The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-11
WASHINGTON CITY.
Special Corssspendssee.,

Special Consspe.dsses.,
The President has held confer.
ences with anumber Of prominent
Republicans, Including Chairman
Garrison and Hon. Stephen b. Ell.
kins, this week, and It is not i,n.
probable that the coming vacancy
or vacancies as the case may be, in
the Cabinet were discussed, but ~
all Of the gentlemen concerned are
past.1Aasters In the art of keeping
their own counsels, It is certain that
none of the thousand and one
rumOrs which have been floating
around are built upon foundations
furnished by them.
The usually well-informed Wash.
ington correspondents Of the met o
politan newspapers made a bad'
break this week which they are not
likely to hear the last Of for some
time. Tuesday afternoon Sehor
Dom Pedro Mont, who claims to be
the CHILEAN minister to the United
States, but who has nj credentials,
in company with Senior Romero,
the Mexican minister and dean Of
the diplomatic corps, called at the
State department to see Secretary
Elaine, Senior Mont desiring to
make a statement concerning the
recent attack on our sailors by II
Chilian mob. Wednesday morning
most of the prominent daily papers
in this country printed Washing
ton special telling about Mr.. Blaine
having recognized Senior Moutt as
Gillian Minister and discussing
with him the mob incident. Now
for the facts: Senior Mont di not
! see Mr.. Blaine that day at all, for
the simple reason that Mr.. Blaine
declined, in the absence of the bro
per credentials, to recognize him as
representing :the government Of
Chill. The next day wednesday,
Senior Mont called at the State de-
partnent in company with Senior
Asta- Burnaga, charged affairs Of
Chilli under the Balmaceda govern
ment, whose credentials have never
been officially revoked and who Is
consequently the only represent :
tive of the CHILEAN government that
IN be officially recognized by this
government. and had no difficulty
whatever in seeing Mr.. Blaine.
Senior Moutt assured Mr.. Blaine
that his government was making n
rigid investigation into the attack
upon our sailors, but until he is the
properly accredited minister of
Chill to this government his assur-
ances carry no more weight than
those of any other private fn.livid.
ual.
The calm dignity and entir" a. :
sence of anything like bullying in
the official despatch instructing
Minister Egan to demand repara-
ton of the Gillian government for
the mOb's attack upon U. 8. sailors
which was by the Presidents direc.
ton made public this week, is com.
mended on every hand, and 1t adds
another bright Jewel to the coronet
of craftsmanship of the highest or
der with which the impartial histo'
rian will, In after years, crown this
administration, which has never fol
a single instant forgotten the motto
which forms the keystone of the
arch across which 1t marched t.
Disqualification to American
citizens; at home and abroad"
1t Is now understood that Secre'
tary Proctor may remain in the
Cabinet until the middle of Novem'
Der, possibly until Congress meets
He will be appointed Senator t.
fill the vacancy which will exist on
the first of November, but he will
not actually become Senator un'
til he chooses to qualify as such
and there Is no necessity for his
qualifying until Congress meets.
Chairman Clarkson says there
will be no difficulty in the Nationa
Executive committee reaching :
decision at its meeting in this city
next month as to the place at which
the National convention will be
held next year, but he smilingls
declines to say what city will be
chosen, although it is believed thai
| he could if ne wanted b., as he i,
probably aw are of the preference o
a majority of the committee.
When COmmander-in-Chief Palm
er and the G. A. r., National COun
Gil of Administration come here OF