Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-04-27
TELEGRAPHIC.
MATTERS BETWEEN THE cE1IlANs
AND PERuvIANs.
Chill Would Be Glad to Make Herself Whole
for Losses Incurred.
Chilli Wishes to Avoid Foreign
Intervention.
CHILL is SICK OF THE WHOLE
BUSINESS.
Worthington's Nomination to be
Confirmed.
DEBATE ON THE CHINESE
BILL.
SLATER CRITIcISES HoAR'S
SPEECH.
SLATER CRITIcISES HoAR'S
SPEECH.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL |
CINCINNATI, April 26.-The CONNER
calls Washington special says: An official
of one of the South American legations
said to-day: The Chileans still hold Peru, |
but according to their advices they would
be glad of a chance to withdraw and make
themselves whole for the losses incurred.
They feared to Withdraw, because Peru
was in such an unsettled condition that
anarchy was sure to follow, and this
would afford an excuse for foreign inter
vention for the protection Of alien prop
erty. Chill wished to avoid this. That
Government did not wish any strong for
eign influence planted adjacent to her bor-
ders. There was no doubt that Chill
would keep Tarapaca, and the prospect OF
twenty million dollars indemnity being
yielded by this province was not very
bright. The fact seemed to be that the
nitrate beds were not a hundredth part as
valuable as Chill believed before the war,
and as for the guano, it was poor and
nearly exhausted. They did not expect to
find millions Of tons. Their offer to sell
that amount simply meant to sell it all.
1t had not been sold yet. Their advices
were to the effect that the nitrate beds
were not being worked with profit, and in
fact were practically exhausted. The
stories of the immense value of the depos-
its, as set forth in the claims on which the
Peruvian Company was based, this gen
tleman characterizes as simply fabulous.
The facts were, that according to the valu-
alton made by the Peruvian Government
itself before the war, there were only TWEEN
ty million dollars worth, and the proba-
bilities were that this estimate was fully as
large as it could be made. 1t was not to
be expected that Peru would undervalue
her own resources. He thought Chill was
sick of the whole business, and had gone
to war about a thing which was not so
much after she had obtained it as she ex-
pected. He said they understood that the
real object Of the war was the possession
of the Tarapaca prize, and that Chilis ex-
pectations had not been realized.
The Chinese Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Debate on the
Chinese bill was continued by Slater OF
Oregon, who sharply criticised Hoar's
speech, and contrasted the records of the
Republican and Democratic parties on the
Chinese question to the advantage Of the
latter. He also argued against the omis-
sion of the fourteenth section from the
bill.
Hawley of Connecticut followed in op-
position to the bill, attacking especially its
provision against Chinese naturalization
and sundry of the penalty features, which
he likened to the machinery Of the fugitive
I. slave law.
El,- -..-zl L. ..l..I-.a - A.
fifteenth section the following: That the
words Chinese laborers, wherever used in
( this Act, shall be construed to include
persons who are usually engaged in man
ual labor.
Farley took the floor in opposition to the
amendment.
A Washington correspondent of the Mail
and Express says the consideration of the
Chinese bill was resumed by the Senate to-
day. Slater is making a long speech in
support Of the clause stricken out in the
committee, that the word labor" means
both skilled and unskilled. The bill will
probably pass this evening with the clause
restored.
The Nomination of WOrthingtOn.
WASHINGTON, April &c. The Senate
Committee on Commerce will tomorrow
take up the nomination Of Worthington to
be Collector of Customs at Boston, and
they expect to act upon it. Senators Hoar
and Dawes will appear before the Commit
tee and make arguments against Worth
ington's confirmation. The burden of
their argument will be that Worthington
would convert the Custom-house and its
patronage into a political machine. Rep
resentatives Bowman, Harris and Nor
cross OF Massachusetts,, and ex-senator
Boutwell,, will make arguments in favor of
Worthington. Hoar and Dawes mean to
carry their fight into the Senate, but IN
less they gain very considerable Demo-
cratic aid they will be defeated and Worth
ington confirmed. The present indica-
tons are that most Of the Democrats will
vote for the confirmation.
Judge HilIyer's Retirement.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The House Ju-
dietary Committee to-day agreed to report
favorably a bill to retire Edward W. Hill
yer, United States Judge of the District of
Nevada, with full pay during his natural
life. He is afflicted with softening of the
brain. More than local interest attaches
to this bill, as in providing for the pay
ment of full salary during his natural life
1t takes a step in the direction Of a civil
pension list, which has always met with
sturdy opposition from Congress and the
people OF the country. The Senate to-day
passed without opposition the bill intro
duced by Senator Fair, which provides for
the appointment Of an additional United
States District Judge for Nevada, to per-
form the duties for which Judge Hillyer
has become physically incapacitated. The
House Judiciary Committee this morning
agreed to report favorably on C~assidy's
bill for the retirement of Judge Hillyer on
full pay, but will undoubtedly recommend
the passage of the Senate bill as a substi-
tute as soon as the latter can be reached
on the Speakers table.
The Argument Concluded.
WASHINGTON, April 26.--Argument in
the Mason case was concluded in the Su-
preme Court to-day.
The Autobiography Convention.
ALBANY, April 26.-The ti-Mo1opoly
Convention to-day had 400 delegates. l..