Mr. Egan to Mr. Blaine.
Santiago, September 25, 1891. (Received September 26.)
Mr. Egan states that no reply had yet been received to his protest. During the last two days twenty persons, some of whom were Americans, had been arrested for entering the legation, and others had been [Page 167] prevented from entering by warning of the police. All this is intended to force him to drive out refugees, which, he states, he will not do without instructions. He has addressed a second note to the minister for foreign affairs requesting [an explanation of] such very extraordinary, unjustifiable, and offensive conduct, which is strongly condemned by a large majority of the serious public men.