Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-12

DEB iRRFD FROM ACCESS
to the news given out by the depart
ment itself. One of the assistant sec
retarys. after characterizing the story
ais absurd, remarked that the author had
overlooked the fact that under the
terms Of section 8 of the constitution
the congress of the United States alone
has power to declare war and that the
pres dent arr his cabin ct had no share
of this power. So, too, the story that
Minister Egan had been recalled was
promptly declared to be invention with.
cut foundation. In fact the navy de-
partment officials evidently have no ex.
pectation Of an immediate outbreak of
war. Secretary Tracy with few friends
and naval officers left the navy depart
mtpt before the close of office hours and
boarded the BLAKE" and steamed down
the river to the proving ground at Iu-
dian head. The party
WILL REMAIN THERE
over night and all day tomorrow to wit
ne:s the tests of the armor plate. Assis
tant Secretary Saley will leave Wash
ington tomorrow morning for the same
place on the Vesuvius. Commodore
Ramsay in charge of the navigation
bureau. without whose knowledge not
naval ship moves said that so far as
he hnew there had not been q single
order issued bearing on the Chilian
situation during the past week. Naval
officers in charge of the various bureaus
in the different navy yards also stated
there were no unusual preparations
going on in their respective depart
ments. Altogether there was an air
of serenity aud every day hum drum
about the safe ard navy departments
which no less than oral denials,
afforded emphatic contradiction OF
any and all sensational reports of
WAR IKE DISTURBANCES.
Senator Edmunds called on the score
Inquiry he said he had not followed the
Chllian affair and WIS ,'%,s sufficiently
conversant with the cas-, express an
opinion as to the present .tuation. He
said, however, he wss sure that this
government would be firm and just aud
would do the right thing in the right
way. He hoped the Chllians would be
reasonable enough! and sensible enough
to act properly. Il re orts.r SAW Senator
Cullom after he had had an interview
with Secretary Tracy. Speaking of the
Gillian affairs the senator sa,d "The
situation looks very ugly. Those little
chaps down there are very sassy, and I
think we shall be obliged to give them
a lesson. II they do not change tactics
at or ce the only thing for us to d. is to
serd,our war ships down thereE and give
them-the mischief
FEELING IN CHILL,
CHILL, Oct. 3o--It is generally ad
mitted here by supporters Of the gov
eminent and by Americans and those
in sympathy with them that the situa-
ton OF affairs as regards the dispute be-
tween the United States and Chilli has
not improved. In fact the anti Ameri-
can feeling is growing in bitterness and
all American officials in Chill are appre-
bensive that further trouble is brewing,
the exact nature of the trouble they are
unable to define, but they see little
prospect that an amicable settlement OF
the Valparaiso incident will soon be
reached, and signs of increasing popn
lar animosity toward the United States
gives ground for apprehension and in
dignation. 1t is not intended by these
statements to create feeling of alarm
or even of anxiety as to the final result
of the diplomatic negotiations now in
progress. But from all that one can see
here today the relations between the
Junta and the United States govern
ment are
DANGEROUSLY STRAINED.
United States Minister EgaD, Capt
". S. Schley, of the Baltimore, and
William B. McCreevy, United States
consul at Valparaiso. were in close con-
sultation throughout the day, and
though it is not possible to obtain any
de6rite statement from them for publ.
cation regarding the nature or result of
their long deliberations, it can be said
that they all consider the reply of the
junta to Minister Egan note asking
for proper explanation of the Valparaiso
collision as decidedly, insulting
to the United States government
It is also known they regard the situa
ton at present as being serious. The
reply of the junta, they think, means
practically that Chill is indignant at
the demands made by the United States
government, and that she will take her
own time to consider the matter, and
that when the junta reaches conclu-
sion that the government will settle the
matter without reference to the views
of the United States on the subject The
reply Of the junta, they further say,
fails to express any regret for the muir
der of the Baltimore's men, nor is there
in that document any expression of re.
greet as to the conduct of the police in
using their bayonets in arresting the
BalImore's men. Several of the latter.
it will be remembered, were more OF
less severely
WOUNDED WITH BAYoNRR THRUsTs.
While the United States officials here
are as Justly indignant at the terms In
which the reply Of the junta is couched.
their indignation is as nothing to that
felt by the American residents in Chill
They do not conceive the fact that the.
are looking for further and serious
trouble. possibly in the near future. be.