The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-01-29

Executive Mansion, Jan. 25, 1892.
EGAN'S CORRESPONDENCE.
Outlines His Negotiations with the
Chilean Government.

Outlines His Negotiations with the
Chilean Government.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The correspond
ence accompanying the presidents mes
sage is of great volume and would prob
ably fill more than 100 columns of an ordi-
nary newspaper. 1t dates back as far as
Aug. Is, 1890; eighteen months ago. and
much of it has been described with suffi-
Gent accuracy in the presidents message
sent to congress at the beginning of the
present session and in the copious newspa-
per publications that have been made. 1t
is divided into three portions, the first
comprising correspondence botv54er Mr.
Blaine and Mr. Eeah, or Mr. Wharton in
Mr. Blaine's absence; correspondence be-
tween Senior LazcanO, the Chilean minis
ter under the Balmaceda administration,
and lastly, notes exchanged between Sec
rotary Blaine and Dom Pedro Montt the
present Chilean minister to Washington.
Begun Eighteen Months Ago.
The Eagan correspondence begins Aug.
Is, 1890, with the statement of the changes
in the Balmaceda ministry, which con-
stituted precursor to revolution Many
chapters of this correspondence are now
ancient history, and therefore of little in
terest at the present juncture. The one
fact that Is established is that Minister
Egan had an abiding faith up to the last
moment in the ultimate triumph of Bal
maceda over his enemies and the downfall
of the insurgent cause.
March 9, 1891, Mr.. Egan transmitted to
Secretary Blaine request by the Chilean
government that the United States permit
one of it's ships to carry from Valparaiso
to Montevideo a sum of about S4, 600 900,
bar silver, which is required for the pay
ment of the interest on the national debt
abroad; that the Chilean government fears
its capture by revolted feet, if the sum is
sent in the regular course of business.
Wants Us to Act as Guardian.
March II, in dispatch describing the
sans uinary battles in the neighborhood of
Iquique, the minister says that the revo-
luton had the undivided sympathy and
active support of the English residents in
Chile; that the English superintendent of
the nitrate works urged their men to join
the revolutionists and Colonel North con-
tributed the sum of 100000 sterling in it's
support.
April IA the minister tells of an effort
of the Chilean government to collect
duties on exports from insurgent ports,
the protests made by the German and
British ministers and the assurances he
has received that American vessels will
not be subjected to any inconvenience.
April 81 he telegraphs that the Chilean
government urgently requests that the
proposition of the Chilean minister for the
purchase of man-of-war from the United
States be favorably considered
Mediation Fails.
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maker April "a, when he telegraphed for
permission to act with the Brazilian min
lister and French charge in an effort to
restore peace, the indications being that
mediation would be accepted by both par
ties. The next day he received Mr. Blaine's
permission to act as mediator May "a
Mr.. Egan informs Mr.. Blaine that the
good offices of the United States, Brazil
and France have been most cordially &C
eepted by the government of Chile and the
revolutionists, those of England and Ger
many having been declined.
A long history of the ATTEMPT to secure
a reconciliation between the Chilean gov
eminent and the insurgents follow. These
negotiations proved abortive. Rear Ad-
miral McCann, then Iquique, approached
the revolutionary leaders at Mr. Egan's in
stance, IN the interests of mediation. June
II, he writes Mr. Egan as follows:
Il have to regret that in my note TO
Senior Errazuriz l incautionsly quoted too
freely from your letter of the 2d inst.
that line in which You express
the opinion that the government at San
tiago cannot be disturbed" The declara-
ton of Senior Errazuriz to which Admiral
Mccain refers was simply to the effect
that he must be pardoned if he excused
himself rom discussing at that moment
MI Egan's statement that the govern
ment could not be overthrown-