The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
CHILE CHANGES FRONT.
A DESIRE FOR FRIENDLY RRLA-
TIONS EXPRESSED.


Expected.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-The President,
according 10 a member Of the cabinet, has
not prepared a war message to send to con-
gress ou Tuesday, and is so hopeful now Of
an amicabls arrangement with Chile that
he does not thing he will have 90 send
war message at all. lie will, as has been
stated, send in the Chilean correspondence
on Tuesday, In order to get It before con,
gress and the country, but his message, II
transmitted, will not ask congress to take
any action.
MATTA SUPERSEDED.
The pacific assurances Of Minister
Montt and President Montt, the ap-
parenuy peaceful composition Of
the new Chilean administration,
and especially the fact that Minister Malta
has been succeeded by Senior Pierrers as
minister of foreign affairs, and the intlma-
tlons which come not only from Santiago,
but from the British legation aud the Ger
man legation here that Englaud and Ger
many are cDunseling Chile to make
amends and honorable peace have encour-
aged the expectations Of Secretary Blaine
aad little less those of President Harrison,
that the whole matter will be peaoesbly
settled. During the past twenty-four
hours, for the first time in weeks, all the
news the administration has had from Chile
has been favorable.
FRIENDLY RELATIONS DESIRED.
Through both Minister Egan and Minister
M0ntt has come the courteous message OF
Minister Pierrera that the new administra-
ton desires friendly relations with the
United States and with the United States
minister, aud intimations that when the
judicial proceedings are concluded the
Chilean government will do what is right
1t Is also intlmated that an Opology will be
made and ex Minister Mattas offensive
communication annulled or withdrawn.
The administration does not propose
to relax its efforts at preparations for con-
tingeucies, but 1t may bo confidently
asserted on cabinet authority that it does
not expect to have to use its war force. 1t
proposes to give Chile time, and expects
Chile TO make a satisfactory settlement. So
certain seems the prospect OF peace
that the friends OF Secretary Blaine
and the friends Of President Harrison are
already debating as TO which Of those as
Dirants for the presidency should be credited
with having done more to bring about peace.
Secretary Blaine's diplomacy and Presi-
dent Harrison's demonstration of force are
given the palm by their respective friends.
NO SENSATIONAL ADvICEs.
By the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-There were no
dispatches received at the departments
to-day touching the Chilean situation
Secretary Blaine spent several hours at the
department of state and saw the British
minister, Sir Julian Pauncefote and several
other persons, but Senior Montt, the Chilean
minister, was not among his visitors. At
the navy department il was admitted that
Judge Advocate General Remy, who
haa h. 10,
pGrtmeut 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 Baltimore at
Valparaiso. The vessel Is expected TO reach
San Francisco to-night, and the judge ad'
vocAte general, who should arrive there
Monday, will Immediately proceed to take
the depOstions of the members Of the crew
who were assaulted.
TO BE TURNED OVER TO BLAINE.
The testimony will be reduced to form
and turned over to the department Of state
to be used in meeting representations made
or to be made by the Chilean government,
based upon the reports Of Justice of Crimes
Foster the intendencia Of Valparaiso and
police officers. 1t may be also that it Is re-
garded as proper to include the testimony to
be collected by the judge advocate general
in the correspondence to be transmitted 60
COukEeSb DJ Ju6 IEtbiuoubs IL Lulo buOuAl
be the purpose the correspondence could not
be sent to congress before the latter part OF
the present month, as several weeks will
probably be consumed in the taking Of the
testimony and its collection in official form.
ROW OVER REFUGEE.
VALPARAISO, Jan. 2.-An incident 90.
CURED a few days ago, which shows with
what zeal the refugees are being watched.
One Of the men who had been living in
asylum at the American legatiol for several
months left there last week aud went to his
home, which is only two doors from the
legation. Spies around the legation
discovered this, and while they
made no immediate attempt to
arrest him they blocSaded his house to pre-
vent his escape. A few evenings ago he re-
ceived 3 friendly call from member Of the
Chamber of Deputies, who is Of course, a
supporter Of the present government As
the deputy was leaving the house he was
arrested by aspY in front Of the door. The
man Informed him that he was a spy, and
that he had orders to make the arrest.
EXEMPT AS CONGRESSMAN.
All members Of congress in Chile are ex-
empt from arrest, and the deputy immedi-
ately retaliated by arresting the spy. Half
a dozen other spies came to his assistance
and quite disturbance arose, but the dep
uty established his identity and gave his
prisoner in charge OF a policeman, who
took him to the station, whore the DISPOSE
tion that was made OF him is not known.
A few hours later the man who had left
his asylum at the legation reques ed Minis
tea Egan to Escort him back. But Minister
Egan notified him that he had left the lega-
tion voluntarily and he was unable to escort
him back to it, as the right of asylum did
not extend that far.
THANKSGIVING DAY SPORTS.
Amer can sailors nValparaiSo bay by num-
ber of boat races and dinner given aboard
the Baltimore TO the competing crews Of the
French men-of-war. The Baltimore and
three French vessels were the only foreign
meu-of-war in port at the time, and invI-
tatiOns were not extended to the Chilean
ships to take part in the races, but
at the invitation Of Capt. Scbley,
the commanders of the Cochrane ald Es-
meralda and several other Chilean naval
officers went aboard the Baltimore and wit
messed the races. The Americans won three
races and the Frenchmen one. There were
also numbers Of games aboard the Balti-
more, and afterward about 500 American
and French sailors had a Thanksgiving
dinner in the mess room.
GERMANY NOT TO ARBITRATE.
Copyright, 1892 by the N. Y. associated Press.)
BERLIN, Jan. 2.-Reports have reached
here by cable that the German minister to
Chile had offered the good offices of Ger
many as mediator between Chile and the
United States. The reports have been semi
officially denied. The foreign department
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