The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-04
PEACE NOW ASSURED
CHILL SENDS DUE APOLOGIES
Anent the Attack on the Sailors in
Valparaiso. Ready TO Arbitrate IL
the Judgment IL not Satisfactory.

correspondence IN the thil afar, together
with Chilfs reply TO the ultimstum. His
message accompanying the correspondence
Is as follows:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives.
! transmit herewith additional CORE.
spondeDce between the Government ~
Chill, consisting Of note Of Mr.. VI =" the
Chilean Minister at this capitalize VI Bl Une
dated January %, reply Of ur. ..aine
thereto Of date January n, aud q dispatch
from Mr.. Egsn. our Minister at Santiago,
transmitting the response Of Mr.. Pereira the
Chilean Minister Of Foreign Affairs. TO the
note OF Mr.. Blaine Of January n, which We
received by me on the 9th inst. The note
Of Mr.. Montt to Mr.. Blaine, though dated
January g. was not delivered at the State
Department until afler o'clock p. IN. OF the
25th, aud was not translated aud its receipt
notified to me until late in the afternoon Of
that day.
The response Of Mr. Pcrera TO our note OF
the 2lN withdraws with acceptable expires.
siOns Of regrets, the offensive note of Mr..
Malta OF the ilth ult., aud also the request
for the recall Of Mr.. Egan. The treatment
OF tn incident II the assault upon the sail
ors OF the Baltimore is so conCiliatory and
friendly that am of the opinion that there
isa good prospect that the differences grow
ing ont Of that serious affair can now be adj
Justod upon terms satisiAc Dry tp this Gov
ernment by the usual methods, and without
special powers from Congress.
This turn IN the affairs is yer, gratifying 10
me, as | am sure Il will be- tO Congress and
90 our people The general support o the
Efforts Of tle Executive to enforce the Just
right Of the nation i'm this matter has gwen
an instructive and useful illustration of the
unity and patriotism Of our people. Should
u be necessary | will agau communicate
with Cong ess upon the subject
BESINHtN HARRISON.
Washington, January -.
rHH ANSWER To THE ULTGMATUN.
Following is in substance the reply oi
Minister Pereira to the ultmatum dated
Nautago, Chill, January %. and forwarded
through Minister Egan To Secretary Blaine,
SIR he undersigned has had the honor
10 receive Your EXcellency's commuuica.
ton, dated the 25i instant, received in this
department the 81 and the du v authenti-
Gated copies of the instructions which the
Hon. Secretary Of state ut Washington has
sent 90 Your ENcelency by cable under
dates OF the 2lst instant and the 23d Of
October 1891. In the instructions of the
2lst instant the Honorable Secretary Of
state informs Your EtCellency that His
Excellency, Mr.. Harrison, after carefully
examining all that has been submitted 10
him by the Government Of Chile with
respect To the event which occurred in Val.
parsiso on the evening II the 18th Of Octp-
ber, and tax NJ into consideration the te,ti-
mony Of the officers and the crew Of the
vessel, the Baltimore, and Of others who
witnessed the event, has arrived ut tho
following conclusion:
Firt-That with regard 10 the assault
there has been no change whatever made in
the character given to IL by the first report
Of the event, To VII: That il was an attack
upon the uniform Of the navy Of tho United
states which had its origin and motive, IN
feeling Of hostility toward that Government,
Hn al
be Onglug tn II.
Sec1ni-That the public authorities OF
Valparaiso evidently d not do their duty
u protecting th2s <"ibrs and that a party
the police and< e Ghilian soldiers and
,oroy2<if tney 5 upon the sailors Of the
EttEIs''iI'ia and trSS he Tsiisyes that that
spectlV> killed by the police or soldiers;
iiiii siird~rha, he is consequently compelled
nj, .rry the question back to the state in
tech II was placed by the note OF the Hon.
Wharton, dated October p, and To ask
suitable satisfaction and some adequate
paration for the injury done the Govern.
hent of the United States
THE ATTACK oS THE SAILORS.
Minister Pereira then quotes from Mr.,
Blaines letter concerning the gravity of the
attack on the sailors and his intention 10
liscuss the conclusions at which he United
States had arrived, He also quoted Mr..
Blauc.s words in which he said he had been
compelled take notice Of the Malta in.
uru uJOus, aud continues:
without a.y intention Of opening dis
nssiou rs to the fats referred to by the
communication, which have extracted, and
conhnlug himself u the first part of the
Instructions of the Honorable secretary oi
sta'e. the undersigned must state to Your
Exre'Iuucy tho regret with which the
a.. pf lI la t1,at
c1!enyy the President ot the United States.
nHn 20 continue 10 regard the in.
h.r october a. an attack caused bv q
s'.' ceiling toward the uniform of the
y n the United States.
lhh' uuiUTtunatc occurrence took place on
sudden, 300 district where the sailors OF
vessels lying IN the Bay Of Valparaiso
/ rIu thH lab q of assembling, without
notion pf nationality From the nature
III .ha incident it would be impossible ia
tpI ."D iatt here was no doubt as 70 the
spn.u cause which served AS its origin or
prtUNl but the undersigned can assert that
that cause vas not hostile feeling toward
tile uniform Of the Navy Of the United
state. because the people of Chile have
always tnamei and rcs ectrd that uniform
eve since tine time when 1t saw It figuring
'honHrahy boo the ranks Of the soldiers and
sailors who, IN "A glorious struggle gave
u Independence and established the Repub.
lie,
The undersigned admits that the occur.
renee OF October l6 was of greater gravity
than those which usually occur in the same
district between the sailors which frequent
il, and the fact Of knowing that two deaths
have resulted from II among the ~ wounded
men of The Baltimore, has suilicel to give
II a. CEtraDrd nary character, and to induce
q government of Chile tp hasten to alupt
n. measures necessary To discover and
-aunlsh the guilty parties, to otter in due
tiue, u there should be ground for 50 doing,
such reparaIon as might be due.
rHG OCCURRENCE IS LANANrED.
Amor saving that he is sorry that tue laws
OF Ch,h jid not permit a more speedy inyes.
q tgatiOn, Mr.. Prrcira says:
In view OF your communication, and con-
Nr'deriug that, up 10 date, It has been impos.
psible for the trial initiated by the Judge OF
the Criminal Court of Valparaiso to he de-
/. .'6et, the undersigned regards i as his duty
declare once more that the Government Of
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