Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-10-31
BRIEF WIRINGS::-
THE CHILTAN MUSS.
The Hot Heads VIII be Given Time to
Consider-Relying on England
War Ships in Readiness.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The cabinet
was in session an hour yesterday, after
noon considering the Chilian affair. 1t
was decided that reasonable time was to
be allowed for inquiry and the special
occasion for waiting is the change of gov.
ernment which is about tie take place.
But about the time the new minister OF
foreign affairs in Chill is failry in working
order be will find a very emphatic de-
mand from the United States be-
fore his department, to furnish salts
faction for one of the most brutal and
cowardly attacks ever made upon an
American representative abroad. If the
demand is not promptly met by a suitable
apology, the punishment of the criminals
and indemnity in money, American
vessels will begin to concentrate on the
Chilian coasts and every preparation will
be made for the bonn bardment Of Valparai-
so if such a course be deemed necessary.
The President and Secretary Blaine are
very much in earnest in the feeling that
we should allow no trifling about 80 se-
rious matter, and We should not appear
as Indifferent to the sufferings which have
been inflicted on the families of our sail
ors by their causeless murder, nor in the
dignity of our uniform by the outrage put
upon it.
The Chilians believe that the English
would come to their assistance in order
to protect the nitrate beds, in which
English capital is heavily INVESTED. They
apparently imagine that the opening of
American gurs on the defences of Valpa-
reise would be the signal for counter
action from English ironclads. They
are evidently counting upon some
such point in their bravado and it is this
which has led them to reply to Minister
Egan in such a defiant tone.
There have been no further dispatches
from Minister Egan or Commodore
Schley.
Senior Pedro Montt, the official repre-
sentative OF the Chilian government in
Washington, has just received the follow
ing dispatch from the Chiian minister of
foreign affairs:
SANTIAGO, Chill, Oct. 30.-Investigation
Was instituted Immediately and continues
with all diligence and is not yet finished.
The trouble began in Clave etreet, and it
became tumult at p. m. Regular
soldiers and police and the special guards
of the intendants restored order. Of the
combatants thirty Americans and eleven
Chiians were committed before the
judicial authorities. They fought with
knives, stones and everything they could
lay their hands upon. There was one
killed and several wounded. Ii is esti-
mated that there were 100 American sail
ors from the Baltimore on shore at the
time of the tumult.
Naval officers appear to be confident
that the dispute with Chill can only be
settled by display of force by this gov
eminent. The talk about available yes
sells and the possibility of assem- bling
sufficient force before Valparaiso to COM
pei Chilian respect, is animated among
naval men, and officers are beginning, to
think of active duty on board ship. Sec
retsry Tracy will, no doubt, in a few days,
if the dispatches from Chill are not more
courteous and reassuring, send the Chi
cago and Mohawk after the Yorktown
and Boston, which have started for
Valparaiso, and later spn will support
these vessels already under orders for
Chill, bv others. including, if necessary,
the ships of the north Atlantic squadron,
now almost ready to sail.