The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-23
FROM CHILE
It Need Not Be Humiliating to
the Offender.
THE WAR CLOUD DIsslPATEp.
Defenseless Condition Of Seattle Recog-
nized-One Of the Tacoma Chile
Haters Sent to Steilacoom.

SANTIAGO, Jan. %. - New York
Herald Special. The Chilean government
was much pleased by the cable dispatch
received fr nm the United States this
morning, which, 1 am told, stated that
the terms required for the settlement OF
the Baltimore affair would require an
indemnity with an apology, but that
the tenor of the letter would
be such as would in nowise
humiliate Chile. A cabinet meeting was
at once held, but the president was absent
from the capital. Judging by an express
sion from cabinet minister I judge the
dispatch is satisfactory to them.
The question of the strained re-
lations between the United States
and Chile came up in the
chamber of deputies yesterday, and Senior
Barros Luco replying for the government.
said the questions pending were assuming
an eminently pacific tone, and there was
absolutely no foundation fof the alarming
rumors.
lie. IN that cable dispatch has been
rec ived from S nor Pedro Mont, Chile
minister at Washington City. He states
that Secretary Blaine requests the Chilean
government to regard the contents of the
dispatch as confidential for the present. l
am. however, given to understand that the
tenor of the dispatch is decidedly peace
full.
CHICAGO. Jan. 22-The Inter CceQn will
print in the morning Washington City
special asserting that crisis in Chilean
matters is rapidly approaching. Yester-
sent to the Chilean govern
Mip:ufar
The dispatch was signed by Sec
rotary Blaine. 1t was of a
peremptory character, and directed that
Egan demand categorically of the Chilean
government an immediate answer to the
request already made. The purpos. of it
is to inform the Chilean government that
the United States must have an answer at
once to its demand for reparation
and an apology. The presidents
message is to be sent to congress Monday
whatever may be the answer from Egan.
An immense mass of correspondence will
be sent with the message, but it will not
be necessary for the people to read it to ar
rive at an understanding of the
matter. That can be learned
from President Harrison's message,
which will be about three newspaper
columns in length and will compactly
state the American case. The president
will not delay six months or six weeks
more for the Chileans. There will be no
more delays. Unless he and the cabinet
are much mistaken, the next few hours
will determine whether or not there will
be peace or war.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 22.-The Star
has this: According to the best informa-
ton, the foundation for the change IN
opinion which has been experienced,
from war to peace, is that Chile
suggested to this country that
about six weeks more time
should be allowed her IN which to deter
mine whether or not she will make an
apology. No promise of reparation is
made, but it is broadly asserted that Chile
will do what she thinks is right
after having exhausted her inquiries
1t is said Blaine regarded this as sufficient
to warrant the delay suggested, but the
president did not agree. If, as reported,
the Chilean government is about to ask,
through Minister Mont, for the recall of
Minister Egan, the request is not likely to
be granted, as President Harrison is en-
tirely satisfied with Egan's course.
No dispatches were received today at
either the state or navy departments with
regard to the condition of affairs in Chile.
At meeting of the cabinet today the
Chilean question was discussed. 1t
is impossible at this writing
to obtain any official information on this
subject, but it is generally understood
that the cabinet has practically decided to
submit the matter to congress early next
week, in order that congress as well as the
country at large might know the exact
status of the controversy. While
such course would not in itself
indicate the determination of diplomatic
negotiations for a settlement of the matter
in dispute, it would give the public
through congress an opportunity to deter
mine which country is responsible for the
present unsettled state of affairs.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-The correspondent of
the Times at Santiago de Chile telegraphs
today that the kilograms stating that great
luminosity is entertained in Chile against
the United States is utterly untrue. The
correspondent further says everything is
quiet in Chile.