New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-22

the Spapiards. But more OF this, perhaps at another
time. -, -, -,
ships s.vr,,oo .rruo 1896
LOSS OF PROPERTY BY THE BoMBARDMEsT.
$500 900 Germns and BEGINS e. coo GOO
English $4,000 Other Nationaes.- 2OOOOOO
French TS .m:-o5; 1S SSSSo 500 900
less than FIVE per cent OF the entire loss fell to the
Chians. ..f
THREATS OF ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT.
The Spanish Admiral gives the Government 10 under
stand that he will lombard again if the Spanards in Chm
are shot, their property eonhscated or torpedoes USED
There may possibly be another bombaramen onct
Spanish naval force being the strongest Chill can ecet
but little at this moment. She must begin anew and rely
more than ever upon herself.
TERMS OF PEACE.
The terms proposed by the Spanish admiral ana con
veyed to the Government was that in mutually sanung
the two flags Chill should fire the first shot' Cnih re-
garded this as humiiaDg and would not accept inc pro-
posa Aherward Commodore Rogers OF 'ne utn oo m
Squadron proposed that the two flags should De placed on
an American ship be saluod first by the United States
and then simultaneously by the two beleereDt ana theh
to return prizes prisoners sc.
Nv opinion is that Chill and Spain might both have
accepted these terms without humiliation Most probap
the war must be settled by the cannon.
THE INACTION OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT
has arisen mainly from three causes;
J. Lack of money The President has preferred to carry
on cheap war; and if possible, secure popularity enough
for his reelection In my Judgment ne mas pe h
that a tax Of some kind be levied to meet war expenses.
, The Government has depended too much on 3thGL
powers especially the United States ms People MINK
that the ned States is TO be capawto take their chest
nuts out of the fire. America for the Americans tney
understand to mean that when they get INTO war win d
European power all they have to do is TO whistle Tor tlo
big generous brother Of the North 10 jump over The wal anu
Hog Towser, who is barking at themforgetuhg 'nat oNe
must be careful what he does oil OF ms own gfouIn
think that Justice humanity and the Monroe Doetrhe
counsel the United States to take stick to the Austrian
alvenurer;' vet the United States cannot wisely hhee
droclv i'm The war which this nation is now wag.ng.
1,ftl-f laf he
not risen to the hight of the position which PToVdeh,
has assigned them. Some call the President me 1d
woman He is @ fine, grandmoiheiy parsonage o ,ne
"od school" but very generally II is the opinion that
some other man would be better for "waT times
THE MONEY QUESTION
How 10 raise money tO carry on war more ehelgetea!
i The Great question: leading Senator advocates greatly
increased paper currency one means OF reei-tNo per
cent ON the principal to be paid yearly, with interest
The Government has called for popular loan; put,
with the present unpopular Cabinet, the plan VIII not
Another writer SAYS: If were the Government, !
would confscate the property Of the SpaniaTds ana u
that was not sufficient, ] would have recourse 10 the
Church property; and this not being sufficient would
paper money, and finally forced loan TO meet inc
necessities of the State. When the common mother IN
danger-when stranger spiis in her venerated hee-the
Government ought 70 seize There IS no other means 10
carry on war Washington, Bolivar, san Martin q e.
gins, Care, seized and put guards at the doors Oh Inc
selfish, who are the drones Of the hive
They will undoubtedly increase the paper currency, ana
thew ought to levy tax. OF course, the coniscaon Of
Church uropertv can only come as last resort. The most
thcv could now do would be the Church property
ELEMENTS OF WAR NEEDED.
OF gold have spoken a first necessity. Shls' can
mons and topedOes the necessities OF to-day Nv" s
are constantly expected but they have not yet arrived
At the time OF the bombardmcn al alparuso thcy ha
four large but only 40 shells Two or three days
before the bombardmen they ordered as many shells as
corl he made but il was too late. Iorpedocs they are
suuplicd with but the Government still persists III not
using them 1t is great mistake, those who ought to
know have much confidence in topedocs as IN an iron
clad For some time men have been anxious 70 apply
them They are willing risk their lives, and ask 10 pay
in case they do not succeed Previous 10 the lombard
nen the Government was undoubtedly kept back by re-
heated and strong utmaons from the English Minister
that in case Of using topedoes the English ships
would prevent a bOmbaIdmcnt
II is greatly 20 be feared that Spain may send ont re-
endorsements before the allies receive what they are e1
pectng.
ARRIVAL or MORE SPANISH SHIPS.
The Almanac, a new Spanish fngate has arrived
at Valparaiso IT carries % guns and has Oh board l,OOJ
men. .
The two Peruvian iron-cad ships from England left
Brcs on the 9th of February They are expected daily
4 Gillian loan has been elected IN England OF 80
900 at IS per cent and az per cent interest payable the
half in one year, and the rest III Two years.
A revolution is feared by many. DO not thlhk
there is much ground for tins fear.
SANTIAGO, April II, 1896
The Hon Y. H. Nelson ex-Minister 10 Chill, and his
Secretary Charles : Rand OF Philadelphia, leaves TO-
morrow tor the United States with the regret and kind
wishes of numerous friends They have had extraordinary
facilities for informing themselves the Spauish-t lillian
question. hope they will yentilate the question