St. Paul daily globe., 1891-09-29
UNCLE SAM VS.. chill
Complications Have Arisen
That May Not Terminate
Peacefully.
American Citizens Alleged to
Have Been Seized by the
Junta.
Gigh Officials Hold a Con-
Sultation on the Question
at Washington.
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dian Rights--Col. Comp
toms Sentence.

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complications have arisen between the
United States and Chilli. How serious
cannot now be stated, but sufficiently
grave to cause a hurriedly called con-
sultation at the executive mansion this
morning between the president and his
chief advisers in the state and navy de-
partments. Acting Secretary Wharton
called early, closely followed by j. w.
Foster, Secretary Tracy and Commo-
dore Ramsey. chief of the bureau of
navigation. The consultation lasted
until after IL o'clock.
Commodore Ramsey came out with
several press copy books. containing
official cablegrams and the book con-
tanning the official cipher of the navy
department. Acting Secretary Wharton
also had official papers. He said in
answer to a question as to whether mat
tiers had assumed a serious phase in
Chill, that he could not say anything on
the subject. To a jocular question If
war had been declared he said No"
Secretary Tracy refused to discuss the
subjects of the conference, but he made
the statement that the situation in Chilli
was not alarming, and the department
would send no more ships there. Others
who were at the conference are quite as
reticent about it. One of these admit
TED, however, that there was nothing
said or done at this mornings meetings
that could not be given to the public
without injury to the diplomatic aspects
of the matter. What caused the sum-
mons for the conference the officer re-
fused to admit.
American Citizens Seized.
1t is conjectured that the matters
under consideration at the conference
were statements from Minister Egan
and Capt. Schley of recent occurrences
In Chill, which are also conjectured to
accord with a special dispatch from Val
paraiso, printed in the New York Her
aid this morning. In brief this dispatch
was to the effect that three United
States citizens had been arbitrarily ar
rested in Santiago by order of the junta;
that Gordon of police had been posted
around the United States legation
building; that access to the legation
had been controlled by the junta, and
finally, that the United States minister
to Chill was being harrassed and an
noyed in his efforts 10 care for Ameri-
can interests.
Just what Capt Schley had to COM
municate to.the navy department cannot
be learned from any of the officials, but
it is surmised thatit related to the treat
ment of refugees, or that the bitter anti
American sentiment in Chill. resulting
from the seizure of the Itata, has re-
vealed itself i'll hostile or unfriendly
demonstrations toward the officers and
men of the Baltimore. However this
may he it is certain that the officials of
the state and navy departments are not
at all alarmed at the situation; and, If
the conference was called to devise
means of meeting any emergency, it is
apparent that the persons who partici-
pated are satisfied that this has been
done.
Talking in Cipher.
1t is known that as far back as last
Friday, long cipher cablegram was re-
ceiVed at the navy department from
Capt. Schley III command of the United
States steamer Baltimore in Chlian
waters. A copy of this was Immediate
ly sent to the state department. Since
then cablegramS between the state and
navy department have been passing
with increased rapidlty, but the con-
tents of none of these communications
have been furnished the public. The
hustle and activity about the executive
mansion to-day, in view of all the known
facts, has caused terrible anxiety. The
fact that the day is also department
day" at the executive mansion, has
given the president full time to confer
about Chilian matters, as he denies
himself to all callers.
AT present the United States naval
force in Chill consists of one vessel
the cruiser Baltimore-commanded by
Capt. Schley. The San Francisco
touched at Callao, Peru, last week on
her way northward, with Admiral
Brown in command. An effort was
made by the navy department to COM
municate with her, but she sailed for
Acapulco, Mexico. Friday, before the
cablegram reached her. Her bottom is
very foul, and the vessel would be al
cleaned. There are no other modern
vessels on the Pacific side that could be
dispatched to Chill, and it is assured
that Commodore Ramsay was called
into the consultation by the president
for the purpose of explaining the exact
extent of the resources of the navy de-
partment.
Senor Montt, the Chilian envoy, to-
day received a dispatch from his
government in which there was no allu-
sion to the reported arrest of Ameri-
cans in Santiago, or of any action in
tended to harasS Minister Egan. DR..
Montt, without knowing whether any
Americans have been arrested, dis
credits any and all reports to the effeck
that his government has or will treat
men of any nationality harshly.
An English View.
LONDON, Sept 2S.-There is consid-
cradle stir to-day in South American
circles over the news from Chilli, by way
of New York, to the effect that the
junta was taking hostile course toward
Americans. Chilian stocks were but
slightly affected, as the reports did not
seem to be sufficiently definite. If the
rumOrS are confirmed tomorrow, and
also the report that the Washington
government has ordered war vessels to
Chill, all Chilian interests are sure to be
seriously and unfavorably influenced,
as there is no confidence here in the
ability of Chilli to hold out for any
length of time against the overwhelm-
ing resources of the United States, even
although the Chilians might be superior
at sea at first.
AN INDIAN HAS RIGHTS.
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