The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Statements COnfrmatory of the Jealousy Be-
tween Harrison and Blaine.

Jealousy between Mr.. Harrison and
Secretary Blaine, which some people
will persist in saying does not exist,
crops out at all times. The latest
statement by the friends of Mr.. Blaine
is that if Mr.. Harrison had. been con-
tent to wait forty-cight hours for the
arrival of Mr.. Blaine, instead of him
self hurriedly preparing The demand
Of the Gillian iunta, the admin;stra-
ton would not today be in its present
awkward predicament. They contend
that Mr.. Blaine would have drawn up
the document so that the Chilians
would have found it impossible to
have answered in the manner they
did Mr.. Harrison, and charge that
Mr.. HarrisOn's reason for hurrying
the matter was that he thought to OBJ
tain some popularity by posing as the
champion of American interests
abroad, which might otherwise have
gone to his secretary of state.
Speculation as to the outcome of the
CHILEAN difficulty is the principal oc-
cupation Of good many people in
| Washington at this time, and not q
few of them, including all the officers
i'll the navy, where promotion is slow
in time of peace, are heartily wishing
for war, Notwithstanding our poorly
prepared condition for war. even
with a weak power like Chill. Sec
rotary Tracy admits that few even of
our vessels are properly prepared to
fight and that something
is lacking in either the
equipment or armament of every one
of them; besides, we would find it very
difficult to maintain feet in CHILEAN
waters without single coaling sta
ton in that section of the world.
However, it is not probable, although
possible, that we shall 60 to war with
Chill. Senior Montt, the CHILEAN min
lister here, is confident that an agree
ment mutually satisfactory will be
reached after his government has
finished the investigation it is making
into the fight of the mob, but advices
from Chill do not indicate that such
an opinion is entertained there.
Republicans admit that Mr.. Blaine
would like very much to get Minister
Egan out of Chill, being fully satisfied
that he make a mistake in sending
him there, but they say he will not
be recalled while the relations be-
tween the two countries are in such
strained condition as at present, I'M
less it shall be determined by the adj
ministration to break off all diploma
tic relations with Chilli, and that will
not he done unless it becomes abso-
lutely necessary in order to maintain
the position assumed by the admins
tration in it's original demand upon
Chill.
Just little more than 81, 800. 600
of the matured / 1-2 per cent bonds
are now outstanding, and not far from
ten per cent of them are in the hands
of the United States Treasurer TO Sc.
cure parts of the circulation of less
than dozen national banks. These
banks have been requested to have
these bonds extended at two per cent.
which would make them available ms
security for their circulation, and
which would also please Secretary
Foster, inasmuch as it would mean
several hundred thousand dollars
more to help meet the appropriations
of the billion dollar congress.
The Naval Court of Inquiry into the
loss of the United States Steamship
Dispatch has been holding daily sit
tings here for nearly week, but the
amount Of actual information it has
brought out might easily have been
developed in q sitting of one hour.
Briefly stated, the testimony of those
on the boat is all to the effect that the
vessel was lost because Lieut.. Noel,
the executive officer. changed the sail
ing orders of the commander, Lieut..
COwles, after he had retired, and that
this change was justifiable because
alight which should have shown white
from lighthouse, appeared to be red
which indicated that is was aboard of
a certain lightship. The most anus
ing incident connected with inquiry
was when batch of sailors, who had
served on the Dispatch, were brought
before the court, and after having
the sworn statement of the command
er read to them, were asked it that
statement was correct. OF course
everybody knew what the answer
"ouib bO' lbtSc IIleIl are
still in the navy, and none of
them would be foolish enough to con-
tradict any statement made by an Of
ticer, even if they knew to a GER
tainty that the statement was incor-
rect, which, please understand, it is
not my intention to even intimate,
not having any better source of infor-
nation than the testimony before the
court. 1t is only the absurdity of ex-
pecting enlisted men to disagree
with their commander, to which at
tentiOn is called by the incident.
Secretary Foster was the only men,
Der of the cabinet that went on the
stump during the state campaigns
Just closed. Since Secretary Blaine's |
return Secretary Tracy is no longer
known as brevet secretary of state.
The 0ne-hoss Shay.
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