The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-28

reached for argument in the Unite,
, st tes supreme court today. Tn
court adjourned for the day, leavin!
the anarchists case the first on to
mJrrow's docket.
r CHILEAN MATTERS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The star 0
peace was in the ascendancy at thu
capitol today. There is no tangibl,
reason for a pacific view of tn,
Chilean situation, and there is warn
ing of the war-like talk which ha
been INDUCED in during the past few
days by many congressman. Never
theless there is a widespread conyc
ton that war is not the necessary out
come of the present complications be
tween the United States and Chile
although there is also general be
lief that the good temper and for
bearance of this country is being
sorely tried by the exasperating pro.
crastinatiOn of the Chilean govern
ment in its correspondence.
Commodore Ramsay, chief of the
bureau of navigation, said this morn
ing it was not true as reported yester.
day that Rear Admirals Gherardi
Valparaiso, and that the first named
has been ordered to assume the com
mand of the American fleet in the
Southern Pacific.
Senator Hale, member of the
naval committee, who was reported
to have expressed alarmist views in
consequence of an alleged summons to
che state department at midnight last
night, positively denied having made
such remarks. On the contrary, he
said he saw Mr.. Blaine yesterday,
and although he was not in possession
of any late official information, he had
no doubt that diplomacy would speed
lily adjust the present difficulty with
satisfaction to the United States.
While the cabinet as body did not
assemble for deliberatiOn today, the
joint presence of Blaine, Elkins and
Tracy at the white house this after
noon bore strong resemblance of q
meeting of the cabinet They remain
ed in conference with the president
for some time and Gen. j. w. Foster
was called on for consultation. The
discussion related generally to the
Chilean affair, but thequestiOh mostly
under discussion was the presidents
message to congress.
MOntt, the Chilean minister was at
the state department today and had
short interview with Assistant Secre-
tary Adee, but it is understood that
he had nothing important to commu
nicate. Secretary Tracy received a |
cable message from Commander |
Evans today saying the Yorktown.
with refugees on board, would sail |
from Valparaiso tonight for Callao. |
This is regarded At the navy depart
ment as an indication that affairs are
quiet in Chile at present. While
Commander Evans is given full dis
cretion it is taken for granted that he
would not leave Valparaiso if there
was any necessity for his presence,
except in pursuance of orders direct
navy department.
AT CRAMPS sHIPYARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20.-Every-
hing is life and hustle at Cramps
'hipyard where the armOred cruiser
jorsair and the battleships Massachu-
etts and Indiana are undergoing con-
Men are working brlskly,
md the progress made will be noted
rom day to day. In the different Z
hops work is continued until 10 o'clock /
ach night. Henry Cramp was seen (
n reference to this and asked ii the s
Ompany had received orders to push
he work. He said: {
"There would be no use to ask us to S
ush our work, as we always do that, t
nd do not see how we could get |
long any faster" q
The chief efforts of large force of t
ion now at work at the League
sland navy yard are directed toward
repairing for great increase in the
lpacty of the yard for repairs and
work on Monitor Mon
INK, which is being pushed forward
; rapidly as possible and will be p
within ten days.
THE DYNAMITE CRUISER.
New YORK, Jan. 20.-The United
tates cruiser Nesuvius will be ready d
r active service within forty days. p
he day is occasiOned in providing fC
lie vessel with projectiles and sup +,
ying thin armOr protection along
10 sides in the wake of the machin- p
Y and boilers. NesuVius is in COM U,
ission and can proceed to sea at any -
W. She has never heretofore been u
pplied with a full set of shells for II
N pneumatic guns-thirty shells, %
n to each of her three guns. The u
plOsive used will be gun cotton. % %
yo hundred and fifty pounds of gun II I.
tton will be placed in each shell. II
ext to the torpedo boat Cushing, nv nv
Q Nesuvius is the fastest vessel in ~ ~
@ United States navy. She has u
ade a mean average of PIG knots 49,
r hour over measured course.
A CHANGE OF SENTIMENT. til
ID. c., Jan. 20.-A re- oil
lrkable change of sentiment is seen ia
re in the past twenty-four hours in in
e Chilean matter. Southern men, tn
RS who two days ago were talking la
" are now talking peace. 1t is I'M wi
rstood that German and British in as
ence are both being eXerted in favor wi
peace, and Minister Montt is also an
ing all he can to bring about
aceful solution. 1t is now under di
'od that the presidents message do
II not go in this week.
t is believed here that Senator
altman will accept the renomina-
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