Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 5, 1892

Mr. Egan to Mr. Foster.

[Telegram.]

Legation of the United States,
Santiago, July 11, 1892.

Mr. Egan reports that an indemnity for the seamen of the Baltimore has been agreed to by the minister for foreign affairs, who this day offers $75,000 in gold, and that the Congress will be asked, without delay, for the approval to which the offer is subject. Mr. Egan recommends that it be accepted and confirmed at once.