The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-22
OMNIBUS CALM.
Il May BE Followed BY a Storm in Regard
to Chili-The situation Considered Grave
-"Wai. ing For the Verdict"

It May BE Followed BY a Storm in Regard
to ChiII-The situation Considered Grave
WHALING For the Verdict"
WA sHINGToN, Jan. 14-There can be
little doubt that the developments of
! the last few days in the investigation
now being conducted at San Francisco
by Judge Acknowledgement Remy into
the attack upon the Baltimore's crew,
the publication of the testimony in the
Shields case and the ugly demonstra-
ton at Valparaiso against the York
towns gig crew, have created very
uneasy feeling. Senators and repre-
sentatives, who have all along derided
the idea of serious results following
the Gillian correspondence and have
had the greatest confidence that Chill
would soon tender an ample apology
and make reparation for the misdeeds
of her citizens are now willing to adj
init priva tely that the situation is full
of the gravest difficulties.
One ominous sign is the inactivity of
congress in the matter Heretofore it
has been customary whenever a matter
of the smallest public interest to the
subject of diplomatic correspondence
for one of the two houses of congress
to call upon the president for ali the
information in the possession of the
state department in relation to the
matter. But no senator or mem Der has
yet been venturesome enough to intro
duce a resolution calling for the Chiian
correspondence although it has been
apparent to all of them that the rela-
tions of the United States with Chilli
have been strained nearly to the point
of rupture within the last few weeks
The very gravity of the situation APP
pears to have had repressible effect
upon congress. The republicans are
indisposed to embarrass the president
by calling for the correspondence, hav-
ing in view his promise to transmit it
to congress at an early day. The dem
ocrats are fearful of interfering with
the negotiations and thereby precip-
itating trouble which may Their. be
chargeable to their action. OF course
the president might decline TO accede to
a request for the correspondence, as he
has done in other cases, on the ground
that it would not besexpedent or in the
public interest to publish it, but he
would find it hard to do so after the
strong expressions upon the subject
contained in his annual message SO
the situation III congress is one of
anxious waiting in the hope that the
president will soon relieve the general
desire for Information.
The gun boat Bennington arrived at
Montevideo yesterday morning, and it
was expected that the Atlanta would
arrive later. These two vessels will
increase the American fleet at that
point to five, the others being the Chi
cage, Yantic and Essex. These will
be available in case the negotiations
with Chill should assume
more warlil1e aspect than at pres
ent. The Philadelphia, Concord
and Kearsage at Port au Prince
could be utilized in the event of pro-
longed trouble, together with the Mian-
touomah at New York and the Newark
at Norfolk
Secretary Tracy yesterday received
cablegram from Commander Evans, of
the Yorktown. at Valparaiso, saying
that the last of the Gillian political
refugees who had been under prOtec-
ton at the different legations at San
tiago We're safely transferred to the
Yorktown yesterday. There were
seven Of these refugees-five at the
United States legation and two at the
Spanish legation. They We're accom-
panied from Santiago to the Yorktown
by the American, Italian and Spanish
ministers and will remain on the YES
sci until Saturday, when they will be
transferred to the Pacific mail steamer
scheduled to sail from Panama on that
date en- route for Europe.
The final report of Capt Schley,
commanding the cruiser Baltimore, in
regard to the assault on the sailors Of
that vessel at Valparaiso October 16,
was received by the navy department
to-day. In it Capt Schley makes a
positive statement that the only inter-
view he ever had with Judge of Crimes (
Foster of Chilli on the subject
of the attack on the Baltimore's sailors
occurred shortly after that event. and.
therefore, its full gravity was known |
and understood at Valparaiso. At that T
interview Capt. Schley SAYS that Judge
Foster expressly stated to him that the
cause of the attack was the hatred that
the lower class of Chilians had for
Americans because of the belief that
the Americans had been on the side of /
Balmaceda This expression by Judge |
Foster is regarded by naval officers as |
highly significant in view OF his sub
statements in regard to the