The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-29
MAY Be TROUBLE WITH CHILL
Reports That American Citizens Are Be-
Ing Subjected 10 IndlgnitieS.
SECRET CONFERENCE OF OFFICIALS
At Washington, Including the President
The Marble Statue OF the Pope Unveil-
ed at the Catholic University.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept Diplomatic
complications have arisen between the United
| States and Chill. How serious cannot now
be stated, but sufficiently grave to cause 6
hurried consultation at the executive man
sion this morning between the President and
his chief advisers in the State and Navy De-
partments. Acting Secretary Wharton
called early. closely followed by Mr.. ]. w.
Foster, Secretary Tracy and Commodore
Ramsay. chief of the Bureau Of Navigation.
Navy Department. The consultation lasted
until after u o'clock. Secretary
Tracy remaining with tho President
until o'clock Acting-Secretary Whar-
ton had the official papers. He said. in
answer TO a question as TO whether matters had
assumed serious phase in Chill. that he
could not say ANYTHING on the subject. To n
JOcular question If war bad been declared. he
said, No" Commodore Ramsay would say
nothing about the subject of the consultation.
and Private Secretary Halford was not ready
to admit that anything ont OF the ordinary
was going on in the dJoining room occupied
by the President,
SERIOUS, II TRUE.
In official circles the news from Chill that
Gordon Of soldiers had been placed around
IT..
trance could only he obtained TO il by pass
port furnished by the junta, aud that Ameri-
can citizens were being arrested in the streets
of Valparaiso was considered serious busi-
ness, and while no official confirmation of the
news can be obtained, 1t ID generally
credited 1t is known that as far
back as last Friday long cipher
cabegram was received at the Navy Depart
ment from Captain Schley in command of the
United States Steamer Baltimore in Chlian
waters. A copy OF this was Immediately sent
10 the State Department. Since then cable
grams between the State and Navy Depart
ments have been passing with increased ra-
pldity. but the contents Of none OF these COM
municatious have been furnished the public
Secretary Tracy refused to discuss the sub
ject OF the White House conference to-day,
but lie made the statement that the situation
in Chill was not alarming. and the depart
ment would send no more ships there. Others
who were at the conference were quite as
reticent rs Secretary Tracy about it, One of
these admitted however, that there was
nothing said OF done at this mornings meet
ing that could not be given 10 tine public
without injury 70 the diplomatic aspects of
the matter. What caused the hasty sum-
mons for conference the officer refused 10
admit
DR. MONTHS DENIAL.
DR.. Montt. the representative Of the Chilian
NONtIllltNL mere ll-idl ItctlNtu n ulSIulcu
from his home government. but in it there
was no allusi0n whatever 10 the reported ar
rest of Americans in Santiago. or of any ac-
tiOn intended 10 harrass Minister Egan. DR..
Montt. without knowing whether any Ameri-
cans have been arrested discredits env and
all reports 70 the elect that his Government
has or will treat men of any nationality in
Santiago harshly or unfairly.
STATUE TO THE POPE UNVEILED.
Late this evening the marble statue of the
Pope presented % the Catholic University by
Mr.. Joseph Loubat of New York. was un-
yelled. The exercises were simple. but were
in by Cardinal Gibbons and a
large number of prominent members of the
priesthood as well as Of the laity. Bishop
Kane delivered the principal address.
Among those present were Archbishop
Corrigan, Alonseigner Preston Of New
York and Archbishop Williams of Boston.
The statue is the work Of Guisepe Lucetti,
one of the best known of the modern Italian
school 1t occupied him over year. and its
total cost has been over so 600. The model
of the statue was submitted TO the Pope for
his approval, and in return for the gift the
Pontih conferred the title of count upon Mr..
Loubatt The three sides of the pedestal bear
On one side the Papal arms
which are the armoral bearings of the Pecir
family, of which the Pope is "a member On
the opposite side are the arms of Mr.. Loubat
as Roman count.