The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-04
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume Of Important Events ut Home and
Abroad Chronicled in the Issue Of Jan. 5.

army engineer corps tretiredl. uied Satur-
day.
Roswell p. Mason. who was Mayor of
Chicago at the time Of the great hrc, Is
dead.
A child and q woman were murdered at
Williamsburg. o., 70 conceal series OF
buIglariesL
Two Mexicans fought duel with knives
in front of cathedral II Cordova, Mexico.
Both will die.
Cheyenne (Wyo.l Jail. persisted in the biz
Yard on the plains.
Stanley Meredith and wife leaped into
the Ohio from railroad bridge at Cincin-
natl and escaped uninjured.
Contractor Cullen and several of his
pIasterers were driven out of West Supe-
rior. Via. by q mob of union plasterers-
An insane Polish woman in Pittsburg
hurled her child from the steps OF the
church to. pavement. inticting fatal In
juries
1t is q literal fact that millions of people
are starving in Russia. and that there Is no
possibility of adequate relief reaching the
sufferers IN time.
France is about to conclude convention
with the United States for q partial appli-
cation of the minimum tariff. based on re-
ciprocal concessions
Thomas Ryan. an American citizen. was
arrested on landing at Queenstown for
carrying revolver. Since the castle ex-
plosion the police are very strict
Bismarck has criticised the bureau
cratic" methods Of Germany, which is
taken to prove the falsIty of the oft-recur-
ring report that he is to return to his old
post under Kaiser Wilhelm.
European powers are satisfied with
China's conduct in regard TO Furnishing
rioters. but insist that the disobedient petty
officials who fail to carry out instructions
from the government be punished.
Circulars have been sent to lawyers and
judges throughout the country notifying
them that subscriptions are being made for
the maintenance of Mrs. Samuel Z. Miller.
widow of the late Justice of. the Supreme
Court OF the United States.
The news from the Mexican border is
that Cara is gaining strength, and now
has fully 1.500 men. well armed and
backing from some mysterious source in
Mexico. United States troops are rapidly
going TO the 'front.' along the border.
[Froas ne Second Edition. of the Sunday Journal
chill May Consent to Arbitrate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2-The entire avail
able confidential force OF the State De-
partment is still engaged in copying
documents relating to the Gillian con-
troversy. and it IS regarded as
reasonably certain that a special mes
sage from the President will 90 in to
Congress, If not on Its reassembling
on Tuesday next. then just as soon
thereafter as both houses shall be in
condition to give the matter their
undivided attention. 1t Is not understood
that the sending OF special message on
CHILEAN affairs necessarily implies any adj
dition to the warlike features of the situa-
fion. The Presidents ar nual message con-
talned two promises. One was that If the
lust anticipations OF the United States IN
regard to some adequate and satisfactory
N in On
for apology and reparstion should be dis
appointed. or further needless delay H.
tervene," the President would, by special
message. bring this matter again to the at
tentIon of Congress 'for such action as
may be necessary The other promise
was an unconditional one, namely, "the
entire correspondence with the govern
ment of Chilli will. at an early, day.
understood that it is the latter promise
that 10 now in course of fultiilment, but it
Is intimated that there may be some impor-
tart suggestions, not absolutely of q war
lie character, accompany ing the papers
There have been no further warlike de-
velopments in the CHILEAN situation to-day.
None are likely TO occur. According to the
best obtainable information there are three
1mportant facts which divest the war-like
rum0rs of the past few days of nearly all
their significance First. the basis of ne
gotiations has been transferred abso-
iutely from Santiago 70 Washing
~
eminent has indicated through Mr.
Montt. it's representative here q willing
ness TO submit the questions of fact in dis
pute TO arbitration. Third, the President
responence. and may possibly accompany
that traDsmittal with recommendation
that the matter be referred to tha arbitra-
tion OF the Mexican minister In Washing
ton. Senior Romero.
SIgnor Don Pedro Montt. Gillian minis
ter. Is himself the authority for the state
ment that the negotiations have been trans
ferred from the Gilman capital to the seat
OF government OF the United States. Mr..
versy bad been left TO himself and Mr.. Blaine
settlement would have been arrived at
long before this. The chief difficulty,
he says: In the way of an adjustment has
arisen from the strained relations between
the United States minister. Mr.. Egan, and
the CHILEAN government. ALI matters are
now taken out of that channel. and the
CORES pondeace is being, conducted
and without the intervention of
our minister In Santiago. This removes
one great source of friction. though at
the lame time. leaving the American min
lister IN an anomalous position from which
it is thought he VIII shortly be relieved in
some manner, either by leave of absence
OF otherwise, just as soon as the perplexing
matter of the Balmscedan refugees is adj
jnsted.
resortsd to seems TO rest upon good author
lily. The question involved 10 one of fact.
not one of construction. If the facts are as
conteDded for by the United States Chilli,
1t Is said, will not dispute the conclusion
that an insult was offered to the uniform
of the United States for which an apology
ana PREPARATION may be justly
asked and may with equal ms
tice and no loss OF self-respect be
accorded by Chilli. The history of the at
tempt by the late pan-American conference
to adopt some general plan of arbitration
which should be binding upon "all the re-
publics of North. Central and South Amer
ica." places both the United States
and Chih in peculiar posi-
tion on this question. The orig
NAL propositions were that every
question arising between the countries
should be subject to arbitration. except
where. in the Judgment of any nation in
volved In the controversy, its indie pendence
might be endangered by the result of arbi-
tration.r
The United States and six of the other
nations participating in this conference.
unhesitatingly adopted this formula
Mexico, through Minister Romero. made
some reservations as to referring questions
directly affecting the dignity of the nation
TO the Judgment of n third party, and the
representatives of Chilli filed written
statement of their views IN which
they took the same ground as Next
co, and added I'VE, the delegates
from Chill. do therefore declare that while