Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-29
Qualification at ChiIi's
Friendly Response.
SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT
II Will Soon Be Reached Without the
Aid of Congress.


transmit herewith additional corrcspon-
dencs between this government and the gov
ernment Of Chilli, consisting Of a note of Mr..
Montt, the Chilian minister at this capital, TO
M. Blaine, dsted Jan. % reply of Mr..
Blaine thereto of date Jan. q, and O dispatch
from Mr.. Egan, our minister at Santiago,
transmitting the response OF Mr.. pereira, the
Chiiian minister OF foreign affairs, 10 the note
Of Mr.. Blaine of Jan. q, which was received
By, me on the 18th inst. The note Of Mr..
Montt TO Mr.. Blaine. though dated Jan. %,
was not delivered at the state department till
after II o'clock meridian OF the 9th. aud was
not translated and its receipt notified TO me
until late In the afternoon OF that day.
The response of Mr.. Pereira 10 our note Of
Jan. n wfthdraws, with acceptable express
siOns of regret, the offensive note of Mr.. Malta
q the llth ult., and also the request for tho
recall of Air. Egan. The treatment of the in
cident Of tho assault upon the sailors of the
Baltimore Is so conciliatory and friendly that
am Of the opinion that there is good prospect
that the difference growing out OF that serious
affair can now bo adjusted upon terms salts
factory to this government, by the usual
methods and without special powers from con-
gross.
This turn in the affairs IS very gratifying TO
me. as am sure it will be to the congress and
20 our people Tho general support of the ef-
Il rts Of the executive TO enforce the just right
Of the nation In this matter has given an in
and patriotism of our people.
Should II be necessary, l VIII again commu-
nicate with congress upon the subject
BENZ HARRIsoN.
The White Winged Angel, Peace,
is now lowering over the state, war and
navy departments, where but a few days
ago bustling activity was apparent every
whera The hurrying TO and fro OF mes
sengsrs and clerks, the constant stream
Of department officials going TO Secretary
Tracy's private room for consultation, the
secrecy with which the clerks handling
the mysterious cipher dispatches were
wrapped-all have disappeared, and the
several departments have resumed the
oven tenor Of their way. Department Off
cials are thawed out. and 1t is now even
possible to obtain the movement Of United
States men-of-war.
II Ia officially stated that Admiral Cher
ardi, with the Philadelphia, Concord and
kearsarge, is now on his way to Monte
video, there to join Admiral Walkers
squadron, which has been ordered 10 await
his coming. If Admiral Walker stops at
Bahia, Brazil, he will thence be recalled
from his southern trip. 1t is not known
at the navy department that he intended
70 stop at Bahia, and the probability is
rival at Montevideo.
Some speculation is being indulged in as
to che
Cost of War Preparations.
A conservative estimate places the ex-
pepses incurred by the navy department
at q. 500, ,0O0 The money expended, how
ever, will not all be lost, in fact but little
Of il will be. The extra provisions and
coal purchased can hereafter be utilized
A big item Of expense has been the tele-
graph bills. The rate is S19j n word TO
and from Valparaiso TO Washington, and
the government has had to use the tele-
graph very freely in communication with
its officials. This bill alone will APP
proximate 500, 900. Orders will be issued
at once to stop the extra work at the navy
yards and gun factories and bring the
force Of men at the several yards down 10
= peace basis.
What Politicians Think of Ii.
Conversation among members of the
house related to the way in which the
people would view the message of the
president on Monday. coming so shortly
before the announcement of the concession
BY Chill OF all that the United States
could ask The Democratic members were
nearly of one mind as to this question.
The Republican members were disposed 10
commend the presidents course
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts said that
the circumstantiality of the Associated
Press San tiago dispatch, stating that
Chill would make the desired concessions
had convinced him that it had good
Foundation, but nevertheless he was glad
to know 1t It was more than corroborated
In the fulness Of the official answer
Senators who were seen after the reading
of the papers in the senate said they
thought the answer of Chill had removed
the irritation between the two govern
ments. Several Democratic senators criti-
cized the action OF the president in send
ing his message to congress before Chili's
reply had been received, and one senator
said the whole affair was q farce
The statement in the presidents mes
sage that no special powers from congress
arc needed is taken to intimate n proba-
bility Of arbitration and that Chili's offer
to settle the matterin our supreme court
will not be availed Of
Senator Sherman, chairman of the for
sign relations committee. said no further
action on the subject will be taken by the
committee for the present at least Sena-
tor Hoar of Massach usetts, also member
that there would be war, and he did not
think n great many persons thought so
The committee did not meet, il being felt
that there was now no occasion for daily
conferences.
The house foreign affairs committee met
but did not consider Chilian matters.
An Explanation.
Some question being raised about the
time OF the recent dispatch from Mr..
Egan to Mr. Blaine conveying tke note of
Mr.. Pereira, the foreign minister Of Chilli
Private Secretary Halford was called upon
and gave the following statement: "Mr
Egan's dispatch from Santiago, Jan.
=, addressed Blaine, Washington, was re-
ceived mt the department of state at o
o'clock a. m, on the Goth. The translated
copy did not come to the executive man
sion until during the meeting of the cab
iaet. The first intimation tho president
had OF the receipt OF The dispatch came
from General John W Foster. who called
on the morning Of tho e1th, between 10
and II o'clock. about some other matter,
and told the president that u dispatch he'd
como from SIR Egan which was being