Telegram-herald., 1891-12-31
ECAN IS Still silent
Mr.. Blaine Will Not Talk About
Chllian Affairs.
FIIIIyc TIE MONTEREY WITH GUNS
The Activity In the Naval Department
the Result nj an knerzetie poiiey-
War is By No n sAas EK-
peetsa.

Blame was at the cabinet meeting,
which lasted until nearly , O'Clock.
lie had no news tn give out respecting
the Chi!ian situation and said there was
none. IL IS quite certain that Minister
EgsA's absence from the ceremonies
attendant upon the Inauguration OF
President Montt was no. brought about
by any order or animation from the
department OF state. The afternoon
was absolutely without An incident that
could be distorted into relation to war
ike preparation. Secretary Blame did
not return to the department OF state
after the cabinet meeting. and Stnor
Mont. tho Chlllap minister. did not
make his appearance there. No cipher
dispatches came from Minister Esan.
ana the quiet IN the department
strongly accentuated the present atti-
tudc OF the government rs shown by
the presidents message to congress IN
tins paragraph;
''lnis government IS now awaiting
the result of M Investigation which has
been conducted by the
Crip,inai Court OF vaiparaiso.
1t is expected that the result will soon
be communicated to this government,
together with some adequdte and salts
factory response to the note 10y which
the attention OF Chill was called TO this
incident. IL these just expectations
should he q stppolntcd or further need
less delay intervene ! will, by special
message, riiIg this matter again 10 the
attention OF congress for such acton as
may hc deemed necessary"
Just how long those legal formalitirs
may he pro,racted before they may bc
regarded as causing "further needless
delay ~, OF course. de.erminai.;e only
ly President Harrison, bur there is
reason to believe that there has been
brought 10 his attention the difficulties
that surround President Montt IN tic
formation q! new cabinet and that hc
rs also dcslrous OF avoiding the appear
ance OF endeavcring TO interfere with
the due process OF law IN Chill, II there
is any reasonable ground tor the as
sumption that due process is being
followed. These considerations doubt
less have led him to due course Of
patient waiting to the utmost extreme
consistent with a due regard to the
Dignity Of the United states
and, as far as can be learned, il is
probable that no departure will DC
made from this attitude before the re-
assembling OF congress unless further
communication from the Cbilian gov
eminent should give different aspect
to the situation. X the heads Of the
bureaus in the navy department are 10
be believed, no extraordinary efforts
are making to put the naval vessels IN
condition Tor active hostIlltiex.s In the
ordnance bureau II wa3 learned tha,
the turret armor for the Monterey is
ready for shipment to San Francisco q.
any tlmo. Her great guns are also
ready and tho Pennsylvania railway
has undertaken to transport them
across the continent. The task is one
OF magnitude. as the l2-inchf rifle
without It's carriage weighs 50 tons, and
the carriage weighs - tons. Specially
constructed cars arc necessary for the
transportation OF these great masses oil
metal, aiid much nice calculating res
pccting curves, TUNES and the
| strength of the many bridges between
the Washington navy yard and the Cal.
ifornia navy yard were made to insure
the safe delivery of the guns. These
rifies are not only IDtrinsically valuable
but their loss at the present time would
bc n serious calamity as many month,
would be consumed in the making oil
guns to replace them. Satisfactory
/ r 'grcss is being made IN the produc
ton Of.
armor and OF Torpedocs.
but IL is insiste: by ordnance officers
that neItlier arnor plates nor torpcdoe'
have neen or viii he accepted until they
have he. n thoroughly tested by tn.
! processes which have heretofore beer
! applied. A lot OF Howell torpedoes
about forty, are practically ready fol
use, and the first lnstallme of White
head fEnglish pattern) torpcdocs made
| IN the United States will soon be dclly
cred. improvements have been made II
| tho Howell TORPEDO, which is essential,
| an American invention, that will place
II m the front rank OF automotil,
weapons, and II ~ promised that til,
/ torpedoes DELIVERED to the covcramen
will exceed the contract requirement.
/ IN speed and accuracy. But accordlr,
| to the statement OF the naval ordnanc,
officers, all Uf these things being done
arc without reference 10 immediate
| war, and IL is said that they are sinpi,
the satisfactory resElts OF the cnergeu'
! policy OF naval rehabaitatlon adolte C
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