The record-union., 1891-12-28
GILES NEW PRESIDENT.

Admiral Montt Takes the Oath of
Office-Amnesty Bill Passed.
LONDON, Dec. GA Santiago CORE
spondent ofthe Times says: The amnesty
bill has passed.
Sixty thousand Chileans witnessed the
declaring of Admiral Mont as President.
He took the oath of Office in the presence
of brilliant official gathering, then pro-
ceeded to the Cathedral, where he was re
ceived by the prelates. Salvos of artil-
lery greeted the various ceremonies. The
public rejoicing continued past midnight.
Perfect order was maintained throughout.
NO NEW INFORMATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. q. = Secretaries
Blaine ard Tracy both said tonight that
they had no information for the press
bearing on Chilean affairs. At the Chilean
Legation there has been no cablegram re-
ceived with respect to the Inauguration of
the President, although one is expected.
EGAN WAS NOT PRESENT.
NEW YORK, Dec. ia Herald's Val
paraiso special says: Chilean authori-
ties appear to regard unfavorably Egan's
absence from the inauguration cere-
monies of President Montt They are at
a loss to explain it, and believe il was in
tended as an act of discourtesy.
have been held at Santiago and several
points between there and Valparaiso.
Nothing has come of any of these gather
ings, except the wrecking of an express
train Christmas night with a number of
prominent naval officers aboard. That
this was done at the instigation of Bal
macedists has not been proven in the
slightest degree, but their opponents lay
it to their account. The police are still
at work trying to fasten the guilt upon
someone, but have not succeeded vet in
discovering any guilty party.
The cruiser Esmeralda arrived to-day
with the bodies of Alberto Edwardo, En-
rique Volders Vergara and other officers
drowned at the time the Blanco Encalada
was sunk by torpedoes in Caldera Bay,
or killed in the fight at Iquique. They
will be given military and naval funerals.
Senior Raymon We'll, leading citizen
of Santiago in a letter to the Fe1Y'ocar7Te.
says Chile's differences with the United
States can be easily settled. He suggests
submitting the whole matter to the
United States Supreme Court, and de-
clares that in spite of contrary state
ments in many American papers, the
Chileans feel kindly disposed toward the
United States. He adds that the Chile
ans feel aggrieved on account of the
willfully incorrect official reports of the
American representatives. He says the
baltimore inquiry will prove that these
reports have been colored.
Nothing definite is known as to the
composition of the new cabinet. The
general feeling among members of Con-
gress seems to be that there should be
representation of a powerful conserva-
tive party in the Ministry.
HIGH OPINION OF PRESIDENT MoNTT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Pr believe that
they are willing to do what is right, and
/ am sure the United States will only ask
what is right" said w. r. Grace to-day.
Grace has a very high opinion of Presi-
Gent Montt. He really did not want the
Office" said Grace. cit was clear case
of the office seeking the man,
There has been great deal of comment
on the reported absence of Minister Egan
from the ceremonies at the Inauguration
OF the new President at Santiago yester-
day. No explanation of his action has