New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28
PEACE ASSURED.
ACCEPTABLE TERMS at LAST.
CHILL OFFERS COMPLETE AMENDS.
SENIOR rEREEIA, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
COMEDIES ALL PREsIDENT HARRIsON'S DE-
MAND5 AND PEOFUSELY APOLOGIES
GENERAL SATISFACTION IN
WASHINGTON.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBtSE.i

was practically settled to-day. the Chilian Govern
mcnt sending through Minister Montt complete
apology for the Baltimore incident, and announcing
its willingness to acccde to all the demands of the
Presidents uItmatum Of January II. The
honor of the United States is TO he satisfied by
an unqualified expression of regret for the assault
on the Batimorc's sailors. The Malta circular
is to be disavowed and withdrawn and tn, demand
for Mr. Egan's recall is to lie cancelled Not
only this, but in the matter Of reparatlon to
the victims of the Valparaiso riot. the extent Of
the injury is TO he determined by friendly arbitra-
tion or if the United States wishes it, by the
United States Supreme Court. These in brief are
understood to bc the terms Of ChiS response
to the ultmatum served the Santiago authori-
ties last Thursday by the Administration. The
precise details are expected to be made public in
| a message TO Congress from the President to-
morrow.
This message will contain to-days and ycster.
days correspondence and will practically relieve
Congress Of any further responsibility in the case,
which will be turned over more to the routine
Of diplomacy All probability Of hostlties with
Chilli ended this morning, when the details Of the
Gillian answer TO the u;imatum OF January u
were more carefully examined and fully
understood at the State Department, and the
ambiguitics of Minister Egan's message were cN-
planned by the more precise statements of the
cable dispatch received by Minister Moutt. The
dispatch from Mr.. Egan came before daybrcak Yes
Int Ipein at fl.
State Department until late in the afternoon.
Though confirming in the main the general outline
Of the Gillian offer, reported in dispatches from
Valparaiso it seemed to leave few of the features
Of the apology and rctraction offered rather
tain and indefinite. The dispatch found, how
ever, to guarantee full satisfaction of the main
demands of the note Of January 81.
The cable message rcciycd this morning by
Minister M'ntt confirmed in every way the pur-
pose of the Gillian Government to make the most
ample and satisfactory apology md reparation
for tue Baltimore incident Til, Chllian Foreign
Minister. through Minister Mont. assures this
Government that the Chlian authoritic, feel a
most profound r'grct for the unfortunate assault
upon the sailors of the baltimore in TIE streets
ol Valparaiso. They also rcpudiae most emphati-
caly any intention the part Of the Government
or people Of Chill t. show disrcsp,ct to or insult
the ilas or the uniform Of the United States.
Tic ons-standing friendship between the two na-
tons is referred 10, and even the encouragement
given by thi, country 10 Chill and other South
American Republics in their struggles for indie
pcndcncc against Spain is recalled. 10 strengthen
Tn" expression of Chilio friendly feeling toward
tie United States now. After this cordial
statement of regard for this country, tic Gillian
Minister finds It impossible, it says, not to offer
uncquiyoc1lly any rcpanton which the United
States feels itself entitled to ash As an evidence
Of the sincerity OF this position, the Gillian Gov
crnmcnt will allow the supreme Court here to
bit upon the question OF indemnity and viii aerc"
in advance 10 accept whatever decision may ic
made The Malta letter Of course, is disavowed.
and no further mention is to be made of Minister
Egan', alleged unacceptabllity a, Santiago. The
Chilian apology. in fact. a. outlined in the two
dsratchcs taken together i complete and ample.
and a safe and sensible adjustment of the relations
between the two countries may now hc looked
upon ~ certain result within the next few day.
The new, of the receipt Of complete and
satisfactory apology. through Minister Montt was
sen, this afternoon from the Stat" Department to
tlc monbcrs of the committees Foreign Relations
in the two branches of Congress. II was RE lived
with great qualification both in tie House and /
senate and each committee fclt Itself al onca !
happily ab,oycd from the responsibility Of en- |
forcing upon Chill the demands which self
respect and honor had Obliged the United States /
10 make Chairman Blount was one Of tn, first |
70 Announce that the Chilian question lad !
been practically settled and that the House !
would not he called 10 take any /
action in support Of the diplomacy OF the Ad- /
mini-tration. Other member, Of the committee
assisted in spreading the same report, and the /
knowledge that Chill had ended the difficulty by !
An unoualifcd apology soon found It's way about /
the Capitol The Senate Committee on Foreign |
Relations on being informed of the change in
Chili's attitude chccrfully dropped all talk # |
plans TO enforce the ultmatum OF last Thursday. !
The terms of the letter from Mr.. ESan and of |
the dispatch to Minister Montt were not made
public by the State Department. OF course, Dut
the assurance was given that the final exchanges
in the settlement of the difficulty would
De made public without great delay.
They will go to Congress tomorrow III
a message from the President, practically |
closing ont the ease SO prompt and unreservcd an
apology from the thllan hONerinhcht WiS Sc1rccly |
expected here, either in Congress or diplomatic
circles 1t seems probable that tn" true eXpllna-
tion Of this sudden change OF attitude may bc
found in the failure Of Minister Mohtt 10 lhiorm
his Government Of the serious temper aroused in
the United States by the delay on the part Of the
Chian authorities in conducting the negotiations
The ultimatum of January II, and the manner in
which it was received in this country
opened the eyes of the Gillian officials
to the gravity of the crisis, and feeling
the indelensibleneSe of the Malta circular and Of
the delays in the Baltimore case, the Santiago
Government appears to have gone TO the extreme
of acquiescing in all that has been asked with
as much haste as it has before shown slowness in
responding 10 even the most unimportant request
from Washington