The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29

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WAsuINcroN, d. C., Sept as.-fspc-
cial For two hours this morning tho
President was in consultation with
[ representatives OF the State and NAVY
Departments. Secretary Tracy, who
arrived in Washington last night. nearly
week before the date fixed for his ro-
turn from the North. came to tho
White House early in the day. lie was
joined there by Acting Secretary Whar-
ton, of the State Departments, and
General John w. Fostor, and later by
Commodore Ramsey. chief of navigation
bureau, who had been summoned for
the purpose. While no official in torma.
ton upon tho subject can be obtained
there is reason to believe that the admin
istration is confronted with serious and
perhaps threatening aspect of affairs
in Chilli
Since last Friday cablcgrams couchcd
IN cipher have been passing between
Washington and Valparaiso Officials of
tho State and Navy Departments,
through whose hands these cablcrrams
have passed, refused to make their con-
tents public. 1t is gathered, however.
that they relate to affairs in Chilli. and
that serious complications have arisen
between the Junta and the United
States representatives in that country.
AT present tho United States naval
force IN Chill consists of ono vessel tho
cruiser baltimore, commanded by Cant.
Schicy. Tho San Francisco touched at
Callao, Peru, last week, on her way
northward with Admiral Brown in COM
mand. An effort was made by tho NAVY
department. TO communicate with hcr,
but She sailed for Acapulco. Mexico,
Friday before the cablcgram reached
hcr. Her bottom is very foul and tho
vcsscl would be almost unscrviccable
unless locked and cleaned. There arc
no other modern vessels on the Pacific
side that could be dispatched to Chilli,
and it is assumed that Commodore
Ramsey was called into consultation by
the President for the purpose of explain
ing tho exact extent of the resources of
the Navy Department.
Secretary Tracy, while declining to
make any statement relative to the con-
ference at tho White House this morn
ing SAID that he did not intend to send
any more ships to Chilli and that ho did
"nlny In response to an inquiry rcla-
tive To Tho reports that Il revolt had
hrokcn out among the troops at Santi-
ago Senior Montt, tho CHILEAN congress
sional envoy at Washington, has re-
ccivcd Il dispatch from Senior Malta.
minister of foreign affairs, saving that
peace has not been nor shall be dis
turhcd. least OF all by military rcvolts"
senior Montt has also received a dis
"A f,sh nt,ti mi !, Ii:
OF the appointment of Senior Manuel
Malta as minister of foreign affairs, and
OF Senior Augustin Edwards as minister
OF industries and public works
Senior Montt has received nothing
from Chill relative To the reported ar
rest OF three American citizens at San
tiago and the stationing of n force of
police outside Of tho American legation
there.
1t is conjecturcd here that the matters
under consideration ut tho conference
were statements from Minister Egan
and Captain Schlcy of recent occur
rcucos III Chilli, which were also conjec-
t"red 10 accord with special dispatch
from Valparaiso printed III tho New
ork Herald this morning in brief. This
dispatch was TO the effect that three
Unltcd States citizens had been arbi-
trariiy arrested in Santiago by order
vi INC Junta; that Gordon of police had
been posted around the United States
legation building; that access to tho lcga-
ton had been controlled by the Junta;
that the United States minister to Chilli
was being harrassed and ANNOYED in his
Efforts to care for American interests,
Just what Captain Schlcy had to
communicate TO tho Navy department
cannot be learned from any OF tho
officials, but il is surmiScd that it re-
lated 70 the treatment of refugees or that
the bitter anti-Aue rcan sentiment in
Chili, resulting from tho seizure of tho
ltata, had revealed itself in hostile or
unfricndly demonstrations toward tho
officers and men of the Baltimore. How
ever this may be, it is certain that tho
officials of the State and Navy Depart
ments are not alarmed at the situation.
and il the conference was called 70 de-
wise the means OF meeting any emory
cncy II is apparent that tho persons who
PARTICIPATED are satisfied that this has
been done.
Almost Riot.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.- Special About