The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-25
OFFERS TO MEDIATE
England's Instructions to Her
/ Minister at Santiago.
THE WAR MUST BE PREVENTED
Great Excitement in the Ohilian Cities
over the Situation.
CORRECT TERMS OF THE ULT1MA1UM
Ths Baltimore Outrage, the Malta Note and
Minister Bgan's Recall the Subjects.

Minister Bgan's Recall the Subjects.
A Question of veracity Between Minister
Essn and Senior Montt--- The Special
Message and the Correspondence Go to
Congress To-day---Thc Report that Ad-
miral Gherardi and the Phila| ,iphia
Had Sailed for Europe to Head OF the
Captain Pratt Credited but Little---E1-
senator Henderson, of Missouri, Speak
ing of the Refugees Helped by Egan,
Takes Stand Against the Proceeding.
VALPARAISO, Jan 25-bIinister Ken
nedy, representative of Great Britain at
Santiago, it is reported on good author
ity, has received definite instructions
from his government to make an offer to
the government of Chilli to act as medi-
ator between that country and the
United States for the purpose of pre-
venting war The Chilian government
has returned no answer to this commu-
nication as yet.
Both the Chilian and foreign residents
in Valparaiso and Santiago are greatly
excited over the situation, but no dem
onstration is reported.
The situation here is considered very
grave.
The Special Message.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-It looks more
like war between the United States and
Chill this morning than at any previous
stage of the controversy. The special
message of the President, with all the
correspondence and with all the testi-
mony as to the outrage on the sailors of
the Baltimore, will be sent to Congress
this afternoon.
Attorney General Miller was closeted
with the President at the White House
all yesterday afternoon, revising the
final proofs of the message, and paying
especial attention to calculating the
most significant points in the testimony
of the sailors and officers of the crew of
the Baltimore Secretary Blaine also
gave the more important points of the
document final perusal.
The message and accompanying docu-
ments, correspondence etc, will form a
bulky volume The message, as stated,
will comprise, it is believed not more
than 1900 or 5000 words But the
tDldtE hN DdIlllANllt SJOnltICt WIN
Minister Egan and with the Chlian Le-
cation of this city, including the enclos-
ures explanatory of some of the des-
patches and comprising official CORE
spondence here and in Chill win make
nearly, if not quite, 100000 words Be
sides this the correspondence OF the Navy
Department with its officers, which COW
ers the ltata affair in extenso and the
full report of the testimony taken at the
examination of the Baltimore's sailors in
Vallejo, Cal, is estimated at fully 100-
600 words additional.
The last of the testimony taken at Val
lejo did not reach the Navy Department
until noon Saturday. One of the officials
who has read some of the evidence said
that it fully bore out all that had been
claimed respecting the outbreak against
the sailors, as to its premeditation and
the animus of the assailants.
The Ultlmatum.
The terms of the ultimatum to Chill
have not been correctly given in any of
the dispatches referring to it. Three sub
jects are covered by the document. The
assault upon the Baltinlore's sailors is
the first The Secretary of State directs
Mr.. Egan to inform the Chilean Govern
ment that after full and careful exam
ination of evidence of that affair, az sub
mitted by the Chiiian authorities and AS
shown in the examination OF the Balti-
more's sailors, the President feels com
PEELED to stand by the terms of Assistant
Secretary Wharton's instructions to
Minister Egan October %, and to insist
upon apology and due reparation there
for.
The second subject is the Malta circu-
lar note of December 49, This note, the
Chilian Government is informed, is often
sive to the President and other officers 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 il was circulated, Minister
Egan will ask for passports and diplo-
matte relations between the countries
will cease
The third subject is the proposed re-
call Of Minister Egan. Acknowledge
ment is made of the receipt of Minister
Months note, stating that Minister Egan
is not persona grata to the government
of Chilli, and announcing the readiness
and desire Of that government to receive
another representative of the United
States at Santiago Upon this subject
the government of Chill is informed that
the note cannot now be considered.
There are other and wei lighter matters
pending settlement and when they are
satisfactorily disposed this government
will then consider the request for the re-
call of Mr. Egap.
The United States Minister was, of
course notified of the note from Senior
MOntt, and it is said message has been
received from him stating that the mem
bers of the Chilian government author
lied To speak upOn such lnatters have
verbally assured him that they are satis-
fled with him, and that similar state
ments were made 10 the Ministers from
other countries
This dispatch raises question of
veracity between Minister Egan and
SeAor Montt, which subsequent cores
pondenee or events may aid in settling.