Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-29
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH CHILE
Reported Complications Between the
Junta and Uncle Sans Representatives.
IBy telegraph 10 the Dispatc

W,sHINgToy. September 2s.---For two
hours this morning the President was In
consultation with the Representatives OF
the State and Navy Departments. secre-
tary Tracy, who arrived IN Washington
last night, nearly week before tlie date
fixed for his return from the North, came
10 the White House early Ia the day He
was Joined there by Acting -SecS'tary
Wharton, Of the Department. OF Stast-, and
General John w. Foster, and Later By Com
modoie Ramsay, chief Of the Nayi-
CATION Bureau. who had been sum-
moued for the purpose. While no
official infor nation upon the subject con
be obtained there Is reason TO believe that
the Administration l. confronted WITH a
serious and perhaps threatening aspect OF
affairs in Chile. Since last FRIDAY cable
grams couched in cipher have been pass
ing between Washington and Valparaiso.
The officials of the State and Navy De-
partments. through whose hands these
cablegrams have passed, refuse TO make
their contents public. 1t IS gathered. how
ever, that they relate TO affairs IN chile
and that serious complications have arisen
between the Junta and the United States
representatives in that country.
OUR FORCE IN CHILEAN w,TERs.
At present the United States naval force
in Chile consists OF one ve9sel-the cruiser
Baltimore, commanded By Captain Sclley.
,he san Francisco touched at Cai!ao, Peru,
last week on her way northwiTd with
Admiral Brown II command. An effort
was made oy the Navy Department 10 com
niunicate with her, but she sailed for Aca-
pulco, Mex. Friday before the cablegram
reached her. Her bottom Il very f,ul
and the vessel would be almost unser-
y.ceabie unless locked and cleaned.
There are no other modern vessels on the
Pacific side thas could BE- dispatched to
Chile, and il Is assumed that Commodore
Ramsay WAS called into consultation hy
the President for the purpose OF explain
ING the exact extent OF the resources Of
the Navy Department. Secretary Tracy.
while declining TO make any statement re-
lative to the conference at the White
House this morning sad that he did not
intend 20 send any more ships 20 Chile
and that be did not regard the situation
there a. threatening.
ALLEGED REVOLT AND REPORTRD ARRESTS OF
AMERICANS.
In response TO an inquiry relative to the
reports that a revolt had broken out
among the troops al Santiago. Senior MOntt,
the Chilean Congressional Envoy AT Wash
ington, has received u dispatch from Senior
Malta, the Minister of Foreign ana r..
saying that "peace has pot been and shall
not be disturbed least OF all by military
revoits." Senior Montt has also received
q dispatch confirming the publish reports
| Of the appointment of Senior Manuel \.
Malta as Minister OF Foreign Affairs and
Of Senior Augustin Edwards as Minister u
Industries and Public Works. Senior
Nontt has not received anything from
Chile relative To tho reported arrest OF
three American citizens at Santiago and
the statIoning of force OF police outside
| o fb.. A ayafiOYt fh-rQ
The TROUBLE coSsECTURALLY.
II is c0niectured that the matters under
consideration at the conference were state
mepts from Minister Egan and Captain
Schley of recent occurrences III Chile which
are also cOnlectured 10 accord with TIE
special dispatch from Valparaiso printed
| in the New York Herald this morning. In
brief, this dispatch was TO the effect that
three United States citizens had been ar
| bitrarily arrested IN Santiago by order OF
| the Junta. that Gordon of police had
| been posted around the United States I.e-
| CATION building, that access TO the legation
| mad been controlled by the Junta. and
| finally that the United States Minister to
| Chile was being harassed and annoyed IN
| his efforts to care for American interest.
Just what Captain Schley had to CON-
| muuicatc to the Navy Department cannot
| be learned from any OF the officials but il
| is surmised that u related 10 the treatment
| OF refugees or that the bitter anti Ameri-
| can sentiment IN Chile resulting from the
seizure of the ltata hiss revealed itself in
| hostile or untriendly demonstrations
| towards the officers anu men of the Ralti-
| more. However this may be, 1t Is certain
! that the officials of the State and Navy De-
partments are not alarmed at the situation,
| and if the conference was called to devise
| means of meeting any emergency 1t IA APP
| parent that the persons who participated
| are satisfied that this has been done.