The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-04

bitration, we do not accept II
as unconditional and obligatory.
The government of the Republic will in the
future. as IL has done In the past, resort to
arbitration for the settlement of inter-
national conflicts or difficulties IN which 1t
may be involved. whenever IN its judy
ment the controversy or question may adj
NIT of such settlement"
The CHILEAN government, 1t is now said,
has. through It's proper representative, ad-
mitted the Baltimore incident TO be one of
ment. Among the terms of settlement by
arbitration which received the unanI-
nous consent in the psn-American con-
ference. Chilli alone refraining from
voting Though not disssntingl was one
providing that the court of arbitration
might consist of one or more persons. "lf
one person, the arbitrators shall be selected
by the nations concerned. 1t 10 stated that
Chilli will propose the arbitration of MI
Romero, the Mexican minister and 1T Is
not thought likely that the United States
will interpose any objection to his selec-
ton.
Mr.. Romero has been very active from
the nrst In bis good Offices. DE presented
Mr.. Montt to Secretary Blaine on the 0cca-
sion of his first informal reception. and has
been present as interpreter at all the sub
quent interviews, which have been very
numerous. At the same time Mr..
Romero's friendship to the United
States stands unauestioned. He Is
the oldest minister in residence
the dean of the diplomatic corps. He rep
resented the sister republic here during the
Maximiilian epoch. and neither he snor
Mexico has forgotten the marked service
which the decided stand taken by the
United States at that time rendered TO the
cause OF republican government IN Mexico.
II is believed that Mr. Romero's find
able to both nations. and as there
is nothing involved but questions of fact.
an arrangement could be arrived at through
his intermediation. This is looked upon as
the more surely so because he himself, with
the CHILEAN representatives stood up in the
pan-American conference for rigid re-
gard for the dignity and honor of q ma
tion." and objected to any such question
being submitted to the Judgment OF q
The forthcoming message of the Presi-
dent to Congress. it is believed, will in
olude ell tho CEihan correspondence up to
date. Whether or not it will embody q
accommodation shat arbitration be re-
sorted to may depend upon the develop
ment of the next few days. There were no de-
spatches received at the departments to-day
touching the Chiiien situation. Secretary
ment of State, and saw the British min
lister, Sir Julian Pauncefote, and several
other persons but Senior Montt, the
ChIlian minister, was not among his
vs0ss A. the that Navy dss it
general Colermy, who has been absent from
the Department. since Wednesday last. had
started for San Francisco. The purpose of
his trip is to make formal inquiry
into the assault upon the crew of the Baltr
more at Valparaiso.
The vessel 10 ex pected to reach San Fran
cisco tonight. aud the Judge Advocate
general, who should arrive there Monday,
will immediately proceed to take the depo-
were assaulted. This testimony will
be- reduced to form and turned
over to the Departments of State
TO be used in meeting the
Gillian government based upon the re-
ports of Justice of Crimes Foster. the In
tendencia Of Valparaiso. and the police of
hcials: 1t may be also regarded as proper
the Judge Advocate general in the
correspondence to be transmitted to
Congress by the President. If this shall
be the purpose the correspondence could
not be sent Congress before the latter part
OF the present month, as several weeks Will
probably be consumed in the taking of the
testimony and it's collation. In official form.
Victory for Senator Sherman.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 2-'Che senatorial
contest is still unsolved. The speakership
contest 10 over. Lewis q. Laylin, the Sher-
man candidate. Is nominated, but the re-
suit has failed to bring that cheerful ao.
man peopIe so contdsntg espested from
Foraker and his followers. Indeed, the
doughty Ex-Governor has lost none of that
conviction OF ultimate success which has
characterized his actions throughout. if his
words and outward demeanor tonight are
any criterion of his inward thoughts The
Sherman men say that the fight is over;
that all that remains is but perfunctory
formality; the Foraker men say that the
that subordinate issues are now out of the
way and the field Ia only cleared for the
great senatorial contest that IL to retire
John Sherman from the United States Sen
ate and place j. b. Foraker at the head Of
the Republican party in Ohio. There il
one other prominent Ohio Republican be-
sides Senator Sherman who does not share
this view OF the loyal friends of the ex-
Governor. He 10 Hon. Charles Foster. Q
member of President Harrison's Cabinet,
and Secretary of the National Treasury.
| Hon. Jo IN Sherman:
Accerkmy sincere congratulations.
CHARLES FOSTER.
This is the message which Secretary Fos-
| ter sent to Senator Sherman this afternoon,
as soon as he had read the bulletin at
| Washington announcing that the Foraker
| candidate for the speakership had been
beaten by the Sherman man by vote of
| SS TO 3d.
Poster has been all the time the agent
| of the administration in the effort to elect
Sherman. and this telegram 10 but q
scheme to demoralize our forces and
cause u stoiupcue 10 SneTnan. says
George Cox. of Cincinnati, the chief
lieutenant of Ex-Governor Foraker and
| the man whom the Sherman press of Ohio
denominates the ''Sachem Of the Republic
/ an Tammany of Hamilton County" Mr..
| Cox does not stop with this. but says much
more. The speakershlp fight US have al
ways commended, was not fought on sena-
| torial lines." says be. 1T is nCG , fair test
| A number of our men voted for Laylin be-
| caused they were pledged to him long
months ago. Say to the people OF the Ma
ton that J. Z. Foraker will yet succeed
| Sherman in the United States Senate. We
are telling no secrets and naming no men.
but we know where the votes are, and we
| know that we will win.
II am not discouraged" said Ex-Governor
| Foraker, calmly but decisively, land still
expect to win. The speakership contest is
not the senatorial contest. One haa been
| settled, the other is vet to be fought. Five
| men voted for Laylin who will vote for me
/ for United States Senator. knew they
| would so vote, and therefore the speaker
ship contest has furnished no surprises for
| me. In the senatorial caucus of next week
will the senatorial battle be fought and
won.n
There was an air OF intense discourage
ment in the Foraker quarters immediately
| after speakership caucus. but the cheerful
words of the Ex-Governor restored a feelinn
of confidence. "All is not lost" were the
words that the Forakers first repeated 60
each other. subsequently this gave way
night the only words are Foraker will win
yet; wait for the caucus.n Tins by easy
gradations the spirits In the Foraker thor
mometer have mounted, until tonight the
Foraker phalanx have apparently forgot
ten the very cold wave that swept over