Washington, Jan. 4.— The corres
pondence which the president promised to
send to congress relating to the attack
upon the Baltimore’s sailores at Val
paraiso will nut be sent now. In fact
there is reason to believe that some days
will elapse before the public may know
officially just what p.issed between the de
partment of state and Minister Egan on
one side and fhe Chilian minister of for
eign affairs and Minister Montt
on the other. The unofficial
announcement ot the practical com
pletion of the judicial proceedings
iu Valparaiso showing the intenkm of the
Chilian legal authorities to punish the
three Chilians convicted o # participation
in the assault, gives satisfaction here and
is generally regarded as a distince con
cession by the Chilians to the United
States as showing there is not iu all prob
ability to be further undue delay in the
disposition of the case. These tidings
have not so far as can be officially learned
been made known by Secretary Blaine or
Minister Montt and it may be that the
latter will await the sentence of the con
vict- and Chilians before he presents to the
secretary the conclusions reached by the
j idicial authorities of his country. YV’itli
matters in (hi promising condition, it is
unlikely that a disturbing element will be
introduced in tue negotiation by the pub
lication of the CYmp’ete correspondence.
niatta’N Letter Not Otlldal,
Vam’araipo, Jan. 4. —On reliable au
thority the following important facta
regarding the answer sent by Senor M.
