro Months first appearance WA on Aug.
%, when through Julio Foster he wrote to
notify Secretary Blaine of the surrender of
Valparaiso by Balmaceda. Dec. IL he trans
mitted a long letter concerning the Baltimore
affair, in which he said tina the report In Of
fetal documents published in WASHINGTON
were inaccurate; that Chilli would make q
complete statement of the facts as soon as tho
investigation was complete. To this letter
Mr.. Mont wrote of the lamentable eyents At
Valparaiso, which my government deeply
deplores, and further events like those which
took place in Valparaiso on Oct. 16 arc not rare
in ports visited by sailors Of diverse nation
alities, and there are no grounds whatever for
attributlng to the affair of Valparaiso any
motive offensive to the United States. If the
result of the judicial investigation shall show
the culpability of the l:nilian citizens, the
government of the United States may rest as
sured that they will be punished c%onformably
to the laws"
On Jan. q Secretary Blaine autographed to
Minister Egan the conclusions reached BY the
president upon the whole case. That telegram
Is made the final part Of the presidents spec
ial message to congress, delivered on Jan. %.
Demand Egan's Recall.
In the afternoon Of Jan. II, Senior Mont
delivered to Mr.. Blaine the following note:
'Sir: l have received Instructions from nv
government to state TO you that in its desire
to cultivate cordial and friendly relation
with the United States the continuance of Mr..
Egan as minister of the United States in San
tiago is not agreeable to it. Mr.. Egan is not
persona grata for my government which will
have pleasure in receiving another rcpresen-
tative of the United States. The dssire of the
government OF Chilli to draw ciosrr relations
with that OF the United States is its motive
for taking this step,"