The state capital., 1892-01-16
THERE WILL BE WARl

At Least That is What Representative
O'NeilI, of Missouri, Thinks, and His
Opinion is Backed by Others who Claim
to Have Exceptional Facilities for Know
ing just What is Going On Here and In
Chilli. l.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Representa-
tive O'Neiil, of Missouri, is reported to
have said yesterday:
"You can say that there will be war.
Don't put any ifs or ands to it-make
the statement broad and unqualified"
A prominent officer of the army, who
| received a letter from one of the naval
force at Valparaiso Monday, said: ''In
six weeks detachment of the army
will be moving on Chilli. 1 thoroughly |
believe what say"
| Mr.. O'Neills statement is regarded |
as evidence of a change of feeling. on
| the part of some of the democrats in
the house, who now feel that they can
not afford to let it be known that
President Harrison is in favor of main
tanning an advanced position upon the
question of asserting and defending a
courageous American position, and that
the majority of the house of representa-
tives are not inclined to back him up
| in it.
The officer quoted has exceptional
opportunities for knowing just what is
the sentiment of the people of Chilli as
manifested to the officers of the United
States vessels in the harbor of Val
paraiso and is undoubtedly honest in
the expression he made.
And yet it may be said that there has
nothing developed in the situation OF
affairs, as viewed from an unofficial
standpoint, which can be taken to indi-
cate another material change, or which
warrants the gentlemen in making the
assertions quoted. 1t can be authori-
tatively stated that no dispatch has
been sent to Minister Egan conveying
the ultimatum of the United States or
indicating any impatience on the part of
this government with the attitude Of
Chill. 1t is not time for the
first, unless the United States
is ready to precipitate IA con-
fiict while negotiations are pending, and
certainly no such intention has been
credited to any official of this govern
ment, whatever may have been the ex-
pressions of opinion upon the subject
AS to the second, it is not the practice
, in diplomatic correspondence to betray
any petulance or impatience; it would
not be dignified nor proper, and the
gentlemen conducting the negotiations
: for the United States are not tyros in
: the art of diplomacy by any means.
President Harrison is devoting much
q of his time to careful study of the
correspondence that has been furnished
him from the state department. and
Il which is kept up closely day by day.
He is going through it as trained
y lawyer would to prepare a brief for
- presentation to the court. 1t is said
that he has analysed 1t SO far as to be
.. able to show conclusively the insin-
v, cerity it not equivOcation of the Chill
ian government in it's dealing with the
. United States, and the presence of an
intense anti-American feeling, which
G has already been made public, mani
IS fest TIN oughout all of it On the part of
l. Chilli.
s The president desired to have the
case before him as complete as possible,
b so il was that Judge Advocate General
1t Remey was sent to San Francisco to
n conduct the examination of the Balti
It more sailors upon the riot and assault
upon them. The testimony thus adj
t duced, it is said with the judge advocate
is generals findings based thereon, will
t. form an appendix to the correspond
cnce when it is sent to congress II
i this be the case, the budget will moi
"A reach congress before next week, as Col
n Remey win not reach Washington be-
fore then and make his report. A
synopsis of the evidence has been tele
= graphed the president day by day dur
"a ing the inquiry.
1t has not been decided by the presi
dent, it is said, whether his comment
= on the correspondence will take th'
~ form of a message to congress or of ;
y dispatch to Minister Egan. In eithe
case, his friends expect that he will
~ make a dignfied but forceful presenta
v. ton of the position of this government
- which will be acceptable to the cour
try. Should it be sent to Ministe
C. Egan for presentation to the Chilia
vi government it may be considered b
/" the off cials of that country in the ligl
of an ultimatum.
'e- Senior Montt and Secretary Blain
lls have had no conference for two {
Gu three days. A report credited to
close friend of Mr. Blaine, says ths
g, the secretary has become convince
lie, that the Chilian government does NJ
Up. intend to apologize. An effort we
ma made to see the secretary, but he wa
ed engaged, and sent word to the reports
that he had nothing to say.
rd There has been little light throw
~ -
Patrick Shields the American sailt
Der who was so terribly misused in Va
at paraiso, whose testimony was on
lined in these dispatches Nor
Of day night, and whose citizensh
rim was in doubt A man called
the state department, yesterday, ar
asked for the address of Shields.
~, said that from the description in tt
newspapers and the circumstances
his coming to America, this man is h
W. own cousin, and if this supposition /
correct he is an American citizen
virtue of his fathers naturslizatio
as His cousin, Patrick Shields, he went o
up, has in his possession his fathers p
pers. There were no discrepancies
ers the description, and the inference
J, that the men are Identical
,l. There is feverish feeling mantle
in official circles throughout the capiti
A Chlian Trick.
ck SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-Testimol
led taken at the Mare Island inquiry, ye
He terday, explains how the Chilians
Ma tanned the American sailors approx
ued of the acts of the Valparaiso pole
oct< c;pn.+ures of n number of sailors we