The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-31
TIE CHILEAN SITUATION.
ABSOLUTELY NO NEW DEVEL0PMIwTs
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS
The Heads Of the Various Bureaus
Ignorance of Warlike Preparation.
But They Are Certainly Going
On All the Same.

tQt( IllSlb DO distorted iHJO re lalIOl
10 warlihe preparations. Blaine did
not return to the state department
after the cabinet neeting and Senor
MOntt, Chilean minister, did not
make an appearance There we're no
further dispatches from Egan and an
air of quiatude in the department
strongly acaentuated the present atti7
Jude of the government with respect
to Chile a. shown by the presidents
message to congress in this para
graph
"lhis government is now awaiting
the results OF the investigation which
was conducted by the criminal court
Bf Valparaiso. II is expected the re-
suit will aoon be communicated TO the
government, together with some ade-
guate and satisfactory response to the
note by which the attention Of Chil0
was called TO the incident. IF these
lust expectations 100 disappointed [
win, by special message, bring the
matter again to the attention of con
gress for such action as may be nee
essary.N
Such advices as have been received
here are 60 the effect thet the legal
authoriues q. Valparaiso have not
aompleteC the revision Of the formal
nroceedings Ok Justice Foster.
If the hea0 Of bureaus IN the navy
in fine nav department are 10 be be-
iieve6 % extraordinary efforts are
hcfng made % nut the naval vessels
in condition for active hostiities. ln
the construction bureau, the officers IN
charge say tuaJ positively no orders
have been forwarded t0 san Francisco
90 hurry up work on the Monterey.
Asa matter Of fact there are fewer or
lers passing through the bureau at
present than at any date during the
past three months,
in the ordnance bureau IL was
learned that the uret armor for the
Monterey is ready for shipment to
San Francisco a5 any time. Her great
guns are also ready and the Pennsyl-
vania railroad is ready TO transpor.
them across the continent. spec
iaJly constructed cars neceS-
sary for the transportation
Of these great masses OF metal, and
mUch calculation respecting the
ourves OF tunnels and the strength OF
many bridges between the Washln%-
ton navy yard and the CaliiornIa
navy yard we're made to ensure Vhe
safe delivery of the guns; lnese
rifles are not only intrlnsically Va!la'
ble. hut the loss at the present tlh9
would be a serious calamity, as many
months would be consumed III MAKING
guns 20 replace them. Satisfactory
progress is being made in the produc'
zion of nrIuor and Of tOrpedoesi but II
ia insisted by the ordnance oliicGf5
that neither the armor plates nor th3
torpedOes ha e been or viii he accepted
until they have been thOroLg ghiy tested
by tho processes which have mere,
tofore been applied \ lot OF Ho|elI
torpedoes, about forty, are practicaiiI
ready for use and the tirst 'nstal lmeht
of tho Whitehead English PATTERN
tornedoes made in the United States
win soon be delivered. Improve
ments have been made in the lioWeli
torpedo. which are essentially az
American invention that places IL IN
the front rank Of similar weapons anu
II is nroni8ed that the tOrpedOes de-
Uyered Ia the government will exceed
the contract requirements In speed
and ACCURACY. But according TO Vlle
statement NJ The naval ordnance ON
GERS alI of these things are being Gono
without reference TO an 1mmeuIa1e
war and It il said chat they are slnlIp-
Y lv satisfactorY results Of the enerGel ''
nolice.navai relation adopted hy
Tracy long ego. ....,so.a
In the war department A'.1l,.'S a., a.
very quiet and even toe MeA'oau lron,
tier disturbance failed TO idi,'lsh .,'i, az,
item Of news today. 'Schobelu silsIl9u
nj the stories published IN Ihe p''poi. >
of the war aud said Cen vines, ElSi'
TO Washington, instead Oi pe'ng con,
nected with the war movements "iS
n commission Of peace tor ne caI1e i1s "
attend the wedding OF Rachael ohe,-
man tomorrow at Senator Sher'nNl
house.
MINISTER EGAN's ACTIONS
w,sgrNqroN, Dec. 29.-Secfeta'y
s,aine was al the cabinet meeting 10,
dnv which lasted until nearly
o'clock. He had no news to give ou,
respeotiDg the Chilean situation an"
said there was none. 1t seems certain
that Minister Fgan's absence from Tue
ceremonies upon the inaugura'lon
Of President Montt was not brousn'
about by any order or intimation from
fbs department of state
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS
w.sTrEGroN Dec. 29.-There
W ,,e%s Mssl obtainable st the navy ,,, de-
~ aerirnane i' today respecting Cnil0Il
~ S,,,nttnrs .te,T No movements of ships af-
ua%c oa',"Tted and the officials say 1hel' p
na change in the situation.
NEW FRENCH MINISTER
wAsH1YqToN. Dec. @.--M' prancb LaotJ
,otye " Astt1 the newly appointed Frenfd nnid
,,,iaieter mG,,e to the United states, ,9ay 5a,I
mn 1ln,eg nregneets to secretary Blame oS rodsg.
TIo Itfo I viii probably present hls ole'''
11e tia1s wl,' 10 the president tomorrow
rtvu,Hy