Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-01-25

WASHINGTON Jan. notwithstanding
the generally peaceful character of the day
there was any amount of talk yesterday
over the prospects of trouble with Chill in
view of the despatch OF an ultimatum by
this government to the South American
republic All the departments We're
closed and of course there was no official
or public manifestations as to the matter.
Inquiries at the departments were
answered, in most cases. by the messenger
and watchmen on duty, and there was no
indication-on the surface-of the excite
ment that existed in official circles. At
the navy department two or three officials
were found, but they united in saying that
nothing had been received from Nalpa-
raiso. One of the officials said the stories
that Admiral Gherardi had sailed away to
the east in the Philadelphia 20 meet and
engage the Captain Pratt as the latter
sailed away from Toulon in an incomplete
cond, ion with an inexperienced crew, was
a fam >iful creation, but he would not say
wher the Admiral had gone. if he knew
= The Alleged II Itimatnm."
No information was to be had at the
state department., none of the officials
through whom communications reach the
public having visited the building during
the day. The terms of the ultimatum to
Chilli have not been correctly given in any
of the dispatches referring TO it. Three
subjects are covered by the document The
assault upon the Baltimore's sailors is the
first. The secretary Of state directs Egan
to inform the Chiiian government that
after fun and careful examination Of
evidence of tlat affair as submitted by the
Gillian government and shown in the ex-
animation OF the Baltimore's sailors, the
president feels compelled to stand hv the
terms of Assistant Secretary Wharton's
instructions to Minister Egan, given Oct.
23d, and to insist upon an apology and
reparation therefor.
Hatta's Note and EEan's Recall
The second subject is the Malta circular
note OF December l3. This note, the Chill
ian government is informed is offensive
to the president and other officials OF the
United States. and that unless IL is
promptly Withdrawn and the language
disavOwed by the Chilian government in
equally public and general form as that in
which it was circulated. Minister Ecau
win ask for passports and diplomatic re
latiuus between the countries viii cease.
The thru .,,uicct i the proposed recall of
Minister ECaR. Acknowledgement is
mG;ie of receipt Of Minister Months note
stating that Egan IS not persona crata to
the government Of Chilli, and announc-
ing the readiness and desire of that gov
errment to receive another representative
OF The United States at Santiago.
4 Question of Heracity.
Upon this subject the government of
Chilli is informed that the note cannot now
be considered. There are other and weight.
ier matters penEing settlement. and when
they are satisfactorily disposed of this gov
erarnent VIII then consider the request for
the recall of Egan. The United States
minister was, of course, notified of the re-
ceipt of the note from Senor Montt, and it
is said that a message has been received
from him stating that the members of the
Chilian government authorized TO speak
upon such matters have verbally assured
him that they were satisfied with him, and
that similar statements were made TO the
ministers from other countries This dis
patch raises question of veracity between
Egan and Senior Montt.
Nobody Willing to Talk.
A visit to Secretary Blaine's residence
last night for Chilian news was without
result, the secretary declining to talk.
Minister Montt was none the less reserved
he declined to answer any inquiries con-
| corning Chilian affairs, and said he had no
news to give out. An incident that goes
to show that Minister Montt regards the
situation as very grave occurred a few
evenings ago at the house of a cabinet of
ficer, when the minister, in speaking of
the Chilian question, became SO painfully
excited that the subject had to be dropped.
AN Ex-SENATOR'S REMARKS.
John B. Henderson, of Missouri, Comes
to Chili's Defense.