Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31
PRESIDENT MoNTT

Notwithstanding that 1t was Christmas
in preparing fresh orders to United
States war vessels in Valparaiso harbor
Or American ports.
An intimate friend of Secretary
Blaine is authority for the statement
that no ultimatuln has been decided
upon. He said: ultima tums are issued
only after repeated evidences of insin-
cerity and intention TO deceive and toy
with are given. Mere delay is not a
proper preteXt for an ultima tum, espec-
tally when the cause of delay is the slow
process of a judicial investigation. One
of the reproaches against our own
system is the long time required to
make on investigation through the
courts and reaching finding. It was
so in the New Orleans case and has been
SO in thousand cases. Every country
must be permitted to have its own way
in making its Investigations on which
its ease is to stand or fall. 1t is like
giving a litigant sufficient time accord
ing to his own idea of methods and the
difficulties in the way in which to pre-
pare his case for trial, and when
a human life, Or human liberty, is in
volved, as in this case, you must be
doubly patient. There are phases of the
matter which cannot be made public.
There are two things which it is not
for the public to know at this
time, but which will fully justify the
patience of our government when they
are known. l violate no confidence in
saying that the chances of war coming
out Of these troubles are now smaller
than they were a month ago."
President Montt Inaugurated.
VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec. 26.---Admiral
Jorge Mont was proclaimed as Presi-
dent of the republic in every town and
city in the country to-day. Elaborate
preparations were made in Santiago
for the inauguration ceremonies. Two
regiments of troops from the South ar
rived in that city, and these, with q
battalion OF sailors, acted as a body
guard to President Montt during the
ceremonies.
1t is proposed to proclaim general
amnesty to all the minor civil, military,
and naval officials who served under
Balmaceda. The amnesty will not,
however, -Xtend to officers above the
rank of Major, to Ministers of State,
Judges, Councillors, members of Con-
gresss, Governors, or others who were
particularly prominent.
Active measures had been taken to
prevent any outbreak or uprising on
the part of the Balmacedists, We
lasquez was brought here from Sam
tiago and handed over to the Inten-
dente. He was at once placed on
board the warship Cochrane for safe
keeping. This action has given rise to
the idea that the government believed
Velasquez was at the head of plot TO
cause trouble during the Inauguration
ceremonies.
It is announced that the government
intends to build more warships.
Thompson, the correspondent of the
London Times, who is the agent Of
the Armstrong;, has offered to sell to
Chile ship of the Esmeralda type, Of
1000 tons, with a speed of twenty
miles, for 100000. The Cochrane has
been ordered to Magellans.
Soldiers have searched the houses of
William McKenna and other we'll
know Balmacedists in Santiago for
arms. All is reported quiet in Santiago,
while a state of active vigilance pre-
walls in Valparaiso.