Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15


The President today concluded his examina
ton of the diplomatic correspondence in the
Chilean controversy and sent the documents
back to the State Department At the
| cabinet meeting, which was com
| paratively brief. lasting but an hour
and a half, he announced this fact and
indicated that the next step in the case would
not be long delayed. The whole matter was
discussed in general way, but no acton was
correspondence has been published.
1t is ascer tanned that the President will send
message to accompany the correspondence
when 1t is sent to Congress The message
will probably go over the entire ground of the
controversy and advance certain propositions
that will define the attitude Of the administra-
ton In very positive manner.
In his annual message the President made
two promises, one conditional and the other
absolute. The latter was that he would at an
early date transmit the correspondence; the
former that in case Chile took needless time In
answering he would send special message.
MESSAGE NEXT TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY
1t is understood today that he has deter
mined to combine these two and to send his
message simultaneously with the docu-
ments. The expectation is that he will
have the message ready SO that it can
be. submitted to the cabinet at its
meeting on Tuesday next, and it is therefore
thought that the earliest time that it can be
sent to Congress will be Tuesday afternoon, or
more probably Wednesday morning, as it is
usual for such communications to be made to
Congress as soon as possible after the opening
OF the days session.
The governments investigation into the at
tack upon the Baltimore's sailors conducted
by Judge Advocate General Remey at San Fran
cisco, having come to an end there is now no
reason why the facts thus elected, which would
seem to greatly strengthen the governments
case, should not be incorporated in the docu-
ments sent to Congress, especially as portions
OF the testimony have been mailed to Washing
ton from day to day, and the last batch Of evil
dence should be here in a very few days
President Harrison it is stated has not been,
as has been reported, in telegraphic communi-
cation with Judge Advocate General Remey at
Vallejo, but received his information Of the
Developments during the examination of the
Baltimores sailors, as did all other citizens,
from the press.
PREMEDITATED OUTRAGE.
A report is made that the President, in his
message transmitting the correspondence,
will express the belief that the outrages were
premeditated. and were participated in by the
Chilean police. The accompanying docu-
ments will show that the attack was made
simultaneously in widely separated localities
wherever an American seaman could be
found, one point of attack being sep
arated from the others by two miles; that
while some Of the seamen were at
tackled in a disreputable quarter of the
town, others were set upon in the best resi-
dence quarter. 1t is regarded as highly i'm
probable that these widely separated groups of
seamen should all have been drunk and should
have brought the attack upon themselves.
The President is said to be much gratihed by
the attitude of some of the leading democrats
Of the country. who have assured him OF demo-
cratic support in securing proper PREPARATION
for the Baltimore outrage.
NO CABINET MEETING SUNDAY.
The rumor that the President has called a
special meeting of the cabinet for Sunday for
the discussion of the Chilean situation, which
was printed in New York this morning. is en-
phatically denied at the White House. The
main reason given in the report for calling a
meeting that day was that the President would
be free from interruption by departmental BUSH
ness As a matter OF fact such condition of
things is possible at any day or any hour the
President may choose. There will be nothing
positive for the cabinet to consider until Tuesday,
when it is expected that the President will sub
init draft of the special message he will send
to Congress along with the Chilean correspon-
dence.