The Russellville Democrat., 1892-02-04
MORE CORRESPONDENCE
from Chill Presented to Congress by the
 President
HARRISON PLEASED.
Ee Says the Serious Affair Can Now be Ad- jasted Upon Terms Satisfactory
 to the United States.

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 to the United States.
 
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The president transmitted additional cor respondence in the Chilian matter to congress to-day.
 His message reads as eoiiiaSssss: I transmit here with additional correspondence between this govern ment and the govern ment of Chili consisting of note of Mir. Montt, Chilian min ister at this capital, to Mir. Blaine, dated January q, the reply of Mr Blaine thereto of the date of January 9, and the dispatch from Mr. Egan, our minis ter at Santiago, transmitting the response of Mir. Pierrie, Chilian minister of foreign affairs, to the note of Mir. Blaine, of January 21, which was received by me on the 26th instant. The note of Mir. Montt to Blaine, though dated January g, was not delivered at the state department until after 12 o'clock meridian of the 25th, and was not transmitted and its receipt notified to me until late in the afternoon of that day. The response of Mir. Pierrie to our note of the 21st with draws with acceptable expressions of regret the offensive note of Mir. Matta of the 18th ult., and also re- quests for the recall of Mr. Egan.
 The treatment of the incident of the assault upon the sailors of the Baltimore is so concilliatory and friendly that I am of the opinion that there are good prospects that the differences coming out of that serious affair can now be ad- justed upon terms satisfactory to this government by the usual methods and without special powers from congress.
 This turn in affairs is very grati- flying to me as 1 am sure it will be to congress and to our peo- pie.
 The general support of the efforts of the executive to enforce the just rights of the nation in this matter, has given an instructive and 1seful illustration of unity and patriotism of our people.
 Should 1t be necessary 1 will again communicate with congress upon the subject.
 Signed] BENJAMIN HARRISON.
 Washington, Jan. p, 1892.
 The additional correspondence amounts to about 4000 words, and is that part of the transaction occur ring after the former correspon- dence was transmitted.
 Mir. Montt, in telegram to Sec retmy Blaine, says: The govern ment of Chih has no data authoriz- ing it 70 think the quarrel was due to any distinction of uniform of the United States or that the police failed to perform the duty. On the contrary it is we'll demonstrated fact that the sailors get excited when they go ashore, after having been on board of their vessel for a long time. This is also quite natural. Intoxication of seamen and disorders, to which it gives rise, although l they may assume serious propor- tions, as on the occasion of the la- offenses as occurred in Valparaiso on the 10th O. October, cannot constitute an insult | to nation in whose service are men who have taken part in the dis order. Although they certainly do not justify the offenses committed | during the disorder. Chili could | not, however, form a final opinion concerning the nature of the occurrence in question, or as to whether the police had or had not improperly participated therein, or had failed to perform their duty until the termination of the judicial investigation which had been melted without de- lay, and which was pushed forward as speedily as compatible with pro visions of the law with the obligation of collection of all elements of proofs that it was possible to collect in order to throw full light upon the matter. You were pleased with your high sense of rectitude to remark to me that this proceed | ing of the government of Chili was correct, and, although you de- sired a judicial investigation might be brought to close with as little delay as possible you understood that it was necessary that ordinary proceedings which where not as rapid in Chili as in the ! United States should be held.