Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-01-26
REPORTED WITHDRAWN.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
OS THE GILLIAN DIFFICULTY
a Dispatch Received Last Night
From Santiago, Hut up tn II
O'Clock Today secretary Blaine
Had Not Received 1t.

ONAoSA AOudS SSCTctaTS oiahhC
Had Not Received 1t.
SANTIAGO DE CHILL, Jan. 26.-The
Chilian government has sent reply to
the ultlmatum of the United States. The
reply is, in effect, as follows:
"Chili agrees to withdraw the offensive
note sent by Seuor Malta to all Chilian
ministers abroad, and acknowledges
that It's issuance was due to an error
ofjudgment. Chill also withdraws its
rcxuest for the withdrawal of United
States Minister Egan.
"ln addition to this the Chilian gov
crnment in its answer proposes that the
affair OF the attack on the sailors in
Valparaiso he submitted to arbitration
OF some of the neutral nations. If this
proposition is not acceptable to the Unit
ed States government, the Chilian gov
ernment suggests that the matter be
submitted to decision of the supreme
court Of the United States"
WASHINGTON, Ian. 26.-The latest
phase OF the Chilian situation as indi-
Gated by dispatch received last night
from Santiago, withdrawing the often
sivc note sent the United States by Nj.
A. Malta, the Chilian minister of foreign
affairs, was the almost sole topic of dis
cusslon among members of congress to-
day. There was general feeling of re-
lief on all hands at what was looked
upon as the beginning OF peaceful end
ing of the controversy.
There was considerable inquiry made
as to whether or not the dispatch was
reliable, and i'll all details correct. Some
mcml ers were afraid that later Dispatch
es might modify the statements made in
the Santiago despatch, and in the alb
sence OF official information many sena-
tors and representatives who were seen
were chary oteXpressing their views on
the matter The general consensus OF
opinion was that the answer sub
mitted, if authentic, was satisfactory to
the United States and all that could be
demanded.
The only point mentioned in our ul-
timatum which was not covered by the
dispatch was the demand for an apology.
| q 4 l,n nd, kaA H.
Malta note was an error of judgment.
and the promise OF its withdrawal. was
condidered III the nature of an apology
aud when coupled with the expressions
of deep regret contained in the telegram
OF Minister Perreira, of January 4, and
the note OF Minister Montt, of December
10, and January s, were regarded
as expressions of good feeling on
the part OF Chill and perhaps all that
ought to be demanded. There was nc
desire, the members said, to press the
government OF Chill, and they were dis
posed to accept the offer as entirely sat
lslactory.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-ln the House
MIR. breckenridge, OF Kentucky, asked
tor the immediate consideration of the
following resolutions:
Resolved, that the President of thu
United States be respectfully requested
to inform the house whether any answer
has been received either from our minis
ter to Chill Patrick Egan, esq, or from
the government of Chill to the dispatcl
sent by the government OF the Unitet
States to the republic of Chill, Ianuar,
II, and ii SO from whom such answe
. was received, and at what time; ant
that he will communicate to the hous
. all the correspondence between the gov
l crnment OF the United States, its ministe
/ to Chill, and the Chlian government no
I communicated with the message hereto
1 fore sent IN.
There was ar attempt made to hav
: the resolution referred to the committe
| on foreign relations, and MIR. Blount, c
j. Georgia, chairman of the committee
" made motion to that effect, but tn
I, speaker ruled that the motion came to
y late, he having previously recognized Mi
Breckenridge to debate the resolution.
Mr.. Breckinridge said that il the char
man OF the committee on foreign affair
desired the resolution referred to tina
IL committee he would make no objection
but he wished to say a few words o
l. the subject.
i Congress had recently received a me
sage from the president concerning
y question of peace or war, under circui1
l. stances which in the nature OF the ca
l. must be grave, or the president wou
:. not have sent any message at all. No
y. it appeared possible that the Chilia
- government did send an answer to Il
/ dispatch repeated i'll the message Il
' president had sent. Congress knew Il
tact that on January u dispatch W.
sent to the republic of Chill. He did nj
now criticise the president for not wal
ing until an answer had BET
le received, or until time for SUI
re an answer had elapsed, before sen
II ing message to congress. He did NJ
+ now make any criticism either on t
haste with winch the message was Sc
or on the language of the message, pen
ing the consideration by that republic {
IL the dispatch of January 81. 1t must
of remembered, however, that the langua
4 OF that message to congress could ha
~ been communicated to the authorities
" Chill, and might, if no answer had be-
made to the dispatch of January 2
affect the nature of the answer that th
-, government would feel called upon
make,
&c After discussion the resolution was
nn terred to the committee on foreign affair
he Up to l O'Clock this morning Secl
tary Blaine had not received the answ
from Chill reported in last nights Ss
tiago dispatch, to have been sent ftC
ri that country. 1t is expected to be co
or municated through Minister Mon
ct who has not vet called or been hea
81 from on the subject.
In The delay, however, is perfectly exl
ne cable by the amount of time required
NJ translate cipher dispatch into ordina
v, Spanish and then into English, and a
;s by the fact that official calls are II
all commonly made in Washington bef'
in the middle OF the day.
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