The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-03
WAR SCARE IS OYER
Confidence in Every Depart
ment at Washington.
NOTHING SERIOUS NOW FEARED
Senior Montt is Thought to Have Brought
About a Complete Understanding,

The Instructions to Our Navy In Chilian
Waters Show that strict Neutrality
Was Demanded Jorge Montt offered
the Presidency of Chili-The Excite
ment Fast Dying out.
WASHINGTON, Nov 3-For the first
time since the receipt of the original
warning dispatch from Capt. Schley q
week ago giving details of the brutal
treatment of the American sailors at
Valparaiso, a feeling Of confidence per-
vades every department of the Govern
ment to-day in regard to pacific out
tome Of the Chilian difficulty.
Both Secretary Blaine and Secretary
Tracy have expressed themselves within
"a hours TO the effect that nothing seri-
our was now feared by the Administra-
tion.
| Their confidence is believed to be due
greatly to representations which were
made to them by Senior Montt, the
Gillian Charge in Washington. Senior
/ Montt has labored assduously from the
! day of his introduction to the Secretary
of State to bring about a complete un-
derstan ding between the two govern
ments
His efforts to convey to his own gov
ernment a true impression of the feeling
in the United States have been crowned
with gratifying success, and he took oc-
casion TO give to the Secretary of the
Navy and the Secretary of State yester-
d ay assurances of the friendly attitude
/ which he has reason to believe has been
assumed by those in authority at San
tiago.
AT the first interview with Mr.. Blaine
the Secretary of State impressed very
strongly upon Senior Montt the fact that
in his effort to preserve the peaceful re-
lations between the two governments,
the Secretary depended to a large extent
upon the discretion and tact of the
Chilian representative here, who was
in a position to judge from personal OBJ
servatious of the real sentiment of the
American people and Of the firm but
pacific attitude of the Administration.
Senior Montt, the Chilan Minister, had
long conference with Secretary Tracy
yesterday morning, and about noon the
two went to the State Department to-
gether, and the conference continued
with Secretary Blaine Mr.. Tracy tax
ing part in it. 1t is entirely outside
diplomatic usage for foreign Minister
to communicate officially with any but
the Secretary of State, and the confer
ence between Montt and Tracy is causing
considerable comment
Senior Montt left Washington last night
for New Orleans, to be gone until next
week. He declined to say anything re-
specting his visit to the State and Navy
Departments, but expressed the belief
that matters were progressing satisfac-
torily and deprecated the publication OF
sensational and trouble breeding stories.
Secretary Tracy has made public his
instructions issued to our naval squad
ron in Chilian waters during the recent
internal struggle in that unhappy coun-
try.
the correspondence shows the deep
solicitude the administration felt in
preserving the strictest neutrality be-
tween the contending forces, and it
shows further that Admiral McCann
faithfully reflected this solicitude in his
instructions to his officers and men.
LONDON, Nov. "A dispatch last
night from Valparaiso says that the
presidency has been offered to Jorgt
Montt and that Congress will reopen
Nov. IS.
All political prisoners have been re.
leased The excitement is fast dying
out and it is believed the government
is now willing to settle all claims made
by foreigners vino have been injured.