Show the little complication with chile SANTIAGO chill oct 5 6 the chilean government has so far evinced no intention of abandoning its position that it has a perfect right to arrest persons as the they y enter or leave the precincts to of the american legation bat but while strenuously insisting upon the possession of this abstract right the government is at present making no attempt to put it in in practice the partisans parti aana of balmaceda who took refuge under minister egana egans root roof are still there and no arrests have been made during the p past ast few days it cannot be learned whether ther government has ha 15 in contemplation temp tomp lation any plan for as asserting 8 erting in the near future the right of arrest that is claimed but it is thought the present unsatisfactory situation cannot pot be ot of long continuance contin nance in accordance with instructions instruct iona re reined from the state department at washington minister egan has given the junta to understand by formal and official notice that if the chilean authorities continue to maintain their present attitude friendly relations between chile and the united states will be interrupted the juntas ajuntas reply to this notice ia Is awaited with great interest what minister egans next step will be in case the reply is unfavorable is not known the united states flagship which is returning from the north Is expected to reach valparaiso some time this week when ehe she gets into port the plan of the american minister I 1 is Is to ask the chilean government to allow the refugees now at the united states degati legation on to go on board the united states man of war baltimore and take their departure from chilean territory |