Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-13

Secretary Blaine's instructionStO Ministers XII
patrick and Hurlbut in regard TO the relations
between Chill and Peru and as TO the proper
course OF the United States, a government
friendly to both those countries relieves the state
department OF all responsibility for the muss that
our diplomatic representatives. got into. These
instructions are so plain, 50 concise, that GER
tainly no Intelligent man Will confess to having
misunderstood or misconceiye1 them. The Secre-
tary instructed Fitzpatrick to inform the CHILEAN
government that the United ST ltes was ready
with the interpoSttOn OF its good offices at any
time that she could contribute towards the reSto-
ration OF peace and the re-establishment of the
Peruvian government. He would not offer this
friendly intervention lest 1t might not be accept
able to Chilli Minister Hurbut was directed TO
do all In his power to facilitate the establishment
OF provisional government and the restoration OF
peace and quiet in Peru. To Fitzpatrick the Secre
tary dwelt upon Chilis prot ast1tiOnS that the war
was not one OF conquest, and held that any cession
OF territory from Peru to Chilli should follow as
matter of negotiation and not be condition pre-
cedent To such negotiation. The instructions were
eminently proper under the circumstances. Sec
Rotary Blaine recognized all the rights OF Chilli,
and at the same time manifested a considerable re-
gard for the unfortunate condition of Peru. The
propreteS of diplomatic relations were all OBJ
served, and had the instructions been properly car
ried out there would have been no ground for COM
PioiiHc VI NiAtiSio iioil any uuiiOOi-
The witness SpitZka who testified In the Guiteau
case yesterday appears to be tOlerably "peart."
So far as ssendlng back good as they give" to
the cross-examining attorneys is concerned, he is
quite success; but as an ''expert" his testimony
cannot have much weight His age is set down at
thirty. and, according to his statement, he
has followed the medical profession for only eight
years Now anybody can tell how much the expe
rence and practice OF the first half-dOZen years OF
an ordinary young doctors professional career
amount to, and from this knowledge a pretty cor
rect estimate can he formed to the value of his
opinions of the most difficult questions
which the oldest and most experienced physicians
have TO meet To say the least they can hardly be
considered rising TO the high level of expert
testimony.
Philadelphia furnishes the latest instance of
murder by "A burglar,-the case occurring last
Friday night. The circumstances were those
usually attending murders OF this class The
burglar was hard pressed by his victim, and, in
order TO escape arrest or identification. deib-
erately drew revolver and shot him through the
breast, killing him instantly. The gentle fra
ternty of hOuse-breakers ought. on their own
account, to move a little slow. If they make
these cases OF killing too numerous, public senti-
nent will get aroused by and by, and demand
that burglary be made capital offence
There Is general approval OF President Arthur'S
decision not to give audience to all the crankS,
traInps, dead-beats and chronic ofice-seekers who
have been in the habit of infesting the White
House. 1t was quite time that the position should
b. taken that the President is elected to perform
Important duties, and should not fritter away his
time In giving hearing TO the s'claims" of every
petty offce-Seeker or crank with a grievance.
The horse doctors resent the imputatl0n that the
last expert" Spitzka is member OF their frater-
nifty quite as warmly as he himself does. They
say that his slang and vindictive crankineSs unfit
him for admission to any respectable stable or for
dealing intelligently with so noble an animal as
the horse.