The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-29
A WAR CLOUD IN CHILE.
OUR MINISTER REPORTED IN A
ROW WITH THE JUNrA.

Three American Citizens Reported in
Jsil and the Legation Surrounded
by Police-President Harrison TAX
ing Steps to Have More War Vessels
Sent to the Scene.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-For two hours
ihis morning'the President was in consulta-
tion with representatives of the state and
navy departments. Secretary Tracy, who
arrived in Washington last night, nearly a
week before the date fixed for his return
from the north, came to the white house
early in the day. He was Joined there by
Acting Secretary Wharton of the DEPART
ment of state and Gen. John w. Foster,
and later by Commodore Ramsay, chief of
the navigation bureau, who had been sum-
moned for the purpose.
SERIOUS TROUBLE POSSIBLE.
While no official information upon the
subject can be obtained there is reason to
believe that the administration is confronted
with serious and perhaps threatening as
pect Of affairs in Chile. Since last Friday,
cablegrams couched in cipher have been
passing between Washington and Valpa-
raiso. The officials of the state
and navy departments, through
whose hands these cablegrams have
passed, refuse to make their coatents pub
lie. 1t is gathered, however, that they re-
late 70 affairs in Chile and that serious
complications have arisen between the
junta and the United States representatives
in that country.
ONLY ONE VESSEL THERE.
At present the United States naval force
in Chile consists of one vessel, the cruiser
Baltimore, commanded by Capt Schley.
The San Francisco touched at Callao, Peru.
last week on her way northward with
Admiral Brown In command. An effort
was made by the navy department to com
municate with her but she sailed for Aca-
pulco, Mexico, Friday before the cablegram
reached her. Her bottom is very foul and
the vessel would be almost uuserviceable
unless docked and cleaned. There are no
other modern vessels on the Pacific side that
could be dispatched to Chile, and it is
assumed that Commodore Ramsay was
called into consultation by the Presi-
dent for the purpose OF explaining
the exact extent of the resources of the navy
department. Secretary Tracy, while de-
clining to make any statement relative to
the conference at the white house this morn
ing, SAID that he did not intend to send any
more ships to Chile and that he did not re-
gard the situation there as threatening.
NO REVOLT AT SANTIAGO.
In response to an inquiry relative to re-
ports that revolt had broken out among
chilean congressional envoy at Washing
ton. has received a dispatch from Senior
Matte, minister of foreign affairs, saying
that the peace has not been, nor shall it be,
disturbed, least of all by military
revolts. Senior Montt has also received
a dispatch confirming the published
reports OF the appointment of Senior Man
lel A. Malta, as minister Of foreign affairs
and Of Senior Augustin Edward, at min
ister Of industries and public works. Senior
Montt has not received anything from
Chile relative to the reported arrest of
three American citizens at Santiago and
the ststioning Of force of police outside
the American legation there.
NATURE OF THE TROUBLE.
1t is conjectured here that the matters
under consideration at the conference were
s. statements from Minister Egan and Capt.
Schley of the recent occurrences in Chile,
which are also cor jectured TO accord with
Il Especial dispatch from Valparaiso printed
III the New York Herald this morning. In
brief this dispatch was to the effect that
II three United States citizens had been
arbitrarily arrested in Santiago by order of
the Junta; that a Gordon of police had been
posted around the United States legation
pudding; that access to the legation had
oeen controlled by tho junta, and finally
.net the United States minister to Chile was
pelng narassed and annoyed in his efforts to
NAOAOI AAubTlCan interests
CAPT. sCHLEY's COMMUNICATION.
Just what Capt. Schey had to communi-
n cate to the navy department cannot be
learned from any of the officials but it is
surmised that it related to the treatment of
refugees, or that the bitter anti-AmerIcan
eenument In Chile, resulting from the
seizure OF the Itata, has revealed itself in
hostile and unfriendly demonstrations to-
ward the officers and men of the Balti
more. However this may be, it is
certain that the officials of the state and
navy departments are not alarmed at the
situation, and if conference was called to
devise a means Of meeting any emergency,
lt Is apparent that the persons who partici-
pated are Satisfied that this has been done.
BLAINE NOT CONSULTED.
Special to the Morning Netos
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S. - Secretary
Blaine has not been consulted about the
affairs of his department since he left
Washington, and the President became
acting Secretary of State. So when the
PRESIDENT received on Friday evening from
our naval representative at Valparaiso an
account of the new turn taken bv the
chilean government in its treatment of
americans he did not telegraph it to SEQ
fetary Blaine and ask for
MS advice, but sent for Secretary
Tracy and John w. Foster. who
would probably be Secretary Blaire's sue
casor should the latter resign, and waited
until they had returned this morning from
Sut OF town. Then two hours conference
Vas neld, and, as a result Minister Egan
as caoled TO protect Americans and Amer
~a1 an interests and the navy department
ai, help is necessary, send him ships TO
N as soon as possible. But the Balti-
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