, 1891-10-30
WAR CLOUD EXPANDING.
All is Conjecture as to Score
tarY Blaine's Reply,
But it Will Doubtless Be a
Stern Demand.
Diplomacy May Be Enforced
By Warships.
Taking Hold of the Chile Matter.

lHkinR I1Olu Oh Inc tnlle mdtteT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-It was nearly
noon today when Minister Egan's cable
gram was translated and laid before the
president, An hour afterwards messeng
ers were dispatched to Secretaries Blaine
and Tracey requesting their presence at
the white house. The secretaries
promptly responded to the presidents
Secretary Tracy staid an
hour at the white house and returned to
the navy department, but had not been
there long when he was recalled
Naturally these movements gave rise to
all kinds OF more or less wild s~pecula-
ION as to the nature of minister Exams
dispatch and the intentions of the
United States government.
When Secretary Tracy again emerged
from the white house he refused to make
any statement whatever respecting the
Chilean correspondence on the ground
that the department OF state had the
matter in charge. Secretary Blame ap.
peared in good spirits when he came out
of the white house and stepped in his
carriage to go home. He had nothing to
say about Minister Egan's message. but
intimated hat when the proper time had
elapsed the public would be informed of
the facts. Soon alter 6 O'Clock the official
statement of the contents of Minister
Exams dispatch was made public. 1t
read as follows: The department of
state received the telegram this morning
from Minister Egan. dated Santiago. Oct.
%, in which he gives the following as
reply to the Chilean government to the
presidents telegram of Oct %, asking
PREPARATION for the recent murder of
American sailors 10 the streets of Valpar-
aiso:''
The minister OF foreign affairs replies
that the government of the United States
tormulates demands and advances threats
that, without being cast back with
acrimonv, are not acceptable. mol could
they be accepted in the present case or in
any other of like nature. lie does not
doubt the sincerity, rectitu1e or expert.
ness of the investigation on board the
Baltimore. but will recognize only the
jurisdiction and authority of his own
country to judge and punish the guilty
parties in Chilean territory. He says the
administrative and judicial authorities
have been investigating the affair.
Also that the judicial Investigation
under Chilean law is secret and the time
mas not yer arrived 10 MAKE KNOWN tue
results. When that time does arrive lie
will communicate the result although he
does not recognize any other authority
competent to Judge the criminal cases
than that established by the Chilean peo-
pie. Until the time arrives to disclose the
result of investigation he cannot admit
that the disorders in Valparaiso or that
the silence of his department should
appear as an expression of unfriendliness
toward the government of the United
States which might put in peril the
friendly relations between the United
States and Chile"
Up to the hour when the above state
ment was made to the public. no reply
had been made to it. What will be the
nature of Secretary Blaine's reply is al
together a matter of conjecture. The
most plausible theory advanced is that
suggestions corteously and automatically
conveyed in Acting Secretary Wharton's
dispatch, that this government had nc
doubt that investigation would be made
and reparation afforded, will now be re.
newed in the shape of a stern and formal
demand for some immediate assurance Of
proper action on the part of the iunts
and it these are not forthcoming, Min
lister Egan will take passage on the Balti
more for the United States, thus ~severins
the diplomatic relations between tn,
United States and Chile.